Longtime ULI leader Robert C. Lieber, Executive Managing Director of the Island Capital Group in New York City, has been selected as the new Chairman of ULI New York, which serves ULI’s 2,000 members in the New York region. …Continue Reading
Two ULI Publications Win Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards from National Association of Real Estate Editors
The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has selected two Urban Land Institute (ULI) publications as 2013 winners of the Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Award. The two ULI books, Housing America’s Workforce: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from the Experts and Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI Guide to the Business, each received the award program’s Silver Award….Continue Reading
Shanghai Tops Investment and Development Prospects as Optimism Returns to China’s Real Estate Market
There has been a substantial recovery in market sentiment for Chinese real estate, with Shanghai topping the rankings for both investment and development prospects, according to the Urban Land Institute’s Mainland China Cities Survey 2013. The significant revival in market confidence is demonstrated by Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing and Wuhan, the top four cities in this year’s report, all receiving better scores than the highest ranked city for 2012, which was Chengdu….Continue Reading
C40 and ULI Form Global Partnership to Lower Emissions in Cities Around the World
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) today announced a global partnership to advance investments related to energy conservation and carbon emission reduction in existing buildings in cities around the world. The partnership agreement was signed today at ULI’s annual Asia-Pacific Real Estate Summit in Shanghai….Continue Reading
Tightening the City Fabric: ULI Announces Five Finalists in Urban Open Space Award Competition
Five projects have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award, a competition that recognizes outstanding examples of transformative and vibrant public open space – large and small – that have spurred economic and social regeneration of their adjacent communities….Continue Reading
Tech-Savvy Gen Yers Still Flock to Stores, Challenging Retailers to Keep Up with the Quickly Changing Preferences of these Young Consumers, Says New ULI Report
Despite being far more tech-savvy than previous generations, Generation Y, the 80-million strong cohort of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35, has not forsaken shopping in stores for online purchasing – as long as retailers keep their offerings “fresh” and interesting, says a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)….Continue Reading
State and Local Governments Lead the Way In U.S. Infrastructure Delivery
State and local governments in the U.S. are leading the way in delivering infrastructure projects against a backdrop of budget constraints and an ongoing lack of consensus about future investments by the federal government, according to Infrastructure 2013: Global Priorities, Global Insights, a joint report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Ernst & Young. …Continue Reading
Where Americans Want To Live: New ULI Report, America In 2013, Explores Housing, Transportation, Community Preferences Survey Suggests Strong Demand for Compact Development
A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) underscores the influence that growing demographic groups in the U.S. – in particular Generation Y, African Americans, and Latinos – will have on reshaping urban growth patterns by spurring more development of compact, mixed-use communities with reliable, convenient transit service. …Continue Reading
ULI to Advise Westwood Neighborhood in Denver on Incorporating Healthy Community Design
A panel of renowned land use and real estate experts assembled by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) is in Denver this week to recommend strategies for developing healthy living environments in the Westwood neighborhood. The panel is the institute’s final assignment in a series of three panels in Colorado that concentrated specifically on the connection between health and land use. The other two were held earlier this spring in the suburban community of Arvada and the rural community of Lamar….Continue Reading
Former ULI Rose Center Fellow Anthony Foxx, Mayor of Charlotte, N.C., Is Nominated by President Obama to Head U.S. Department of Transportation
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) congratulates Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx on his nomination by President Obama to be the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation….Continue Reading