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Holistic revitalization in small post-industrial cities : tools for urban housing development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
For generations, housing programs have sought to utilize redevelopment projects to accomplish broader community revitalization goals. Contemporary affordable housing practice embodies this idea in large housing development ...
How can social compact's neighborhood drilldown data spur more retail development in Miami's difficult to develop neighborhoods?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The inner-city neighborhoods of America continue to struggle with the economic blight they have faced ever since American urban growth began to abandon the urban city core fifty years ago. One of the most salient characteristics ...
Show me the money : a study of real estate development returns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This paper introduces three new tools for the analysis and replication of real estate development returns. In particular, this paper discusses advanced sensitivity analysis, real estate development return indexes and ...
A systematic study of real estate core funds : herd behavior and performance attribution analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The returns and portfolio characteristics of core funds were tested for evidence of herd behavior and performance relative to the NCREIF Property Index (NPI), using a proprietary database that included data from 1985 to ...
Creating sustainable air rights development over highway corridors : lessons from the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Research and practice have shown that air rights development over highway corridors in America's cities is not only feasible, but desirable. As planners, policy makers and consumers attempt to curb the sprawling development ...
Greening existing buildings with LEED-EB!
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The market of existing office buildings is going green. While early adopters of green buildings were owner-occupiers, there is a current wave of nonowner-occupied office buildings seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
University-affiliated retirement development : a resource for universities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Second home real estate market : economic analysis of residential pricing behavior near Heavenly Ski Resort, CA
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This paper examines a second home market near Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA to understand historical pricing behaviors and to forecast future prices using an econometric model derived from economic, demographic, ...
Emerald cities : the emergence of mega developments in the 21st century
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis examines the recent worldwide boom in megacity development. Its basis is a global survey of megacity building that quantifies the amount of current development and qualifies the various city types and themes, ...