Riya Makwana
Riya writes online news and works on online strategy.
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OnlineConcrete VC launches new venture partnership with Angelica Donati
Proptech venture capital firm Concrete VC has partnered with Angelica Donati, chief executive of Donati Immobiliare Group.
- Markets
Some restaurant chains still have an appetite for expansion
Several top brands are on the back foot, but some chains are still thriving. Riya Makwana asks why some are doing better than others
- Insight
#PWSAdebate: is student housing still hot?
JLL and Property Week discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the fast-growing student sector.
- News
New vision for The Victoria in MediaCityUK
Peel Land & Property has revealed its plans to refurbish The Victoria office building in MediaCityUK, Salford.
- News
CORE hire sees GVA’s Thomson join 20 Ropemaker development manager
Former GVA project manager Ed Thomson has been appointed as senior project manager at CORE to lead on its flagship project, 20 Ropemaker.
- News
Montagu Evans appoints ex JLL director
Montagu Evans has appointed Craig Wallace, a former director at JLL, as a partner in its planning and development consultancy team in Scotland.
- News
The world’s most expensive retail street is no longer in USA
Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay has been named the most expensive retail street in world, knocking New York’s Upper Fifth Avenue off the top spot for the first time in five years.
- Online
Kurt Geiger flagship headlines three new signings for Bullring
Hammerson has announced that designer brands Kurt Geiger, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger will open stores at the Bullring in Birmingham before the end of the year.
- Insight
Homes England sets out bold new five-year growth plan
Strategy sets targets for government housing funds and encourages use of modern construction methods
- News
Knight Dragon to develop events venue at Greenwich Peninsula
Developer Knight Dragon has partnered with event space operator Venue Lab to develop a 58,000 sq ft venue at its Greenwich Peninsula scheme in London.
- News
Q&A: Alistair Wood on why AEG and Crosstree brought retail to the O2
Icon Outlet, the new 210,000 sq ft outlet mall within the iconic O2 dome in London, opens its doors to the public this weekend.
- News
UK’s first inflatable park to open in Meadowhall
The UK’s first inflatable park is set to open in British Land’s Meadowhall shopping centre this autumn.
- Online
Barratt London gets green light for 277 homes in East Ham
The London Borough of Newham has granted planning permission for Barratt London and East Ham Regeneration’s redevelopment of East Ham Market Hall.
- Online
Central Cross in Chinatown debut restaurant duo
Developer Shaftesbury has announced the addition of the first two restaurants for its new Chinatown development.
- Online
Hugo Boss to open first store outside London at Bullring
Hammerson has announced that Hugo Boss will launch its first Hugo standalone store outside London at the Bullring in Birmingham.
- Online
Green light for Oakmont’s RBS-resi conversion in Hemel
Oakmont Homes has been given the green light to convert a former Royal Bank of Scotland office building in Hemel Hempstead town centre into 53 new homes.
- Online
LIP Invest acquires German logistics assets
LIP Invest has acquired two logistics assets in Berlin and Bremen, Germany for €25m (£22m).
- News
Plans in for major Glasgow office scheme
Osborne and Co has submitted plans for a 283,000 sq ft grade A office development as part of the regeneration of Glasgow’s Argyle Street.
- Online
Round Hill Capital makes pair of resi buys for JVs
Investor Round Hill has added student and residential assets to its portfolio with a 698-bed purpose-built student accommodation acquisition in the Netherlands as part of its KKR JV and teamed up with Canada’s Ivanhoe Cambridge to acquire 362 units in Germany.
- News
Wildgeese on a CRASH course
Dressing up as Harry Potter, performing a New Zealand ‘haka’ war dance in the street and re-enacting famous scenes from British soaps – these were just three of the zany challenges participants in the second annual CRASH Wildgoose Chase had to undertake last week.
