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Placemaking
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Placemaking

February 2, 2017. Placemaking is a multifaceted approach to planning, design, and management of public places

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What’s Going Up Downtown?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

What’s Going Up Downtown?

February 2017. There is a renaissance of sorts taking place in what used to be the sleepy little downtown, urban core of Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Is the 30-year mortgage safe?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Is the 30-year mortgage safe?

January 26, 2017. Rumblings amongst President Trump’s Cabinet picks and congressional Republican leadership indicate support for curbing governmental backing of the traditional 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage that Americans have become accustomed to receiving.

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A changing retail environment
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

A changing retail environment

January 19, 2017. The typical retail store is getting significantly smaller and retailers are focusing more on the experience of shopping.

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Real estate in 2017
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Real estate in 2017

January 12, 2017. Now that college football is over, people in Oklahoma will get back to work and ponder what 2017 will bring to their business. I wish I was as optimistic about the real estate market as I was about our state football teams

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The future of workspace?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The future of workspace?

December 29, 2016. The shared office movement around the country is skyrocketing, thanks in part to a new concept called co-working.

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Airbnb – sharing technology effect
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Airbnb – sharing technology effect

December 22, 2016. The emergence of the sharing economy, enabled by multi-sided technology platforms, has given travelers another option when choosing local accommodations.

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Development impact fees
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Development impact fees

December 15, 2016. The impact fees imposed on Oklahoma City development could cause developers looking at development on the fringes to go a little farther and simply develop in those suburbs.

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Navigating the tunnels
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Navigating the tunnels

December 1, 2016. In the 1930s, William Balser Skirvin built a tunnel under Broadway between the historic Skirvin Hotel and his new Skirvin Tower, now known as the 101 Park Avenue Building. If those underground walls could talk – I would listen.

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Quieting the trains
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Quieting the trains

November 10, 2016. There is something romantic about the sound of a train – or is there?

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Good or bad density?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Good or bad density?

October 13, 2016. Poag Shopping Centers of Memphis recently put Spring Creek Plaza under contract and intends to purchase 26 acres to the north for a lifestyle center with the type of density that could be the game-changer that many in Edmond think is needed.

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Protecting our city
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Protecting our city

October 6, 2016. The effect of terrorist activity, or threat and fear of terrorist activity, is having a huge effect on the profitability of users of the built environment worldwide.

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Tenant mix and ownership
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Tenant mix and ownership

September 1, 2016. While there might be advantages to having many different property owners in a district, it appears it can make the task of choosing the important, proper tenant mix a challenge.

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