Browsing by Subject "Real estate development"

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Above I-35
(2018-05) Gupta, Sarthak; Wegmann, Jake; Paterson, Robert G
Growth of a city calls for choices to be made, and given its rapid pace, Austin’s growth requires smart solutions. The void created by an insufficient transit system creates the need for more people to drive to work/school. This in turn generates a greater need for wider roads and more lanes for people to drive on. On the 30th of November, 2017, the Texas Department of Transportation announced its plans to lower I-35 in Downtown Austin and add two managed lanes in each direction. The project would have allowed for faster commutes for some of the north- or southbound drivers, provided they chose to pay variable toll rates. This, in the longer run, would have generated substantial revenue for TxDOT but failed to promote east/west connectivity and to solve the traffic congestion problem Austin is dealing with today. There has been a lot of political involvement in the decision-making processes, because of which we do not know if TxDOT plans on rethinking the project. This project, as per Architect, Planner and Urban Designer, Sinclair Black’s Vision, revolves around addressing the primary issue of congestion and emphasizing on how through smarter and farsighted solutions, we can advance towards a more prosperous Austin. The key solutions include depressing and capping the highway, reclaiming valuable downtown land and returning it to the City of Austin for revenue generating real estate development. This will reconnect the city grid, minimize congestion, diminish pollution, and provide dedicated public transit corridor lowering overall commute times. This project largely focuses on estimating the taxable property and the property taxes generated through the deployment of this idea.
Assessing the feasibility of solar residential development in Austin, Texas
(1980) Zion, Mark Hamilton; Not available
Brownfield redevelopment in Rockford, Illinois
(2011-05) List, Kathleen Marie; Sletto, Bjørn; Paterson, Robert
Small and mid-size cities often struggle with the financial and social costs of brownfield redevelopment, even when they receive funding for environmental remediation from federal and state governments. This paper examines how cities can address the gap between administering technical funding for environmental remediation and creating local economic and social opportunities on redeveloped brownfields sites. Specific attention is paid to mid-size cities, and Rockford, Illinois will be used as an example of a city struggling to attract investors to its abandoned industrial brownfields.
A directed study in real estate feasibility
(1979) Hudgens, John Daniel; Wurtzebach, Charles H.
Evaluating vertical mixed-use development and ground floor retail space along Austin’s core transit corridors
(2020-05-08) Cairns, Jonathan William; Wegmann, Jake
In 2006, Austin City Council adopted a new subchapter into the city’s Land Development Code, Subchapter E: Design Standards and Mixed Use. Through this process, the City established the vertical mixed-use overlay zoning district and applied it to most land parcels along the city’s core transit corridors. The new rules lead to the development of vertical mixed-use projects along these corridors, many of which contain ground floor retail spaces with residential units above. This study seeks to understand the factors that led to this new development and evaluate the performance of their ground floor retail spaces. This study surveys 19 vertical mixed-use developments containing ground floor retail spaces along segments of Austin’s South Lamar Boulevard, South Congress Avenue, East Riverside Drive, North Lamar Boulevard, and Burnet Road. Using a rubric created based on best practice research, developments along these corridors were assessed to evaluate retail performance at the project, corridor, and city scales. Insights from this research are presented in hopes of understanding the current state of ground floor retail along Austin’s corridors and informing future action
Four hundred acres : an economic feasibility
(1983) Craig, Norris Charles; Not available
From rail to trail : quantifying the impact of New York City's High Line
(2019-05-08) Bendeck Sierra, Anahi; Oden, Michael
The development of New York City’s High Line is known as one of the most iconic urban redevelopment projects in the United States. These large scale redevelopment projects are known for catalyzing economic development in areas through the addition of community amenities such as open spaces and park space, while also attracting new residential and commercial development in surrounding neighborhoods and increasing the value of surrounding properties. However, these projects are also known for negatively impacting the preexisting socioeconomic fabric of its surrounding areas. This report explores the impact of the High Line on its surrounding neighborhoods in order to understand if the positive community benefits associated with these large redevelopment projects outweigh the negative impacts they may have. Three main research questions shaped this report: 1. To what extent did the High Line development impact the property values of the neighborhoods surrounding the site? a. What was the overall percent change in the market and assessed property values from pre-High Line to post-project completion? b. How does the impact on the area’s real estate values compare to value changes in the market in surrounding neighborhoods and the overall property value changes Manhattan? 2. How many new developments came about as a result of the High Line development and the West Chelsea rezoning? 3. What were the socioeconomic impacts that resulted from the High Line redevelopment? Data was collected from multiple sources to address these questions, and to help better understand how these large redevelopment projects can impact neighborhoods and therefore determine what cities can do to ensure that the negative impacts do not outweigh the positive aspects of these projects. If done successfully, these projects can result in successful, equitable, and inclusive economic development.
Real estate development strategy and feasibility
(1986) Lee, David James; Not available
Special purpose districts in Texas : the case for Municipal Utility Districts
(2016-05) Howell, Corey Grafton; Granof, Michael H.; Werner, Timothy
Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. As the population continues to increase, so does the demand for public utilities, especially in urban and suburban areas. Furthermore, an increasing population means additional strains on the existing urban and suburban utility infrastructure. These public utilities include water, sewer, drainage, roads, levees, and their related infrastructure. To accommodate the needs of a growing population, certain urban areas of Texas have utilized special purpose districts to finance, construct, and operate the public infrastructure in new and growing communities. The use of special purpose districts has been more heavily used in some urban areas, such as Houston, than others. This report will consider why the special district model in Texas has been generally successful with respect to issuing debt for the construction, maintenance, development, and operation of public utilities and other capital projects. Additionally, to highlight some of the potential risks this report will look at a case in which a special purpose district has defaulted on outstanding debt obligations. The research points will be addressed by discussing the history of special purpose districts in Texas, as well as their statutory and regulatory frameworks, including their powers, composition, means of and reasons for creation, and authorities. The report will also describe the various types of special purpose districts in Texas and their powers. Additionally, the report will discuss the various debt instruments available to a special purpose district in Texas, how the debt of a special purpose district can be structured and issued, and key variables of a special purpose district’s financial makeup, such as the district’s assessed valuation and the various revenue-generating and cost centers of a district. The report will then argue how and why the special district model in Texas has been largely successful. Next, the report will use a case to highlight failures in the special district model and describe changes in law and regulation that have been made to respond to these failures, as well as reactions from the capital markets.
A study of subdivision development on the Highland Lakes
(1973) Paulin, David R.; Not available
Subdivision density and financial returns
(1979) Ward, James Royce; Not available
Using multivariate analysis techniques to locate the market areas for affordable housing in Austin, Texas
(1991) Kepford, Ronald William, 1957-; Not available