Urban Development

Wenatchee – October 14, 2026 -- Weidner Apartment Homes is building a seven-story, 212-unit apartment community in downtown Wenatchee, Washington, and restoring the city's 1910 jailhouse as a commercial space, with both projects due for completion in summer 2027.

The Majestic adds 212 units and 100 public parking stalls downtown

The Majestic Apartments, designed with Milbrandt Architects, will have a brick exterior, arched entries and Art Deco detailing inspired by downtown Wenatchee's architecture. The underground garage will include 100 public parking stalls. Weidner says the added parking will expand downtown capacity and encourage foot traffic to nearby businesses.

The project builds on the 1,626 residential units Weidner has already developed in Moses Lake, Leavenworth and Wenatchee.

Manchester, N.H. – October 05, 2026 -- A $10 million renovation has converted New Hampshire's first skyscraper, the 1879 Dunlap Building, into a 27-unit residential property called Rendezvous on Elm, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held October 7 at 967 Elm Street.

Owners David A. De Lise and Anthony DeLucia convert vacant offices into 27 residences

De Lise and DeLucia, who bring more than 60 years of combined commercial real estate experience, rebuilt the historic building's mechanical systems and soundproofing to turn long-vacant office space into studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. No two of the 27 units share the same floor plan, and six sit on a dedicated penthouse floor. The project earned "Project of the Month" recognition from the New England Real Estate Journal.

Wichita, Kan. – September 29, 2026 -- Landscape architecture firm Hoerr Schaudt has completed a $25 million civic playscape at Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas, featuring what is believed to be the first aviation-themed playground of its scale in the world and one of the largest educational water play environments in the United States.

Adventure Playscape spans 10 themed environments built into a renaturalized riverfront landscape

As master planner and design lead, Hoerr Schaudt organized the site as a continuous riverfront campus of paths, gardens and native plantings rather than a collection of standalone attractions. The project incorporates more than 40,000 plants emphasizing native Kansas species and grasses, 500 tons of Kansas limestone, and 250 new trees alongside preserved existing trees. City water consumption at Exploration Place is expected to decline through revised irrigation design and stormwater management.

Barcelona – September 19, 2026 -- Barcelona City Council will launch HOWS Barcelona – Housing World Summit, a new international congress on urban and affordable housing, running November 3-5 at the Gran Via venue alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress.

Congress assembles 100+ speakers across 20 sessions on housing crisis

Organized by Fira de Barcelona, the three-day program will feature more than 100 speakers across 20 sessions, targeting cities, housing providers, real estate developers, investors, non-profit organizations and academia. The event is positioned to become a platform for debate and innovation addressing what organizers call one of the most pressing challenges facing cities today.

Lisle, Ill. – September 19, 2026 -- The Morton Arboretum's "Green City Rising: People and Trees Thriving Together" concept was named a co-winner of the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago 2050 competition, World Business Chicago announced Sept. 15 at the City Club of Chicago.

Arboretum plan beat nearly 200 submissions to reach six finalists

"Green City Rising" reimagines Chicago as a connected network of tree-centric green spaces designed to give every neighborhood a healthy tree canopy by 2050. Landscape architecture firm MKSK was named the other co-winner for its "Wonderways!" proposal to convert Chicago's boulevards into a network of climate commons.

Atlanta – September 16, 2026 -- The Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade returns Sept. 19 for its 16th year with a route nearly half a mile longer than prior editions, extending the procession to almost two miles along the Beltline's Southwest Trail.

Parade route grows as Beltline corridor expansion continues

The event, launched in 2010 by resident artist Chantelle Rytter and her volunteer Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons, now stretches from Beulah Colbert Park through neighborhood streets to Lee + White, where it closes with the All-Band Puppet Jam. Organizers report attendance has grown from a few hundred participants at the trail's first completed segment to thousands today, tracking the phased buildout of the Beltline's 22-mile rail-to-trail corridor.

Newark, NJ – September 16, 2026 -- New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) has listed two rehabilitated single-family homes on Cortland Street in Newark's Ironbound at $384,900 each, roughly $50,000 below an estimated market value of $435,000, under a $2.625 million state appropriation sponsored by Legislative District 29.

State funding totals $2.625 million across two fiscal years

Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin sponsored the resolution restoring $1,125,000 for the program in the FY27 State Budget, building on a $1,500,000 allocation secured in FY26. Assemblywoman Shanique Speight joined the two in directing the combined funds to Newark housing stability efforts.

Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- Steffen Krach, the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) top candidate for Berlin's upcoming Abgeordnetenhaus election, has proposed increasing annual funding for the Berlin city cleaning utility BSR (Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe) by €20 million to €30 million.

Krach says a €45 billion city budget can absorb the increase

Krach told rbb that a growing city requires greater investment in sanitation infrastructure and that the additional sum is feasible within Berlin's overall €45 billion budget.

Candidate ties revenue growth to new business formation and job creation

To fund the initiative without new taxes, Krach said Berlin needs new companies and more jobs, arguing that higher employment would simultaneously reduce fiscal pressure on the city budget.