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Chicago, Houston, and Dallas deemed ‘most dangerous cities for migratory birds’

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The top three most dangerous cities for bird collisions—Chicago, Houston, and Dallas—are located within the heart of North America’s most trafficked aerial corridors, according a new Cornell study. Collisions with buildings kill an estimated 600 million birds in the U.S. every year, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Nation's Largest Mass-Timber Office Building Slated for Chicago

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Curbed Chicago reports Houston-based commercial real estate developer Hines is planning a six-story, 270,000-square-foot “mass timber” structure at 1017 W. Division Street—ironically the former site of the Big Bay Lumber Yard owned by the Ciral family.

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First Modern Wooden Office Building Planned for Chicago

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Houston-based Hines Interests is seeking zoning approval for its new project at 1017 W. Division Street in Chicago. The building would be similar to the seven-story T3 office building finished in 2016 in Minneapolis which was built using engineered wood with each floor separated by a concrete layer.

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Homeownership Is Becoming the More Affordable Option in Most Housing Markets

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Lost Angeles, Chicago, and Phoenix, renting is still more affordable than buying, particularly as renters benefit from rising wages that outpace rent growth. The South and Midwest offer the best rental markets, though cities like Houston and San Antonio are more affordable for home buyers. Home sales prices increased nationwide by 18.1%

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Surge Homes brings the concept of micro condos to Houston

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And while a city like Houston, and its population of just under 2.2 city by land area, ahead of New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago). million certainly doesn’t categorize it as small, it also doesn’t make it a very dense city, either, especially when you take into account it is spread across 599.6

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Top Railway Projects in the US

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Chicago, Illinois: CTA’s Red/Purple Line Modernization . Sections of the Red and Purple lines in Chicago consist of 9.6 Moreover, the Red Line has hit its capacity; being the busiest “L” line in Chicago, it’s becoming difficult to keep up with the transit needs of the area’s growing population.

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10 Cities at Greatest Risk for Possible Housing Crisis

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Houston has the second highest number of delinquent FHA loans, followed by Chicago, Washington, DC, and Dallas. The Houston metropolitan area had the second-highest number of delinquent FHA loans. It was followed by Chicago; Washington, DC; Dallas; Riverside, CA; Baltimore; San Antonio, TX; Orlando, FL; and Tampa, FL.

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