These ten facilities exemplify the hybrid nature of recreation centers, building on the synergy of shared uses and providing daylit, flexible communal spaces to tempt people away from their electronics and help them connect in the real world.
Members of ULI’s Community Development Council speak about the impact of the slow economy, the increased appeal of smaller sites in denser locations, consumers’ current amenity preferences, the impact of ethnic and demographic changes, and the rising demand for housing that can accommodate multiple generations.
Learn how ten developers of affordable housing take creative design approaches to providing appealing environments and sustainability while controlling costs.
ULI members Steven Kohn, Alan Billingsley, John Williams, Tyrone Rachal and David Winstead point to opportunities in distressed assets, retail, multifamily, and construction debt that are currently available despite the current wait-and-see posture due to the European debt crisis.
Via Verde—a south Bronx housing development opening in March—proves that affordability poses no barrier to the goals of sustainability, design excellence, and the promotion of healthy living.
Six members of ULI’s Recreational Development Council discuss what is affecting their market, including the prospects for the resort and vacation home industry in an uncertain economy, the mind-set of potential buyers, the changing nature of second-home products, and strategies for navigating the challenges ahead.
California is often the first state in the country to enact trailblazing legislation. Now, it has become the first to abolish its redevelopment agencies. What is happening and will this be an eastern moving trend?