Kevin Brass

KEVIN BRASS writes regularly about property and development for the New York Times International Edition and the Financial Times.

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Design and Planning
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Adaptive Use and Building Reuse
Tomorrow’s Transport: Pie in the Sky?
The talk about futuristic transportation has been exciting, but reality may be more expensive—and farther off—than imagined.
November 25, 2019
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Best Practices
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Conservation Development
What Does the Farmer Say about Agrihoods?
Farm-centric master-planned communities are a hit with buyers, but it takes skill and planning to keep the agriculture in bloom.
October 7, 2019
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Development and Construction
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Retail/Entertainment
Grasping at Magic
A lot of thought and hard work go into making a place look like it could not have appeared anywhere else.
May 24, 2019
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Kevin Brass
Finance & Investment
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Real Estate Trends
Impact of Opportunity Zones on Affordable Housing Not Yet Clear
A diverse group of experts presented a stark analysis of the rollout of federal Opportunity Zones during the recent ULI Housing Opportunity 2019 conference in Newport Beach, California. More than a year after the program was established, there is still confusion over regulations and implementation, they said.
February 14, 2019
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Kevin Brass
Development and Construction
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Residential
Addressing the U.S. Affordable Housing Issue at the State and Local Levels
Panelists at the recent ULI Housing Opportunity 2019 conference said that while the data paint a bleak picture of America’s housing affordability, the spending priorities of California’s new governor may be a sign of positive policy changes at a more local level.
February 14, 2019
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Kevin Brass
Economy, Market & Trends
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Residential
Urban Employers Looking at Solutions for Providing Housing
Recent moves by companies like tech giant Microsoft and health care provider Kaiser Permanente to invest in housing initiatives represent a form of “enlightened self-interest,” said panelists during the recent ULI Housing Opportunity 2019 conference in Newport Beach, California.
February 8, 2019
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Kevin Brass
Best Practices
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Urban and Regional Planning
Preserving and Incentivizing Affordable Housing for California
With rental rates skyrocketing in many U.S. cities, more states are exploring ways to protect tenants and address the mounting issues of affordable housing, without wading into the controversial morass of rent control, said panelists during the ULI Housing Opportunity 2019 conference.
February 7, 2019
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Economy, Market & Trends
Medical Tourism and Retail Driving Live/Work Development across the San Diego–Tijuana Border
The property surrounding the San Diego–Tijuana border crossing offers many opportunities, said ULI members speaking at a panel discussion in October. But the San Ysidro crossing—the busiest border crossing in the world—remains a daunting, congested funnel for binational business. A recent ULI technical advisory panel looked at solutions to make better use of the surrounding land.
October 29, 2018
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Kevin Brass
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Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
How Tampa Turned Around
A new attitude toward growth—and a focus on waterfronts—woke up a sleepy Florida city.
October 22, 2018
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Kevin Brass
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Development and Construction
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Fall Meeting
Addressing the “Missing Middle” in the Housing Market
Addressing the lack of affordable housing for the middle class is one of the biggest opportunities—and sources of frustration—for homebuilders, according to a panel of industry executives speaking during the 2018 ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.
October 10, 2018
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