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Ron Nyren

Ron Nyren is a freelance architecture, urban planning, and real estate writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Economy, Market & Trends
Armchair Tour: A Creative Office Oasis in El Segundo
Attendees of the 2023 ULI Fall Meeting in Los Angeles will have the chance to visit 888 Douglas, a former aerospace research and manufacturing facility in El Segundo that has recently been repurposed into a creative office campus.
August 18, 2023
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Development and Construction
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Residential
Outlook for Housing Attainability
Experts discuss the growing crisis of housing attainability for lower- and middle-income households across the United States, including ways the private and public sectors could help increase housing production, preserve existing affordable housing, and give more people access to housing; strategies for encouraging communities to accept more housing construction; and other related trends.
August 14, 2023
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Resilience and Sustainability
Joseph Azrack and Dan Cashdan Donate Nearly $1 Million to ULI’s Net Zero Imperative
Joseph Azrack, principal of Azrack & Company, and his wife Abigail Congdon, along with Dan Cashdan, president of Jones Lang LaSalle Securities, and his wife Allisyn Cashdan, have donated a combined $500,000 to the ULI Foundation’s first capital campaign, Our Cities, Our Future, in support of the Net Zero Imperative (NZI), ULI’s multiyear initiative to accelerate decarbonization of the built environment.
July 24, 2023
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Ron Nyren
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Resilience and Sustainability
Outlook for Building Electrification
Experts discuss best practices for incentivizing property owners and developers to switch to all-electric buildings, ways to ensure the transition is equitable for low-income communities, challenges to the widespread implementation of building electrification, and other innovations and trends.
July 21, 2023
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Design and Planning
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News
ULI’s Apgar Thought Leader Award Promotes Original Research and Innovative Ideas
In 2020, Mahlon “Sandy” Apgar, a ULI trustee and Julia Morgan Society member, provided an endowment to the ULI Foundation to create the ULI Apgar Thought Leader Award. The award program encourages the sharing of original research and innovative ideas related to the real estate industry. Every two years, a committee chooses a winning article published in Urban Landmagazine and written by a thought leader, awarding a $1,500 honorarium and free registration for the Institute’s Fall or Spring Meeting.
July 11, 2023
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Development and Construction
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
UL10: Infill Housing
Ten infill residential developments help strengthen the urban fabric and add density where it is needed most.
June 12, 2023
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Ron Nyren
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Market Trends
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Finance – Capital Markets
ULI Forecast: What Can the Commercial Real Estate Industry Expect in the Next Three Years?
At the recent 2023 ULI Spring Meeting in Toronto, panelists noted that transaction volumes have dropped significantly with the slowing of lending and bank failures.
May 22, 2023
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Capital Markets and Finance
Assessing the Risks and Opportunities That Lie Ahead for Global Real Estate
Industry leaders speaking at a general session at the 2023 ULI Spring Meeting agreed that innovation is needed to provide more housing in growing cities.
May 17, 2023
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Residential
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Resorts/Second Homes
Creating Attainable Housing for the Workforce in Resort Communities
Resort communities are appealing places to live year round, with stunning natural beauty and recreational opportunities in abundance. However, the same factors that make these places attractive can make them difficult for locals.
February 21, 2023
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Ron Nyren
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Resilience and Sustainability
ULI Product Council Insights: What’s Next for Real Estate ESG
Experts discuss the effectiveness of policies that are aimed at increasing energy performance in buildings; the challenges of measuring and reporting climate-related physical and transition risks; strategies for navigating the complexities and uncertainties of environmental, social, and governance investing; and related trends.
February 3, 2023
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