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Thompson National Properties Forms Venture with Argus Realty Investors

Thompson National Properties, LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement to form a venture with Argus Realty Investors, LP that will manage substantially all of Argus’ existing portfolio and introduce new investment opportunities. As part of the transaction, many former Argus employees, including Dick Gee and Tim Snodgrass, will join the Thompson [...]

Monday, October 6th, 2008 In General News

Gator grad drops millions on UF

Two UF colleges are a million dollars richer thanks to a 1951 UF alumnus.
William G. Lassiter Jr. and his wife, Aneice, of West Palm Beach, donated $1 million to UF’s M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction and $1 million to UF’s College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, according to a press release from the [...]

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 In General News

Legendary architect agrees to design a big Lehi project

On paper, it looks like the beginning of a joke: What do Prague, Barcelona and Dusseldorf have in common with Lehi?
The answer is legendary architect Frank Gehry.
And while jaws may drop at an announcement that Gehry will soon be designing an urban-inspired community in northern Lehi, it’s definitely serious [...]

Sunday, January 21st, 2007 In Architecture, General News

UC Hires Architect for Downtown Museums

They came, they watched, they listened, they noshed, and for the most part, they liked.
The occasion was the beginning of what promises to be a full-court press by UC officials and boosters as they seek funds and approval for “a place where ideas run free and wild,” a $120 million complex in the heart of [...]

Sunday, October 1st, 2006 In Architecture, General News, Home Improvement

Asia Real Estate : CHINESE LENDERS URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON PROPERTY CREDIT

China’s top banking regulator has issued rules requiring lenders to be more discerning when issuing property credit, the government’s latest move to cool down the red-hot real estate sector.
In a nine-point directive issued on Wednesday, the China Banking Regulator Commission (CBRC), called on banks and other financial institutions to tighten their property lending management, apparently [...]

Saturday, August 19th, 2006 In Architecture, General News

Woodward Fund awards Peters House restoration grant to Savannah College of Art and Design–Atlanta

The Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund, administered by Wachovia Trust, to help fund the restoration of the Peters House, called Ivy Hall by the Peters family.
“This support from the Woodward Fund is important for many reasons,”
said Barry [...]

Monday, June 19th, 2006 In Architecture, General News