PROJECT / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER POSITION Urban One is currently seeking to fill a Project Manager position. Applicants should view the following job posting for more information: Company: Urban One Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Type: Project / Construction Manager (1099 Independent Contractor) Deadline: May 20, 2016 Hours: Full Time – 40hrs/week (minimum) […]
This is Part 5 of a five-part series by Urban One, which outlines recommendations and proposals for improving the California/Los Angeles density bonus program. Part 1 focused on background, while Parts 2 through 5 include specific recommendations to improve the density bonus and affordable housing provision throughout the region. In our Building a Better Density Bonus series we’ve covered a range […]
This is Part 4 of a five-part series by Urban One, which outlines recommendations and proposals for improving the California/Los Angeles density bonus program. Part 1 focused on background, while Parts 2 through 5 include specific recommendations to improve the density bonus and affordable housing provision throughout the region. With our previous proposals in Part 2 and Part 3 we’ve focused on […]
This is Part 3 of a five-part series by Urban One, which outlines recommendations and proposals for improving the California/Los Angeles density bonus program. Part 1 focused on background, while Parts 2 through 5 include specific recommendations to improve the density bonus and affordable housing provision throughout the region. In the last installment we discussed our first recommendation for density bonus reform: […]
This is Part 2 of a five-part series by Urban One, which outlines recommendations and proposals for improving the California/Los Angeles density bonus program. Part 1 focused on background, while Parts 2 through 5 include specific recommendations to improve the density bonus and affordable housing provision throughout the region. In Part 1 of this series we discussed some of the background […]
This is Part 1 of a five-part series by Urban One, which outlines recommendations and proposals for improving the California/Los Angeles density bonus program. Part 1 focuses on background, while Parts 2 through 5 include specific recommendations to improve the density bonus and affordable housing provision throughout the region. A while back we promised to explore in greater detail some of the […]
Urban One will be sponsoring Urban Land Institute LA’s (ULI/LA) Young Leader Group (YLG) event coming up on June 2, 2015 titled “Art of Development Series: Design and Construction.” This is the last segment in the three-part Art of Development Series. ULI has a distinguished panel of Design and Construction experts to “shed light on […]
Urban One was privileged to work with Paul Habibi of Grayslake Advisors and the LA Business Council Institute on a new report, released this past Friday, exploring the sustainable economic development potential of the LA River and its surrounding neighborhoods. The report, “LA’s Next Frontier: Capturing Opportunities For New Housing, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development in LA River Communities,” […]
Every successful city grows and evolves over time, but is your city Manhattanizing? For those unfamiliar with the term, Manhattanization is best described as the fear among some residents of growing cities that if population growth continues unabated, there will be no room left for anything but townhomes, apartments, and pencil-thin skyscrapers. The streets will be overrun […]
There’s more value to building hotels than just boosting tourism at the downtown convention center: The city is spending $39.2 million in foregone tax revenue to encourage Metropolis to build a hotel, but that hotel will generate $110 million more in city revenues than a similar residential tower built at the same location. Over the past […]