Urban One is currently seeking to fill an Associate position. Applicants should view the following job posting for more information: Location: Downtown Los Angeles Job Type: Associate (Independent Contractor) Deadline: August 15, 2014 Hours: Full Time -40hrs week (minimum) Company Description: Urban One is a boutique Los Angeles based firm that specializes […]
Today, developers, planners, and policy makers alike share a relatively clear vision of what Transit Oriented Development means. The vision is one of a walkable area of mixed residential and commercial uses surrounding a public transit station, typically a rail station. But a recent article from The Atlantic’s CityLab urges us to move past this already […]
Everyone knows that the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles is absolutely blowing up right now. It’s one of the trendiest neighborhoods, if not the trendiest neighborhood in Los Angeles, filled with the best bars, restaurants, coffee shops and edgy retailers. Developers are flocking to the much sought after area, buying up properties and announcing […]
That is the age-old question. Does it make more financial sense to buy a home or rent one? Does it make more financial sense to buy a condo or rent an apartment? People across the country are faced with making this decision every day. It can be difficult to truly arrive at an apples-to-apples comparison […]
Recently Walk Score released their 2014 City and Neighborhood Report. The report ranks cities and their neighborhoods by their walk score, transit score, and bike score. Accordingly, Downtown LA was ranked the most walkable and transit accessible neighborhood in Los Angeles. One might ask, if Downtown is so walkable and transit accessible, why do we […]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced earlier this week that he would be postponing the merger of the Department of City Planning and Department of Building and Safety, an initiative birthed by former mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. According to LA Downtown News, the idea behind the merger is to create a single unit that would handle all aspects […]
For the past two years, Urban One has been fortunate to collaborate with Professor Paul Habibi and the Los Angeles Business Council on the LABC Institute’s Livable Communities Report. The 2013 Livable Communities Report: A Call to Action, was just unveiled at the LABC’s Annual Mayoral Housing, Jobs, and Transportation Summit last Friday, October 18th. […]
In the past 12 months, a new wave of real estate development has hit Downtown Los Angeles. Property is trading, projects are being planned, and shovels are in the ground. For those who are not aware, most of Downtown is zoned for high-rise, high-density use, which the core of any major city should be. Although, […]
For those who do not read the popular real estate blog, Curbed LA, you should. For those of us in the industry, and even those who are just interested, it is the go-to blog for the latest real estate information and gossip. For several years now, Curbed LA has been holding an annual competition called the […]
According to AIA.org, “the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is a diffusion index derived from the monthly Work-on-the-Boards survey, conducted by the AIA Economics & Market Research Group. The ABI serves as a leading economic indicator that leads nonresidential construction activity by approximately 9-12 months. The indexes are developed from the monthly Work-on-the-Boards survey panel where […]