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2009 Press Room


Grassroots Strength: ULI Announces Five Winners in the Semi-Annual Awards for Community Action Grants
  Five grants have been awarded in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) semi-annual funding of its community action grants program. Through the program, the ULI Foundation Fund raises money to be distributed as grants to district councils or ULI members on behalf of nonprofit organizations for entrepreneurial programs that aim to improve urban growth in their communities.

Urban Land Institute Receives $3.15 Million HUD Grant to Provide Technical Assistance for Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program
  ULI has been awarded a $3.15 million grant from HUD to provide technical assistance for the federal government’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The program assists communities with the acquisition, rehabilitation and resale of foreclosed homes, with a special emphasis on neighborhoods with large concentrations of foreclosures.

"Influx/Outflux: Metropolitan Phoenix" -- New Research From Urban Land Institute Examines Impact Of Population Shifts On Future Economic Growth
  Despite speculation to the contrary, the population of metropolitan Phoenix appears to have remained unchanged or has dropped only slightly since 2007, meaning the area could be better positioned for recovery than has been widely perceived, according to new research from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Center for Balanced Development in the West.

ULI’s New Publication, The Green Quotient, Offers Insights From Leading Experts on Sustainable Design And Development
  The Green Quotient, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute, offers timely and valuable insights into a wide variety of green issues and how they relate to the real estate industry.

NEW ULI PUBLICATION, Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient, Shows How to Cut Carbon Emissions through the Renovation of Existing Structures
  A new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return, adds a new dimension to the sustainable development discussion while showing how to achieve significant reductions in green house gas emissions through the renovation of existing buildings. The book explores the innovative trends, practices, and goals of building retrofits while serving as an authoritative guide to understanding the business aspects and policy implications of energy-efficient retrofits.

Economic Woes Temporarily Diminish Climate Change as a Factor in Real Estate Investment Decisions; Greater Interest Expected When Market Rallies: ULI Survey
  The ongoing downturn in the commercial real estate industry has temporarily diminished the importance of climate change and alternative energy sources as a factor in real estate investment decisions, but interest is likely to pick up when the market rallies, according to a survey of U.S. financial industry leaders conducted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The survey also found that lenders tend to view energy efficiency -- rather than climate change -- as an important bottom-line issue, and are more apt to reshape their business strategies around reducing energy costs rather than reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

“Livability Principles” Announced In Federal Interagency Agreement Echo Urban Land Institute Efforts To Promote Sustainable Communities
  The recent announcement of six livability principles for sustainable communities jointly issued by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson represents a “pivotal point in restoring land use issues as a national priority,” according to Richard Rosan, chief executive officer of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Worldwide.

Erik Sonden Is The New Chairman Of ULI France
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is pleased to announce that Erik Sondén, up until now Head of Real Estate Coverage and Advisory at Société Générale , is the new Chairman of ULI France. In this voluntary leadership role, Sondén is replacing Lahlou Khélifi, Managing Director of STAM Europe, who served as District Council Chairman for two years.

Brave New World: Cautious Optimism at the 2009 ULI Europe Trends Conference
  Prospects for real estate investment and development in Europe highlighted discussions at a recent Urban Land Institute (ULI) trends conference, which drew more than 200 real estate and finance leaders from several countries. Held in London, the event was hosted by ULI Europe, which serves the Institute’s 2,800-plus members throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.

Workforce Housing Shortage Persists In Employment Hubs Throughout Washington Metro Area, Finds New Research From ULI Terwilliger Center For Workforce Housing
  Housing that is close to major employment centers remains unaffordable to a large portion of workers in the Washington, D.C. area, despite the sluggish housing market experienced in many parts of the region over the past couple of years, according to new research published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing.


Jos Short Announced As New Chair of ULI United Kingdom
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) today announced that Jos Short, Founding Partner and CIO, Internos Real Investors will succeed Stephen Barter as the Chairman of ULI’s District Council in the United Kingdom (ULI UK). 

ULI Annouces Rapid Growth of ULI Urban Investment Network And Insights From Recent European Survey On City Investment
  Long-term, solid relationships between the private and public sector are viewed as invaluable in securing investment into urban areas, according to a recent survey of the 2,300 European members of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) - a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use.

Statement from Richard Rosan, CEO of ULI, on the Obama Administration's proposal to raise vehicle fuel efficiency requirements
  The following is a statement from Richard M. Rosan, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Land Institute Worldwide, regarding a proposal by the Obama Administration to raise vehicle fuel efficiency requirements and impose new auto emission standards by 2016.

New York City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Is The 2009 Laureate Of The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize For Visionaries In Urban Development
  Extraordinary accomplishments in urban planning are being recognized by this year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. Amanda M. Burden, chair of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of the New York Department of Planning, has been chosen as the 2009 laureate of the prize, which is the Institute’s highest honor. The selection of Ms. Burden was announced today at a celebratory luncheon in New York City.


Urban Land Institute Announces Four Winners Of 2009 Awards For Excellence: Asia Pacific Competition
  Four outstanding developments have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.


ULI Announcces 11 Finalists for the 2009 Awards for Excellence Competition Asia Pacific
  Eleven outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: A competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.


Combined Costs of Housing and Transportation Leaving San Francisco Bay Area Workers with Insufficient Resources to Meet Their Basic Needs
  undefinedundefined undefinedBay Area Burden, a new report released today by the ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing finds that the average Bay Area household spends more than $41,000 a year – nearly 60 percent of their income – on transportation and housing costs alone.

Economic Report Reveals How European Real Estate Executives Adapt in a Post-Recessionary Environment
  Despite seeing first green shoots of recovery in select European economies, in an uncertain environment, most remain focused on risk management – protecting their assets and conserving capital, according to an annual economic report released today.

Urban Land Institute Announces Five Winners of 2009 Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa
  Five outstanding developments have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) 2009 Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) competition. This year, the competition also included the announcement of two special award winners. The Awards for Excellence competition is widely regarded as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.

Survey Respondents Cite Opportunity for Commercial Real Estate Investors to Buy at Cyclical Lows in 2010, According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2010 Forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute
  Commercial real estate industry investors and professionals remain decidedly negative, colored by distress over prospects for an extended period of anemic demand and costly de-leveraging, according to respondents of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2010 report, released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

In Recession’s Aftermath, Asia Pacific Real Estate Markets Are Flashing Positive Signals: Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2010
  Real estate markets in the Asia Pacific region are holding up “surprisingly well” in the aftermath of the global recession compared to markets in the United States and Europe, according to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2010 report, released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).


Global Demographics 2009: Shaping Real Estate’s Future Examines Impact of Population Growth, Urbanization, Aging On Land Use
  The long-term land use implications posed by population growth, urbanization, aging, and migration are examined in Global Demographics 2009: Shaping Real Estate’s Future, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute.


The World’s Finest In Design And Development: The Urban Land Institute Announces Winners Of The 2009 Global Awards For Excellence Competition
  Five outstanding developments have been selected as winners of the 2009 Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. The winners are: the American University in Cairo - New Campus, Cairo, Egypt; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Rise, Vancouver, British Columbia; West Chelsea/High Line Rezoning Plan, New York City; and Zhongshan Shipyard Park, Zhongshan, China.


GSA Faces Both Challenges And Opportunities For Leasing, Acquisition in the Current Economic Recession, ULI Tells Congress
  The economic recession is presenting the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) with both challenges and opportunities in the leasing and development of office space, according to a representative for the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

ULI Senior Vice President Dean Schwanke recently testified on the potential for GSA leasing and building activity during a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. The subcommittee is part of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


Massachusetts Institute of Technology Team Wins the 2009 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
  A plan drafted by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning to redevelop a site within the Denver Design District (DDD) has been selected as the winning scheme in the seventh annual ULI (Urban Land Institute) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The team’s entry was chosen by the competition jury over plans submitted by other finalist teams from Columbia University, Kansas State University, and the University of Miami.

Facilitating a Global Land Use Information Exchange: Jeremy Newsum Is New Chairman of the Urban Land Institute
  Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate, is the new Chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global non-profit research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use. As ULI Chairman, Newsum will serve on a voluntary basis for a two-year term that ends on June 30, 2011. 

New Urban Land Institute Publication, "Moving Cooler," Underscores Critical Role of Sustainable Land Use in Mitigating Climate Change
  The importance of sustainable land development in mitigating climate change is highlighted in a comprehensive new research report, Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, published by the Urban Land Institute.

ULI Announces New Chairman, Executive Officers, Trustees
  Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate based in the United Kingdom, is the new Chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He succeeds Todd W. Mansfield, Chief Executive Officer of Crosland Inc., in Charlotte, N.C. Newsum’s term as Chairman spans July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011.

A Land Use Leader for the 21st Century: Patrick L. Phillips Named New Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute
  Patrick L. Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer of ERA AECOM (formerly Economics Research Associates), has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute, a global research and education organization dedicated to responsible land use. Phillips is taking over the position being vacated by current ULI CEO Richard M. Rosan, who has led the Institute’s staff for more than 17 years.


Mayors of Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia and Phoenix Among 16 Fellows Named By Urban Land Institute Daniel Rose Center For Public Leadership In Land Use
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use has named 16 outstanding community leaders -- including the mayors of Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia and Phoenix -- to serve in fellowships for the Center through 2010. The purpose of the fellowship program is to provide city leaders with the insights, peer-to-peer learning, and analysis they need to successfully build and sustain their cities.Eleven outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: A competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.


“Instant Urbanism” For the Suburbs: ULI Forum Examines Retrofitting Suburbs To Conserve Land, Energy and Improve Sustainability of Urban Regions
  Urban regions throughout the United States will thrive only if the suburbs throughout the regions are developed and redeveloped more sustainably, according to land use experts at a recent forum hosted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI).


The Urban Land Institute Selects Four Exemplary Workforce Housing Developments As Winners Of The 2009 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models Of Excellence Awards
  The ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing has selected Casa del Maestro, The Kalahari, Miller Ranch, and South City Lights as winners of this year’s Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards. The awards are given to workforce housing developments that represent outstanding achievements in several areas, including innovative financing, unique construction methodologies, strong public/private partnerships, and replicability to achieve workforce housing affordability. The award winners were announced at the ULI Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California.

Carin Barth, Tom Bozzuto, Steve Preston, Jonathan Reckford, and Ronald Rosenfeld Are Appointed To National Advisory Board for ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
  Five widely renowned housing and real estate finance experts have joined the National Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, the Center announced today.

Urban Land Institute CEO Patrick Phillips Named To World Habitat Day Honorary Committee; ULI Sustainable Suburbs Forum To Cap Week’s Events
  Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips has been named to the World Habitat Day Honorary Committee, the Institute announced today. World Habitat Day, which is October 5, 2009, is an annual event mandated by the General Assembly of the United Nations to promote innovations in affordable housing and sustainable urban development.


Jess Zimbabwe Named Executive Director of ULI Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership In Land Use
  Jess Zimbabwe, former director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, has joined the staff of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as the executive director of the ULI Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use.

The Final Four: Teams Representing Columbia University, Kansas State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Miami are 2009 Finalists For the ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
  Teams representing Columbia University, Kansas State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Miami have been selected as the finalists for the seventh annual ULI (Urban Land Institute) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The finalist teams were charged with the design of a development site in the city of Denver.

SUCCESS DESPITE THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN: ULI ANNOUNCES 25 FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE: THE AMERICAS COMPETITION
  Twenty-five outstanding developments from the Americas have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. The winners of the competition will be announced April 24 at ULI’s Spring Council Forum in Atlanta.

Success Despite The Economic Downturn: ULI Announces Ten Winners For The 2009 Awards For Excellence: The Americas Competition; Heritage Award Winner Also Selected
  Ten outstanding developments from the Americas have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition, along with one winner of the Institute's prestigious Heritage Award. The winners of the awards competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program, were announced today at ULI's Spring Council Forum in Atlanta.Real Estate and the Financial Crisis, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute, offers a comprehensive analysis of how turmoil capital markets worldwide is restructuring real estate financeEleven outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.

ULI’s New Publication, "Real Estate and the Financial Crisis," Explores How Capital Market Turmoil is Restructuring Real Estate Finance
  Real Estate and the Financial Crisis, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute, offers a comprehensive analysis of how turmoil capital markets worldwide is restructuring real estate financeEleven outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.

ULI Announces 11 Finalists For The 2009 Awards For Excellence Competition Covering Europe, Middle East, And Africa
  Eleven outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.

SINK OR SWIM -- INFRASTRUCTURE 2009: PIVOT POINT UNDERSCORES NEED TO TRANSFORM CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY WITH LONG-TERM INVESTMENT STRATEGY
  The United States desperately needs a 21st-century national infrastructure plan to emerge from its deep recession and ensure future prosperity, according to Infrastructure 2009: A Pivot Point, a new publication released today by the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young.

JUST RELEASED FROM THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE: THE NEW POLITICS OF PLANNING
  With the U.S. population expected to reach 350 million  by 2025, states and localities are recognizing that how they manage growth and development will affect their economic prospects, their ability to draw immigrants, and the quality of life for residents, says a new publication from the Urban Land Institute. The New Politics of Planning: How States and Local Governments are Coming to Common Ground on Reshaping America’s Built Environment compares old land planning methods with new innovations, chronicling land use controls from previous decades and analyzing how states are changing their perspective.

Combined Housing and Transportation Costs Strain Workers Throughout Washington Metro Region, Finds New Report From Urban Land Institute
  Housing located far from transit and employment centers places a heavy financial strain on working families in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, according to a new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. Beltway Burden: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, documents the challenges faced by area working families who are forced to "drive ‘till they qualify" for housing, incurring higher transportation costs that eventually erode their housing cost savings. It finds that area families are victim to combined housing and transportation costs that constitute, on average, nearly 47 percent of the area median income.

EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY ‘HUNKERING DOWN’
  European investors, developers, bankers, and brokers confirm that 2009 will be “a very difficult” year according to the report Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe, 2009. Capital for real estate will continue to be in short supply during 2009, in both equity and debt markets. Indeed, the ratings for overall availability, on a scale of one to nine, are the lowest ever recorded by Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe and there is real uncertainty as to when this trend will reverse.

Denver Site Chosen for 2009 Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition; Total of $80,000 to Be Awarded
  A 75-acre site south of downtown Denver has been chosen as the development site for the seventh annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition.  An ideas competition for university students, the program was created to honor the legacy of urban development pioneer Gerald D. Hines, chairman of the Hines real estate organization and a laureate of the Urban Land Institute J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.

Statement of Richard M. Rosan, President ULI Worldwide
  ULI has experienced a substantial decline in revenue, and a significant decline in ULI’s endowment will affect revenue for the coming fiscal year. As the economic situation has worsened, ULI has continued to make budget adjustments to keep the Institute strong financially.

ULI’s New Publication, Changing Metropolitan America, Outlines the Critical Role Infrastructure Plays in Keeping America Competitive
  Washington, DC, January 7, 2009—As the nation looks to make significant new federal investments in infrastructure, Changing Metropolitan America: Planning for a Sustainable Future, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute, outlines strategies for building and maintaining infrastructure that fosters sustainable cities and metropolitan areas.

Jon Ladd, COO of ULI EMEAI, Passes Away
  London, January 5 2009: Jon Ladd, chief operating officer of the Urban Land Institute Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (ULI EMEAI), passed away in Milton Keynes, England on January 4, 2009, after a brief illness. He was 45.

Alexander Otto Named Chairman of ULI Europe
  Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE Projektmanagement, took over as Chairman of ULI Europe as of January 1, 2009. Otto, Chairman of ULI Germany for the last five years, sees his new task as above all to advance the international interests of the urban development and real estate sector: "The internationalization of the property sector offers enormous potential to learn from outstanding projects or companies in other countries. ULI Europe acts as a forum for the exchange of know-how on international level. And one of my core aims will be to promote this exchange, especially in the field of innovative environmental and sustainability concepts."

 
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