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Detroit's 'doom loop' was unlike any other American city. Its downtown is now a model for urban reinvention.

Sun, 04/28/2024 - 19:48

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Guardian Building — The Guardian Building in downtown Detroit.
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

Real Estate, economy, politics, Detroit, Michigan, urban-growth, general-motors

Many cities are fighting the urban 'doom loop' by turning empty offices into 24/7 social districts

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy

A tower and other buildings. — A view of The Strat Hotel & Casino & Tower from downtown Las Vegas.
George Rose/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, finance, Downtown, urban-doom-loop, Midwest, Missouri

America's cities had a way to escape the 'doom loop.' Then they blew it.

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 06:47

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Money dripping over an image of a city — City and state governments across America are facing a nasty budget crunch as property taxes fall and new expenses add up.
iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

economy, politics, Discourse, state-budgets, city-budgets, Pandemic, commercial-real-estate

The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach

Sat, 11/18/2023 - 06:30

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan. — People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan on an unseasonably warm day in October 2023.
Eliza Relman/Insider

economy, Real Estate, politics, real-estate, Cities, washington-dc, new-york-city

America's cities are vying for a hot new title: best place to ride out the coming dystopia

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 05:47

Tech Insider : Economy

Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms. — Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms.
Chelsea Jia Feng/Insider

economy, Discourse, Science, Real Estate, Cities, urban-development, housing-market

The warped financial logic fueling America’s ‘doom loop’

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 05:55

A boarded up store front with red boards representing a downward arrow — Landlords could help reverse the Retail Apocalypse by lowering rents and extending leases — but their lenders won’t let them.
Tyler Le/Insider

Real Estate, Discourse, finance, Cities, Retail, retail-real-estate, Shopping

America can solve its housing crisis by following Tokyo’s example

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 05:30

A large Japanese building in the middle of a U.S. city — What's Tokyo's secret? Liberal and centralized land-use policies that give developers a lot of power to build what they want, when they want.
Tyler Le/Insider

Real Estate, Discourse, Japan, tokyo, Housing, housing-prices, Discourse

The crashing office market will deepen the economic 'doom loop' for America's cities, economist says

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 11:57

Chicago Skyline — Midsized cities could see higher tax rates and plunging property values as office demand falls.
Jeff Gentner/Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, us-economy-outlook, commercial-real-estate, commercial-real-estate-crash, commercial-real-estate-outlook, urban-doom-loop

Architects explain how they're turning office buildings into apartments with high ceilings and more natural light

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:20

Tech Insider : Economy

Franklin Tower in Philadelphia before and after it was converted into residences. — Franklin Tower in Philadelphia before and after it was converted into residences.
Courtesy of Gensler and Robert Deitchler

Real Estate, economy, real-estate, Offices, Manhattan, urban-doom-loop, residential-construction

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