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“By their very nature, cities are resilient and adaptive, and they have absorbed every shock we’ve thrown at them over thousands of years.”
Are you interested in entrepreneurial planning for urban development? What do you think about developments that are financially viable and civically valuable? How can we encourage developers to actively work with public space more?
Interview with Howard Kozloff, Founder and Principal of Agora Partners. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, entrepreneurial planning, urban developers, public space, the government’s role, and many more.
Howard Kozloff is Founder and Principal of Agora Partners, where he blends urban planning and real estate development to rethink the built environment. With over two decades of experience across national and international markets, he identifies value-add opportunities by solving complex urban challenges and advises developers, municipalities, institutional investors, and public agencies on urban development and placemaking projects. A passionate advocate for opportunistic planning, Howard has published over 50 articles, spoken at numerous industry conferences, and taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the University of Southern California, and currently serves as an industry faculty member in UCLA’s Master of Real Estate Development program.
Find out more about Howard through these links:
- Howard Kozloff on LinkedIn
- Agora Partners website
- Agora Partners on LinkedIn
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- No.475R – How much are public spaces worth? Non-market valuation methods in valuing public spaces
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