10:00-11:00 a.m. PT
Virtual (Zoom)
Moderator:
Emily Thompson, Partner, GMD Development LLC
Panelists:
Karly Brinla, Senior Vice President, Brinshore Development
Tracy Tran, Senior Project Manager, Salt Lake City Corporation
Keith McCloskey, Principal, KTGY
Panel Description:
The Aster is a transformative mixed-use, mixed-income development in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, delivered through a successful public-private partnership (P3). In this webinar, the project team responsible for envisioning, designing, financing, and constructing The Aster will share practical insights into the project’s context, key challenges, and notable successes. Panelists will discuss how distinctive community elements were thoughtfully integrated into the design, along with the detailed funding strategies and pro forma considerations—including Utah’s first “twinning” tax credit deal and an adaptive-reuse component—that added layers of complexity yet made this ambitious urban P3 a reality. Bringing together voices from the private developer, the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) that led the RFP process, and the design team, the session offers a holistic look at turning a long-stalled downtown site into vibrant, attainable housing that strengthens the community.
ULI Housing Awards Webinar Series Description:
Each year, through the ULI Housing Awards, projects across the country showcase their impact on the industry through financing, policy, and partnership innovation. Winning projects highlight replicable strategies that can scale and expand housing supply nationwide. Each webinar in this ULI member-exclusive series will feature one of the five winners—showcasing their project case studies, pro formas, policy angles, financial strategy, and community engagement.