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- 03-29-23
Zoning for More Transit-Oriented Housing Development in Massachusetts
Last year, Massachusetts passed the Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities (also known as Section 3A). When fully implemented, the law will impact the 175 municipalities—half of the total in the Commonwealth—that are served by the state’s mass transit system. Section 3A mandates that there must be at least one zoning district where multi-family housing is allowed “as of right.”
- 03-20-23
Reshaping the City: Zoning for a More Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Future
A new ULI report shares promising insights and examples of zoning regulations from across the United States.
- 03-17-23
How Newer Construction Homes Fared in Florida’s Hurricane Season
After another active hurricane season, Florida’s resilience continues to be a huge and growing practical and financial priority. Strategic planning focused on strength and durability is helping mitigate wind and flood damage.
- 03-16-23
Leveraging Federal Funds to Reduce Car-Dependence in North Carolina’s Growing Cities
City planners across North Carolina’s rural, suburban, and urban environments assert that a vibrant walkable downtown is their goal. They’re aiming to put that value into practice using a broad range of transportation options with help from the funding in the 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- 03-08-23
Making Four Affordable Housing Developments Pencil Out in Southern California
A member of ULI Los Angeles shares how his company is harnessing creativity and a lot of hard work to build attainable housing that is within reach of most renters.
- 02-21-23
Creating Attainable Housing for the Workforce in Resort Communities
Resort communities are appealing places to live year round, with stunning natural beauty and recreational opportunities in abundance. However, the same factors that make these places attractive can make them difficult for locals.
- 02-09-23
The Morning after Declaring a State of Emergency: Confronting the Realities of L.A. Homelessness
To be successful and sustainable, fighting homelessness in Los Angeles requires crisis intervention on two fronts: First, we must build more permanent housing and much more of it needs to be affordable. Second, we must build more transitional shelter of every type—more quickly and much, much more affordably. But shelter is not enough.
- 02-06-23
Don Peebles and Daryl Carter on Building Affordable Housing
Affordable housing in California has become increasingly difficult to develop in recent years in a state where there is a significant lack of it. Two developers speak to the barriers to development in Southern California.
- 11-28-22
UL Interview: New York City CRE Owner Leslie Himmel on Finding “Brave Money” in a Down Cycle
When Urban Land last spoke to New York City landlord Leslie Himmel of Himmel + Meringoff Properties in March, vacancy within the nation’s largest office market was hovering just below 10 percent. While that still registers below the market’s peak of 11.7 percent in 2010, according to Moody’s, that rate has continued to drift upwards since March. Urban Land recently sat down with Himmel for a lively discussion about doing business in a recessionary market amid rising interest rates, and her ongoing search for what she calls “brave money.”
- 11-18-22
Developers See New Opportunities in Industrial and Logistics Across Southeast Asia
A confluence of economic and geopolitical trends is changing global supply chains and driving increased demand for industrial and logistics real estate in Southeast Asia, according to industry leaders at ULI Asia Pacific’s REImagine conference.