Real Estate Business Issue 3/2008

IMMO-WORLD

• Howard Stern expands his New York luxury apa rtement
• Toni-Areal; Milchstrasse for students in Zurich
• Business Center in Root: New hotel and office complex
• Timber system construction: energy efficiency and living quality
• South Africa: 28 properties on the Garden Route
• Triplex apartment in Manhattan for 40 million
• Tennis legend Pete Sampras and his sales lust
• Triemli: On the way to a 2000-watt hospital

PLAYER

• Daniel Libeskind; exclusive interview with the visionary architect

MARKETS & INVESTMENT

• The Appenzell half-cantons: great locations, tax incentives
• Building land wanted: top prices from Zurich to Geneva
• Attractive investments despite the financial crisis: hotel real estate
• After the crisis: good entry opportunities for real estate funds
• Real estate investment: the ball is rolling for the Swiss

SERVICE

• Investment funds: exchange-traded funds make a splash
• Diversified real estate portfolio unthinkable without USA
• New rules in tenancy law - action is called for
• Tying transactions: stumbling blocks with key money
• Asking Rents: Rents climbed to all-time high
• Financial markets: Switzerland, Europe, North America and Asia

PROJECTS & OBJECTS

• Zurich's Manhattan is being built near the Hardturm
• Herzog & de Meuron create "Little Venice" on the River Aare
• Desert Money for Georgia: The New Town Project in Tbilisi

ARCHITECTURE & DELUX

• Cube with a view: striking villa on the Rorschach mountain

HOTEL-WORLD

• Russian plans for Lucerne landmark: Chäteau Gütsch

CLOSING UP

• Rolf Hiltl: "Eating vegetarian is a lifestyle".

HEADLINES

• Editorial: Architecture as living space
• Imprint
• Column: Christoph Schaub on Beijing's bird's nest
• Agenda: Trade fairs, meetings, conferences
• MIPIM: The world's largest real estate fair
• Job market