Lenexa's Renner 87 project gets incentives boost

The developer of a mixed-use project at Lenexa City Center received unanimous approval to obtain tax increment financing (TIF), the Shawnee Mission Post reports.  The Renner 87 Flats project sits on more than 7 acres and will feature a multi-story apartment building with about 250 units and about 10,000 square feet of retail as well … Read more

Colorado law firm's growth leads to bigger KC office

A little over a year after moving into a new Kansas City office, Knight Nicastro LLC is ready for a larger space.  The full-service law firm, based in Boulder, Colo., specializes in transportation and insurance defense as well as employment law disputes. In October, it expanded its insurance defense practice in Kansas City with four … Read more

Land for Fluor’s new Sugar Land campus rezoned

Plans for the future home of Fluor Enterprises Inc.’s Sugar Land campus are moving forward.  Sugar Land City Council approved rezoning the nearly 50.31-acre site at a Dec. 18 meeting, and the company aims to break ground in March, Community Impact reports. The subsidiary of Irving, Texas-based Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) currently has a Sugar … Read more

Giarratana uses billboard to reveal tower

Developer Tony Giarratana used an electronic billboard to reveal the look of Paramount Tower, a residential high-rise he envisions for downtown Nashville. Nashville Post reports that a rendering of the tower, which would be the tallest in Nashville, debuted on The Nashville Sign (located at the Broadway and West Avenue split in Midtown) on Christmas … Read more

Raleigh firm begins construction on $129M, 29-story tower in Charlotte

Raleigh-based Dominion Realty Partners broke ground on a $129 million, 29-story tower in uptown Charlotte this week. FNB Corp. (NYSE: FNB), based in Pittsburgh, will anchor the tower at 401 S. Graham St. and take more than 40,000 square feet including a ground-floor retail branch. The project, dubbed FNB Tower-Charlotte, is on a 0.7-acre site … Read more

Germantown property, long targeted for redevelopment, under contract

Germantown’s huge former Neuhoff slaughterhouse property is “seemingly under contract to be sold,” Nashville Post reports. Citing multiple anonymous sources, the Post reports that tenants operating at the industrial site “are being asked to prepare to move.”  The prospective buyer of the nine-parcel property is unclear, the Post reports. The property is owned by members … Read more

Denver suspends Mortenson from bidding on construction projects amid convention-center inquiry

The city of Denver has suspended Mortenson from bidding on construction projects until a board can review the company’s qualifications. Golden Valley-based Mortenson was one of the companies bidding to be the contractor for the Colorado Convention Center expansion project, which was put on hold Dec. 11 after the city determined the process was tainted … Read more

Interior designer Patrick Sutton's quest to 'engage the human spirit' in Baltimore

Patrick Sutton moved to Baltimore in 1985 to spend a year building his architecture career in then blue-collar Fells Point. He never moved on — and is still there today leaving a signature on highly visible landmarks in the increasingly upscale waterfront community. Sutton calls part of his work “engaging the human spirit” and some … Read more

Multimillion-dollar medical office building opens

Premier Health has opened a $4.5 million medical office building in the city of Monroe, which includes areas of Butler County and Warren County. The 19,300-square-foot building at 35 Overbrook Blvd. is about five miles southwest of Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, which is part of Dayton-based Premier Health and one of the largest hospitals … Read more

Marietta shopping center sold for $44.2 million

A shopping center in Marietta has been sold for $44.2 million. InvenTrust Properties Corp. said Wednesday it has purchased Sandy Plains Centre, a 124,000-square-foot center anchored by The Kroger Co. and Pets Supply Plus. “Through this transaction, we expand our existing shopping center portfolio in Atlanta,” said Christopher Covey, senior vice president of transactions for … Read more

Commuter Alert: Construction to impact downtown Tampa's traffic, starting today

As the Water Street construction continues, downtown Tampa commuters will begin feel the impact. Portions of Channelside Drive between Jefferson Street South and Meridian Avenue South, as well as Old Water Street between Franklin Street South and Florida Avenue will be closed for road and utility construction. One westbound lane will remain open during construction … Read more

Top galleries of 2018: The photos, renderings and slides you viewed the most

The Washington Business Journal produces important journalism. As 2018 has proven, sometimes you need to see it to believe it. Our reporters hit the road to take you inside the newest developments. They dive deep into filings to bring you the coolest renderings of planned projects. They speak to hundreds of business leaders, young and … Read more

A roof of their own: Calderón-Rosado talks affordable housing in Boston

Name: Vanessa Calderón-Rosado Title: Chief Executive Officer, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción  Age: 54 Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1986; Doctorate in public policy, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2000 Residence: Milton In the center of Boston’s South End stands Villa Victoria, a thriving Puerto Rican community formed in 1968 by housing activists … Read more

$46M art center project gets a $250K boost

An Oregon foundation that has helped bring to life everything from public libraries to classical music, college scholarships and more is now lending a big hand to a new art center in Beaverton. The Oregon Community Foundation has awarded the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts a $250,000 grant. The funds will help support the … Read more

Gap closing former New York flagship store

The Gap Inc. said Wednesday that it will close its massive three-level Gap store on New York’s Fifth Avenue on Jan. 20. The company declined to discuss why the former flagship store was closing, when asked by the San Francisco Business Times today. But Gap (NYSE: GPS) CEO Art Peck told investors last month that … Read more

Denver suspends Mortenson from bidding on construction projects amid convention-center inquiry

The City of Denver has suspended Mortenson from bidding on construction projects until a board can review the company’s qualifications. Mortenson was one of the companies bidding to be the contractor for the Colorado Convention Center expansion project, which was put on hold Dec. 11 after the city determined the process was tainted from what … Read more