Kara Kokernak

Aug 21, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Kali Marnane |Holly Dutton |Kara Kokernak

Divyabahen grew up in Ramapir No Tekro, an area of Ahmedabad in northwest India. Labeled a “slum,” it sits on land formally owned by the city. After getting married, Divyabahen lived with her husband’s family for a short time before they looked for a place of their own. Unable to afford to rent or buy a home, they built a small house on public land along a creek near Divayabahen’s childhood home. They enjoyed living under the large shade trees, with space around them and extended family nearby.

Aug 19, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Holly Dutton |Kara Kokernak

ULI has announced the appointment of Mick Cornett, the former mayor of Oklahoma City, as the ULI Canizaro/Klingbeil Fellow for Urban Development. Cornett served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2005 to 2018, leading a major redevelopment plan for the urban core, securing an NBA franchise for the city, creating an entertainment district that now attracts 2 million visitors a year, and generating 80,000 new jobs.

Aug 14, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Juan Pablo Quintero |Holly Dutton |Kara Kokernak |Beth Mattson-Teig

Rosangela Perry/Shutterstock Real estate investors recognize the need to incorporate physical climate risks—including wildfires, hurricanes, and excessive heat—into their business models as the prevalence and severity of extreme weather events increases. Climate-risk analytics tools have proliferated in recent years to help investors assess, price, and mitigate these physical climate risks.

Aug 13, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Laura Newman |Holly Dutton |Kara Kokernak |Beth Mattson-Teig

The history of Denver is closely intertwined with the South Platte River. From the city’s initial settlement along the riverbanks in 1858 to subsequent urbanization that altered its natural course, the South Platte has played a significant role in Denver’s evolution. For much of the 20th century, however, metropolitan development turned away from this vital waterway.

Aug 12, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Kara Kokernak |Beth Mattson-Teig |Ron Nyren

Real estate leaders in the ULI Greenprint community have created a sustainability pre-bid checklist for the industry to inform and adjust bid pricing in transactions. Real estate transactions move swiftly, and to date, have been a missed opportunity to collect critical sustainability-related information that could influence bid pricing and underwriting.