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9 months ago

Landmarks Illinois

PlaceEconomics is where the young stars of historic preservation come to work. We're so pleased that Alyssa is part of our team.

Meet Skyline Council of Landmarks Illinois Member Alyssa Frystak! Alyssa was among the small group of professionals who served on this year's jury to decide the 2020 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. ... See more

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9 months ago

Study: Building on the Past for a Prosperous Future

The presentation of a summary of findings of our report on the impacts of historic preservation in Arkansas and also questions from Secretary Stacy Hurst, Jimmy Bryant, Director of Arkansas Heritage, ... See more

View a conversation with PlaceEconomics' Donovan Rypkema and Sec. Stacy Hurst, Dir. Jimmy Bryant, and AHPP Dir. Scott Kaufman regarding a study "Building on ...

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9 months ago

Preserving the Past Fortifying the Future

Tomorrow! Hear our Principal Donovan Rypkema join a discussion hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation on the economic benefits of historic preservation. The conversation will be held on ... See more

From enhancing real estate values, to fostering local businesses, preservation keeps historic main streets and downtowns economically viable. In places that have preserved their historic character, he

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9 months ago

We are thrilled to finally release our statewide study from Arkansas, where we looked at the impact of the state Main Street Program, the state historic tax credit program, and the preservation grant ... See more

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9 months ago

Report: Historic preservation leads to $224 million in private investments over last decade - Talk Business & Politics

Love it when the results of our studies are featured in business publications. Thanks Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
for giving us this opportunity.

Historic preservation in Arkansas has been a significant economic engine, according to a report commissioned by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP). Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary... ... See more

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9 months ago

Preservation Action

The PAF Silent Auction is live! #allinforadvocacy #pafauction #silentauction

The PAF Silent Auction is Live! Did you catch the great kickoff by Board Members Edward Hall, Huy Pham, Stephanie Phillips, Briana Paxton Grosicki and President Russ Carnahan? Super job, one and all! ... See more

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9 months ago

Program on Historical Preservation

Getting the word out beyond the true believers. The US Chamber of Commerce hosting a session on The Economic Case for Preservation on October 28th. Check it out if you're interested.

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9 months ago

PAF's Silent Auction starts tonight! Head to Preservation Action's page at 7pm for the Facebook Live kickoff event and view all the great items up for bid, including two service packages from ... See more

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9 months ago

PlaceEconomics is so proud to sponsor the Preservation North Carolina 2020 Virtual Conference! The theme this year could not be more appropriate: "Adapting Preservation: Engaging Community Needs." ... See more

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9 months ago

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9 months ago

2020 Preservation Achievement Award Winner–Graves Light

From our friends at the Boston Preservation Alliance! Check out this gorgeous sneak peak video showcasing one of their award winning preservation projects, to be shown at their 32nd Annual ... See more

Read more about our Preservation Awards: https://www.bostonpreservation.org/awards/2020 Graves Light, located about nine miles off the coast of Boston, has b...

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9 months ago

PlaceEconomics is so pleased to sponsor the Boston Preservation Alliance's 32nd Annual Preservation Achievement Awards held October 15 at 6 pm. The evening will be hosted by award-winning Journalist ... See more

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9 months ago

The Soldiers Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Part 2 by The Road Home • A podcast on Anchor

I'm honored to be part of the podcast of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. This week's session focuses on the rehabilitation of the VA Soldiers Home in Milwaukee converted to affordable ... See more

Tune in this week for a two-part episode, discussing The Soldiers Home in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and Historic Tax Credits In Part I, we are joined by Johnathan Beck Development Project Manager at The ... See more

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9 months ago

Preservation NC 2020 Virtual Conference

More to learn; more to share. Consider attending the Preservation North Carolina annual conference next week. It's always a great one. https://spark.adobe.com/page/80sfIjqeC7Ray/

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10 months ago

A Response to “Historic Preservation is Great, Except When it Isn’t”

Last week Governing had an article entitled "Historic Preservation is Great, Except When it Isn't" I contacted them proposing to write a response. They weren't interested in hearing the other side. ... See more

Don Rypkema of PlaceEconomics response to a recent article in Governing.

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10 months ago

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PlaceEconomics is proud to sponsor Preservation Action's "All In For Advocacy" Virtual Fundraiser and Auction. Register now for the silent auction, which will kick off on Facebook Live on Monday, ... See more

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10 months ago

Rebuilding Beirut to preserve its heritage

The tragic cultural costs of the explosion in Beirut.

Architects and NGOs are deploying efforts to restore the traditional buildings of Beirut that were heavily damaged in the devastating explosion that rocked the capital Aug. 4.

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10 months ago

Report Release: Reality and Recovery in New York City

Check out our new video sharing some of the findings from our recent New York City study. The New York Landmarks Conservancy

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10 months ago

#Culture2030Goal

Take 12 minutes to learn why: 1) Culture needs to be the fourth pillar of sustainable development; 2) Culture is critical for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; and 3) why ... See more

See the key messages of the #culture2030goal campaign on the fundamental importance of culture, sustainaibility and cities in times of crises. More info: htt...

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10 months ago

In case you missed it last week, check out our brilliant Associate Principal Briana Grosicki on the Practical Preservation Podcast with Keperling Preservation Services here: ... See more

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10 months ago

For those of you interested in the role of heritage in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, here's a great opportunity to learn more. All four of the presenters are well versed in the ... See more

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10 months ago

Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Briana Grosicki of PlaceEconomics - Practical Preservation

My colleague and partner, Briana Grosicki, doing a great podcast about the economics of historic preservation, PlaceEconomics, and her own background. Wonderful way for you to spend half an hour. Bravo, Bri, great job! ... See more

ShareSharePinTweet0 Shares Briana Grosicki, associate principal of PlaceEconomics based in Washington, D.C., joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the economic benefits of ... See more

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10 months ago

Very pleased to release our second citywide study from the great city of New York. Many thanks to The New York Landmarks Conservancy for always challenging us with exciting and thought-provoking ... See more

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10 months ago

Reality and Recovery: Historic Preservation in New York City - New Report and Online Discussion | New York Landmarks Conservancy

Great event last night hosted by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. 400+ people attended the [virtual] public release of our most recent report on historic preservation and New York City. This ... See more

Preservation will play a key role in New York’s recovery, in the same way it has through previous crises. As New Yorkers start reopening the City, the Landmarks Conservancy is pleased to present an… ... See more

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10 months ago

Reality and Recovery: Historic Preservation in New York City

Join us in an event organized by the The New York Landmarks Conservancy that will include the first public release of the study we recently completed for them on the impacts of historic preservation ... See more

The Landmarks Conservancy has updated its groundbreaking study on the economic impacts of preservation.

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11 months ago

2020 Analysis of the Historic Tax Credit

The City of Baltimore has released the study we did on their property tax based incentive. Thanks City of Baltimore, Department of Planning for commissioning us to do this analysis.

Since the creation of the program in 1996, CHAP has believed that the city's historic tax cre

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11 months ago

New Report: 10 Key Facts About the Baltimore Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program - Preservation Maryland

Labor Day Weekend is a great time to note the job creation that historic preservation represents. The City of Baltimore, Department of Planning has just released the report we recently completed ... See more

Leading preservation economics firm, PlaceEconomics recently completed an analysis of Baltimore City’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program that supports positive assumptions about the value of ... See more

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11 months ago

Sign up now for the 2020 Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Virtual Conference where our Principal, Donovan Rypkema, will be delivering the keynote speech. Donovan's presentation will explore ... See more

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11 months ago

“Demolishing A Large Building Is Directly Analogous To Setting Fire To A Forest”

Last fall in Singapore, I heard Dr. Rezai make a presentation that he has subsequently remade in this article. It's a bit on the engineering-geek side of things. But here's a structural engineer who ... See more

Engineer Dr. Hossein Rezai presents the scientific argument

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12 months ago

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August must be a lucky month for PlaceEconomics. 7 years ago this month Briana Grosicki joined me for what at the time was going to be a 2 month assignment. Seven years later she's taken over, ... See more

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12 months ago

Main Street Advocacy Toolkit - Main Street America

📢Catch our Associate Principal and Chairwoman of Preservation Action on the Main Street America webinar tomorrow discussing "Developing a Grassroots Network."

Everyday, Main Street programs across the country reach out to a diverse cast of stakeholders to share the successes stories of commercial district revitalization and call for the policies, programs ... See more

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1 year ago

Home | PreservationonMain

Catch Katlyn Cotton and Briana Grosicki on the Florida Main Street Conference today at 1:30pm talking "Historic Preservation Incentives: Lessons from Miami-Dade County and Around the World" moderated ... See more

Join us July 29 - July 31, 2020, as the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and the Florida Main Street program team up to present Preservation on Main Street: Spotlight on Community, a ... See more

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1 year ago

Preservation Virginia

One more reminder of a free (but must register) Preservation Virginia webinar tomorrow morning.

This Friday in partnership with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, we're hosting a discussion on adaptation during the pandemic and the role of historic preservation in economic recovery. ... See more

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1 year ago

I absolutely understand local businesses and local governments wanting to get their economies opened up. But here's an interesting finding from a just-released survey commissioned by the tourism ... See more

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1 year ago

The Role of Historic Preservation in Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic - Preservation Virginia

Friday morning, July 24th. Consider joining us.

Join PlaceEconomics, the Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Tourism Corporation, the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, the Norfolk Preservation Collective and Preservation ... See more

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1 year ago

Reinvesting in Older Housing— A Key Component of Post COVID-19 Resiliency – PlaceEconomics – Neighborhood Revitalization

This week will probably see the proposals for the next $! TRILLION in covid-19 recovery appropriations. Although we don't claim to be political experts, it appears to us that the decisions of how to ... See more

Congress needed to act quickly to mitigate the impact of the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was appropriate to get money immediately into the hands of as many people as ... See more

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1 year ago

Press Releases | Community Progress - Revitalizing Vacant Properties | Center for Community Progress

Yes, a good idea. An even better idea would have been for preservation advocates to get behind the reintroduction of the Historic Home Owners Tax Credit. This will go down as a significant missed opportunity. ... See more

Press releases highlight Community Progress' work to combat blighted, vacant properties through land banking, code enforcement, property tax foreclosure reform, etc.

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1 year ago

CoStar News - Tricon Raises US$553 Million to Buy More Single-Family Homes to Rent Out

What happens to the opportunity for families with modest incomes to become homeowners when giant real estate firms are in the business of buying single family housing for rentals. A troubling pattern.

Tricon Residential seems to be proving in the age of the coronavirus that renters would prefer to come home through the front door of a house rather than a tightly packed high-rise apartment building ... See more

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1 year ago

The Economics of State and Federal Historic Tax Credits: A Conversation with Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics

For those tax credit and development geeks out there.

Federal historic tax credits (HTCs) are a well-documented source of financing for all types of real estate. The program grew out of National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, which was the first ... See more

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1 year ago

TODAY! It's not too late to sign up for our webinar on Heritage and Resiliency! 11 am PST/2 pm EST, register here: tinyurl.com/HeritageResiliency. We will hear from professionals engaged in heritage ... See more

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1 year ago

Upcoming webinar on Heritage and Resiliency! Wednesday, June 24 at 11 am PST/2 pm EST, register here: tinyurl.com/HeritageResiliency. Climate change is undeniably the greatest existential threat of ... See more

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1 year ago

NEW WEBINAR! Heritage and Resiliency: Wednesday June 24th, 11 am PST / 2 pm EST. Register here: tinyurl.com/HeritageResiliency Resiliency demands a holistic view of the city–it looks far beyond ... See more

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1 year ago

Delegate Brooke Lierman

Webinar with Maryland Delegate Brooke Leirman about historic preservation and the economic recovery.

Preservation as Revitalization: Economic Recovery Strategies

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1 year ago

Abu Dhabi Culture

More of the Modern Heritage that we get to deal with in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi Department of Heritage and Tourism and our client and friend, Amel Chabbi who posted these photos.

#الثقافة_للجميع_اكتشف | تم بناء سوق مدينة زايد في عام 1985، حيث يعد أحد أسواق البقالة التقليدية القليلة المتبقية ... See more

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1 year ago

Ethos Preservation

Couldn't be prouder of my friend, colleague, and partner, Briana Grosicki, for speaking up for preservation. Well done, Bri!

We pause our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this important message 😆🎥 THIS WEEK Ethos collaborated with Briana Grosicki of PlaceEconomics and the Historic Savannah Foundation to ... See more

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1 year ago

How Can Culture Be Part of the Post COVID Economic Recovery?

If you have an hour you can spend it listening to an interesting webinar hosted by the Antiquities Coalition.

How Can Culture Be Part of the Post-COVID Economic Recovery? The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is more than just a health crisis. It is exacting a hu...

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1 year ago

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Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from these international heritage experts on the Historic Urban Landscape approach! Wednesday June 10, 11am PST/2pm EST. Register here: tinyurl.com/HULWebinar. ... See more

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1 year ago

NEW WEBINAR! HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION - June 10, 11am PST/2pm EST (For our international friends, if you can't make the session in real time, don't worry! All registrants ... See more

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1 year ago

The Australians are thinking much more long term than we are in the stimulus programs. "The new HomeBuilder program will provide all eligible owner-occupiers, not just first home buyers, with a grant ... See more

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1 year ago

The Australians thinking much longer term than we are in their stimulus packages. "The new HomeBuilder program will provide all eligible owner-occupiers, not just first home buyers, with a grant of ... See more

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1 year ago

Shunning virus and Big Oil, Alaska tribe revives traditions

Intangible heritage a key to resilience.

A decades-long fight to keep oil drilling out of their northeastern Alaskan homeland has emphasized the Gwich’in Athabascan people profound spiritual connection to their homeland and the ... See more

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1 year ago

Housing hardships reach unprecedented heights during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reinforces Importance of including housing in next stimulus plan. Both renters and owners are being affected. Shanon Shea Miller, Kathy H. Rodriguez, Cory Edwards, Rebecca Viagran, I particularly ... See more

A new survey suggests that individuals have been facing increased housing hardship such as evictions, delayed rent or mortgage payments, and unexpected utility payments and home repairs during the pandemic. ... See more

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1 year ago

TOMORROW! Don't miss our webinar, “Preservation Incentives, Tools, and Strategies: What We’ve Learned.” (Register here: tinyurl.com/PreservationIncentivesWebinar) Incentives are but one tool in ... See more

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1 year ago

Adaptive reuse: historic practices during a crisis

An excellent blog by Isidora Larrain de Andraca of the Inter American Development Bank about adaptive reuse of historic buildings in general and the role of those buildings in coronavirus ... See more

COVID-19 has been advancing rapidly and disrupting our daily lives. The virus has demanded to use our creativity to convert spaces and host temporarily new emergency uses. As many of us stay home ... See more

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1 year ago

Preservation's Role in Recovery A Preservation Month Virtual Congressional Briefing

In case you missed the Preservation Action Congressional briefing earlier this week, here's the video.

Preservation Action and the Historic Preservation Congressional Caucus presented a virtual Preservation Month Congressional Briefing on Historic Preservation...

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1 year ago

The reviews are in! Thank you to everyone that attended our first webinar on 24 Reasons Historic Preservation is Good for Your Community. We're glad you found it useful! Don't miss our SECOND ... See more

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1 year ago

Preservation Perspectives column: Preservation can power the economic recovery

Great article on preservation and affordable housing by our colleague Briana Grosicki and Rebecca Fenwick of Ethos Preservation. Well done!

Have you ever roamed the stacks at Bull Street Library or walked the halls of the Savannah Arts Academy? Do you ever enjoy Bacon Park or visit Fort

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1 year ago

Landmarks preservation and the economy during COVID-19 - by Virginia Trunkes

Always great having our studies cited in the press, especially in something like the New York Real Estate Journal. This was a report we did four years ago for the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

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1 year ago

Have you heard about our remote services? (Check them out here: www.placeeconomics.com/services/remote-services/. Reach out at info@placeeconomics.com today to learn more!) Like many small ... See more

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1 year ago

NEW WEBINAR! Preservation Incentives, Tools, and Strategies: What We’ve Learned - May 27, 11 am PST / 2 pm EST (Register here: tinyurl.com/PreservationIncentivesWebinar) Cultural heritage ... See more

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1 year ago

Abu Dhabi Culture

More of the post-oil built heritage in Abu Dhabi. It is the Initiative for the Conservation of Modern Heritage, under the direction of Amel Chabbi that we have undertaken two assignments.

#الثقافة_للجميع_اكتشف | تم بناء مسجد الشيخ زايد بن سلطان الثاني عام 1968، كأول مسجد كبير في جزيرة أبوظبي بسعة 10000 ... See more

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1 year ago

Preservation Action

Tomorrow is Preservation Action's Preservation Month Congressional Briefing. Join us as we hear from Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR
) and Mike Turner (R-OH) as well as Donovan Rypkema of ... See more

Tomorrow is Preservation Action's Preservation Month Congressional Briefing. Join us as we hear from Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Mike Turner (R-OH) as well as Donovan Rypkema of ... See more

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1 year ago

Join Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D, Oregon) and Michael Turner (R, Ohio) and PlaceEconomics Principal, Donovan Rypkema (and others) for Preservation Action's Congressional Briefing next Tuesday. ... See more

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1 year ago

Thanks for attending our webinar yesterday! Catch our Principal, Donovan Rypkema, next week May 19th at 1pm ET on Preservation Action's Congressional Briefing or sign up for our next webinar on May ... See more

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1 year ago

TODAY! It's not too late to register! (tinyurl.com/24reasonswebinar) Tune in at 2 pm EST to hear 24 reasons historic preservation is good for your community. We've looked at the numbers in 10 ... See more

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1 year ago

Abu Dhabi Culture

Here are great examples of the types of buildings that are the focus of our work for the Abu Dhabi Culture and Tourism Department and our friend Amel Chabbi

#الثقافة_للجميع_اكتشف | يعد مبنى العتيبة، الذي صممه المهندس المعماري المصري د. جلال مؤمن، من أقدم الشواهد ... See more

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1 year ago

TOMORROW! 2 PM! There's still time to sign up for our webinar on 24 reasons historic preservation is good for your community. Register here: tinyurl.com/24reasonswebinar. Have critics in your ... See more

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1 year ago

In our proposal, "Reinvesting in Older Housing - A Key Component of Post COVID-19 Resiliency," we argue for a series of principles that future stimulus funding should meet. (Read the full proposal ... See more

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1 year ago

DON'T MISS OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR: 24 Reasons Historic Preservation is Good for Your Community! May 13, 2 pm EST. Register here: tinyurl.com/24reasonswebinar What better way to celebrate ... See more

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1 year ago

Reinvesting in Older Housing— A Key Component of Post COVID-19 Resiliency – PlaceEconomics – Neighborhood Revitalization

We at PlaceEconomics have formulated some proposals for the next round of Coronavirus stimulus spending. You can read these below.

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1 year ago

Reinvesting in Older Housing— A Key Component of Post COVID-19 Resiliency – PlaceEconomics – Neighborhood Revitalization

We at PlaceEconomics have some modest proposals for the next round of Coronavirus response stimulus money. You can read our proposals here: ... See more

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1 year ago

We aren't doing this to be presumptuous, but rather to be helpful. Later today we will release the PlaceEconomics plan for the next round of Coronavirus stimulus spending. Thanks for the consideration. ... See more

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1 year ago

REPORT RELEASE: 40 Years of North Carolina Main Street. Access the report here: https://www.placeeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/North-Carolina-MS-2019-web.pdf

Main Street is a 40 year ... See more

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1 year ago

NEW WEBINAR: 24 Reasons Historic Preservation is Good for Your Community! May 13, 2pm EST. Register here: tinyurl.com/24reasonswebinar Historic preservation is under attack in many cities in the US. ... See more

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1 year ago

Half of US Workers Have Become Home Office Converts - Journal by getabstract

A just completed survey indicates that the work-from-home pattern dictated by the Coronavirus has dramatically impacted attitudes about people's interest in continuing this means of working. Included ... See more

Between April 16 and 17, 2020, getAbstract surveyed more than 1,200 full-time people who are working from home in the United States during the pandemic. Nearly half of all respondents indicated that… ... See more

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1 year ago

Donovan Rypkema - Uncovering the Intangible Heritage

Here's a great interview the Centre for Livable Cites in Singapore did when I was a Visiting Fellow there last fall. Credit their great editing to my sounding coherent.

0:03 How do we preserve intangible heritage? 1:31 Challenges in conserving heritage buildings 4:50 How do we pick which building to conserve? "There’s a lack...

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1 year ago

TOMORROW! Don’t miss our webinar April 28th at 2 pm ET! We will talk about the role that older housing plays in meeting affordable housing needs and ways to better utilize this older housing stock ... See more

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1 year ago

The preservation of older housing stock is regularly cited as contributing to our affordable housing shortage. We want to arm you to participate in discussions around affordable housing and ... See more

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1 year ago

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Don't miss the webinar next Tuesday on the role of older housing in meeting affordable housing needs. PlaceEconomics stars, Katlyn Cotton and Alyssa Frystak will be joined by Cory Edwards of the City ... See more

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1 year ago

UPCOMING WEBINAR! Next Tuesday (April 28th), we will team up with Ticco and the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation to talk about the role that older housing stock plays in meeting affordable ... See more

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1 year ago

Big news! PlaceEconomics is teaming up with Ticco and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation to offer a webinar on the findings from our recent report: "Opportunity at Risk: San ... See more

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1 year ago

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Thanks to everyone who played along! Here are our work stations paired to their PlaceEconomics team member. Anyone surprised by the results?

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1 year ago

On Preservation: Historic preservation protects affordable neighborhoods : Larchmont Chronicle

A wonderful review of our recent study on Los Angeles. The author writes, "“Preservation Positive Los Angeles” could not have arrived at a more significant time, as heightened pressure for more ... See more

Looking for things to do during the recent coronavirus pandemic lockdown that fell upon the city mid-March, I came upon the Los Angeles Conservancy’s recent study entitled “Preservation Positive ... See more

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1 year ago

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Try to guess our office spaces! PlaceEconomics is a remote firm, which means we are used to working from home--and we know how hard it can be to get into a rhythm or stay focused! We find it helps to ... See more

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1 year ago

KEVIN LEININGER: Sure preservation feels good, but does it also make sense (and dollars)?

Four years after a $10 million renovation created a two-story ballroom that is one of the jewels of downtown Fort Wayne, it’s hard to believe the Embassy Theatre and attached Indiana Hotel were ... See more

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1 year ago

For a couple of decades, there has been much discussion about "sustainable cities". In more recent years a parallel concept has emerged -- resilience. My favorite distinction between them comes from ... See more

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1 year ago

Economic Argument for Historic Preservation: Older Housing is Affordable Housing | The Planning Report

https://www.planningreport.com/2020/03/17/economic-argument-historic-preservation-older-housing-affordable-housing

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1 year ago

Economic Argument for Historic Preservation: Older Housing is Affordable Housing | The Planning Report

Well, at least in the midst of worldwide chaos, our recently completed study for the Los Angeles Conservancy is getting good coverage. Thanks, Adrian Scott Fine for arranging and participating in the interview. ... See more

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1 year ago

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This week, three of our colleagues attended Preservation Action’s Advocacy Week in Washington DC, lobbying for historic preservation across the country and asking our representatives to support the ... See more

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1 year ago

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I wrapped up day 2 of the Heritage at Risk: A Dialogue on the Effects of Climate Change conference at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Great break out sessions on six typologies of impact, mine ... See more

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