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[ San Francisco, California USA ] The 27-acre development owned and under development by the San Francisco Giants, appears to be picking up momentum. The waterfront redevelopment area is situated across a waterway from Giant’s stadium. According to press reports, Anchor Brewing Co. has been announced as the Giants’ first...
[ Dallas, Texas USA ] A comprehensive vision has been established for 430 urban acres in Dallas, a planning area known officially as the Valley View-Galleria Area Special Purpose District. The project area was approved by the Dallas City Plan Commission in early May (2013). The project area is bound...
[ Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania USA ] Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells plans a $350 million, 150-acre water park resort in the Poconos. The resort would include a 450-room hotel, indoor water park facilities, and a 65,000 SF convention center, similar to the company’s resorts in Wisconsin (Lake Delton, opened 2000)...
[ New York City, USA ] The family of Zhang Xin (Soho China Ltd.) is partnering with other Chinese investors, for a potential acquisition for as much as 40% of the General Motors Building in New York City. The stake is reported to be valued at USD $3.4 billion. The...
Genting Group has acquired a failed development project (Echelon) in Las Vegas, as the site for its first Las Vegas venture – Resort World Las Vegas. The Malaysian gaming company paid $350 million in cash for the 87-acre site. The site comes with some history – it was...
[ Dubai, UAE ] Meraas, a Dubai-based real estate company, will work with Bollywood producer Ritesh Sidhwani to develop its film-based theme park, Dubai Adventure Studios. The theme park project is budgeted at USD $600 million. Ritesh Sidhwani founded the film production company, Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai), in 1999....
[ Anaheim, California USA ] Disneyland Resort includes two theme parks (Disneyland and California Adventure) and Disney-owned resort hotels on one master-planned property in Anaheim, California. The resort started with development of Disneyland, reported to be the only theme park directly designed and developed by Walt Disney. Disneyland consists of...
[ Frisco, Texas USA ] Forest City Texas and the City of Frisco, Texas have agreed to a deal for the long-term development of Frisco North, a mixed-used project to be located in Frisco, Texas. The development is located at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. Highway...
[ Playa del Carmen, MEXICO ] Playa del Carmen is located within the Riviera Maya, which runs from south of Cancún to Tolum and the Sian Ka’an biosphere reserve. Playa del Carmen had long been a small fishing town, when tourism began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island...
[ Playa del Carmen, MEXICO ] Thor Urbana Capital has announced plans to invest more than a half billion USD in developing and redeveloping urban real estate throughout Mexico. The first project, will be for nearly a full block of high-end retail along Quinta Avenida, a heavily traveled shopping boulevard...
[ Orange County, California USA] Rancho Mission Viejo is a 23,000-acre master-planned community in South Orange County, California. The landholding is part of a 200,000-acre land grant dating back to 1845, once controlled by John Forster. What has historically been called the Rancho Mission Viejo landholding is today home to...
[ New York, New York USA ] The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (Realty) Private Ltd., a sovereign wealth fund, emerged as the winning bidder for MSR Resort Golf Course LLC. The bid occurred in bankruptcy court proceedings in New York, in early December 2012. The winning bid of USD $1.5...
[ Summerville, South Carolina USA ] In sessions open to the general public in early Decenber 2012, the development agreement and regional master plan for East Edisto are set for final reading. East Edisto is a planned 78,600-acre master-planned community to be located in parts of Dorchester and Charleston counties...
[ Englewood, Colorado USA ] AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential have agreed to purchase Archstone Enterprises LP (“Archstone”) from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The acquisition price is a reported USD $6.5 billion in cash and stock. Equity Residential (Chicago) is the Sam Zell-led real estate investment trust (“REIT”)...
[ Orlando, Florida USA ] I-Drive Live is a proposed 19-acre entertainment destination situated along International Drive in Orlando, Florida. All approvals have been secured, and the project’s developer has indicated a scheduled completion date in 2014. The project will be located on the site of the former Mercado...
