Upcoming Events
StimULI Breakfast: The Grand – Redefining Grand Ave and Downtown Los Angeles
One of LA’s most transformative developments, The Grand – the $1 billion, Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use project being developed by Related Companies across from the Disney Concert Hall – reached a significant milestone this month when it broke ground. The project is the result of a collaborative public-private partnership and is being hailed as the centerpiece and culmination of the vision to transform Grand Avenue into a leading cultural and entertainment destination of the world. Just as importantly, the stakeholders of…
Case Study and Site Tour: Chinatown’s La Plaza Village Lifting the Veil on Public-Private Partnerships
La Plaza Village is located at the intersection of Union Station, Chinatown, El Pueblo, and the Civic Core and stitches together each of these distinct downtown nodes with a vibrant, walkable destination. Designed as a graceful, modern village, the terraced massing is bisected by a pedestrian paseo and the buildings reflect a classic Mexican palette. Before the panel discussion located on the ground floor of Phase I, join ULI and the Trammell Crow team for a behind the scenes tour…
Mover and Shaker event with Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Executive Director, Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC)
We Gave LA 1.2 Billion Dollars to Solve the Homeless Crisis. Then What Happened? In 2016, the voters of Los Angeles overwhelmingly approved taxing themselves to the tune of $1.2 billion to fund construction of homes for the homeless. Where did all that money go? The good news is that when we approved Prop HHH, we also established a Public Oversight Committee. On Wednesday, January 23, ULI is pleased to host a Mover and Shaker Event featuring the Vice-Chair of…
What’s Next? Tools for Mindfully Managing through Change and Transition with Leadership Expert, Jeremy Hunter, PhD.
Mindfulness: “enhances clarity, focus, and judgment; enables more skillful decision-making; improves communication and interpersonal relationships; and fosters greater quality of life.” Jeremy Hunter, PhD. We live in a world that is experiencing enormous changes, but what skills do you have to effectively face these shifts? This 2-session program explores frameworks and practices for how we address change. We will explore 3-stages of transition, assess where you are in the transition process and what are the necessary efforts to traverse this…
Art of Development: Planning for the Next Cycle
In this exciting Art of Development Series, YLG presents a program reflecting on the current real estate environment and discussing strategies for “Planning for the Next Cycle”. A cross-disciplinary panel will examine lessons learned during the last downturn, and how those lessons might be applied in today’s environment. Moderated by Clare De Briere (Skanska), the discussion will cover acquisition, capital markets, macroeconomics, investment strategy, portfolio management and development. Panelists may share what measures they are currently taking to mitigate downside…