ULI Europe

Seven outstanding developments from across the globe have been recognised as winners of the 2024 ULI Global Awards for Excellence, with two winners North America, three winners from Europe, and two from Asia Pacific. Congratulations to all of this year’s outstanding winners! We’re thrilled to celebrate these remarkable projects, in particular our Europe winners: ~Polish History Museum (WXCA) ~Grainhouse (Hines) ~Minerve (Revive) https://lnkd.in/e4X67B67 ?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=AwardsforExcellenceWinner&utm_id=AwardsforExcellenceWinner

The lastest ULI and Heitman's latest report, Insurance on the Rise: Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decisions, explores why costs are climbing and offers strategic solutions to secure affordable coverage as market conditions evolve. Simon Chinn, Vice President, Research & Advisory Services, ULI Europe shares "The physical impacts of climate change are impacting Europe with ever greater frequency and severity, as witnessed in recent weeks with Storm Boris wreaking havoc and causing severe flooding across Europe” Adding “It will be one of the region’s most costly extreme weather events on record, with insurers facing estimated claims of up to €3 billion.” https://lnkd.in/e_YvrmuK

📣 We are delighted to unveil our panel of esteemed experts for the Autumn Reception 2024! 🌍️ Watson Farley & Williams, London 📅 November 6, 2024 🕕 6:00pm GMT The theme of the evening is ‘Infrastructure Unlocking Growth’. We will be joined by an esteemed panel session featuring: - John Edwards, Director for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade - Sol Anitua, Executive Director for Strategy, Research & Innovation The Crown Estate - Deepa Deb, Head of International Real Estate Investment at Watson Farley & Williams - Oliver Steele, Director of Cities Studio at Mott MacDonald - Moderated by ULI UK Executive Director Imogen Thompson The panel will explore the new state of play for infrastructure investment and growth opportunity in the UK. Following the panel discussion, join us for drinks and canapés, with networking opportunities throughout the evening. 🔗 Our bi-annual networking events are some of our most popular, so make sure to secure your place on our website today! - https://lnkd.in/eeJ2Q2EC #ULI #ULIUK #Networking #Infrastructure #UrbanGrowth #Autumn #Reception #RealEstate #WatsonFarleyWilliams #DepartmentforBusinessandTrade #TheCrownEstate #MottMacDonald #London #BuiltEnvironment

Join our panel of experts for the launch of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2025 report by the ULI Europe and PwC, on 5 November which will explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the European real estate sector. Gareth Lewis | Lisette Van Doorn | Paul Bashir | Justin Curlow | Martina Malone | Mathieu Elshout Register today to secure your place ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eiE6ArTk

At last week’s ULI C Change Summit, Henrike Waldburg, FRICS Waldburg of UNION INVESTMENT, and Roger Baumann MRICS of Zurich Insurance joined Andrea Carpenter to discuss Managing Transition: Balancing Sustainability with Business Pressures. The urgent need for climate action in real estate is undeniable. They explored the balance between corporate-level strategies and fund-level decarbonization efforts, emphasizing the importance of data, collaboration, and long-term thinking. As we face increasing environmental challenges, now is the time to move beyond talk and take real steps toward sustainable investments. Key takeaways included: ·  Data is fundamental to progress - "Our data is not correct" is no longer an excuse - it’s basic housekeeping! ·  Collaboration is essential - Working together is critical to moving forward. ·  Specific training should be a fundamental part of the process. ·  We must convince senior leaders to engage, hear these insights, and bring fresh ideas to the table, especially by embracing new startups. ·  Finally Real estate may be evolving, but the opportunities for sustainability are growing. #ULICChangeSummit

It was great returning to Barcelona last week for the ULI Europe Office & Mixed Use Council. We were welcomed to a vibrant city, abuzz with visitors, and whose local economy is the envy of Europe. 🏢 Barcelona has become more business friendly under its new mayor. With the tenor of planning discussions more constructive, creative mixed-use developments dot the city. Office employees have returned, at least four days a week, and there is a palpable energy to the city's traditional CBD. Catalysed by creative companies, especially those in the gaming space, Grade A vacancies are negligible and historic rents are being achieved in the city’s best buildings. Family offices have taken note. They’ve become a protagonist investor in the current capital market. 🏗️  As ever, the highlight of our Council day was visiting iconic office projects. The 22@ submarket has transformed substantially since our last Council visit in 2017, with new towers along Diagonal and a mix of public and private uses that creates a functional live-work-play-learn environment. We were reminded that the default is transformation and the exception is new build. 1960s skyscrapers still have a role to play in our cities. Creative transformations are easier when buildings offer efficient floor plates and are already well-connected to the urban fabric, both commercially and politically. 😎 We couldn’t have asked for a better day to take in iconic views of Barcelona. I am once again left energised from our time together and genuinely optimistic about the outlook for European offices. 🦉 “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”   --  Sir Winston Churchill    Thank you to our guest speakers Carmina Ganyet and Sergio Fernandes as well as my co-chair Honoré Achille Simo Simo for assisting with coordination.  The day wouldn’t have been as memorable without the gracious support of our hosts Cuatrecasas and Hines Spain. Muchas gracias! The magic of the Council experience is due to its passionate participants Edward Bates Maarten Briët Xavier Denis Daniel Mahoney Fernando Da Col Joanna Wojnarowska Nathan Wilson Joost Hulshof Ramón Camiña Lisa Hirsch Tom Ascough I am grateful for the steadfast support provided by ULI Allison Berry Nadine Jefferies Joey Udrea 📢 If you’re interested in participating in the ULI European Office & Mixed Use Council, drop me a note.

Placemaking is community building, generating social impact, story telling through arts & culture and greening the streets -- This week the ULI Europe Placemaking Council met in Barcelona. It was a truly inspiring get together! We were invited by Frank Uffen to visit The Social Hub Poublenou. His team walked us through THS's real estate strategy, community building initiatives, and how to capture social return on investment. Thank you Arnaud Leblanc and Luigi Esposito of THS, and Phil Higham of RealWorth for sharing your insights and taking the time to answer our questions. Thank you Maria Jesus Guirado for showing us the co-working spaces and rooftop. Also to experience the Cristobal de Moura Green Axis with a beautiful community park in front of TSH. The place is buzzing with energy. Something is happening here and it is tangible. Next stop was Manifesta Biennial 15 Barcelona Metropolitana at The Three Chimneys in Badalona. Thank you Emilia van Lynden for welcoming us and explaining Manifesta's vision for art & culture as creative placemaking strategy to celebrate the local community. The scale and presence of former power plant is intimitating. Its history is interwoven with the lives of the people of Badalona. You feel its impact and weight as you move through the structure. Such a powerful experience. Our last site visit focused on the Green Axes - formerly known as Superblocks. We walked the Carrer del Consent de Cent Green Axis with the urban designers from Cierto Estudio, Carlota de Gispert Sampera and Lucía Millet de Ferrater. It's not just the look and feel of the streets and intersections that has changed, but also the way in which people interact with the space and each other. What an incredible transformation, and what an impressive team of young female architects!  Last but not least, we reflected on the day with Inés Aquilué Junyent of the Department for Urbanism, Territory and Lanscape at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She brought the bigger picture into view of how Barcelona's city grid developed over time and how it has evolved in recent years. Which led to a spirited conversation about what needs to happen next and left us with plenty food for thought. Which is exactly what the ULI Europe Placemaking Council is about: we want to learn, exchange ideas and open our minds! Loved hanging out with you: Kate Hart Ruth Duston OBE, OC Kristian Riis Sofia Barbosa Maja Nesdale Michaela Winter-Taylor Michele Montevecchi Alexander Gutzmer Louis Becker! Look forward to our next meet up in June 2025 in London. Thanks @Allison Berry Nadine Jefferies Sebastian Ives of ULI Europe for your support in getting us ready and keeping us on track. A special thanks goes to Glòria Serra Coch for suggesting places to visit and making local connections. #placemaking #artsandculture #greenaxis #sustainablecities #barcelona #communitybuilding #greenstreets #coworking #urbandesign

Andrew Minson, our Director of Concrete and #Sustainable Construction, spoke at the Urban Land Institute Change Summit in Barcelona yesterday. Andrew presented to an audience in the #RealEstate industry on the whole life sustainability benefits of using #concrete and how it can be used to deliver low carbon projects. The performance benefits of concrete such as fire resilience, plus the versatility of concrete in how it is formed, mean that designers can optimise projects to deliver the most sustainable whole life outcome. Andrew spoke alongside Clemens Brenninkmeijer from Redevco and Arjan Dingste from UNStudio. #GreenBuilding

This week, the 2024 winners of the ULI Europe Awards for Excellence were announced! We were delighted to present the awards at a gala dinner and ceremony for 250 members at The Imperial Barcelona in conjunction with the #ULICChangeSummit. Congratulations to these outstanding projects, which have demonstrated excellence in land use practice across the entire development process and exemplify ULI’s mission: ~Polish History Museum (WXCA) ~Grainhouse (Hines) ~EcoDataCenter1 (EcoDataCenter) ~Minerve (Revive) ~L’Atelier (Covivio) A sincere thank you to our finalists and all those who submitted projects in 2024, and to our dedicated jury who selected our winners through site visits and an extensive deliberation process. Read the full announcement and find out more about our winners here:  https://lnkd.in/dnYNxC8d

𝔼𝕔𝕠 𝕃𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕔 Addressing housing challenges, lessons from Spain. Wonderful presentation by José Antonio De Pedro Cuadrado at ULI Europe Sustainability council. Distrito Natural - Covivienda ecológica, are developing new model of ecological and sustainable cooperative housing. They have set theirconstruction criteria to minimize environmental impact, reduce energy consumption and improve quality of life; through #Passivhaus, low embodied carbon materials and healthy indoor environment. Jóse shared the business case that demonstrated design optimisation in parallel with low carbon design, can result in cost neutral outcome for low carbon housing vs business as usual. #ULICChangeSummit