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Brett Widness

Brett Widness is the managing editor of Urban Land. Previously, he worked in online editorial at the Washington Post, AARP, and AOL, now part of Yahoo!

Design and Planning
Video: New York City’s Lowline Gets First Approval
In mid-July, New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced the selection of the Lowline as the designated developer for the underground trolley terminal at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge that has been disused for nearly seven decades.
August 15, 2016
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Zillow Models Nearly 2 Million U.S. Homes Flooded by 2100
Using maps released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), real estate listing provider Zillow is predicting that almost 300 U.S. cities would lose more than half of their housing stocks by the year 2100 due to rising sea levels associated with climate change. The estimated value of these homes is $882 billion.
August 8, 2016
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Economy, Market & Trends
July/August Issue of Urban Land Is Available for Download
The latest issue of the magazine is now available for download in the Urban Landapp. The cover package for this issue is titled “Home Sweet: Softening the Edges for Dense, Urban Living.” Other topics include “Housing: Repurposing Office Space,” “Japan: Calling Uber,” and “Technology: A New Kind of Tenant.”
August 1, 2016
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Design and Planning
Video: The Hills at New York City’s Governors Island
This month, Governors Island, the 172-acre (70 ha) island in the heart of New York Harbor, will open to the public for the first time its newest addition to the park, The Hills, with Fast Company calling it “an engineering marvel built for resiliency and recreation.”
July 15, 2016
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Design and Planning
Video: Gabe Klein on the Start-Up City
Based on his unique combination of experiences as a food truck entrepreneur, a Zipcar executive, and as the head of transportation for the cities of Chicago and Washington, D.C., author, investor, and entrepreneur Gabe Klein spoke at the 2016 ULI Asia Pacific Summit about the secret to success in the new global economy.
June 27, 2016
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Economy, Market & Trends
May/June Issue of Urban Land Is Available for Download
The latest issue is now available for download in the Urban Landapp. The cover package for this issue is titled “Water: Recreation, Refreshment, Resilience.” Other topics include the following: “ShanghaiTech: A ‘Silicon Valley’ for China,” “Resilience: Taming Golf’s Thirst,” and “Peter Calthorpe: China’s Urban Design Revolution.”
June 13, 2016
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
Video: Vanguard CEO F. William McNabb III on Cybersecurity and Systemic Risk
Speaking at the ULI Spring Meeting in Philadelphia, William McNabb, chairman and CEO of Vanguard, shares his thoughts on systemic risk for financial institutions, two-factor authentication, and what keeps him up at night.
May 13, 2016
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Infrastructure
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In Print: Start-Up City: Inspiring Private & Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun
In choosing the title for this book, Gabe Klein, best known as the former head of the city departments of transportation in Washington, D.C., and later Chicago, refers to the entrepreneurial mentality that public sector workers can bring to government.
May 10, 2016
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Development and Construction
Buying It Right: Advice for Aspiring Developers from Industry Veterans
For aspiring developers, panelists agreed that choosing a sector—whether it be residential, office, industrial, or something else—does not particularly matter, but that you have to start somewhere, start small, and specialize within whatever sector you do choose. “All happy real estate deals are alike—they start with a motivated seller,” said John E. McNellis of McNellis Partners, speaking at the 2016 ULI Spring Meeting.
April 28, 2016
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Capital Markets and Finance
Will There Be “Extra Innings” for This Lower Leverage Cycle?
Speaking at the 2016 ULI Spring Meeting in Philadelphia, panelists said that while valuations are quite high, the relatively low levels of leverage may mitigate some of the boom-to-bust tendencies of past building cycles.
April 21, 2016
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