Panelist
Panelist
Mr. Calvin Gladney
Smart Growth America
Calvin Gladney, LEED AP, is President and CEO of Smart Growth America (SGA), a 30-person national non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that strives to make the built environment more sustainable. His work over the last 20 years has been centered on the intersection of land use, housing and transportation – all of which will be important in addressing our climate crisis. In 2017, Mr. Gladney was ULI's Senior Visiting Fellow for Equity. Prior to SGA, he was Managing Partner of a real estate advisory services and development firm, interim CEO of a quasi-public D.C. redevelopment agency, and General Counsel & Transaction Manager at BRIDGE Housing Corp., one of the largest developers of affordable housing in California.
Mr. Gladney graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and received his B.S. from Cornell University. He is a Trustee of ULI, and a Board member of the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). He is also a member of ULI's Responsible Property Investment Product Council.
Speaking at
Wed Oct 30
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Blossom ABC
CBD to TBD: Broadening the Conversation and Reimagining Our Cities
Category
Mixed-Use
With falling office property values, soaring housing costs, and the ever-growing climate crisis, repurposing vacant office buildings in central business districts into vital residential units seems like the solution everyone is seeking. However, not all office buildings are ripe for conversion into residential units. Recent studies have found that roughly 10 to 25 percent of office assets prove physically feasible for residential conversion. In the face of this challenge, how might we envision alternative uses for these properties? How can we not only breathe new life into underutilized buildings, to ensure the vibrancy of our central business districts, but seize this as an opportunity to support equity and resiliency of our urban landscapes, all while aligning with the financial imperatives of lenders, developers, and landlords? This is not just a question of innovation—it's a policy and design challenge to reimagine our cities for a sustainable future.