Topics to be studied by the group will include mitigating sprawl, creating value through entitlement and financing, affordable housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development and the Regional Transportation's upcoming vote scheduled for this November on its multi-billion dollar FasTracks proposal. "Smart growth principles are at the core of what will get built in Colorado in the coming years," says Byron Koste, the CU Real Estate Center director, in the center's latest internal publication, called "Tracks."
"The center should provide opportunities for our council members to convery to students how to integrate smart growth with a viable business model," adds Koste. The round-table discussions will provide a forum for industry veterans and students to examine risks and opportunities of mixed-use developments.
Firms participating in the program include Continuum Partners, the Nichols Partnership, Citiventure Associates, Cherokee Denver and Forest City. "This kind of exchange is critical for both professionals and students examining how to overcome the barriers to achieve smart growth projects," according to Fleissig, a principal of Continuum and a nationally known expert on smart growth as he tells Tracks, the internal newsletter for the real estate center.
"We still have a long way to go working with appraisers, lenders, and market analysts to realize the so-called 'smart growth premium' in our current projects," Fleissig adds.
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