Kevin Brass

KEVIN BRASS writes regularly about property and development for the New York Times International Edition and the Financial Times.

Development and Construction
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Fall Meeting
Walkability Now May Outweigh Transit Access in Valuing Location
Ride-hailing services and autonomous vehicles are already starting to change the economic formulas for transit-oriented development (TOD), a panel of developers and investors said during the ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.
October 9, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Fall Meeting
Redeveloping a Historic Boston Sports Venue: The Hub on Causeway
The Hub on Causeway—one of the most ambitious mixed-use developments in the Northeast—opens its first phase on the former Boston Garden site this fall.
September 24, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Multifamily
Make Room for Design in Manufactured Homes
Austin-based Kasita wants to hit the developer market with small, precision-built turnkey homes.
August 13, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
Defying Expectations for Master-Planned Communities
Everyone thought they knew what millennials and their parents, the baby boomers, wanted in housing and lifestyle, but the two largest demographic groups in U.S. history are not behaving as many prognosticators thought they would.
July 2, 2018
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Design and Planning
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Asia Pacific
Building Cross-Cultural Ties at Schwarzman College in Beijing
Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwarzman built a Rhodes Scholarship–type programme at Tsinghua University.
May 29, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Spring Meeting
Creating Positive Community Collisions in Downtown Las Vegas
Though best known as the chief executive officer of fast-growing online shoe and clothing business Zappos, Tony Hsieh is also leading one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the United States in downtown Las Vegas.
May 7, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Spring Meeting
“Maker Spaces” for Local Crafts Producers Add Vitality to Cities
Artists and other creative types need small, affordable places—and patient capital, Detroit experts say.
May 7, 2018
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail/Entertainment
Future of Retail Is Brick-and-Mortar Stores and E-Commerce Working Better Together
The focus for mall owners and retailers should be on extending their brand “beyond the four walls of brick and mortar,” said panelists speaking at the ULI Spring Meeting.
May 3, 2018
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Development and Construction
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Multifamily
Kasita’s Modular Home on Display in Detroit
Micro-housing builder Kasita says it has solved the problems of modular construction. The Austin-based company is at the ULI Spring Meeting in Detroit meeting with developers and showing off a prototype of its 352-square-foot home.
May 1, 2018
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Development and Construction
Boom in U.S. Student Housing Deals Seems Far from Over
Investors continue to pour money into U.S. student housing projects. Despite shrinking yields and rising development costs, transaction activity in 2017 was “very strong” after a record volume in 2016, according to CBRE.
February 26, 2018
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