Urban Land Institute Philadelphia Presents: Contagious Urbanization: How Suburbs are Embracing Mixed-Use and Density

When:

March 1, 2016

7:30 am - 10:30 am

Venue:

The Union League

Address:

140 S. Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA

Changing demographics and desires are driving redevelopment in suburban communities towards more compact and mixed-use development — in retail, office and residential uses. Learn how single-use office parks, fading shopping malls and sleepy sprawling suburbs are waking up, and how you can play a role.

MODERATOR: Leigh Gallagher, Assistant Managing Editor, Fortune; and host of Fortune Live on fortune.com; and author of The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream is Moving.

Eli Kahn, Principal, E. Kahn Development Corp., on new developments including Chestnut Square in downtown West Chester, nearing completion; and Devon Yards, the redevelopment of the former Waterloo Gardens property into a walkable mixed-use community.

Michael Markman, President, BET Investments, which is deconstructing and redeveloping the 88-acre, million-square-foot Granite Run Mall into “The Promenade at Granite Run,” a walkable mixed-use town center with retail, residential and entertainment and open outdoor public spaces.

James Mazzarelli, Senior VP, Liberty Property Trust, on the 2016-2017 redevelopment of 50 acres within Great Valley Corporate Center into a more lively and mixed-use environment with apartments, office, retail and hospitality uses.

Terry Woodman, Principal at Special Projects Consulting and most recently Manager of East Whiteland Township in Chester County, on how and why municipal planners and residents have evolved to desire more density.

For more information and to register please visit http://on.uli.org/20efc92