A new phase of waterfront redevelopment is advancing mixed-use development, infrastructure investment, and resilience along the Cumberland River.
ULI’s immersive simulation puts decision-makers in the developer’s seat to navigate land use trade-offs, financing constraints, and community priorities.
At ULI’s Spring Meeting, panelists detailed how layered financing, Opportunity Zone equity, and aggressive site activation helped transform a vacant St. Louis industrial property into a thriving mixed-use district.
Real Estate Investors Must Rely Less on Financial Engineering and More on Operations, ULI Panel Says
At the Institute’s Spring Meeting, economists and investment strategists say higher interest rates and uneven growth are pushing commercial real estate back to fundamentals.
Focus on Nashville
Interviewed by ULI Global CEO Angela Cain at ULI’s Spring Meeting, the Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk team discussed adaptive reuse, crowd management, and balancing tourism growth with the downtown experience.
At the Lewis Center Sustainability Forum, Nashville leaders showed how partnerships with congregations and related groups are unlocking land for affordable housing.
Designed for working people 55 and older, the development blends housing, wellness, and social spaces to support connection and long-term stability.
2026 ULI Hines Student Design Competition: Austin
An interdisciplinary team representing the University of Texas at Austin has won the 2026 ULI/Hines Urban Design Competition with a plan to transform Austin’s Hancock Center into a sustainable, connected hub dubbed “The GreenLink.”
Intercollegiate team Nexus takes the top prize at the 2026 ULI Hines Student Competition–Europe for their innovative urban strategy for Les Ardoines in Paris.
Gerald D. Hines, founder and chairman of the Houston-based global real estate firm Hines, passed away at home on August 23. A ULI Life Trustee and benefactor, Hines was an avid supporter of the Institute for more than 60 years.
Industry Voices
New policy, capital, and delivery models are reshaping the case for factory-built housing.
Explore how DOORWAYS’ Jefferson Avenue Campus in St. Louis integrates housing and 360-degree HIV care to empower residents and redefine urban development.
Developers, investors, and lenders discuss cost-efficient construction, preservation strategies, and new capital partnerships to expand housing affordability.
The riverfront park redesign integrates flood mitigation, stormwater management, and green infrastructure with flexible public space along the St. Johns River.
How public-private partnerships and targeted urban infrastructure are advancing downtown revitalization and the creative economy in a midsize market.
A billion-dollar-plus airport terminal illustrates how integrated delivery, early stakeholder alignment, and structured governance can change the odds for major infrastructure projects.
Capital Markets & Finance
As construction activity slows outside data centers, reduced project starts could weigh on job creation, local investment, and urban growth trajectories.
Economists analyze the rising risk of stagflation. Discover how high inflation and low growth could impact multifamily, retail, and industrial property values through 2026.
As Congress prepares to renew and refine the program, the real question isn’t whether capital flowed, but whether it reached the communities that needed it most.
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