Ending Skyscraper Stagnation:
These U.S. Cities Are Looking Up
A lack of space and need for housing has height-challenged American cities looking skyward to solve density problems.
Be it due to commercial or residential necessity, the country's maturing technology sector or even economic chest beating, skyscraper-averse cities across the United States are overcoming their fear of heights.
“At some point, the only place you can go is up,” said Iram Farooq, assistant city manager of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Community Development Department. The city, known for its 250-foot height restrictions, is experiencing a high-rise renaissance.
The city across the Charles River…
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Seattle Home Prices Rise At Fastest Rate Since The Housing Bubble
Single-family home prices in Seattle rose 13.3% in May, compared to a year ago, according to the monthly Case-Shiller home price index. That is the fastest gain in the Seattle market since prices leapt up nearly 19% in 2006 before…
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Amidst Arena Negotiations, Seattle Makes Adam Silver's 'Short List' Of Cities For NBA Expansion
Since the Seattle Supersonics were taken to Oklahoma City in 2008, Seattle residents have been wondering if the city will ever have an NBA team again. In advance of an answer to this question, city officials are working on a…
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Upzones In The Central District Approved By Seattle City Council
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to allow developers to build several stories higher on various properties in the Central District. The three upzones around the intersections of 23rd Avenue with East Union, East Cherry and South Jackson streets will set off Seattle's new Mandatory Housing…
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Hard Hats: The Only Superhero Action Real Estate Comic Book You're Likely To See
It was just another day for Del O'Malley, owner of Bolt Construction Co., who was overseeing the construction of a major Downtown Chicago building.
That is, until a wrecking ball crane runs amok, threatens a school full of children next door, and inspires Del to spiral down 15 floors, swinging around steel girders — with super strength and agility he did not know he had — to stop the rogue machine and save the kids just in time.
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Smart Technology Is Coming To A City Near You
Within the next 20 years, major U.S. cities will use technology to track traffic congestion, monitor air quality, expand broadband access and provide more convenient parking options. Cities are working with private companies and other organizations to deploy technology to become more competitive in the global economy.
Here's a look at what cities are doing to become smarter.
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