The Urbanist More from the world’s leading real estate event – Mipim
Mar 19, 2026
Rod Miller, CEO of the Miami‑Dade Beacon Council, drives regional investment. Cass Facy, ING cities director, studies digital visibility of second cities. Joyce Sinderbrand, NYCHA capital lead, manages massive modernization. Anna‑Claudia Rosbach, UN‑Habitat executive director, shapes global housing policy. They discuss housing scale, resilient upgrades, second‑city visibility, and Miami’s economic repositioning.
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Design Density Around People And Nature
- Design higher-density cities while preserving human dignity and nature.
- Rosbach recommends balanced densities with green spaces and water protection to reduce heat, prevent overcrowding and protect health after COVID lessons.
NYCHA Faces A $60 Billion Backlog
- NYCHA manages about 175,000 units and faces a $60bn capital backlog.
- Joyce Sinderbrand describes record annual investments ($1–1.5bn) and leveraging public–private partnerships to bring additional billions for modernization.
Modernizing While Residents Stay Occupies Projects
- Modernization happens in fully occupied buildings, causing major disruption.
- Sinderbrand cites replacing 300 elevator cars across occupied developments as an example forcing industry to rethink project delivery.