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2 weeks ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Beth Mattson-Teig |Jack Skelley |Brett Widness
TeamLHBK from the University of Cambridge in the UK has been named the winner of the sixth annual ULI Hines Student Competition—Europe. The jury’s decision was announced by ULI and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer and manager, following a two-day in person final held at Hines’ European headquarters, “Grainhouse” in London. Six diverse multidisciplinary teams representing various universities and business schools from across the region participated in the competition final.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Elizabeth Van Horn |Kelly Annis |Ron Nyren |Jack Skelley
Launched in 2022 with the release of its foundational report, Homeless to Housed: The ULI Perspective, ULI’s Homeless to Housed (H2H) initiative aims to address the U.S. housing and homelessness crises through real estate–driven solutions that emphasize a new degree of affordability and necessary connections to supportive services.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Celeste Smith |Kelly Annis |Jack Skelley
This year, global ULI Greenprint real estate members reported a 6.3 percent year-for-year, like-for-like reduction in absolute carbon emissions. This result marks the second year in a row that members have reported a reduction of more than 6 percent in absolute carbon emissions—a testament to ULI Greenprint members’ leadership in making progress on their sustainability goals.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Kelly Annis |Jack Skelley
Type: Mixed-Use Residential, Affordable Housing Developer: Fresh Hope Communities and Nightingale Housing Owner: Fresh Hope Communities (Churches of Christ Property Trust) Designers: SJB Site Size: 0.19 acres (0.08 ha) Date Opened: February 1, 2024 Date Completed: December 31, 2023 Housing: 54 units Parking (# of spaces): 4 (inclusive of 2 dedicated shared vehicles managed by Goget) Open Space: 1,076 square feet (100 sq m) In the Sydney suburb of Marrickville, two not-for-profit...
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Beth Mattson-Teig |Jack Skelley |Ron Nyren
The devastating Los Angeles wildfires are the latest in a string of extreme events pushing the financial impact of natural disasters to the forefront. More than 55,000 acres have been burned and 16,000-plus structures destroyed in the recent fires in Eaton, Palisades, Hughes, Hurst, and other areas, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Jack Skelley
On January 7, 2025, when sparks began igniting the communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Pasadena, Altadena, Hollywood, and others, the city of Los Angeles had been struggling to produce 486,379 new housing units by 2029, a number mandated by California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) to address the shortfall.
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May 21, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Michele Lerner |Jack Skelley |Ron Nyren
No one tool can solve a problem as seemingly intractable as the lack of affordable housing in the U.S., but many cities recognize that zoning reform can be a valuable catalyst to increase all types of housing supply. “The silver lining is that the affordable housing crisis is so severe that this is one of the top issues facing constituents, so politicians are more likely to address it,” says M.
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May 20, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Jack Skelley
As cities confront the housing crisis, they face intersecting challenges: opposition not only to affordable-housing development but often to any development; spiraling financing and construction costs; outdated zoning that stifles or misplaces growth; egregious bureaucratic barriers; and issues around displacement and historic preservation. But some cities have an asset that can serve as a testing ground for harmonizing urgent priorities: their downtown districts.
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May 14, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Michele Lerner |Jack Skelley
Ten projects deliver compact residential spaces that offer more affordable city living options, foster community, and minimize environmental impactsMicro-housing can give people an affordable toehold in urban cores by squeezing into tight infill sites and maximizing density.
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May 3, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Matt Norris |Michele Lerner |Jack Skelley
A confluence of demographic changes, economic challenges, and shifting consumer preferences have resulted in changes to household composition and, as a result, housing demand. After declining in previous decades, multigenerational living has grown since the 1970s. According to the Pew Research Center, between 1971 and 2021, the number of people living in multigenerational households quadrupled, while the number of people in other living situations is less than double what it was.
