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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Kelly Annis
A group of experts representing ULI visited Buffalo, New York, last November to make recommendations for reviving the city’s Jefferson Avenue Corridor, the main thoroughfare of a historically black area that has suffered a decline in commercial, social, and civic activity and engagement as the result of decades of disinvestment and a recent racially motivated shooting.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Sibley Fleming |Kelly Annis |Ron Nyren
Yesterday, more than 400 commercial real estate professionals and elected officials gathered at the National Building Museum for the third annual Future Forum, a regional conference for public and private-sector leaders. The conference was developed by ULI Washington with collaborating partners, the Coalition for Smarter Growth (CSG), DCBIA, Greater Greater Washington, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
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2 months ago | 
urbanland.uli.org | Trevor McIntyre |Lucy Scott |Ron Nyren |Kelly Annis
A few key trends that evolved over the past few years and continue to shape the field of placemaking in 2025 reflect a growing commitment to sustainability, resource efficiency, and the responsible management of urban spaces. The future of urban placemaking will be shaped by our need to adapt—both to environmental challenges and to the growing demand for equitable public spaces.
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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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Jan 16, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig |Kelly Annis
Architecture is a profession steeped in tradition, built on a romantic story of young talent learning at the drafting tables of those who have mastered their craft. This generations-old tale carries on, but how practical or healthy is it for us to hold on to this story today? Our field has grown more technically complex, with rapid advancements in building science and construction technology.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig |Bendix Anderson |Kelly Annis
Type: Renovation, Mixed UseDeveloper: Shenzhen Vanke Development Co. Ltd. Owner: 300 individual villagersPlanning and Design Management Consultants: Vanke Urban Research, vaLueDesigners: MVRDV, URBANUS, Neri & Hu, VTN Architects, Atelier FC JZ, Tao, NODE Architecture & Urbanism, BWA, vaLue, fabersociety, FCHA, 11ARCHITECTURE, CM Design, HHDesign, INCLS, TAG, cnS, Return, Filed, INPLUS Design, Nanyue GujianConsultant: reLifesyling Real Estate Consultancy (Shanghai) Ltd.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | John Martin |Kelly Annis
In late September 2019, 7,300 commuter students were settling into their routines at the University of Southern Maine (USM) in Portland, where the academic year had just begun. Then, at the end of the month, a fire main broke beneath the repurposed industrial building serving as the student center, flooding it with six inches of mud. City officials declared the building uninhabitable, leaving USM suddenly without a student center.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Kelly Annis
The Melville Charitable Trust awarded $75,000 to the ULI Foundation to support the development of 10 Principles for Addressing Homelessness: A Guide for Real Estate & Finance. Awarded in October 2024, the one-year grant is the trust’s first donation to the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
