Urban Land Magazine

4 days ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig

Ten developments from across the Americas have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2025 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence. ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the land use profession and encompass a wide range of land uses, sizes, investments, and geographic locations.

5 days ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren |Beth Mattson-Teig |Karen Jordan

In a world obsessed with all things new and shiny, adaptive reuse finds untapped power in the old. Much like a rare find in an antique or thrift store, reuse unlocks hidden value in the old by giving existing buildings new purpose, character, and relevance in a rapidly changing world. Lori Ferriss, co-founder of the Built Environment Preservation Lab, is helping lead this shift.

5 days ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren

Five experts from ULI’s Residential Neighborhood Development Council discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for homebuilders; what buyers and renters want from their neighborhoods, and how they value sustainability and resilience; what state and local housing policies are effectively encouraging housing construction; and other trends. What are the primary challenges and opportunities for building homes in this economic climate?

2 weeks ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren

A 2024 Morning Consult survey commissioned by the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy found that a substantial majority of respondents across the political spectrum see lack of affordable housing in the United States as a significant problem—and they support federal action to address it. To do so will require every tool in the box, including creative land acquisition and financing, adaptive use, public/private partnerships, and innovative construction methods.

2 weeks ago | urbanland.uli.org | Ron Nyren

As it contends with the same post-pandemic challenges that confront other urban cores nationwide, downtown Denver is leveraging public/private partnerships to bring back vitality. At the ULI 2025 Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado, five leaders involved with the city’s revitalization shared recent successes and plans for Denver’s future. “We’re in a really good place,” said Kourtny Garrett, president and chief executive officer of Denver’s Downtown Partnership.