Longer-form thinking on where the market goes.
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As seen in New Jersey, redevelopment and demolition remove obsolete office buildings from the market, while communities are rethinking how aging commercial properties can better serve changing economic and demographic realities.
West transforms a long-isolated civic area into a residential, office, and retail district designed to restore pedestrian connections and support San Diego’s ongoing evolution at its core.
Empty buildings don’t simply wait for redevelopment. They shape investment, street life, and neighborhood momentum in ways that tax policy and makeover economics rarely measure.
ULI’s new Moving Cities Forward report examines how sustainable transportation, parking, transit access, and land use increasingly shape real estate value and development strategy.
A strategy built on customer research, targeted capital improvements, and curated leasing demonstrates how established retail centers can remain competitive.
At EastPoint, community participation extended beyond public meetings to include governance and financial stake in the project’s success.
At the 2026 ULI Carolinas Meeting, leaders from government, life sciences, and professional sports argued that housing, infrastructure, and energy systems—not population growth itself—will determine whether the region can sustain its momentum.
A ULI-led roundtable found that more consistent building and resilience inputs could help owners, lenders, and insurers better evaluate physical risk, strengthen underwriting, and support investment choices.
As developers ready for a wave of sexagenarians and people nearing that age, communities for them are evolving with age-in-place features, greater flexibility, wellness, and technology.
A research initiative is identifying the factors that limit adoption of local power banks and is bringing industry leaders together to validate solutions before a final report arrives this fall.
With price discovery still constrained, economists debate whether commercial real estate values are underestimating long-term risks, future cash flows, and the market’s next investment cycle.
Charlotte's Truist Center transformed its headquarters and public plaza through placemaking, public art, and historic preservation, creating a vibrant downtown destination.
Commercial real estate firms are using climate risk data to guide acquisitions, capital planning, insurance, and resilience investments, experts said at ULI's 2026 Resilience Summit.
As extreme heat intensifies, cities and developers are using heat mapping, urban planning, and climate resilience strategies to reduce heat risk and rising costs.
How cities are redesigning offices, housing, and public spaces after the pandemic, with insights from ULI's 2026 Resilience Summit in Nashville.
How should resilience be valued? Experts at ULI's 2026 Resilience Summit discuss climate risk, insurance, underwriting, and multifamily investment.
Learn how cities and real estate owners are measuring, managing, and mitigating extreme heat risk through planning, data, and climate resilience strategies.
As climate risk becomes a greater consideration for insurers and investors, cities that invest in resilience may be better positioned for long-term real estate investment.
A new ULI report identifies five characteristics shared by successful mixed-use redevelopments of former factories, breweries, shipyards, and other industrial sites.
The city's overhaul of permitting, plan review, and long-range planning offers practical lessons for municipalities seeking to speed housing and commercial development.
Cleveland’s Midline project pioneers a new district-scale model to transform vacant industrial brownfields into hubs for advanced manufacturing and good jobs.
A first-of-its-kind partnership between NASCAR and the U.S. Navy offers a model for using operational public land for temporary events while preserving its primary…
Five ways in which the legislation will shift the funding and regulatory landscape.
Corporate financing troubles have dominated the conversation, but multifamily continues to benefit from active competition among real estate lenders.
Why do employees return to the office? Danielle Posa explains how workplace culture, well-being, and office design influence engagement and…
Preserve’ developed by industry to support investment teams in consistently assessing how the transition to a low-carbon economy could affect real estate asset performance and value.
Explore ULI's new global headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Gensler's workplace research informed a flexible, sustainable office designed to connect people with the city.
The proposed Capital Campus reflects a growing belief that higher education—not office towers—could become the next major driver of urban revitalization.
ULI Europe systems map and report identifying 12 intervention areas to decarbonize existing and new affordable housing across Europe.
ULI-backed strategies helped this coastal California locale build its economic base on industry. Now, a proposed AI-era manufacturing building and a massive new housing plan are poised to test that strategy—and reshape the town.
The 2026 ULI European Leadership Awards recognize Ruslan Hajduk, Honoré Achille Simo, and Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby for their contributions to real estate, diversity, equity and inclusion, and industry leadership.
Supporters of travel trailers, Park Model RVs, and tiny homes say they offer a faster, less expensive path to housing people experiencing homelessness. The challenge is navigating building codes, zoning restrictions, and infrastructure costs.
The nearly billion-dollar campus is expected to draw visitors from around the world, but local leaders say its long-term impact will be measured by whether it attracts new businesses, jobs, and development to surrounding neighborhoods.
Architect Alan Pullman, AIA, founding partner of Studio One Eleven, discusses how a philosophy rooted in repairing and strengthening existing places grew to encompass affordable housing, adaptive reuse, community engagement, and a broader understanding of what buildings can do for people and communities.
Efforts to sell, consolidate, and better use government real estate face persistent challenges—from flawed data to outdated sales processes.
As the market moves beyond emergency loan extensions, owners and lenders confront a harder question: Which assets are actually recoverable?
From federal office buildings to surplus municipal land, underused public assets are attracting developers seeking sites for mixed-use projects, housing, and economic development.
Industry leaders at the 2026 ULI Resilience Summit said physical climate threats increasingly shape commercial real estate valuation, investment strategy, and long-term asset strength.
Kim Avant-Babb shares lessons from community-centered real estate development, racial equity, redevelopment training, and neighborhood revitalization.