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.

State records show Horseshoe Bay Resort will break ground May 1, 2026 on a $4.5M, 7,000‑sq‑ft racquet club slated to open in May 2027. The project joins broader resort upgrades.

Chicago buyers picked up the former Wells Fargo complex at 301 South Tryon for $36.5M and plan a mixed‑use conversion targeted to begin in 2028.

Developers are turning Hernando County into a value play for Tampa Bay buyers, with master‑planned projects and price points in the low‑to‑mid $300Ks. New phases like Sandal Key are central to that push.

Houston Christian University will convert the 200,000‑sq‑ft University Place into on‑campus housing, adding roughly 350 beds as Memorial Hermann winds down operations.

A $100 million fund announced Thursday will aim to buy and preserve at-risk apartments across Charlotte, protecting tenants from rising rents. The infusion pairs private impact capital with city housing tools.

Kane Realty has filed plans for an eight‑story, age‑restricted apartment building overlooking the I‑440 Beltline as part of the North Hills Innovation District expansion. The project joins other towers and mid‑rise work reshaping Midtown Raleigh.