Last night I casually asked the Twittersphere what the most important condo amenity is, besides a gym. That tweet got quite a few responses – everything from rock climbing to a proper facility for realtor lock boxes. Given the response, I thought it would be… Read More
On March 31, RIBA North (Royal Institute of British Architects North) in Liverpool will be opening the doors on a new exhibition that explores 25 years of award winning work by the developer and self-described “regenerator”, Urban Splash. I love the name of the exhibition.… Read More
Taylor Pearson recently compared crypto networks to cities and argued that the best crypto networks, much like the best cities, are formed from the bottom up. The example he gives is that of Paris (bottom-up) vs. Brasilia (top-down). Paris is the hugely successful city and… Read More
Recently we’ve been talking about California’s Proposition 13 and how it may be creating a disincentive for longtime homeowners to move. They’re enjoying below market property taxes, and so they stay put, even if they may have too much house. But this concept of “overhousing” isn’t… Read More
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has just launched a new company called UNSense, whose purpose is to explore and develop “new sensor-based technologies that are specifically designed to positively impact people’s physical, mental and social health.” They are calling the new business an “arch tech company” and it… Read More
Lately I have really gotten into Matt Levine’s daily newsletter about “Wall Street, finance, companies and other stuff.” Maybe that’s how I should describe this blog: Cities, real estate, design, and other stuff. If you aren’t familiar with Matt’s writing, here is an article that he… Read More
I was out for drinks recently with a friend of mine who is a developer in California and she mentioned a few things to me that I thought were really interesting. First, she talked about how virtually nothing gets built in the Bay Area “as of… Read More
The City of London Corporation recently published a report called “The City as a Place for People”, which talks primarily about itself and how great London is as a magnet for talent. But as self-serving as it may be – the report is timed to… Read More
Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox recently published a piece in the Orange County Register called, “California’s housing crisis and the density delusion.” I’m sure you can guess where this is going, even if you don’t follow the work of Joel Kotkin. But if you do,… Read More
So Amazon is buying Ring (they make video doorbells, among other things) for north of $1 billion. Supposedly, it is the second largest acquisition that Amazon has ever made – the first was Whole Foods. If you consider that Amazon is also looking to enter… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 