Clik here to view.
Urban Opportunities Arise Among Others for High-End Resorts
Resort developers and operators have learned that “the one percent” is just that, not five percent. Luxury hotel brands can bring value to the club and residential component of resorts. Good access...
View ArticleOpportunities and Risk Return to Asian Markets
Risk is real when investing in Asian real estate. Pricing was wrong when too much capital was chasing too few properties, while opportunities abound today for those with an appetite for risk. Boots on...
View ArticleResort Development’s Comeback
Lifestyle resort developers say that their market has recovered from the recession, and demand is booming. The most successful projects mix for-sale residential property with hotels and a wide range...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mammoth Lakes: Back from the Brink
Only 300 miles from Los Angeles, the resort community of Mammoth Lakes, California, is home to Mammoth Mountain Resort, the third-most-visited ski area (2.8 million people annually) in the United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charles Fraser’s Legacy to ULI
Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye designed the Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head’s Sea Pines Plantation. Around 1968, at the site of what is now the 18th hole are, from left, Nicklaus; Donald O’Quinn,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reinventing Hilton Head for a New Generation
On a sunny February afternoon, a cyclist sped his racing bike down an asphalt trail on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, gaining momentum—until he was forced to brake hard to avoid colliding with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Destination Resorts: Vacation Clouds are Clearing
Despite some lingering—and high-profile—distress situations, the U.S. resort market is reviving. Through August, U.S. resorts had sold more room-nights (25.9 million) than they had during the same...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resorts Incorporating Newer Concepts
From left: Toni Alexander, Richard A. Sonntag, Ed Romanowski, Greg Ashley, and Mick Matheusik concurrent session at the ULI Spring Meeting in Vancouver. At a 2014 ULI Spring Meeting panel in Vancouver,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Building for the Generations
(Bill Taylor/Taylor Photo for Toll Brothers) The “silver tsunami” of aging baby boomers is upon us, and rather than running for cover, housing developers are stepping up to meet the demands of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Next Wave of Resorts Are More Connected, More Urban
From left: Toni Alexander, president and creative director of InterCommunications Inc.; Patrick K. Fitzgerald, president and chief executive officer of Hualalai Resort; Carlos Hernandez-Garcia, chief...
View Article
