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FC Barcelona make breakthrough in bid to build new stadium and 'Barça' district
by Kim Megson | 13 Apr 2018
FC Barcelona’s ambitious plan to create a vibrant district dedicated to the club and its brand around a redeveloped Camp Nou stadium has been given the provisional green light by the city council. An agreement between the club and the city was reached yesterday (12 April) paving the way for a Modification to the General Metropolitan Plan (MPGM), which would allow the creation of Espai Barça, or ‘Barça Space’. The
Trinity and Oaktree form US$3bn joint venture to acquire luxury hotel assets
by Tom Walker | 29 Aug 2017
US-based private property investor Trinity Investments has partnered with Oaktree Capital – a global asset management firm – to acquire a high-value portfolio of luxury hotel and resort assets. The joint venture will invest up to US$3bn (£2.3bn, €2.5bn) in high-end hotel and spa resort properties in Trinity’s core markets in Hawaii, California, Mexico and Japan. The partnership has already acquired its first property – a long-term leasehold interest in
AS Roma president hints at breaktgrough in bid to build Colosseum-inspired stadium
by Kim Megson | 20 Sep 2016
James Pallotta, the American investor in charge of Italian football club AS Roma, has claimed construction work on a new stadium for the team could begin next March. Plans to build an 52,000 home ground inspired by the colosseum of ancient Rome have been in the pipeline for four years, with little sign of a breakthrough being made due to what club president Pallotta described as “some problems due to
Crucial beakthrough reached in London Garden Bridge funding stand-off
by Kim Megson | 02 Nov 2015
Development of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge in London is set to continue after a crucial breakthrough was reached over public funding allocated to the project. Progress on the £175m (US$294m, €216m) development of the tree-lined river crossing had stalled following a row between the Garden Bridge Trust and Lambeth Council over the £30m (US$46m, €42m) contribution being paid by Transport for London (TfL) – the local government body responsible
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