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Tampa Bay Rays partner with Hines for new MLB stadium development in St. Petersburg

2023-09-23T09:00:00-04:00

Hines has been announced as the developer of a new 8-million-square-foot mixed-use district and Major League Baseball stadium development in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The new home of the mercurial Tampa Bay Rays franchise is part of a larger $6.5 billion investment in the region that will expand over twenty years to include 4,800 residential units, another 1,200 units of workforce housing, 600 senior residences, a 750-room hotel, 4,000-seat concert venue, and 1.4 million square feet worth of office space, in addition to the 30,000-seat stadium. Another 50,000 square feet of civic space will be added along with a minimum of 90,000 square feet worth of conference space, all of which is bookended by the new Carter G. Woodson African American Museum Of Florida.

Rendering courtesy of Hines

Renderings made public in this week’s announcement from the club reveal a terraced exterior that’s meant to “bring the outside in” with activated concourse levels lined in biophilic elements and framed b...

DLR Group and Hines collaborate on Chicago's first mass timber office building

2022-09-29T15:41:00-04:00

DLR Group and real estate developer Hines have announced that they are planning to deliver their T3 (Timber, Transit, and Technology) office concept to Chicago.

It will be the city’s first mass timber office building and, as noted in its press release, one of the first timber buildings since the Great Chicago Fire. The site is located along the Chicago River in the city’s North Branch Framework corridor. According to DLR Group, it will support the redevelopment of Chicago’s Goose Island, a 160-acre artificial island in the city’s northwest side.

Image courtesy DLR Group/Hines.

The structure will span six stories and 270,000 square feet, including spaces for work/life balance through common lounges, bike storage, a fitness center, and ground-floor retail. The building will also include private balconies and a communal rooftop deck.

A T3 building and residential space in Austin, Texas. Image courtesy DLR Group.

“T3 Goose Island will help turn the neighborhood into a top destination f...

Berlin's Alexanderplatz high-rise developments continue to take shape

2015-04-21T14:22:00-04:00

Yet as Berlin’s property values continue to soar - rising faster than any German city over the past five years - residential developers are set to challenge the Park Inn’s elevation supremacy. Two international builders have unveiled plans to erect skyscrapers at Alexanderplatz that will stand nearly 500-feet high[...] Though the new designs have triggered intense public reaction for their girth and ambition, they are being joined by more than 20 new residential properties in the planning[...].

Previously: Berlin hopes Germany's tallest residential tower has the 'Bilbao effect'