A 141-year-old Lafayette Square mansion on Waverly will be converted into the Truitt St. Louis boutique hotel, developers say.

Cobalt Partners is moving its office inside the Commission House and will convert its street‑level suite into a restaurant across from the Milwaukee Public Market. Public records show the fourth‑floor condos changed hands this month to clear the way for the shift.

Auburndale's former berry field has been remade as Camp Margaritaville, a tropical RV resort with pools, tiki bars and a Pitmasters BBQ this weekend.

Taylor Morrison paid roughly $26M for about 95 acres at 45 Thompson Road and plans Rockyford, a 122‑home neighborhood of large ranch-style houses listed roughly $800K–$1M.

Castle Rock rewrote its water and wastewater development fees after measured water savings for new landscaping. Smaller single‑family homes will pay far less at permit time, but the change trims roughly $4 million in development revenue.

McMenamins will reopen the Taft Home as a 63-room hotel that gives overnight guests exclusive early access to the Crystal Ballroom.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago could house about 400,000 more residents if the city builds affordable homes and boosts transit. Planners say the space exists on paper but funding, zoning and high construction costs are major hurdles.

Durham is considering a 24-month pause on data centers and crypto mining as residents and officials raise alarms about water, power and housing tradeoffs. A May 4 hearing will decide the next steps.

Renderings show a 270-unit, $83.2M apartment at 100 W. Depot Ave that would reshape Knoxville's Old City skyline and add street-level retail.

Work on the Tower Life Building's adaptive‑reuse timeline has shifted to 2027 as crews work through planned modernization of core systems; the 242‑unit conversion continues progress.

Mass General Brigham closed an $865.5M tax‑exempt bond sale to help finish the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, a new cancer and heart center on the MGH campus. The move also unlocks community impact funds tied to the project.

Atrium says it will transfer a 14‑acre parcel to the city housing authority and reserve roughly 5% of units at The Pearl as affordable, but critics call that too small.

The upscale Specialty Shops at SouthPark has been listed for sale, putting a well‑leased pocket of Charlotte retail into play.