Sam Newberg

Sam Newberg is an urbanist, real estate consultant, writer, and founder and president of Joe Urban, Inc., based in Minneapolis.

Design and Planning
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Urban Design
Airport Boulevard Corridor: Where a Form-Based Code Advances Redevelopment
Leveraging city, county, community college, and private investment and using a form-based code, the Airport Boulevard project in Austin, Texas, is a model for corridor redevelopment worth emulating.
February 29, 2012
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Sam Newberg
Fall Meeting
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Resilience and Sustainability
Rethinking the Office Market: Office Sector Realities and Strategies
Cost is secondary to value right now, declared one panelist at a session titled “Rethinking the Office Market” at the ULI 2011 Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo in Los Angeles.
January 6, 2012
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Sam Newberg
Development and Construction
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Capital Markets and Finance
Suburban Infill – Solving Infrastructure and Financing Challenges
Collaboration, creativity, and infrastructure were the themes of a recent ULI Minnesota event titled “Compact Development in the Suburbs: Solving Infrastructure and Financing Challenges,” which focused mostly on creating more density in the suburbs. Read more to learn about projects in suburban areas of Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, and Houston that show compact development can work in suburbia.
November 10, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Capital Markets and Finance
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Economy, Market & Trends
Reviving a Dying Mall
Much has been speculated about the death of the mall and what to do about it, and solutions vary. One innovative reuse of an aging, enclosed mall can be found in Austin, Texas, where a local community college is taking over the space, and a developer partner is proposing to develop a mix of housing, office, and retail uses on surrounding surface parking lots. Learn more to learn the specifics.
November 7, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Design and Planning
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Economy, Market & Trends
Urban Grocers
More and more, major grocers are finding ways to open stores in urban neighborhoods, but it isn’t easy. As noted during the “Developing Walkable Urban Groceries in Mixed-Use Environments” session at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles last month, getting the design of a grocery store right while simultaneously accommodating residential units on the site is particularly daunting.
November 4, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Fall Meeting
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Resilience and Sustainability
Re-Thinking the Office Market: Office Sector Realities and Strategies
“We don’t need any more office space.” This is the takeaway quote from a session titled “Rethinking the Office Market” at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles. Though this pronouncement may seem extreme, the five panelists in attendance gave their insights into what has changed in the office market over the course of the Great Recession—and what can be expected in coming years.
October 31, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Fall Meeting
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Economy, Market & Trends
You Say You Want a (Food) Revolution—Count Me In
Local food is a hot topic. From community gardens that provide healthy food and a place for neighbors to meet, to resorts and tourist attractions that feature regular farmers markets and restaurants with farm-to-table dinners, the popularity of food and its source is driving real estate development in not-so-subtle ways. Read more to learn what some developers are doing to capitalize on this trend.
October 28, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Economy, Market & Trends
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Development and Construction
Practitioners Seeing Shift to Urban Living on the Ground, Confirming Forecasts
A number of long-range forecasts show that demographic changes and a shift in customer preferences will lead to increased demand for urban living. For example, Robert Charles Lesser & Co. indicates that 77 percent of generation Y plans to live in an urban core. Learn the specifics of what all this research says about the major boost for the apartment market that is expected in the coming years.
August 30, 2011
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Sam Newberg
Office
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Economy, Market & Trends
The Incredible Shrinking Office Space – Fact or Fantasy?
With streamlining, downsizing, outsourcing, improved technology, cloud computing, and more working from home, future demand for office space is a question on the minds of many people in the commercial real estate sector. In light of these trends, an improved economy will not necessarily result in more demand for office space. Read what challenges experts say lie ahead for office landlords.
August 24, 2011
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Sam Newberg
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Grocery Wars
A change is in the wind for food retailing in the United States, much of it focused on cities. Grocery stores are following the housing units developed in recent years in downtowns and close-in neighborhoods. As a result, independent grocers and national chains alike are licking their chops, seeking a place in the multiple-niche urban environment. Read about the challenges these infill locations present.
May 10, 2011
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