image via BizJournals (Nick Simonite)Apple is expanding its Austin, TX campus with two new buildings to house its new “Americas Operations Center”. The entire campus is projected to cost $305 million, and will be fully operational in 2021.[threecol_two]Much of the buildings’ power will be generated with solar panels and other green tech. The most recent permits show that … [Read more...]
Pot Barons’ construction costs are as high as their customers
Medicine Man growing operation via medicinemandenver.comAs cartels and distilleries have known for some time, intoxicants are perennially profitable. Demand is high (no pun intended), production can be scaled. And until now, to sell a drug like marijuana you didn’t need a brick-and-mortar storefront, just a suitably empty parking lot.But for states like Colorado and Washington, … [Read more...]
Chicago spending millions on green development for low income families
Rendering by DesignBridge, Ltd.Chicago is proud of its architecture - despite Donald Trump’s cringe-worthy addition to the riverside - and rightly so. But beyond the striking high-rises that line the Chicago River, the city has seen a quiet renaissance of green, safe, beautifully designed, and affordable housing projects.A permit for one such project - known as "Casa Querétaro” … [Read more...]
$20M for Better Bleacher Seats at Wrigley
Photo via Nick UilivieriMaybe this is all an attempt to exorcise the curse of the billy goat. Whatever the motivation, the Chicago Cubs are embarking on The 1060 Project, a $575 million, 4 year renovation of one of baseball’s best loved ballparks, Wrigley Field. The plan is privately funded and calls for expanded bleachers and VIP seating, upgraded infrastructure, larger … [Read more...]