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In July of 2012, the community of Mammoth Lakes in California filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The third most-visited ski area in the United States, the community is fighting its way back from the brink.

Ten relics of the industrial past find new life as modern offices. The following ten projects—all completed during the past five years—include a shoe-polish factory refitted as a social justice center and a broadcasting studio turned into a coworking facility.

“Is London still relevant in the new global order, and can it continue to be a genuine world leader?” asks ULI Europe senior fellow Greg Clark. He considers the potential legacy from London’s hosting of the Olympic games and notes the wide gap between the city’s interest in fostering an enduring international attractiveness and the U.K.’s restrictive policies that do not suggest a tolerant global city.

With his own Quicken Loans headquarters, historic rehabs—and a new Shinola boutique hotel—Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit brings back the cool.

For years, a 27-story concrete skeleton, detritus of the financial crisis, loomed over the Chicago River. A reinvention of the project led to a record sales price for the finished apartment tower this year.

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.

On Wednesday, during the ULI Fall Meeting’s final day at Resorts World Las Vegas, a panel of commercial real estate experts gathered onstage in the Resorts World Theater to forecast the industry’s trajectory through 2026.

This month’s data are a mixed bag best approached with a healthy dose of perspective. The instances of positive figures are encouraging, but those figures are still not at levels high enough nor extensive enough to point to a vigorous recovery. And there are still seemingly unshakable issues to overcome in the economy and real estate markets.

Ten landscaped open spaces give communities some breathing room.

10 structures showcase the lightweight, carbon-sequestering power of mass timber.