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Brad Pitt isn’t the first celebrity to lend his name to help sell a real estate project. But it’s not common for movie stars to design five-star luxury hotels.
Pitt, who has long had a passion for architecture, will help design an 800-room green hotel and resort in Dubai. He won’t have to give up his day job because he’ll be part of a team of professional consultants from Los Angeles-based architecture firm GRAFT.
Here’s a video of Pitt on Charley Rose talking about his love of architecture.
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The 34,000-square-foot office building at 1060 8th Ave. in downtown San Diego, Calif., has come under new ownership. Read more »
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Sheraton Universal is getting a big makeover. Property manager Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. revealed that the 451-room property is scheduled to emerge from a $30 million upgrade this summer. Read more »
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The iconic James Hook & Co., which is located on the Boston waterfront, is hoping to establish temporary headquarters after being destroyed by a seven-alarm fire last week. Read more »