Redeveloping and revitalizing inner cities brings a host of daunting challenges and difficulties. And transforming a run-down urban area demands that a developer think big.

Why tackle big redevelopment projects when the challenges are tougher than building from scratch?

This luncheon brings us a unique opportunity to hear two fascinating perspectives: Tom Murphy - His three terms as Mayor of Pittsburgh challenged his administration to transform an inner city built on dying manufacturing businesses. Today, the Riverfront is a vibrant, mixed-use area that brought residents back and fed economic revival. As ULI Senior Resident Fellow for Urban Development, Tom has a broad background in best practices in redevelopment from around the world. Ed Kelley - Under his leadership, USAA RealCo assets nearly quadrupled to $3.5 billion and its portfolio grew to 35 million square feet. Now he applies his expertise to a very different type of development challenge in his consulting work with Silver Ventures. Today, Ed brings his unequalled perspective to redeveloping the Urban Village of The Pearl. He will share his experience redeveloping properties that can also tranform communities.

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