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Contractors expected to pass more of their rising costs on to owners
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (162+ words) Contractors are likely to pass more of their cost increases onto owners during the rest of the year, according to JLL’s 2026 U.S. Construction Perspective midyear update. Materials prices have increased 6.4% year over year, with contractors passing on about 3.5% of the…...
Multifamily construction starts rise 5% over 2025
1+ week, 3+ day ago (73+ words) Building Design + Construction Multifamily construction starts rise 5% over 2025 Nine green building and climate organizations launch coalition to green AI data centers The 3 Best Solid Surface Brands for Commercial Projects This Year A careful historic preservation creates a new animal care…...
Raleigh, N.C., to gain 269 luxury units in a mixed-use multifamily development
1+ week, 4+ day ago (235+ words) In Raleigh, N.C., Rosewood, a mixed-use multifamily community that recently broke ground, will span 399,000 sf across two podium buildings. The luxury development will offer 269 leasable units ranging from 499 to 1,531 sf, in addition to 5,500 sf of retail space and a central public…...
From Project-by-Project to Portfolio Standard
1+ week, 4+ day ago (130+ words) Building Design + Construction From Project-by-Project to Portfolio Standard Labor constraints. Compressed schedules. Margin pressure. Growing project complexity. Leading contractors can’t solve these challenges by reinventing the playbook on every job. Instead, they’re standardizing the operational systems they rely on most…...
August 2026 student housing report shows preleasing near 90%
2+ week, 3+ day ago (154+ words) The Yardi Matrix Student Housing National Report for August 2026 shows that rent growth has picked up this month. Year-over-year rent growth grew to 2% in July; average rent prices have remained unchanged at $930 per bed, however, holding steady for the sixth…...
Santa Barbara development offers multiple housing types and retail spaces
4+ week, 2+ day ago (315+ words) The Orchard in Santa Barbara, Calif., reimagines former agricultural land along Hollister Avenue as a neighborhood featuring diverse housing types and community‑serving retail. The plan blends senior, affordable, market‑rate, and for‑sale housing under a cohesive agricultural theme,…...
Attention multifamily architects and builders: Attend ProConnect Multifamily in Dallas at no cost
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (290+ words) Building Design + Construction Attention multifamily architects and builders: Attend ProConnect Multifamily in Dallas at no cost If you are an architect, contractor, builder, or developer in the multifamily housing sector and are looking for an edge in this competitive market,…...
A $2.3 billion, 104-acre mixed-use development breaks ground south of Salt Lake City
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (248+ words) In downtown Draper, Utah, about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, work has begun on The Point, a $2.3 billion, 104-acre mixed-use project, the first phase of a 600-acre development. The Point will provide housing, retail, dining, work, entertainment, and public…...
Better design of data centers could assuage public opposition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (196+ words) With many communities across the U.S. posing stiff opposition to constructing new data centers, some developers are trying to better the odds of approvals by proposing projects with better design. Design elements such as mature trees and robust plantings, green roofs…...
Office-to-residential conversions tick upward in July 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (102+ words) Office-to-residential conversions are on the rise, according to the Yardi Matrix Office National Report for July 2026. National vacancy rates have slowly begun to decline, but they still remained elevated at 17.7% in June. "Projects are increasingly available to developers willing to…...