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WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal

Office buildings' concrete walls pose unique networking challenges that residential environments do not face.
WaveCore technology offers a solution for high-speed data transmission through thick concrete walls.

The Daily Dirt: Can Aby Rosen really save his offices?

RFR Holding believes it can resolve its debt issues without selling its properties despite significant market challenges.
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An Office Tower Sold for $8.5 Million. It Was Once Worth 40 Times That.

The pandemic has drastically reduced the value of office buildings in New York City, evident through the sale of a once-prime property for a fraction of its previous price.
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A class above: NYC's trophy offices are running out of space

Demand for top office buildings is high, causing a spillover effect to yet-to-be-constructed towers with premium rents.

An Office Tower Sold for $8.5 Million. It Was Once Worth 40 Times That.

The pandemic has drastically reduced the value of office buildings in New York City, evident through the sale of a once-prime property for a fraction of its previous price.

A class above: NYC's trophy offices are running out of space

Demand for top office buildings is high, causing a spillover effect to yet-to-be-constructed towers with premium rents.
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San Jose office buildings flop into default in weak real estate market

Economic challenges persist in the Bay Area office market, with two San Jose buildings facing loan delinquency.
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Mountain View tech buildings are foreclosed as real estate woes widen

Silicon Valley office buildings seized by lender due to commercial property woes
Foreclosure impacts real estate investors in the Bay Area

Thorofare Capital Lists DTLA Buildings in Foreclosure Sale

Thorofare Capital has launched a foreclosure sale for two historic office buildings in Downtown Los Angeles after Livwrk defaulted on a $17.5 million loan.
The two-building property at 800 and 810 Traction Avenue, known as AtTraction, is listed for sale with the price not disclosed.
Livwrk, the New York-based developer, bought the buildings in September 2021 for $19.5 million and planned to overhaul them into Class-A office and lifestyle project.

Mountain View tech buildings are foreclosed as real estate woes widen

Silicon Valley office buildings seized by lender due to commercial property woes
Foreclosure impacts real estate investors in the Bay Area

Thorofare Capital Lists DTLA Buildings in Foreclosure Sale

Thorofare Capital has launched a foreclosure sale for two historic office buildings in Downtown Los Angeles after Livwrk defaulted on a $17.5 million loan.
The two-building property at 800 and 810 Traction Avenue, known as AtTraction, is listed for sale with the price not disclosed.
Livwrk, the New York-based developer, bought the buildings in September 2021 for $19.5 million and planned to overhaul them into Class-A office and lifestyle project.
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New report warns of 'economic act of God' threatening Boston

Remote work and high interest rates are putting Boston at risk of losing tax revenue.
A drop in the value of office buildings could lead to a significant shortfall in commercial property taxes.

Housing projects supplant Bay Area offices, stores as tech boom fades

Developers in Silicon Valley are shifting their focus from office buildings to housing units due to the changing economy and a shortage of housing.
Remote work, high office vacancy rates, and low rents are also contributing to the shift in focus towards residential projects.

Empty San Jose offices could convert to housing - San Jose Spotlight

As major cities like San Jose and San Francisco struggle with emptied out downtowns after the pandemic pushed huge swaths of people to remote work, discussion of converting empty offices to housing is gaining traction.The Office to Housing Conversion Act, or AB 1532, would allow certain office buildings to be converted to housing across the state.

Kaiser will shift more than 1,000 Oakland workers to Pleasanton campus

OAKLAND Kaiser Permanente has sketched out plans to relocate more than 1,000 workers from Oakland to the health care provider's big campus in Pleasanton as part of a recalibration of its administrative operations.The move portends a fresh blow to Oakland's economy as the city attempts to recuperate from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meta, Microsoft Vacating Offices In Seattle Amid Remote Work, Layoffs | Glamsham

San Francisco, Jan 15 (IANS) As office rentals drop significantly in the city of San Francisco amid remote work and massive layoffs, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft are now vacating office buildings in Seattle and Bellevue in Washington State.The Seattle Times reported that Meta is reviewing "leases for Seattle-area office buildings."

Investment-grade office sales in the San Francisco metro area have hit a decade-long low - San Francisco Business Times

Just three investment-grade office buildings in the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose central business districts have traded hands so far this year, another sign of weakness for the beleaguered downtowns.With a week left in 2022, those sales - 300 Grant Ave. and 180 Townsend St. in San Francisco and 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland - represent total sales volume of $296 million, a fraction of annual pre-pandemic office investment activity, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE.

New report warns of 'economic act of God' threatening Boston

Remote work and high interest rates are putting Boston at risk of losing tax revenue.
A drop in the value of office buildings could lead to a significant shortfall in commercial property taxes.

Housing projects supplant Bay Area offices, stores as tech boom fades

Developers in Silicon Valley are shifting their focus from office buildings to housing units due to the changing economy and a shortage of housing.
Remote work, high office vacancy rates, and low rents are also contributing to the shift in focus towards residential projects.

Empty San Jose offices could convert to housing - San Jose Spotlight

As major cities like San Jose and San Francisco struggle with emptied out downtowns after the pandemic pushed huge swaths of people to remote work, discussion of converting empty offices to housing is gaining traction.The Office to Housing Conversion Act, or AB 1532, would allow certain office buildings to be converted to housing across the state.

Kaiser will shift more than 1,000 Oakland workers to Pleasanton campus

OAKLAND Kaiser Permanente has sketched out plans to relocate more than 1,000 workers from Oakland to the health care provider's big campus in Pleasanton as part of a recalibration of its administrative operations.The move portends a fresh blow to Oakland's economy as the city attempts to recuperate from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meta, Microsoft Vacating Offices In Seattle Amid Remote Work, Layoffs | Glamsham

San Francisco, Jan 15 (IANS) As office rentals drop significantly in the city of San Francisco amid remote work and massive layoffs, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft are now vacating office buildings in Seattle and Bellevue in Washington State.The Seattle Times reported that Meta is reviewing "leases for Seattle-area office buildings."

Investment-grade office sales in the San Francisco metro area have hit a decade-long low - San Francisco Business Times

Just three investment-grade office buildings in the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose central business districts have traded hands so far this year, another sign of weakness for the beleaguered downtowns.With a week left in 2022, those sales - 300 Grant Ave. and 180 Townsend St. in San Francisco and 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland - represent total sales volume of $296 million, a fraction of annual pre-pandemic office investment activity, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE.
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How Many Vacant Offices Does Southern California Have?

Office buildings in Southern California have a 20.4% vacancy rate, equivalent to 81 million square feet of empty space.
Los Angeles County has the largest number of empty offices, with 51 million square feet vacant.

NYC restaurant owner sees drastic decrease in business as remote work bruises industry

Restaurateurs are critical of remote work as it impacts their businesses
The shift to remote work could lead to a significant decline in value for office buildings
Customers who still commute to their in-person jobs are not spending as much
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New York City Will Finally Turn a Hotel Into Housing

The halting effort to transform struggling New York City hotels into much-needed affordable housing appears to be moving forward, at long last: An airport hotel in Queens is set to be turned into a housing development with more than 300 units.The project, made public by developers on Wednesday, is the first under a 2021 state program designed to capitalize on the dip in tourism during the pandemic by making hotel conversions easier and cheaper.

Mayor threatens high-end property owners who fail to pay their water bills with shut-offs | amNewYork

The city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is threatening to shut-off the water to commercial buildings and private homes where the owners have failed to pay the city millions in water bills, Mayor Eric Adams and DEP Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala announced on Monday.DEP started the process on May, 1, by distributing water shut-off notices to the owner of a commercial building as well as to the owners of two mega mansions who collectively owe the city more than $500,000.

Op-Ed | Thinking outside the box on affordable housing | amNewYork

Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America.Our city must remain a place where everyday New Yorkers can find and afford a place to live.We have set a moonshot goal of building 500,000 new homes for New Yorkers over the next decadeand to achieve this goal we must fight for new housing, new zoning, and innovation.

Opinion: If you think the earthquake damage you see in Turkey can't happen here, think again

The images from Turkey and Syria in the last week show us just how devastating a major earthquake can be.When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake we expect on the San Andreas fault happens, we will also see death and destruction, perhaps not as extensive as seen in Turkey, but much worse than most people expect.

Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants and offices

Taiwan says people no longer have to wear masks at all times indoors - though some anti-Covid restrictions will stay in place.hree years into the global pandemic, people will still be required to wear masks in places like hospitals and medical institutions, as well as on public transport, the country's Central Epidemic Command Centre said on Monday.

Downtown Mountain View real estate deal hints at wobbly office market

MOUNTAIN VIEW An office building real estate deal in downtown Mountain View with a price that's below its prior purchase value hints at a wobbly office market amid widening layoffs in the tech sector.An affiliate that's linked to a unit of banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase has paid $36 million for an office building situated in a prime stretch of downtown Mountain View, according to documents filed on Feb. 15 at the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office.

New York City Will Finally Turn a Hotel Into Housing

The halting effort to transform struggling New York City hotels into much-needed affordable housing appears to be moving forward, at long last: An airport hotel in Queens is set to be turned into a housing development with more than 300 units.The project, made public by developers on Wednesday, is the first under a 2021 state program designed to capitalize on the dip in tourism during the pandemic by making hotel conversions easier and cheaper.

Mayor threatens high-end property owners who fail to pay their water bills with shut-offs | amNewYork

The city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is threatening to shut-off the water to commercial buildings and private homes where the owners have failed to pay the city millions in water bills, Mayor Eric Adams and DEP Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala announced on Monday.DEP started the process on May, 1, by distributing water shut-off notices to the owner of a commercial building as well as to the owners of two mega mansions who collectively owe the city more than $500,000.

Op-Ed | Thinking outside the box on affordable housing | amNewYork

Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America.Our city must remain a place where everyday New Yorkers can find and afford a place to live.We have set a moonshot goal of building 500,000 new homes for New Yorkers over the next decadeand to achieve this goal we must fight for new housing, new zoning, and innovation.

Opinion: If you think the earthquake damage you see in Turkey can't happen here, think again

The images from Turkey and Syria in the last week show us just how devastating a major earthquake can be.When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake we expect on the San Andreas fault happens, we will also see death and destruction, perhaps not as extensive as seen in Turkey, but much worse than most people expect.

Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants and offices

Taiwan says people no longer have to wear masks at all times indoors - though some anti-Covid restrictions will stay in place.hree years into the global pandemic, people will still be required to wear masks in places like hospitals and medical institutions, as well as on public transport, the country's Central Epidemic Command Centre said on Monday.

Downtown Mountain View real estate deal hints at wobbly office market

MOUNTAIN VIEW An office building real estate deal in downtown Mountain View with a price that's below its prior purchase value hints at a wobbly office market amid widening layoffs in the tech sector.An affiliate that's linked to a unit of banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase has paid $36 million for an office building situated in a prime stretch of downtown Mountain View, according to documents filed on Feb. 15 at the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office.
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The Hidden Roman Wall In London That Dates Back To 200AD The London Wall

Before London was London, it was in fact named Londinium and the thriving trading capital of Roman Britain.Hidden among high-rise office towers and tourist attractions are the remains of Londinium's fortification wall that once defined the city.The London Wall stretched for two miles around the city, from what we now know as Blackfriars to Tower Hill.

He Bid $190 Million for the Flatiron Building, Then Didn't Pay Up

The small auction held last week outside a Manhattan courthouse 11 bidders holding white paddles gathered around a plastic folding table seemed like the last-resort liquidation of some foreclosed house or deserted suburban office park.But the property being sold on the courthouse steps was different.

California has nearly 100 new housing laws. Are they fixing the affordability crisis?

Facing a massive affordable-housing crisis pushing Californians out of their hometowns and some onto the street, state legislators passed law after law to boost housing production.Now, Sacramento is asking itself the million-dollar question: Is it working?The answer: not as quickly as anyone hoped.Nearly 100 housing bills have been signed into law since 2016 as legislators, in the midst of intense pushback from some growth-resistant city officials and residents, made supercharging the state's housing supply a top priority.

Buchanan Street Pays $28M for Laguna Niguel Office Building

Buchanan Street Partners' Timothy Ballard with 24422 Avenida de la Carlota (Loopnet, Getty, Buchanan Street Partners) Buchanan Street Partners has picked up a 120,300-square-foot office building in Laguna Niguel for $28.1 million.The Newport Beach-based real estate investor bought the four-story Oakbrook Plaza at 24422 Avenida de la Carlota with plans to convert it into a medical building, the Orange County Business Journal reported.

Wicker Park Walgreens housed in former bank is set to close. Last chance for shoppers to visit the Vitamin Vault.

A Wicker Park Walgreens housed in a historic former bank building on Milwaukee Avenue is set to close Jan.31, ending a 10-year run that introduced "vitamin vault" into the Chicago social media lexicon.Walgreens opened the flagship store in 2012 inside the century-old Noel State Bank, which was extensively renovated to accommodate everything from a pharmacy to a juice bar.

Boston Real Estate Market To The Fed: Back Off Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Clockwise from left: Miki Naftali, Josh Zegen and Matt Salem (Photo-illustration by Kevin Rebong/The Real Deal)
When the Fed's no longer a friend.The recent rising interest rates force lenders and Boston condo brokers to the sidelines.Two years ago, the Federal Reserve was purchasing billions in mortgage-backed securities, reducing the rate it charged banks for loans and relaxing regulations on banks.

The Hidden Roman Wall In London That Dates Back To 200AD The London Wall

Before London was London, it was in fact named Londinium and the thriving trading capital of Roman Britain.Hidden among high-rise office towers and tourist attractions are the remains of Londinium's fortification wall that once defined the city.The London Wall stretched for two miles around the city, from what we now know as Blackfriars to Tower Hill.

He Bid $190 Million for the Flatiron Building, Then Didn't Pay Up

The small auction held last week outside a Manhattan courthouse 11 bidders holding white paddles gathered around a plastic folding table seemed like the last-resort liquidation of some foreclosed house or deserted suburban office park.But the property being sold on the courthouse steps was different.

California has nearly 100 new housing laws. Are they fixing the affordability crisis?

Facing a massive affordable-housing crisis pushing Californians out of their hometowns and some onto the street, state legislators passed law after law to boost housing production.Now, Sacramento is asking itself the million-dollar question: Is it working?The answer: not as quickly as anyone hoped.Nearly 100 housing bills have been signed into law since 2016 as legislators, in the midst of intense pushback from some growth-resistant city officials and residents, made supercharging the state's housing supply a top priority.

Buchanan Street Pays $28M for Laguna Niguel Office Building

Buchanan Street Partners' Timothy Ballard with 24422 Avenida de la Carlota (Loopnet, Getty, Buchanan Street Partners) Buchanan Street Partners has picked up a 120,300-square-foot office building in Laguna Niguel for $28.1 million.The Newport Beach-based real estate investor bought the four-story Oakbrook Plaza at 24422 Avenida de la Carlota with plans to convert it into a medical building, the Orange County Business Journal reported.

Wicker Park Walgreens housed in former bank is set to close. Last chance for shoppers to visit the Vitamin Vault.

A Wicker Park Walgreens housed in a historic former bank building on Milwaukee Avenue is set to close Jan.31, ending a 10-year run that introduced "vitamin vault" into the Chicago social media lexicon.Walgreens opened the flagship store in 2012 inside the century-old Noel State Bank, which was extensively renovated to accommodate everything from a pharmacy to a juice bar.

Boston Real Estate Market To The Fed: Back Off Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Clockwise from left: Miki Naftali, Josh Zegen and Matt Salem (Photo-illustration by Kevin Rebong/The Real Deal)
When the Fed's no longer a friend.The recent rising interest rates force lenders and Boston condo brokers to the sidelines.Two years ago, the Federal Reserve was purchasing billions in mortgage-backed securities, reducing the rate it charged banks for loans and relaxing regulations on banks.
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Google moves into two big San Jose buildings within huge tech campus

A sign in a tech complex that Google has named its Brokaw Campus, located on Brokaw Road between North First Street and Bering Drive in north San Jose.SAN JOSE Google has moved into two San Jose buildings that are part of a huge tech campus where the search giant could eventually employ thousands if it fills all the buildings it has leased at that site.

Apple leases big Sunnyvale building as tech titan widens footprint

SUNNYVALE Apple has leased a big office building in Sunnyvale, a rental deal that hints at a widening of the tech titan's Bay Area footprint.The iPhone maker rented an office building at the corner of West Maude Avenue and North Pastoria Avenue, according to a public document on file with Santa Clara County officials.

Illinois comes in No. 2 on the annual green buildings list, ahead of New York and California

Illinois was the No. 2 state for green building in 2022, second only to Massachusetts, according to an annual ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. Green Building Council.The state was No. 1 in 2021, and has ranked in the top 10 every year since the rankings began in 2010.Illinois is the only state to have topped the list five times, according to U.S. Green Building Council managing director of U.S. market transformation and development Rhiannon Jacobsen.

Oakland-area office vacancies rise at year's end so do rents

OAKLAND Office vacancy levels are rising in the Oakland area, but rents are also on the uptick as the real estate market confronts uncertainties over a wobbly economy, high prices and rising interest rates.The Oakland-area office vacancy rate was 18.6% during the October-through-December fourth quarter of 2022, according to a new report from CBRE, a commercial real estate firm.

Westminster Poised to Redevelop 100-Acre Mall

Westminster Mayor Mayor Tri Ta with Westminster Mall (Tri Ta for Assembly, Google Maps, Getty) Westminster has hatched a plan to turn its 100-acre shopping mall into 3,000 homes and 1.2 million square feet of shops and restaurants.The City Council voted to support a specific plan to guide a makeover of the 48-year-old mall at 1025 Westminster Mall, the Orange County Register reported.

Three big downtown San Jose projects advance, adding hundreds of homes

SAN JOSE  Three big downtown San Jose projects have gained final city approval in a decision that allows more than 900 homes and hundreds of thousands of square feet of offices to be built.The City Council has approved the Icon/Echo office and residential towers complex, the Bo Town residential tower and the SuZaCo office and retail project.

Google moves into two big San Jose buildings within huge tech campus

A sign in a tech complex that Google has named its Brokaw Campus, located on Brokaw Road between North First Street and Bering Drive in north San Jose.SAN JOSE Google has moved into two San Jose buildings that are part of a huge tech campus where the search giant could eventually employ thousands if it fills all the buildings it has leased at that site.

Apple leases big Sunnyvale building as tech titan widens footprint

SUNNYVALE Apple has leased a big office building in Sunnyvale, a rental deal that hints at a widening of the tech titan's Bay Area footprint.The iPhone maker rented an office building at the corner of West Maude Avenue and North Pastoria Avenue, according to a public document on file with Santa Clara County officials.

Illinois comes in No. 2 on the annual green buildings list, ahead of New York and California

Illinois was the No. 2 state for green building in 2022, second only to Massachusetts, according to an annual ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. Green Building Council.The state was No. 1 in 2021, and has ranked in the top 10 every year since the rankings began in 2010.Illinois is the only state to have topped the list five times, according to U.S. Green Building Council managing director of U.S. market transformation and development Rhiannon Jacobsen.

Oakland-area office vacancies rise at year's end so do rents

OAKLAND Office vacancy levels are rising in the Oakland area, but rents are also on the uptick as the real estate market confronts uncertainties over a wobbly economy, high prices and rising interest rates.The Oakland-area office vacancy rate was 18.6% during the October-through-December fourth quarter of 2022, according to a new report from CBRE, a commercial real estate firm.

Westminster Poised to Redevelop 100-Acre Mall

Westminster Mayor Mayor Tri Ta with Westminster Mall (Tri Ta for Assembly, Google Maps, Getty) Westminster has hatched a plan to turn its 100-acre shopping mall into 3,000 homes and 1.2 million square feet of shops and restaurants.The City Council voted to support a specific plan to guide a makeover of the 48-year-old mall at 1025 Westminster Mall, the Orange County Register reported.

Three big downtown San Jose projects advance, adding hundreds of homes

SAN JOSE  Three big downtown San Jose projects have gained final city approval in a decision that allows more than 900 homes and hundreds of thousands of square feet of offices to be built.The City Council has approved the Icon/Echo office and residential towers complex, the Bo Town residential tower and the SuZaCo office and retail project.
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These London Skyscrapers Could Have Their Lights Switched Off At Night To Save Energy

When you gaze at London's skyline in the post-sunset hours, perhaps from one of the many of the capital's rooftop bars, it's hard not to be struck by the sea of light and colour that meets the eye.But one day in the future, it all could look a little different.New proposals by the City Of London Corporation could mean that some of London's skyscrapers could be required to switch off or dim their lights overnight to save energy.

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Google salvages and adapts older parts of downtown San Jose village

Sunlite Bakery Bread Depot building at 145 South Montgomery Street in downtown San Jose, entrance.(Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE Google has pushed ahead with efforts to salvage parts of older buildings as well as rescue complete historic structures that are within the footprint of the search giant's downtown San Jose transit village.

Google demolishes and rescues parts of old downtown San Jose bakery

Gateway section near Water Company Building within Google's Downtown West transit-oriented neighborhood in downtown San Jose, concept.SAN JOSE  Google construction crews have begun in earnest the demolition and salvage of parts of an old downtown San Jose bakery building that's in the footprint of the tech titan's future transit village.

Big downtown San Jose housing project could add hundreds of units

SAN JOSE  A big residential development that could bring hundreds of units to downtown San Jose  including a few affordable apartments  is headed for a crucial city decision.The project would be built near the southeast corner of West San Carlos Street and Josefa Street in San Jose, a short distance from the footprint of Google's transit-oriented proposed neighborhood, which is known as Downtown West.

Google salvages and adapts older parts of downtown San Jose village

Sunlite Bakery Bread Depot building at 145 South Montgomery Street in downtown San Jose, entrance.(Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE Google has pushed ahead with efforts to salvage parts of older buildings as well as rescue complete historic structures that are within the footprint of the search giant's downtown San Jose transit village.

Google demolishes and rescues parts of old downtown San Jose bakery

Gateway section near Water Company Building within Google's Downtown West transit-oriented neighborhood in downtown San Jose, concept.SAN JOSE  Google construction crews have begun in earnest the demolition and salvage of parts of an old downtown San Jose bakery building that's in the footprint of the tech titan's future transit village.

Big downtown San Jose housing project could add hundreds of units

SAN JOSE  A big residential development that could bring hundreds of units to downtown San Jose  including a few affordable apartments  is headed for a crucial city decision.The project would be built near the southeast corner of West San Carlos Street and Josefa Street in San Jose, a short distance from the footprint of Google's transit-oriented proposed neighborhood, which is known as Downtown West.
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Aurelien Chen retains references to China's "Red Era" in renovated cultural centre

Architect Aurelien Chen has transformed a former miners' canteen in Handan, China, into a multipurpose cultural centre featuring interventions that respond to the building's communist heritage.The canteen was built in the 1970s to serve workers at the Jinxing coal mine in China's Hebei Province.It is surrounded by office buildings dating back to 1912 that were built by German architects and feature a distinctly Western aesthetic.

Palo Alto leaders urge Stanford to pay more in taxes, build new housing

STANFORD  Palo Alto leaders on Monday urged Stanford and Santa Clara County to consider the city's needs as the three draw up a new community plan for the sprawling university that addresses housing and transportation issues.During a study session on a new proposed community plan Monday  based in part on two previous plans crafted in 1985 and 2000  Palo Alto city council members urged Stanford University to pay more of its fair share in property taxes, deal with transportation issues plaguing the area and commit to building housing for students before expanding academic buildings.
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