Marianne Eppig

Oct 1, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Sibley Fleming |Beth Mattson-Teig |Marianne Eppig

Led by Senthil Sankaran, the Amazon Housing Equity Fund supports the creation and preservation of multigenerational affordable housing for moderate- and low-income families. That includes firefighters, teachers, and police who fall between 30 percent and 80 percent of area median income (AMI). “We are very intentional about that being our primary targeted range . . . mainly because, below 30 percent of AMI, the deepest need . . . usually has other public subsidies . . . attached to it,” Sankaran says.

Mar 14, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Beth Mattson-Teig |Marianne Eppig |Ralph Bivins

Potential trouble brewing in a sector that has been viewed as relatively bulletproof multifamily is concerning. But while stress is very much real, industry participants are quick to point out that the overall foundation for multifamily remains strong. “The cracks that we’re seeing are not structural; they’re superficial,” says Vincent DiSalvo, chief investment officer at Kingbird Investment Management, a family office investment firm specializing in multifamily.

Mar 4, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Marianne Eppig

The Resilient Land Use Cohort (RLUC) is a network of ULI district councils, member experts, and community partners in cities across the United States working together to identify strategies to be more resilient to the impacts of climate change and other vulnerabilities, including floods, extreme storms, drought, wildfire, and extreme heat, as well as the related social, environmental, and economic impacts.

Mar 4, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Marianne Eppig

Since 2022, five ULI district councils— ULI Colorado, ULI Los Angeles, ULI New York, ULI Louisiana, and ULI Philadelphia—have participated in a long-term effort to tackle climate resilience, equity, and land use issues through the second Resilient Land Use Cohort (RLUC2), hosted by ULI’s Urban Resilience program.