Topic
urban development
222 published works
PropertyProf Blog
Roark on Expulsions the Homeless Caused by Developers
Marc Roark (Savannah) has posted Human Impact Statements (Washburn Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:When a city undertakes a development project, low income and homeless persons face risks of…
Land Use Prof Blog
CFP: 2015 Future of Places Conference (lead-in to Habitat III) in Stockholm: Deadline of April 15
Call for papersFollowing the 2014 Future of Places conference in Buenos Aires, we are pleased to announce the next conference in the series.The 2015 Future of Places conference will serve as…
PropertyProf Blog
Edmiston on Public Housing in Poor Neighborhoods
Kelly Edmiston (Federal Reserve Bank - Kansas City) has posted Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Developments and Neighborhood Property Conditions on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Assisted housing has long been a contentious…
The Right Coast
Chargers departure could hit U-T where it hurts | San Diego Reader
News that the team is partnering with the Oakland Raiders on an L.A. stadium in case San Diego taxpayers don't come up with enough scratch for one here could spell…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Bullish on Seattle
Cutting through the South Lake Union area of Seattle last Sunday, it looked like we had been awarded the 2016 Olympics. Construction everywhere. A decade ago, Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen,…
PropertyProf Blog
A Colossus of Africa
Slate takes a look at the history and meaning of the largest apartment building in Africa:The building, along with the neighborhood of high-rises around it, had long functioned as something…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
Denver’s Urban Rebound – Should we thank the Millennials?
Last fall we reported that it appears that Denver’s steady growth in recent years will continue in 2015 based on an emerging trends report issued by Urban Land Institute and…
PropertyProf Blog
Stop Worrying About Gentrification
A recent article in Slate makes some very important points about gentrification. First, the kind of gentrification where rich white people push out poor black families is "exceedingly rare." And,…
Keeping It Real Estate
Do Skyscrapers Have a Future in London?
Hogan Lovells hosted the Reading Real Estate Foundation Breakfast Forum (RREF) on 18 November. RREF is a registered charity and has been set up to provide support for real estate…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
Hartford Takes Properties For Stadiums
By David Snyder
The City of Hartford has used its power of eminent domain to assemble land for a stadium. The Hartford City Council approved a $350 million plan to build a minor…