Mixed-Use
Prepping for Post-COVID: Six Projects in the Fast-Growing Carolinas Near Completion
At the 2021 ULI Carolinas meeting, held as a virtual/in-person hybrid event in March, the annual Crane Watch session showcased projects under construction in North and South Carolina that use innovative planning and design in their placemaking efforts, creating iconic projects that help shape the neighborhoods that surround them. The projects this year included a historic storefront restoration, a shipping container–based food yard, and a massive nine-block development.
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Solution File: A City Center at the Fringe
November 16, 2020A public/private partnership in Surrey, British Columbia, builds a mixed-use point city center near Vancouver.
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ULI Chicago Partners to Bring Development to Underserved Neighborhoods
October 29, 2020Through the new Yield Chicago program, seasoned and emerging development professionals are joining to share industry knowledge, networks, and best practices.
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ULI Forecast Sees Increased Improvement in Outlook for U.S. Economy
October 26, 2020U.S. real estate economists predict generally improved economic and property market news for the rest of 2020, as well as for the following two years, compared with their forecasts of six months ago, according to the fall 2020 ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast.
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How to Build Livability—and Value—on a Deep, Narrow Infill Lot
June 10, 2020A tall mixed-use tower without parking replaces a small Philadelphia parking lot, while its multimodal urban passageway connects two streets.
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Drawing High-End Consumers Back to Mixed-Use Retail
May 27, 2020In a discussion of the ongoing transformation of U.S. retail, panelists participating in the 2020 ULI Spring Meeting Webinar Series agreed that the authenticity, differentiation, and transparency creating a sense of place in mixed-use retail spaces are likely to be what consumers seek in the future. Single-use spaces are about convenience, but that is only half of what consumers say they are looking for.
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Developing Mixed-Income Communities to Ease Housing Attainability in New Orleans
April 10, 2020As in many growing U.S. cities, much of the new housing in New Orleans is on the high end.
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Cities within Cities: Toronto’s New Mega-Mixed-Use Projects
April 1, 2020Seeking innovative ways to accommodate Toronto’s growing population, developers across the city are launching “mega-mixed-use” projects that are redefining urban living for generations to come.
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How Arizona Developers Are Building for Future Job Growth
March 16, 2020With Arizona continuing to be among the U.S. leaders in job growth, several of the state’s most successful retail, office, and mixed-use residential developers discussed the opportunities of the past decade at a ULI Arizona event.
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Bringing Mixed Uses—and Open Space—to a Multiple-Small-Block Development in Portland
February 3, 2020A Seattle developer pioneers a flexible process to bring live/work/make/eat/shop uses to a superblock site on Portland’s inner urban fringe.