Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
The Brooklyn Tower Finally Receives Its Certificate of Occupancy
9 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NYJDS Development Group
Starts 04/25/2025CONFIRMED 75% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the building did not receive a permanent Certificate of Occupancy until April 25, 2025."
The Brooklyn Tower at 9 DeKalb Avenue, the borough's first supertall skyscraper, received its certificate of occupancy, issued as an extension of its temporary permit, years after residents began moving in.
$750M
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Property09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Woolworth Building Tops Off Its Luxury Condo Conversion
Woolworth Building, Barclay Street, Manhattan, New York, United StatesAlchemy Properties
Starts 09/24/2019CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE7.0 years agoGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: the developer "began a seven year project" in 2012 to convert the top 30 floors, which industry reporting places as substantially complete in 2019.
Developer Alchemy Properties finished a seven-year conversion of the Woolworth Building's top 30 floors into luxury condos, a bet on keeping the 1913 landmark economically viable.
$220M
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Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
The Transamerica Pyramid Opens for Business
600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USATransamerica Corporation
Starts 11/27/1972CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE53.8 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the first tenant to open for business in the Transamerica Pyramid was Crocker Bank, which held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Transamerica officials and an Open Day for visitors on November 27, 1972."
San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid welcomed its first tenant after overcoming years of public opposition to its unconventional tapered design.
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Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
San Francisco's Millennium Tower Fix Declared a Success
301 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USA
Starts 06/21/2023CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE3.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the pile-driving and load-shifting project "was finished earlier this month," in an article published June 21, 2023.
Engineers completed a $100M underpinning project meant to arrest the sinking and tilt of San Francisco's Millennium Tower.
$100M
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
LAFD Releases Its Palisades Fire After-Action Report
Los Angeles Fire Department200 North Main Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 10/08/2025 11:21PMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE352 days agoLAFD's^[1][3] alert 'LAFD Releases January 2025 Palisades Fire After-Action Review Report 10/08/2025' is stamped '04:21PM', i.e. 23:21 UTC; the source says it followed the morning's arrest announcement on October 8.
The Los Angeles Fire Department published its 70-page After-Action Review of the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, citing too few resources on the initial attack, communication lapses and water shortages.
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Disaster09/24/2026@BuildDesk
LA Fire Debris Removal Declared Substantially Complete
United States Army Corps of EngineersPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 07/07/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe governor's release of 7 July 2025 says 'On the six month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the substantial completion of the public debris removal program'.^[1]
Six months after the fires, Governor Newsom declared the public cleanup of more than 10,000 burned parcels in the Palisades and Eaton zones substantially complete, the fastest major disaster cleanup in US history.
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Infrastructure09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Port City Colombo Completes Its Land Reclamation
Port City Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaChina Communications Construction Company
Starts 01/16/2019CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE7.7 years agoConfirmed against contemporaneous reporting of the reclamation completion ceremony. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the reclamation of 269 hectares from the Indian Ocean".
Sri Lanka finishes reclaiming 269 hectares of land from the Indian Ocean off Colombo, laying the ground for the Chinese-backed Port City Colombo financial district.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.
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Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
The Rebuilt I-15/Tropicana Interchange Is Declared Complete
Nevada Department of TransportationLas Vegas Freeway, Paradise, Nevada 89158, United States
Starts 09/23/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoThe Review-Journal^[1], 23 September 2025: the interchange project 'is substantially completed', with officials 'on hand Tuesday morning ... for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the end of the multiyear road project'.
Nevada's governor and NDOT cut the ribbon on the $382 million rebuild of the Interstate 15 and Tropicana Avenue interchange, the south-Strip gateway to Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena, after three and a half years of 'Dropicana' closures.
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Health09/20/2026@BuildDesk
UC San Diego Starts Building Its New Hillcrest Hospital
UC San Diego Medical Center, 200 W Arbor Dr, Hillcrest, San Diego, CaliforniaUC San Diego Health
Starts 06/21/2027ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 269 daysUC San Diego says "major construction activities [are] anticipated to begin summer 2027", a season rather than a day.^[1]
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Property09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Sophie Maxwell Building Opens as Potrero Power Station's First New Homes
Associate CapitalSophie Maxwell Building, 1212, Maryland Street, Pier 70, San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Starts 10/15/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE345 days agoStated as done, per Supervisor Shamann Walton's release of Wednesday, October 15, 2025: Power Station "opened its first new building Wednesday" at a ribbon-cutting where "the new eight-story building officially opened"; SFGovTV's recording is titled "Sophie Maxwell Building Ribbon Cutting, Wednesday, October 15, 2025".^[1]
The eight-story, corten-steel-clad building at 1212 Maryland Street opened with 105 permanently affordable homes for households earning 50-110% of area median income, the first new building on the former Potrero power plant site.
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Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Ocean Beach Climate Adaptation Project Starts Major Construction
San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionOcean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project, San Francisco, California, United States
Starts 12/31/2029DELAYED6 years late66% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsMoved, per The Frisc^[1]: "the SFPUC^[2] has pushed back the start date another five-plus years to the end of 2029"; the SFPUC's project page: "the start date for major construction on the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project is now anticipated for late 2029".
The SFPUC's project will bury a 3,200-foot seawall to protect the Lake Merced wastewater tunnel, remove the eroding Great Highway Extension between Sloat and Skyline and build a mile of seaside trail; its start has slipped from 2023-24 to late 2029.
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The mayor's release posted 11/21/2025 says the Certificate of Occupancy 'was issued by the L.A. Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) this morning, November 21'; no time is given.^[1]

Start: Nov 21, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

First Rebuilt Palisades Home Gets Its Certificate of Occupancy

A house at 915 N Kagawa Street, built by Thomas James Homes in about six months, became the first home rebuilt after the Palisades Fire to be cleared for occupancy.

The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety issued the first Certificate of Occupancy for a home rebuilt after the Palisades Fire on the morning of 21 November 2025, the final step in the rebuilding process.^[1]
The house at 915 N Kagawa Street was built by Thomas James Homes, whose CEO said the ground-up rebuild took about six months.^[1]
Under the mayor's emergency orders, Palisades rebuilding permits were being approved nearly three times faster than before the fires, and more than 70% of single-family permit clearances were no longer required.^[1]
By then more than 1,300 rebuilding plans had been approved for 650 addresses, more than 1,070 permits issued and more than 340 projects had started construction.^[1]
Thomas James Homes built the property as a showcase home and is building for 30 families in the Palisades.^[2]

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mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-first-certificate-occupancy-issued-home-being-rebuilt-pacific-palisades
mayor.lacity.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Nov 21, 2025 ✓· 77% of score
The mayor's release posted 11/21/2025 says the Certificate of Occupancy 'was issued by the L.A. Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) this morning, November 21'; no time is given.
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Rebuilding milestone: First home rebuilt after Palisades Fire receives certificate of occupancy | FOX 11
foxla.com· Published Nov 22, 2025· 23% of score
FOX 11: Building and Safety issued the certificate Friday morning for the home built by Thomas James Homes at 915 N. Kagawa St., built as a showcase home; TJH is building homes for 30 families.^[1]

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Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
The Brooklyn Tower Finally Receives Its Certificate of Occupancy
9 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NYJDS Development Group
Starts 04/25/2025CONFIRMED 75% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the building did not receive a permanent Certificate of Occupancy until April 25, 2025."
The Brooklyn Tower at 9 DeKalb Avenue, the borough's first supertall skyscraper, received its certificate of occupancy, issued as an extension of its temporary permit, years after residents began moving in.
$750M
0.66
Property09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Woolworth Building Tops Off Its Luxury Condo Conversion
Woolworth Building, Barclay Street, Manhattan, New York, United StatesAlchemy Properties
Starts 09/24/2019CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE7.0 years agoGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: the developer "began a seven year project" in 2012 to convert the top 30 floors, which industry reporting places as substantially complete in 2019.
Developer Alchemy Properties finished a seven-year conversion of the Woolworth Building's top 30 floors into luxury condos, a bet on keeping the 1913 landmark economically viable.
$220M
0.61
Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
The Transamerica Pyramid Opens for Business
600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USATransamerica Corporation
Starts 11/27/1972CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE53.8 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the first tenant to open for business in the Transamerica Pyramid was Crocker Bank, which held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Transamerica officials and an Open Day for visitors on November 27, 1972."
San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid welcomed its first tenant after overcoming years of public opposition to its unconventional tapered design.
$32M
0.60
Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk
San Francisco's Millennium Tower Fix Declared a Success
301 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USA
Starts 06/21/2023CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE3.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the pile-driving and load-shifting project "was finished earlier this month," in an article published June 21, 2023.
Engineers completed a $100M underpinning project meant to arrest the sinking and tilt of San Francisco's Millennium Tower.
$100M
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
LAFD Releases Its Palisades Fire After-Action Report
Los Angeles Fire Department200 North Main Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 10/08/2025 11:21PMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE352 days agoLAFD's^[1][3] alert 'LAFD Releases January 2025 Palisades Fire After-Action Review Report 10/08/2025' is stamped '04:21PM', i.e. 23:21 UTC; the source says it followed the morning's arrest announcement on October 8.
The Los Angeles Fire Department published its 70-page After-Action Review of the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, citing too few resources on the initial attack, communication lapses and water shortages.
0.59
Disaster09/24/2026@BuildDesk
LA Fire Debris Removal Declared Substantially Complete
United States Army Corps of EngineersPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 07/07/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe governor's release of 7 July 2025 says 'On the six month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the substantial completion of the public debris removal program'.^[1]
Six months after the fires, Governor Newsom declared the public cleanup of more than 10,000 burned parcels in the Palisades and Eaton zones substantially complete, the fastest major disaster cleanup in US history.
0.59
Infrastructure09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Port City Colombo Completes Its Land Reclamation
Port City Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaChina Communications Construction Company
Starts 01/16/2019CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE7.7 years agoConfirmed against contemporaneous reporting of the reclamation completion ceremony. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the reclamation of 269 hectares from the Indian Ocean".
Sri Lanka finishes reclaiming 269 hectares of land from the Indian Ocean off Colombo, laying the ground for the Chinese-backed Port City Colombo financial district.
0.59
Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.
0.59
Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
The Rebuilt I-15/Tropicana Interchange Is Declared Complete
Nevada Department of TransportationLas Vegas Freeway, Paradise, Nevada 89158, United States
Starts 09/23/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoThe Review-Journal^[1], 23 September 2025: the interchange project 'is substantially completed', with officials 'on hand Tuesday morning ... for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the end of the multiyear road project'.
Nevada's governor and NDOT cut the ribbon on the $382 million rebuild of the Interstate 15 and Tropicana Avenue interchange, the south-Strip gateway to Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena, after three and a half years of 'Dropicana' closures.
$382M
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Health09/20/2026@BuildDesk
UC San Diego Starts Building Its New Hillcrest Hospital
UC San Diego Medical Center, 200 W Arbor Dr, Hillcrest, San Diego, CaliforniaUC San Diego Health
Starts 06/21/2027ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 269 daysUC San Diego says "major construction activities [are] anticipated to begin summer 2027", a season rather than a day.^[1]
Major construction begins on the Hillcrest Medical Center Renewal Project, replacing the hospital built as the county hospital in 1963 with about 800,000 square feet holding roughly 300 licensed beds and a Level One trauma centre. The wider Hillcrest redevelopment is a ten-year, $2.5-3 billion programme finishing in 2033.
0.58
Property09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Sophie Maxwell Building Opens as Potrero Power Station's First New Homes
Associate CapitalSophie Maxwell Building, 1212, Maryland Street, Pier 70, San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Starts 10/15/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE345 days agoStated as done, per Supervisor Shamann Walton's release of Wednesday, October 15, 2025: Power Station "opened its first new building Wednesday" at a ribbon-cutting where "the new eight-story building officially opened"; SFGovTV's recording is titled "Sophie Maxwell Building Ribbon Cutting, Wednesday, October 15, 2025".^[1]
The eight-story, corten-steel-clad building at 1212 Maryland Street opened with 105 permanently affordable homes for households earning 50-110% of area median income, the first new building on the former Potrero power plant site.
0.58
Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Ocean Beach Climate Adaptation Project Starts Major Construction
San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionOcean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project, San Francisco, California, United States
Starts 12/31/2029DELAYED6 years late66% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsMoved, per The Frisc^[1]: "the SFPUC^[2] has pushed back the start date another five-plus years to the end of 2029"; the SFPUC's project page: "the start date for major construction on the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project is now anticipated for late 2029".
The SFPUC's project will bury a 3,200-foot seawall to protect the Lake Merced wastewater tunnel, remove the eroding Great Highway Extension between Sloat and Skyline and build a mile of seaside trail; its start has slipped from 2023-24 to late 2029.
$175M
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