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...more than 20 major downtown renewal and construction projects for housing, office, convention and cultural space. Since 1974, nearly $800 million has been spent on such impressive projects as the one at Merchants Plaza, a downtown complex of two office towers and a Hyatt hotel with an elaborate atrium. The city seeded the development by issuing $4 million in bonds, purchasing a four-acre plot, then leasing the land to a group of local bankers and businessmen...
...56th Street. Its 68 stories of bronze and glass encase 263 condominiums that cost from $600,000 to $10 million each. Among the buyers: Johnny Carson, Sophia Loren, Director Steven Spielberg. Footmen in Buckingham Palace-style uniforms open doors to a lobby that is really a six-story atrium with an 80-ft. waterfall. The Trumps, including their three children, preside over a three-story penthouse, an exception to his longstanding rule of not living where tenants...
...tucked into thin gray envelopes. He embossed their names on the inside of the machine and teased them with promises of fame when the computer came out. Last year when the Mac group moved into a larger home, Jobs spent $ 1 million on decor. The building now has an atrium and fake skylights. He also installed a Toshiba Compact Digital Disc player and 6-ft. tall Martin-Logan speakers that play classical and rock music 24 hours...
...added protection against the chill of New England winters, or the heat of its summers, the building has such thermal protection as especially thick walls, recessed windows (for shade) and double-pane glass. It has other features that improve its in-habitability, including a large enclosed atrium, overlooked by interior balconies, and space for restaurants and shops, a rarity in a state building. Says Eggert: "Usually in designing an energy-efficient building, the client is the major stumbling block. But we got the go-ahead to make the building as efficient as possible...
...invites and cheers tourists. The spacious court echoes with conversation, the tinkle of silverware and the beat of live music. Pushcarts purvey historic photos and imported tin boxes painted with the images of Washington buildings. Weary sightseers can relax at dozens of tables. On a large stage in the atrium, the Evans Co. presents free entertainment-ballet, jazz and puppet shows-seven days and six evenings a week. Twenty-five shops display items such as lingerie, confections and wooden toys. The Pavilion provides gastronomic relief from the bland fare at the Department of Commerce cafeteria down the avenue. There...