Urban Land Magazine

Urban Land is a magazine released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI), based in Washington, D.C. It is published six times annually and features a diverse array of global topics. The magazine primarily focuses on the interests of professionals in real estate development and land use. Urban Land offers practical, unbiased, and up-to-date articles addressing various industry challenges, highlighting effective solutions for development and land use issues, in alignment with ULI's mission.

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Industry Associations Rally Behind Energy Star Amid Threats from Federal Budget Reductions

1 week ago | urbanland.uli.org | Geoff Lewis

The commercial real estate industry is voicing strong support for the Energy Star program as the Trump administration proposes substantial budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, a change that could jeopardize the voluntary program’s future or eliminate it entirely. The Energy Star program, launched in 1992, identifies energy-efficient products, appliances, and buildings for consumers.
Geoff Lewis

1 week ago | urbanland.uli.org | Geoff Lewis

The commercial real estate industry is voicing strong support for the Energy Star program as the Trump administration proposes substantial budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, a change that could jeopardize the voluntary program’s future or eliminate it entirely.
UL Interview: BH Properties President Jim Brooks Talks Strategic Pivots in Office and the Future of Real Estate Investment

1 week ago | urbanland.uli.org | Sibley Fleming

Every commercial real estate cycle presents a unique opportunity to drive innovation and refine investment strategy. That’s among the takeaways from Urban Land’s interview with industry vet Jim Brooks, president of Los Angeles–based BH Properties. Brooks brings deep experience in navigating cycles and unlocking value, with a resume that includes The Koll Company, Morgan Stanley, Tishman Speyer, and Columbia’s real estate Master’s degree program.
Denver's Incubation of Affordable Housing Innovation

1 week ago | urbanland.uli.org | Kelsi Maree Borland

In early 2023, Denver architect Sean Jursnick flew to Seattle to meet fellow architect Michael Eliason. Eliason had been publicly advocating for single-stair designs in multifamily—a concept that would allow mid-rise multifamily properties to have only one staircase for all ingress and egress—and Jursnick thought the concept would help support affordable housing development in Denver. Two years later, Jursnick recalls the meeting as an inspiration.
Building the Low-Altitude Economy

2 weeks ago | urbanland.uli.org | Bennett Voyles

All over the world, inventors and entrepreneurs are trying to build a future where fresh food drops out of the sky and onto your doorstep, and commuters get home in minutes rather than hours—all without drivers and without smog. A few urban planners and architects have even tried their hand at designing an urban landscape for a world where the law of gravity is partially repealed.
Can Reforms Speed L.A.’s Permitting, Rebuilding, after the Fires?

3 weeks ago | urbanland.uli.org | Michele Lerner

January’s Eaton and Palisades wildfires damaged or destroyed more than 16,000 properties in Los Angeles, making recovery a daunting effort. Yet experts see a potential bright spot that could speed things along: reforms to L.A.’s infamously slow and disjointed permitting process. “I am establishing a self-certification program to reduce redundancy in the permitting process,” announced L.A.’s mayor, Karen Bass, in her State of the City address at City Hall on April 21, 2025.
Moving the Net Zero Needle: ULI Net Zero Imperative Advances Building Decarbonization Efforts

3 weeks ago | urbanland.uli.org | Chris Perkes |Celeste Smith

The ULI Net Zero Imperative (NZI) is a global program that began in 2021 to leverage ULI’s district and national councils (i.e., local chapters) and expert members to advance decarbonization locally and is a significant aspect of ULI’s work to advance its net zero mission priority.
30 Years Later: The Oklahoma City National Memorial

1 month ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ben Johnson |Beth Mattson-Teig |Ron Nyren

Husband and wife architectural team Hans and Torrey Butzer were living in Berlin, Germany, in late 1996 when a contest in Progressive Architecture magazine caught their attention. The competition called for designing a memorial to the victims of the tragic bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
Converting Housing from Market-Rate to Deeply Affordable

1 month ago | urbanland.uli.org | Michele Lerner

Solutions to the severe and seemingly intractable shortage of affordable housing, particularly for extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness, are scant. A 2024 report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition identified a shortage of 7.3 million affordable rental homes in the United States. One promising option: converting market-rate multifamily properties to affordable housing.
Health and Equity in Miami’s Built Environment: Takeaways from the New ULI Health Leaders of Cohort 8

1 month ago | urbanland.uli.org | Anh-vy Pham |Celeste Smith |Beth Nilsson |Ron Nyren

The ULI Health Leaders Network was established in 2017 to connect ULI members across disciplines such as architecture, urban planning, development, and community health. Over the course of a year, the cohort program establishes working relationships through two in-person convenings in world-class cities and monthly virtual meetings. Cohort 8 includes 28 talented professionals representing 25 different cities and six different countries, adding to the 250+ member network of Health Leaders.