As construction activity slows outside data centers, reduced project starts could weigh on job creation, local investment, and urban growth trajectories.
The riverfront park redesign integrates flood mitigation, stormwater management, and green infrastructure with flexible public space along the St. Johns River.
University of Texas at Austin, wins the 2026 ULI/Hines Urban Design Competition with “The GreenLink,” with a plan to transform Austin’s Hancock Center into a sustainable, connected hub.
Commercial real estate professionals and AI engineers often approach problems in fundamentally different ways. Bridging that translation gap may be the key to unlocking billions in untapped value.
Project Profiles
Otemachi One, the largest mixed-use development in Tokyo’s Otemachi District, combines offices, shops, event venues, a luxury hotel, and expansive public green space at the threshold of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. The development occupies a prime site that was previously home to three office buildings, including Mitsui & Co.’s former headquarters.
Industry Voices
Improving operating fundamentals and limited supply growth support performance, but inflation, pricing power, and geopolitical risk cloud the outlook.
How public-private partnerships and targeted urban infrastructure are advancing downtown revitalization and the creative economy in a midsize market.
Discover how firms like Hart Howerton integrate coastal resilience into architecture, using forward-looking science to design buildings that endure for 70+ years.
A billion-dollar-plus airport terminal illustrates how integrated delivery, early stakeholder alignment, and structured governance can change the odds for major infrastructure projects.
From stadium-anchored destinations to experience districts, successful mixed-use sports and entertainment developments are evolving into adaptable, community-centered places that deliver cultural relevance, financial performance, and economic activity every day.
Despite a perfect storm of housing shortages, climate risks, and stalled downtowns, urban design is emerging as a positive, coordinating force to meet these challenges, bridging policy, capital, and community to achieve a common goal. Gensler’s latest research highlights where cities are already adopting this new ethos—and what civic leaders need to do now.
Capital Markets & Finance
Economists analyze the rising risk of stagflation. Discover how high inflation and low growth could impact multifamily, retail, and industrial property values through 2026.
Industry experts examine how a widening wealth gap is creating a two-tier demand structure, boosting luxury assets while introducing new fragilities for mass-market commercial real estate
Navigating the 2026 Build: Why developers are gaining leverage with contractors even as copper prices and skilled labor scarcity remain structural hurdles
Community Builders
From community-driven development work in Portland to leadership roles at the U.S. Green Building Council, Hallová demonstrates how real estate can build long-term community wealth and inclusion.
As a member of a ULI Advisory Services Panel in Buffalo, Chapman helped shape recommendations for a historic Black corridor facing decades of disinvestment. He reflects on community trust, creative problem-solving, and what it takes to turn vision into lasting impact.
Lisa Benjamin has spent 20 years at the intersection of policy and land use. Explore her journey leading the Atlanta Beltline, Habitat for Humanity, and the City of Atlanta.
Urban Land Contributors
