“Consumers increasingly seek walkable, connected lifestyles in dense, urban environments with access to best-in-class retailers, restaurants and entertainment. Despite significant real estate investment over the last decade, many cities both big and small are still missing inviting and energized spaces where people choose to spend time outside of home and work.”
Those thoughts are according to James Linsley, president of GID Development Group. Linsley tells GlobeSt.com that real estate developers who understand how to curate projects that combine the right mix of uses and open spaces to create these active public realms will be successful.
“For instance, the Central Perimeter submarket is one of the fastest growing in Atlanta; yet, it's missing a central gathering place for the community,” he tells GlobeSt.com. “Mixed-use projects like High Street that prioritize the public realm will satisfy the market's craving for a pedestrian friendly environment with exceptional dining, open-air shopping and year-round community events.”
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
