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2010 Press Room

Urban Land Institute Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use Names Charlotte, Detroit, Houston and Sacramento Mayoral Teams as 2010-2011 Daniel Rose Fellows
  The mayors of Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, and Sacramento, plus 12 additional local land use leaders from these cities, have been selected as the 2010-2011 class of fellows for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use.
Four Outstanding Developments Receive Jack Kemp Workforce Housing 2010 Models of Excellence Award from ULI Terwiller Center for Workforce Housing
  Exemplary achievements in the development of workforce housing are being celebrated tonight by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. Four developments --33Comm in Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Capitol Quarter: Phase 1 in Washington, D.C.; Fire Clay Lofts in Denver; and Miller’s Court in Baltimore have been selected as the winners of the ULI Terwilliger Center’s Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards.


Alazne Solis Appointed To National Advisory Board for Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
  Alazne (Ali) Solis, a widely renowned housing policy expert  who specializes in the area of affordable housing and sustainable community development, has joined the National Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, the Center announced today.


The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use, will kick off a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary at the institute’s annual Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo, set for the Staples Center in Los Angeles October 25-28, 2011
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use,  will kick off a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary at the institute’s annual Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo, set for the Staples Center in Los Angeles October 25-28, 2011.
SB 375 Has Much Potential to Help California’s Urban Areas Be More Environmentally and Economically Sustainable, Says Urban Land Institute’s Analysis of Law
  A California law that requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to create and implement land use plans that use compact, coordinated, and efficient development patterns to reduce auto dependency could, if implemented wisely, help the state’s urban regions become more economically and environmentally sustainable, according to an analysis of the law released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Grassroots Collaboration for Sustainable Communities: The Urban Land Institute Announces Three Winners in the Semi-Annual Awards for Community Action Grants
  Three 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.
Measures to Protect Federal Facilities Should Enhance, Rather Than Impair Economic Development and Community Livability, ULI Tells Congress
  Attempts by the U.S. Congress to protect federal facilities against acts of terrorism should avoid over-reactive measures that could affect the quality of life in the greater community, and instead focus on an approach that enhances economic development opportunities and community livability, according to Urban Land Institute (ULI) Executive Vice President Maureen McAvey.

"Connecting Florida: Transit and Florida’s Economy" Highlights Transportation Infrastructure As Critical To Long-Term Sustainability of State’s Urban Areas
  New transportation connections within and between the five largest urban regions in Florida – including Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Lee and Collier counties – will enhance the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the entire state, according to a new report, Connecting Florida: Transit and Florida’s Economy, prepared by the Urban Land Institute (ULI).


Alazne Solis Appointed To National Advisory Board for Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
  Alazne (Ali) Solis, a widely renowned housing policy expert  who specializes in the area of affordable housing and sustainable community development, has joined the National Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, the Center announced today.


Survey respondents signal hopeful signs for commercial real estate market improvements in 2011, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011 forecast from PwC and the Urban Land Institute
  After three years of dislocation and unprecedented loss, commercial real estate industry investors and professionals hint at hopeful signs of tempered commercial real estate market improvements, according to respondents of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011  report, released today by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Asia Pacific Real Estate Markets Are Global Leaders in Recovery and Growth, Says 'Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2011'
  The “cloud has been lifted” from Asia Pacific real estate markets, with the fiscal outlook for most of the Asian countries more promising than that for Europe or the United States, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2011, a real estate forecast jointly published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: New ULI Report Explores Factors That Will Reshape Urban Growth in Years Ahead
  In the midst of economic uncertainty, there are still some elements of certainty – such as  demographic shifts, financial industry restructuring, global competitiveness, and sustainable building – that will guide real estate investment and reshape urban growth trends in the years ahead, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
What Housing Crash? The American Dream is Alive and Well with Gen Y: A Peek at Upcoming ULI Research Shows Strong Desire for Homeownership
  Early findings from an upcoming survey being published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggest that the echo boomer generation, or Gen Y, holds a high view of the American Dream – despite the housing market collapse -- with the majority of respondents expecting to own homes within five years.
Pinnacles of Modern Design: The Urban Land Institute Announces Winners of the 2010 Global Awards for Excellence Competition
  Five outstanding developments have been selected as winners of the 2010 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: LA LIVE, Los Angeles; Miasteczko Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland; Rouse Hill Town Centre, Rouse Hill, Australia; The Southern Ridges, Singapore; and Thin Flats, Philadelphia.
Add Water Systems to U.S. Infrastructure Challenges, Says "Infrastructure 2010: An Investment Imperative"
  More and more urban areas throughout the United States – in both dry and rainy locales -- are facing growing pressures on their water infrastructure systems, necessitating both greater investments for overhaul and a change in development patterns that are more conducive to conservation, according to Infrastructure 2010: An Investment Imperative, a new publication released today by the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young.

'There Were Many Keys to This Bomb and We Held One': ULI Chairman Jeremy Newsum on Real Estate's Missteps, Opportunities for Future
  The real estate industry must accept its "proper share of the blame" in the series of missteps leading to the global economic recession and the housing and commercial property decline, according to Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chairman Jeremy Newsum.
Energy Star Building Registry Now Available On Mobile Phone Application Offered Through the Urban Land Institute’s “Lessen” Initiative
  A national listing of energy efficient commercial buildings in the United States that are included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program is now available on a new mobile phone application offered by LessEn, an Urban Land Institute (ULI) initiative to help lessen energy consumption in commercial buildings around the globe.
Best Strategies for Leveraging Public Land to Catalyze Private Investment Are Explored In New Urban Land Institute Report
  The key role that public land and public land holdings play in attracting private investment in urban areas is explored in a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use.
Urban Land Institute Names Rebecca C. Senhauser Executive Vice President For Strategic Communications
  Rebecca C. Senhauser, a highly regarded public affairs executive with expertise in real estate finance and housing issues, has been named executive vice president for strategic communications for the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Senhauser will join ULI’s staff September 8, 2010.
Market Innovation in Financing Energy-Efficiency Retrofits of Commercial Real Estate Explored in New ULI Report, New Tools. New Rules.
  Retrofitting the nation’s existing commercial building stock is moving to the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S., and is broadly acknowledged as one of the least expensive ways to mitigate climate change, according to New Tools. New Rules., a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Urban Land Institute Announces New Trustees
  Eighteen land use professionals have been named to serve on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Board of Trustees for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2013. The ULI Governance Committee believes that the addition of the new trustees to the existing roster of trustees will provide sound leadership for the Institute.

An Urban Artist: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is the 2010 Laureate of the Urban Land Institute J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries In Urban Development
  Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s 21-year legacy of successful community building has earned him the prestigious Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. Daley, the 2010 laureate, is only the second mayor to receive the prize in its 11-year history. The announcement is being made today at a celebratory luncheon in Chicago.
Trish Riggs
  Housing that is close to major employment centers remains unaffordable to a large portion of workers in the Boston metropolitan area, despite the decline in home prices that occurred in many parts of the region during the recession, according to new research published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
The Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing Names Diane Tomb to National Advisory Board
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, which seeks to increase the availability of workforce housing in high cost communities by harnessing the power of the private sector, today announced Diane Leneghan Tomb, president and chief executive officer of Tomb & Associates, LLC, as the newest member of its national advisory board.
ULI EMEA President William P. Kistler To Leave Post; Laid Solid Foundation For Institute’s Growth In Europe, Middle East
  William P. Kistler, president of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), is leaving the post after more than six years of building a strong foundation for the Institute’s expansion into those areas of the globe.
New Report Details True Costs of Housing and Transportation for Families in Boston and Surrounding Region
  Boston Regional Challenge, a new report released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, finds that the average working household in the Boston region spends over $34,000 a year – or 54 percent of their income – on the combined costs of housing and transportation.
Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center Announces a Call for Entries for Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards: Entry Deadline June 4, 2010
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing is collecting entries for a competition to recognize leadership and creativity in the provision of housing for America’s working families.
Team from North Carolina State University and University Of North Carolina Wins Top Prize In 2010 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
  A team of students representing North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill has won the $50,000 top prize in the 2010 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition with a redevelopment plan for a San Diego neighborhood that emphasizes neighborhood diversity, affordability to families of mixed incomes, and walkability.
ULI Announces 14 Finalists for the 2010 Awards for Excellence Competition Covering Europe, Middle East, and Africa
  Fourteen 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.
Urban Land Institute Announces 17 Finalists for the 2010 Awards for Excellence: The Americas Competition
  Seventeen developments from the Americas have been selected as finalists in this year’s Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program. From this elite group, up to ten will be selected as winners of the competition, which will be announced April 16 in Boston during ULI’s Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum.
Innovative Land Use Making A Difference – The Urban Land Institute Announces Twelve Finalists for the 2010 Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific Competition
  Twelve outstanding developments have been selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.
Inspiration in Challenging Times: ULI Announces Ten Winners for The 2010 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 in Boston at the 2010 ULI Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum
Inspiration in Challenging Times: Urban Land Institute Announces Five Winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific Competition
  Five 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.  
Inspiration In Challenging Times: Urban Land Institute Announces Four Winners Of 2010 Awards For Excellence In Europe, Middle East, And Africa Competition
  Four exceptional developments have been selected as winners 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.
Urban Land Institute Announces $86,000 In Funding Through Community Action Grants Program
  Four grants have been awarded in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) semi-annual funding of its community action grants program. Through the program, created over five years ago, the ULI Foundation Fund has raised 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.
Celebrating The Public Realm: Six Finalists Selected For The Urban Land Institute: ULI Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award
  Six finalists have been selected for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award, a new competition that recognizes an outstanding example of a public open space that has catalyzed the transformation of the surrounding communities.
Urban Space That Is Changing the Face of Detroit: Campus Martius Park Chosen As First-Ever Winner of ULI Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award
  Detroit’s Campus Martius Park, a 2.5-acre thriving green space created from a desolate downtown parcel, has received national recognition as the first-ever winner of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award. The award for the park, unique in a city more often characterized by hardship than success, was based on a competition to recognize an outstanding example of a public open space that has catalyzed the transformation of the surrounding community.
Efforts By Europe, U.S., Japan To Shore Up Ailing Financial Institutions Is Having Mixed Success, Says Too Big To Fail, A New Report From ULI Europe
  Government intervention in different countries to shore up ailing financial institutions is having mixed success in reviving their respective economies and real estate markets, according to Too Big to Fail, a new report from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Europe office. A common sentiment is that an industry recovery will hinge on the extent to which any immediate boost from the aid ultimately results in steady, predictable flows of private capital to real estate.
The Final Four: Teams From Harvard, Maryland, NC State/UNC, And Penn Are Finalists In 2010 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
  Teams from Harvard University, the University of Maryland, College Park, North Carolina State University/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as the finalists for the eighth 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 San Diego.
Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel To Offer Recommendations On Core To Shore Redevelopment In Oklahoma City
  An advisory services panel from the Urban Land Institute is visiting Oklahoma City March 1-5, 2010, to provide strategic advice on the redeveloping the “Core to Shore” area of Oklahoma City. The panel, sponsored jointly by the City of Oklahoma and ULI Oklahoma, will be making recommendations on how best to leverage economic growth resulting from the upcoming Interstate-40/Crosstown Realignment.
Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel Offers Recommendations, Options For Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor
  An advisory services panel from the Urban Land Institute will be examining the Cleantech Corridor (CTC) in Los Angeles to provide recommendations and alternatives for the project’s redevelopment. The Community Redevelopment Agency – Los Angeles (CRA/LA) is sponsoring the panel.
Despite Recent Economic Downturn New Study Finds Bay Area Housing “Persistently and Pervasively” Unaffordable for Working Families
  Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area today remains unaffordable to a large portion of the region’s workforce and the problem is expected to continue to grow with severe housing shortages by 2025, according to new research published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. The severity of the problem threatens the region’s future economic viability and, unless serious policy changes are made, new home development will leave significant unmet demand, leaving thousands of working families “priced out” of affordable housing options.
New ULI Book, "Conservation Communities: Creating Value With Nature, Open Space, and Agriculture," Offers Anti-Sprawl Solution to Accommodate Growth and Save Land
  The beneficial impact of conservation development as way to both accommodate population growth and save land in outlying suburbs and rural areas is highlighted in Conservation Communities: Creating Value with Nature, Open Space, and Agriculture, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Business As Usual Versus Something Different Communities
  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the American Planning Association (APA) Planner’s Press have released Envisioning Better Communities, a new book specifically addressing how municipalities can carry out planning and development while preserving a community’s attractiveness and unique character.
Sustainable Practices In Land Use And Transportation Can Help Mitigate Climate Change
  A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) concludes that compact development is a key component in efforts to mitigate climate change. Given that the United States will grow by more than 130 million people by 2050, with research showing the majority will continue to choose living in metropolitan areas, land use will continue to be critical to lowering overall greenhouse gas emissions by reducing driving and energy consumption.
New From ULI -- Real Estate Market Analysis: Methods and Case Studies Shows How to Gauge Investment, Development Potential
  Real Estate Market Analysis: Methods and Case Studies, just released from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), provides a practical guidebook for analyzing the market potential of real estate investment and development projects. In this revised edition of the original publication, the authors go beyond economic theory and mathematical formulas, looking at field work by assembling case studies of various practitioners. Along the way, topics such as the importance of field work; using consumer surveys; and how to conduct demographic data analysis are discussed in detail.
Following is a statement from Urban Land Institute Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips regarding the federal government’s announcement of $8 billion in awards to states for the construction of high-speed rail systems.
   With some credit easing and property values stabilising, Europe’s real estate industry will see some improvement in 2010, but still faces a ‘long, slow haul’ to recovery, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2010, published today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Following is a statement from Urban Land Institute Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips regarding the federal government’s announcement of $8 billion in awards to states for the construction of high-speed rail systems.
  President Obama’s announcement of $8 billion in state grants for high-speed intercity passenger rail systems is a much-needed, and long-overdue, step forward in improving connections between our nation’s urban areas.
U.S. Housing Market At Inflection Point: The “Old Normal” Will Not Be Part of Recovery, Says New Research From the Urban Land Institute
  As the U.S. economy recovers, emerging trends in demographics and consumer behavior will become major drivers of new housing opportunities, resulting in a residential market vastly different from the one that existed prior to the recession, according to Housing in America: The Next Decade, a new research paper authored by John K. McIlwain, senior resident fellow, Urban Land Institute/J. Ronald Terwilliger Chair for Housing.
San Diego Site Chosen For 2010 Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition; Total Of $80,000 To Be Awarded
  The East Village neighborhood in downtown San Diego has been chosen as the site for the eighth 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.
 
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