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Announcements of brand-new cities arrive with stunning renderings and enormous ambition. A sober look at the category reveals which approaches have any chance and which are perpetual press releases. Demand Before Density The new cities that progress start from a real demand…
A handful of developers are betting that food — a chef-run hall, a producers' market, shared culinary infrastructure — can anchor a community the way a golf course once did, at a fraction of the land cost. Identity You Can Taste A culinary anchor gives residents daily ritual and…
Build-to-rent single-family went from curiosity to a core institutional allocation in a few short years. With maturity comes a more sober understanding of where it works and where it has been overbuilt. Operations Are the Differentiator Scattered horizontal product is…