The Ground Floor

ULI LA Urban Marketplace to Focus on Underserved Neighborhoods

This post was written by The Ground Floor contributor and ULI Los Angeles Executive Director Phil Hart.

ULI Los Angeles's seventh annual Urban Marketplace (UM 07) -- which focuses on the region's underserved neighborhoods by urging real estate professionals to "Make a Deal, Make a Difference" -- is adding a new twist at its March 21 conference at the L.A. Convention Center. This year's theme, "Where is LA Headed? Solving the Real Estate Puzzle: Case Studies from Hollywood, Downtown LA, East LA and Inglewood," will be podcast on March 23 by ARTSCAPE. Among those participating in the podcast are Tom Murphy, ULI senior resident fellow and ULI/Klingbeil Family Chair for Urban Development, who moderates the panel discussion; Jan Perry, who represents L.A. City Council District Nine; Gail Goldberg, director of planning for the city of Los Angeles; and Tom Cody, principal with Gerding Edlen Development & The South Group, Downtown LA. Two roundtables will also be included in the podcast: Team Hollywood and Public Sector Magic.

Councilwoman Perry is to read a poem at UM 07  written by a ULI LA Urban Plan student, Marquise Johnson. More than 800 attendees are expected on March 21, including a delegation from ULI Washington (D.C.), which will be hosting their first Urban Marketplace in September 2007. To learn more about ULI LA's seventh annual Urban Marketplace, go to www.uli-la.org.

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