A consortium led by Grocon, in partnership with Aqualand and Scentre Group, has been selected by the Barangaroo Delivery Authority for the transformation of Central Barangaroo precinct on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour in Australia.
Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) has signed a SAR620m ($165.29m) contract with Al-Fouzan Trading & General Construction Company to commence work on infrastructure networks for the Jeddah Tower and Jeddah Economic City.
Dubai-based contractor HLG has been selected by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) to build the concrete raft foundation for one of Uptown Dubai’s two super-tall towers.
Property and infrastructure group Lendlease and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have announced the launch of a UK build-to-rent investment partnership with an initial target to invest £1.5bn.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has broken ground on a 10-storey ‘living-learning’ building near Harrison and Morgan streets in Chicago, Illinois to provide residential and academic spaces for students.
L&T Construction, the construction wing of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has won orders worth INR13.1bn ($204.62m) across various business segments.
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company, a real estate developer in the Middle East, has begun the construction for I Love Florence Tower project in Dubai.
Wagman Heavy Civil has won a $101.6m design-build contract for I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project in Stafford County in Virginia, US.
Emaar Misr for Development (EMD) of Egypt has signed two construction contracts for the first phase of the Marasi Marina project worth EGP2bn ($112.36m).
Azizi Developments, the real estate investment arm of Azizi Group in the UAE, will begin construction of Phases 3 and 4 of Azizi Riviera in February 2018.
Developers of the La Central project in South Bronx, US, have secured funding of $335m for two buildings in the affordable-housing project.
The Hong Kong Civil Engineering & Development Department (CEDD) has awarded a HK$12.076bn (£1.14bn) contract with Build King-SCT Joint Venture for reclamation of land to build 40,000 flats.
Keller Group, a UK-based geotechnical solutions specialist, has laid the foundation for Australia’s tallest building on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) broke ground on $860m Phase 2 of the expansion project of Las Vegas Convention Center District (LVCCD) in southern Nevada, US.
L&T Construction’s Transportation Infrastructure and Water & Effluent Treatment businesses have jointly bagged three EPC orders worth INR22.65bn ($356m) from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) in India.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has announced a $250m construction loan for Phase I at Bulfinch Crossing, a 46-storey luxury residential tower with 368 rental units and 55 condominium units at 100 Sudbury Street in Boston, US.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has approved £1.4bn plans to regenerate Croydon town centre.
The Howard Hughes has unveiled its plans for ‘A’ali’i, a new residential tower to be built at Ward Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Muse Developments and Stockport Council have submitted a planning application for the third phase of the £145m mixed-use regeneration scheme at Stockport Exchange.
US-based infrastructure firm AECOM has announced the opening of the $470m Sobrato Pavilion building on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) campus in San Jose, California.