Chicago-based Theaster Gates may be the only artist in the United States merging the roles of artist and real estate developer. A celebrated and commercially successful multimedia artist who has exhibited work in museums and galleries around the world, Gates has transformed blocks of his South Side neighborhood through key investments in housing and unique community assets that provide residents with outlets for expression while preserving local culture before it disappears.
What millennials will do once they marry and have children, a restrictive lending environment, and flat income growth were among the topics discussed at the third annual Butcher Forum, an invitation-only gathering in April of the top executives who represent the multifamily housing industry in the United States.
ULI Global CEO Patrick Phillips said ULI is now a “more durable and resilient” organization than ever before in a speech to Spring Meeting members and attendees.
ULI Chicago is partnering with the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative to expand leadership opportunities for women in commercial real estate within the Chicago metro area.
Real estate developers around the world are responding to increased consumer interest in cycling and walking as preferred modes of transportation by building projects adjacent to trails, bike paths, bike-sharing stations, and other infrastructure that supports human-powered mobility, according to Active Transportation and Real Estate: The Next Frontier, a new ULI report.
The Urban Land40 Under 40 program first launched in 2014, recognizing and celebrating the best and brightest among real estate and land use professionals under the age of 40 from around the world. Here we take a moment and look back at three members of the inaugural class—one each from the Americas, the Asia Pacific region, and Europe.
Food and food retail are having a transformative impact on real estate according to a recent ULI forum that convened real estate developers, food producers, planners, restaurateurs, public health professionals, and other individuals working in the food and development sectors.
ULI Columbus and local partners engaged in a scenario-planning process to educate local stakeholders and the public on the choices about land use and transportation investments that lie ahead. The resulting report, insight2050, has been widely shared in Central Ohio as the region prepares to add half a million people by 2050.
