Recent Lynx News and Blogs
Pulse – Unexpected buildings get new life as apartments
Repurposing buildings is a growing global trend, and it’s one that’s spreading in New York City, says a recent New York Times article. Most conversions are office buildings to apartments, but office buildings aren’t the only buildings being converted. Old
Pulse – Pop up townhouses are causing a stir in Washington D.C.
Renovated townhouses, with 2-3 additional stories, have become a largely unwelcome trend in Washington D.C., according to a Washington Post article. The townhomes, nicknamed “pop-ups,” due to their being significantly taller than the surrounding townhomes, are considered by many to
Pulse – Malls are popping up in Cairo despite political unrest
Despite continued political unrest, retail real estate development in Cairo is booming, an article in the Wall Street Journal says. Many of the retail projects are large shopping centres, the latest being Mall of Egypt. The new shopping centres are
Pulse – One Size to Measure All
There are many ways of measuring office spaces, and they don’t all come up with the same end result. According to a Wall Street Journal article, a new international coalition of real estate organizations wants to change that. Over the
Pulse – From Jail Cell to Home Sweet Home -but not for inmates
Old jail cells in Germany will no longer be for inmates, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal article. With a decrease in Germany’s prison populations, along with demand for new housing, many developers are converting old prisons
Pulse – Excluding Rent-Regulated Tenants Raises Questions of Discrimination in NYC
Some luxury buildings in New York are causing a stir by excluding rent-regulated tenants from accessing amenities, according to a New York Times article. Tenants in buildings where this is happening see it as a tool for developers to encourage