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Immigration’s Regionalism - The 2010 Census

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Tadd Miller

people mixed use William Frey writes in the most recent issue of Urban Land that “the continued immigration of about 1 million people per year into the United States affects not only the populations, but also the race/ethnic compositions of all parts of America.” (The 2010 Census: How Is America Changing? – January/February 2011). The statement appears obvious, but the regionalism of the different immigrant and ethnic groups is less clear. Its likely to have a profound impact on future development and political outcomes and it must be considered and discussed in any development company with a national footprint. “The South’s share of the national black population continues to rise, from 54 percent in 1990 to 57% in 2009. The region accounted for about three-fourths of the nation’s total black population gains since 2000.” The West is growing specifically in the Hispanic sector, and “The three metro areas with the largest Asian populations – Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco – house 37 percent of U.S. Asians.” This doesn’t sound like the “Melting Pot” that most people refer to as the future of the US; in fact at some level it appears to be some form of self imposed segregation. It appears the only “Melting Pots” that appear from the statistical data discussed in this article are “The New York City and Los Angeles metropolitan areas” which “garnered over a fifth of all immigrants entering [the US] since 2000.”

Different cultures mean different preferences, traditions, desires, family formation, etc., that must be respected when you are investing and signing on debt to produce product for these groups. As real estate becomes more commoditized, and as the margins continue to shrink, even small firms like Milhaus are required to become national in scope. Therefore these demographic shifts and trends must be constantly monitored. These trends not only affect the physical product, but social and amenity programming, entitlement process and the response in the public petition process, as well as how you market, stage, and model for sale or lease. All these segments have significant nuances that these types of demographic studies make you think about the wide variances and necessary planning and thought that must go into planning these projects to make them successful.

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Live, Work, Play and Help the Environment

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Tadd Miller

mixed-use-land-use-driving The Urban Land Institute (“ULI”) released a report last week that shows the importance of Mixed Use and Urban Infill on the potential for long term sustainability within the US. Confirming what Milhaus has always found a logical conclusion from opinion based theory, ULI has now substantiated that urban infill and mixed use projects and/or communities where people can work, play, and shop closer to home, actually produce less traffic loads, thus lowering energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. You should check out ULI’s report, Land Use and Driving available for members on their website www.uli.org, or click on the following link.

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Rare look inside the Palladium

Posted on June 16, 2010 by David Leazenby

palladium-south-entrance-300x225 Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity, along with 11 other ULI members, to tour the new Palladium in Carmel, Indiana. It is under construction as part of the massive, mixed-use, City Center development. The performance hall itself is being led by Michael Feinstein, Artistic Director; Steven B. Libman, Executive Director; and Jeremy Hatch, Director of Development. Upon its opening in six months, the venue promises to be among the elite concert halls in the United States and likely one of the top 5 in the world. It will be the centerpiece of this ever-transforming, suburb-to-city on the north side of Indianapolis. Every detail of the building is designed with one thing in mind: to deliver authentic, pure sound to the listeners that will wrap the open hall of 80’x150’. The timelessness of the architecture and the construction is clearly evident when you get up close. The Indiana limestone wrapping the building and forming the columns is unmistakable. The detail of the work by the men and women within the building shows that they know they are crafting something that will outlive them by centuries. There are so few buildings in American cities that combine such pride of workmanship, distinctive architecture and ownership by its people. If you get the opportunity to see the work in progress, I highly recommend it. You can learn more about it here. A few more pictures below.