PropertyO News
Commercial property, Feb 2010
Big plans for new zealand's trendy newmarket
Big plans to transform Newmarket in New Zealand's southern end from a brewery site into mixed-use have been slow to emerge...
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Harbour high-rise for sydney?
The Australian Premier, Kristina Keneally, has warmly endorsed a plan to build one of Sydney's biggest hotels more than 100 metres out over the harbour, insisting it will not create a precedent other developers will seek to follow...
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Czech republic restarts major project
Multi Development Czech Republic has announced the restart of construction of its major inner-city development in Ostrava after a one-year break due to the financial crisis. This follows Multi's recent announcement of closing the EUR 99 mln funding deal through a syndicated loan from four banks...
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
China muscles in on commercial
Chinese real estate investors are increasing looking to the commercial property market in London as they put money into UK companies and embark on new ventures, it is claimed...
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
Greenest hotel in the world?
If being green means being ugly, then the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers in Denmark seems happy to forgo prettiness...
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Why the tallest tower closed...
It must have been a terrifying moment for visitors to the world's tallest tower, which only opened last month...
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
Diamonds aren't forever?
Ritz-Carlton will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue...
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
World's tallest tower closes to tourists
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks...
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
World's most expensive hotels
Hotels in Moscow have been revealed as the world's most expensive for a fifth consecutive year...
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Qe2 won't sail to sa's world cup
Dubai's cash-strapped owner of the QE2 says it will not sail the famed British ocean liner to South Africa to serve as a floating hotel during the World Cup this summer...
Fri, Feb 05, 2010