Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan is a freelance journalist, filmmaker, and author based in Los Angeles. She has contributed to The Atlantic, Los Angeles magazine, and the Huffington Post.

Development and Construction

Innovation Districts & Corridors

Modular Construction Offers Solution to Affordable Housing Crisis

In high-cost markets such as Los Angeles, modular construction is reducing the average cost per unit by more than 50 percent, in addition to higher retention for the workers assembling the units off site.

March 3, 2023

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Karen Jordan

Development and Construction

Office - Buildings

Russell Innovation Center CEO Jay Bailey on How Real Estate Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Jay Bailey, president and CEO of the Atlanta-based Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, or RICE, is committed to championing Black entrepreneurs and creating unparalleled opportunities. Urban Land recently interviewed Bailey on the subject of how commercial real estate can be used to help close the racial wealth gap.

February 22, 2023

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Karen Jordan

Development and Construction

Equitable Development

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.

February 6, 2023

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Karen Jordan

Design and Planning

Connecting Communities: Adding Soccer Fields to Atlanta’s MARTA Stations

After another exciting FIFA World Cup, many people in Atlanta will be keeping a close eye on the festivities when the tournament comes to North America in 2026. A program called StationSoccer hopes to bring new training facilities to 10 transit nodes across the city by kickoff.

January 3, 2023

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Karen Jordan

Economy, Market & Trends

Fall Meeting

JPMorgan Chase Plans to Raise the Bar at New Manhattan Headquarters, Bet on Return to Office

If the nearly $3 billion headquarters under construction in midtown Manhattan is any indication, JPMorgan Chase is bullish on the return to office and cities. David Arena, head of global real estate for the company, explained the project has long been in the works.

October 28, 2022

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Karen Jordan

Development and Construction

Community and Neighborhood Development

Highway Removals: Communities Reunite, Breaking Down Barriers, and Righting Wrongs of the Past

For decades, highways nationwide were built to connect roads and cities but often came with the added consequence of cutting off the already disenfranchised.

October 24, 2022

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Karen Jordan

Economy, Market & Trends

5 Executive Men on Why They Support Women’s Advancement in the Real Estate Industry

An increasing number of men in the industry are determined to play a more active role in elevating women in the commercial real estate workplace. As ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) celebrates its 10th anniversary, five male industry leaders and seasoned real estate executives talk about why the topic is so important to them.

September 16, 2022

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Karen Jordan

Development and Construction

Innovation Districts & Corridors

Coretrust’s Workplace Innovation Lab Showcases Advantages of Back to Office

With a goal of helping lure people back to the office in light of the post-pandemic work environment, Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm Coretrust Capital Partners is showcasing new technology which creates a safe and inviting workplace in an historic building.

August 24, 2022

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Karen Jordan

Philanthropic Impact

Obituaries

In Memory of Anthony “Tony” Mansour Sr.

Anthony “Tony” E. Mansour Sr., who was best known for developing El Dorado Hills, a master-planned community near Sacramento, California, passed away on June 5. He was 84.

July 14, 2022

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Karen Jordan