Elizabeth Razzi

Elizabeth Razzi served as editor in chief of Urban Land from 2011-2021. She has been a writer and an editor for The Washington Post, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and other publications.

Resilience and Sustainability
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Economy, Market & Trends
Looking Ahead to 2014
Resorts may be where we go to recover from the stresses of daily life, but the industry itself was in need of some TLC in recent years.
December 15, 2013
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Design and Planning
Expo Astana 2017
Expo 2017, planned for Astana, Kazakhstan, and designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, may give the world an expo village that rates triple net zero.
December 9, 2013
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
Urban Land’s Debut on Your Mobile Device
We are particularly excited to present this issue of Urban Land. It is the first available to readers through an app on their iPad, iPhone, Android, or other mobile device—with the same layout, photography, and features offered in the printed version you hold in your hands.
November 21, 2013
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Economy, Market & Trends
Sam Zell on Risk, Margin, and Mentors
Defining risk—understanding and defining the downside of any investment—is the key to succeeding as a real estate entrepreneur, Sam Zell, founder of Equity Group Investments and chairman of Equity International, told attendees at the ULI Fall Meeting in Chicago.
November 7, 2013
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Design and Planning
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Chicago
Water and Concrete: Looking at Chicago’s Aqua Tower
Chicago’s Aqua Tower is an 82-story concrete structure with more than 1.9 million square feet (176,500 sq m); tenth-tallest building in Chicago. Rated LEED-NC (for new construction) under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program of the U.S. Green Building Council. Construction cost is estimated at $300 million per GreenSource magazine.
October 25, 2013
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Fall Meeting
Site Visit
A visual guide to some of the Chicago locations mentioned in Urban Land Fall magazine.
October 25, 2013
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Residential
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Fall Meeting
Tacking the Legacy of Foreclosure
A new land bank in Cook County, Illinois, plans to get vacant foreclosed homes back to productive life.
October 21, 2013
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Economy, Market & Trends
Thinking Outside the Buildings
There is no lack of outdoor community festivals in the United States. Spring, summer, fall—and occasionally in winter—there is a cornucopia of arts fests, fringe festivals, beer festivals, county fairs, church picnics, and fire department bazaars, all of which help set the identity of that community.
July 30, 2013
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Design and Planning
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Industry Sectors
Case Study: Shanghai Tower
Set to open in July 2013 at 2,074 feet (632 m), Shanghai Tower will be the tallest building in China and second tallest in the world. With nine zones, each comprising 12 to 15 stories and dedicated to retail, office, hotel, and observation/cultural facility uses, the building will be a self-contained city, says Dan Winey, regional managing principal for Gensler.
July 2, 2013
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Mixed-Use
Serendipity
When we talk about mixed-use development, we don’t typically have in mind a compound featuring bail bondsmen, pawn shops, and garages that specialize in muffler repair.
May 15, 2013
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