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Downtowns like Louisville are seeing the same urban renaissance as other cities, but have yet to see the high costs.

There is a robust demand for many apartment properties in fast-growing secondary cities.

The Am Law 100 firm will move from the Chrysler Building in 2019.

And according to Joe Dykstra of Westwood Financial, the brick-and-mortar grocers might be the ones to finally crack the online grocery code.

During the first quarter of the year, job growth, energy-related activities and import/export trade all boasted positive grades, with Houston appearing poised for recovery amid 12 months of 63,600 new jobs.

One of the downtown properties with several new leases is Republic Center, boasting occupancy well above the CBD average, and adjacent to public transportation and the soon-to-be Pacific Plaza Park.

Landlords are backfilling vacant big-box spaces with multiple discount retailers, while Amazon explores growth in brick and mortar to complement their digital presence, says Hanley Investment Group's Bill Asher.

The report calls for the city to explore a second convention/exhibition center in an outer borough to compliment the existing Javits Center. The new facility would offer larger expo space and have a focus on exhibits and trade shows with large local attendance.