From left: Lend Lease CEO Steve McCann and Google CEO Sundar Pichai Google has already found a partner for its most ambitious real estate project yet. On Wednesday, Google announced that it has tapped Australia-based construction giant Lendlease to co-develop $15 billion worth of master-planned communities in Silicon Valley. Under the terms of the agreement, […]
This Artist Is Tricking the Internet into Making Her Dreams Come True
Lately, artist Gretchen Andrew has been thinking about the people, experiences and places she wants in her future. As she does, she paints tangible elements of that dream life in swirling oil paints on flattened pieces of cardboard, manifesting the future she desires with each brushstroke. Some of Andrew’s aspirations are professional. She would love […]
National Cheat Sheet: SoftBank mulls $15B addition to Vision Fund, Compass buys Stribling… & more
Clockwise from top left: SoftBank Group mulls adding $15B to its Vision Fund, Compass plans to buy New York City-based Stribling & Associates, Google adds a vacation rental feature to its hotel booking platform and Cushman & Wakefield launches a nationwide sports and entertainment practice. SoftBank mulls adding $15B to giant Vision Fund Japanese conglomerate […]
Alphabet could use Hudson Yards as template to finance Toronto megaproject
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff with a rendering of Alphabet’s project in Toronto (top) and Hudson Yards (bottom). (Credit: Sidewalk Labs and Twitter) Alphabet, Google’s parent company, may look to Hudson Yards as a model for how to finance an 800-acre urban hub along a downtrodden part of Toronto’s waterfront. Sidewalk Labs, a Google sister […]