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What happened to Danbury's Crowne Plaza hotel? Its 10-story building has found an entirely new purposeDanbury's Crowne Plaza hotel has been redeveloped into an apartment complex called Innovation Studios after years of decline. The project w...- Texas’ 1927 Hawn Hotel closed in 1978 and was condemned in 1989; a $17.6 million rehabilitation converted the vacant tower into 33 housing units and ground-floor commercial spaceThe Hawn Hotel in Temple, Texas, has transitioned from a long-vacant structure to a modern residential and commercial space. Completed in 1...
- Charlotte’s former Duke Energy headquarters gets $250 million in financing for 460 luxury apartments and 60,000 sq ft of retail by 2027Charlotte’s former Duke Energy headquarters is set for more than $250 million transformation after developers secured financing. The Brookl...
- Developer Richard Rubin bought a long-shuttered Alabama Ramada Inn in 2021; after a sub-$5 million redevelopment, its 120 rooms were slated for workforce housingDeveloper Richard Rubin is transforming a long-shuttered Ramada Inn in Sheffield, Alabama, into workforce housing through his firm, rm Repv...
- In 2019, Lovett Commercial bought Houston's historic 254,808-sq-ft Folgers plant; 7 years later, a $10 million reuse project was turning it into an arts and school hubHouston's historic Folgers Coffee Plant is being transformed into the Frank Liu Jr. Academy of Music and Arts, a tuition-free, open-enrollm...
- The 1952 El Portal Church sat boarded up for a decade. After a $5.5 million sale in 2021, its future became a major redevelopment fight- here's what actually happened to the historic 75-year-old churchIn El Portal, a long-abandoned church has been bought by Elm Springs for commercial development. However, Adam Neumann has since taken cont...
- After a 1990 explosion left Houston's grain silos largely unused, Moody National planned a 17-acre development to turn the 132-foot structures into an artistic waterfall landmarkHow is this Houston developer repurposing historic grain silos into a waterwall? Read here
- A vacant 1918 dairy factory sat unused for a decade; entrepreneurs Michael Downing and Robert Baum transformed it into a 52-room Chicago boutique hotelThe FieldHouse Jones hotel, located in the heart of Chicago, stands as a testament to creative redevelopment, having transformed an old Bor...
- Developers took on vacant historic religious buildings that were no longer in regular use; adaptive reuse gave them a new purpose as hospitality and community spacesSome of America’s most unusual hotels are hiding inside buildings that once served very different purposes. Old factories, railway stations...
- What to do with empty delivery boxes? Try these 4 creative DIY reuse ideas to organise your home instead of throwing them awayInstead of discarding delivery boxes, consider their versatility. They're perfect for crafting stylish organizers for various items like st...
- Once-abandoned American factories were facing an uncertain future; developers repurposed their large industrial spaces into art galleries, restaurants and hotelsOnce-abandoned factories, mills and warehouses can take on new roles when cities and developers embrace adaptive reuse. These industrial st...
- Developers faced vacant industrial buildings that were difficult to modernize; they preserved original structures and turned them into hotels with modern guest facilitiesVacant industrial buildings were not easy to modernize. Their old layouts and structures created practical problems for developers. But dem...
- A historic textile mill narrowly escaped demolition; developers preserved its historic elements and transformed the site into a mixed-use developmentA former textile mill in Belmont, North Carolina, has been revitalized into a mixed-use development. This project preserved historical elem...
- A developer planned a beer garden at a vacant aviation plant; the idea grew into a $25 million, 22-acre marketplace with 140,000 square feet of spaceA developer planned a beer garden at a vacant aviation plant, but the idea changed after the site was discovered. The former Stanley Aviati...
- In 2013, John and Jennifer Church bought a 120-year-old textile mill planning to sell the land; after reconsidering demolition, they turned the 7-acre site into a mixed-use developmentIn 2013, John and Jennifer Church bought a 120-year-old textile mill planning to sell the land, but changed plans after discovering its his...
- Georgia engineers transform a 7,000-pound old wind turbine blade into a pedestrian bridge in Atlanta and also made bicycle shelters and playground equipmentsA retired wind turbine blade now serves as a pedestrian bridge in Atlanta's Beaverbrook Park. This project demonstrates reusing old turbine...
- Ford Twin Cities Assembly closed in 2011 after building Rangers and Model Ts; demolition crushed 150,000 tons of concrete for backfill and grading on the St. Paul siteThe former Ford manufacturing site in St. Paul has been transformed into a vibrant housing community along with a grocery store. For decade...
- Tennessee turned 100 tonnes of old wind turbine blades into material for new products for automobiles, boats and constructionBased in Tennessee, Carbon Rivers has crafted an innovative technique for recycling obsolete wind turbine blades. This novel approach utili...
- Atlanta turns a nearly 7,000-pound retired wind turbine blade into a 50-foot pedestrian bridge; Colorado blade now helps walkers cross Beaverbrook Park creekA remarkable transformation has taken place in Atlanta's Beaverbrook Park, where an old wind turbine blade has been creatively converted in...
- In 2015, AP+I Design helped transform a 1,328.5-square-meter dark office into a bright workspace. 11 years later, it remains Mountain View's first commercial zero-energy buildingIn 2015, AP+I Design gave a dark 1,328.5-square-meter office in Mountain View a completely new life. The designers brought in light, openne...
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