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Sibley Fleming

Sibley Fleming is editor in chief of Urban Land. She is also an award-winning journalist, editor, and author of several books, including Portrait of an American Businessman: One Generation from Cotton Field to Boardroom (Mercer University Press, 2019). She served as editor in chief of Bisnow Media from 2010 to 2016, where she built and led one of the first all-digital virtual newsrooms. Before that, she served as managing editor of National Real Estate Investor from 2005 to 2010.

The National League of American Pen Women has recognized Fleming for outstanding writing, and the Georgia Writers Association named her Georgia Author of the Year for Celestine Sibley: A Granddaughter’s Reminiscence (Hill Street Press). Her children’s book How to Rock Your Baby (Peachtree Publishers) received a Family Channel Seal of Quality.

The Austin Transit Partnership announced a partnership with an international design team led by HKS, UNStudio, and Gehl to create systemwide architecture and urban design for the light-rail program of Project Connect, a major expansion of Austin’s public transit system. Project Connect is a transformative, voter-approved investment that includes light rail, expanded bus routes, and more services across the city.
When Urban Landlast spoke to New York City landlord Leslie Himmel of Himmel + Meringoff Properties in March, vacancy within the nation’s largest office market was hovering just below 10 percent. While that still registers below the market’s peak of 11.7 percent in 2010, according to Moody’s, that rate has continued to drift upwards since March. Urban Landrecently sat down with Himmel for a lively discussion about doing business in a recessionary market amid rising interest rates, and her ongoing search for what she calls “brave money.”
Internationally acclaimed Chicago architect and Studio Gang founder, known for bringing a sustainable approach to tall buildings, to receive the prestigious ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
Gemma Burgess, the incoming CEO of Ferguson Partners, a global executive search firm focused on the real assets industries, was in high demand as a speaker during ULI’s Spring Meeting in San Diego. Urban Landsat down with Burgess, who is also a member of the Institute’s Office Development Product Council, to learn, among other insights, where real estate employees went after they resigned and why.
Despite ominous national headlines about New York City office, the vacancy rate is at 9.7 precent in the first quarter of 2022, a full 140 basis points above pre-pandemic levels, according to Moody’s. And, on the ground, New York City office landlords like Leslie Himmel, founder and co–managing partner of Himmel + Meringoff Properties, are doubling down on the city.
Self-proclaimed “creative troublemaker” Josh Linkner, founder and chief executive officer of five tech companies that sold for a combined $200 million, delivered the keynote for the Closing General Session of the 2022 ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
Yesterday’s general session titled “Real Estate, Construction, Infrastructure, and Logistics” was delivered by Dr. Parag Khanna, managing partner of FutureMap and author of Connectography: Mapping the Future of Civilization.
A session spotlighting the city of Los Angeles’s goal for all new buildings to reach net-zero-carbon by 2030 and 100 percent of buildings to be net-zero carbon by 2050, drew a standing-room-only crowd, and prompted an engaging conversation during a panel titled “Commitment to Action: How Developers Can Help Achieve Citywide Sustainability Goals” on Tuesday at the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
Urban Land’s Spring 2022 cover depicts a groundbreaking micro-housing project in the heart of downtown at 320 West Cedar Street in San Diego’s Little Italy, designed, developed, owned, and managed by local architect Jonathan Segal. We spoke with Segal about The Continental and his innovative approach to projects that push the envelope of possibilities.
The spring 2020 issue marks William P. Macht’s last as author of Urban Land’s widely popular column, Solution File. While the column will continue under other expert bylines, we wanted to take a moment to honor Macht’s past 20 years of contributions to the magazine and to industry thought leadership.
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