Julie Stern

Julie D. Stern is a Falls Church, Virginia–based freelance writer and editor, as well as a former senior editor of Urban Land magazine.

Recently, more than 30 representatives of advocacy groups, foundations, government, transit providers, and private sector developers from Atlanta’s BeltLine, Denver’s West Corridor, the Minneapolis–St. Paul Central Corridor, and Seattle’s Central Link came together at ULI headquarters for a forum, Promoting Cross-Sector Partnerships for Equitable TOD. Forum representation was drawn. Read about the lessons learned from these four emerging transit corridor projects.
Most cities and jurisdictions are not sustained by large catalytic redevelopments. On the contrary, they are typically built “block by block, or even lock by lock,” by small to medium-sized development businesses accomplishing significant infill developments that contribute to the urban environment. Read about the examples of successful infill projects presented by the panelists at the ULI 2010 Fall Meeting session entitled, “Entrepreneurial Development Strategies for Targeted Infill.”
How are resort operators and developers rethinking the world of leisure? Who will be buying second homes in the coming years? What impacts will changing consumer behaviors, demographic, new technologies, and a recovering economy have on future resort projects? When moderator Toni Alexander, president and creative director of Newport Beach, California–based InterCommunications, Inc., asked five industry experts to respond to these questions at a session, the result was a lively and insightful discussion.
Three of four CEOs of prominent U.S. and global real estate companies reconvened at ULI’s 2010 Fall Meeting to discuss how, in light of the past two years and the worst real estate market downturn in memory, their companies were affected by the volatility of the recent market, what they see for the future market, and the underlying economy. The ensuing discussion highlighted some differences among these leaders’ strategies and offered some valuable advice.
At a time when new development is not an option for most retail developers, repositioning existing properties in ways that increase their value can be a viable alternative. Read about successful strategies from a panel of industry experts at ULI’s 2010 Fall Meeting session, entitled, “Renewed Retail Opportunities.”
The JBG companies got their start in 1960 by law partners who realized they were doing more real estate work than law. For five decades the firm has been willing to challenge the status quo, as when they resisted the 1990’s trend toward becoming a real estate investment trust (REIT). Today it is almost impossible to walk around urban Washington, D.C.— particularly the areas surrounding Metrorail stations—without seeing the firm’s familiar lion’s-head logo.
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