ULI Central Florida

Name

ULI Central Florida

Legal name

Urban Land Institute

Website

https://centralflorida.uli.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ULI is supported by its members through membership dues. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
2. Sponsorships: Organizations sponsor ULI Central Florida to gain exposure and support impactful programs. Sponsorship provides valuable exposure and benefits team members through knowledge-sharing and professional development.
3. Event Registration Fees: Fees charged for attending events, workshops, and programs. Pricing varies by event type - member-exclusive events may be free while paid events range from $25-$50 for regular programming to $550-$600 for multi-day conferences.
4. Donations and Annual Fund: The Annual Fund supports ULI and its mission. Donations help deliver key ULI programs. The ULI Foundation allows individual and organizational donors to make designated contributions to specific District Councils.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ULI Central Florida is a nonprofit district council that provides professional membership, educational programs, networking events, and technical assistance services for real estate and land use professionals across 14 Central Florida counties. The organization delivers member-led programming including diversity initiatives, women's leadership development, young leaders programs, and Technical Assistance Panels that provide unbiased advice on complex land use and development issues.

Product overview

ULI Central Florida is a member-led nonprofit district council of the Urban Land Institute, offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on responsible land use and creating sustainable communities across 14 Central Florida counties. The organization's offerings include educational and mentorship programs (REDi, Women's Leadership Initiative, Young Leaders), technical assistance services (TAPs, UrbanPlan), professional development councils (Florida Product Councils), and events/networking opportunities. These programs are designed for real estate professionals, public officials, and emerging leaders seeking to advance their careers and contribute to community development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Personal membership in the Urban Land Institute providing access to networking, professional development, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and industry leadership opportunities in land use and real estate, available to professionals across Central Florida's 14 counties.
• REDi (Real Estate Diversity Initiative) A comprehensive 16-week real estate development training and mentorship program intended to increase the number of women and people of color in ULI and in the real estate industry. Designed for emerging professionals seeking to enter or advance in real estate development.
• Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) A committee program implementing national goals to raise the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry through promotion, networking, and leadership development, including BUILD UP Breakfast events.
• Young Leaders Networking and leadership program for ULI Central Florida members under 35 years old, including the annual Visionaries event and steering committee involvement to support early-career growth.
• UrbanPlan Experiential learning program for high school students, university students, and public officials that teaches the fundamental forces affecting urban development and land-use decisions through realistic decision-making scenarios.
• Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) One- to two-day work sessions bringing real estate, planning, and technical experts together to provide unbiased advice for addressing complex land use and development issues, typically commissioned by public agencies and nonprofits.
• Florida Product Council Program Small groups of ULI members that meet at least twice yearly to share best practices, grow networks, and discuss development practices, including CHDC, HRDC, UDMUC, and MFDC product councils.
• Events and Networking Educational programs, networking events, and signature events including the Real Estate Trends Conference, Visionaries, and BUILD UP Breakfast programs, held at venues across Central Florida.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RCLCO Real Estate ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCLCO serves as moderator for the Top-Selling Master-Planned Community Roundtable, providing expertise in real estate consulting and market analysis for the annual event featuring Central Florida's leading master-planned communities including Lake Nona, Sunbridge, Viera, and others.
• Tavistock Development CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRob Holmes, Senior Vice President of Operations at Tavistock, participates as a keynote panelist representing Lake Nona and Sunbridge communities at the Master-Planned Community Roundtable.
• Colen Built DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKen Colen, President of Colen Built Development, represents On Top of the World and Calesa Township communities as a panelist.
• BTI PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNoah Breakstone, Managing Partner, represents Edgewater West, Laurelton, and Crossprairie communities as a panelist.
• A. Duda & Sons / The Viera CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTodd Pokrywa, COO of A. Duda & Sons and President of The Viera Company, represents the Viera master-planned community as a panelist.
• Avalon Park GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvalon Park Group hosts an exclusive NEXT Committee Executive Session featuring Beat Kahli, Founder/President/CEO, and Ross Halle, Senior Vice President. The company has over $1.7 billion in assets spanning master-planned community development across five continents.
• Creative Village / Ustler PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCraig Ustler of Ustler Properties and Creative Village serves as featured speaker for the Public Leadership Exchange P3 session. Creative Village is a leading public-private partnership in Downtown Orlando.
• VHBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurt Ostrodka from VHB serves as District Council Chair on the Management Committee, providing leadership for ULI Central Florida.
• Kimley-HorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScott Mingonet from Kimley-Horn serves as District Council Chair of Mission Advancement. Multiple Kimley-Horn employees serve in leadership roles including Eric Raasch as Co-Chair.
• CrossMarc ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCrossMarc Services sponsors the Women's Leadership Initiative BUILD UP Breakfast events, supporting the advancement of women in development and real estate.
• Kimley-HorncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts the MyULI Member Orientation & Engagement Breakfast at their Orlando office location (200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 600).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NAIOP Central Florida: NAIOP is the leading U.S. commercial real estate development trade association with local chapters serving the same Central Florida developer audience as ULI Central Florida. Both compete for the same developer, broker, and institutional member base and run overlapping event programming.
• ULI Tampa Bay: ULI Tampa Bay is a sister district council of ULI covering a contiguous Florida geography with the same global ULI brand, member value proposition, committee structure, and program mix (TAPs, NEXT, WLI). It is the most structurally identical peer to ULI Central Florida.
• ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean: Another ULI Florida district council operating the same land use education, networking, and advisory model with TAPs, Product Councils, and WLI programming targeting developers and planners in the Southeast Florida/Caribbean region.
• ULI North Florida: ULI North Florida is a fifth ULI Florida district council serving the Jacksonville and North Florida market with the same programmatic framework (REDi, WLI, Young Leaders, TAPs) targeting the same real estate professional audience.
• ULI South Florida: ULI South Florida is a fifth ULI Florida district council covering Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach with the same land use focus, member-led committee structure, and event programming model as ULI Central Florida.
• CoreNet Global – North Florida Chapter: CoreNet Global serves corporate real estate occupiers and service providers through local chapters with educational programming, networking events, and member directories — a parallel membership model targeting an adjacent but overlapping real estate audience in Florida.
• CCIM Institute – Florida District: CCIM Institute is a member-based commercial real estate investment education and designation organization with local Florida chapters that compete for the same investor, broker, and developer members through education, networking, and designation programs.
• BOMA Florida: Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Florida represents commercial building owners and property managers with chapter-level education, advocacy, and networking — a comparable membership-association model focused on a real estate vertical adjacent to ULI Central Florida's.
• American Planning Association – Florida Chapter: APA Florida is the state chapter of the American Planning Association serving urban planners, zoning officials, and land use professionals — directly overlapping ULI Central Florida's public-sector and planning segments, including participants in UrbanPlan and Public Leadership Exchange programs.

Broad incumbents

• ICSC (Innovating Commerce Serving Communities) – Florida: ICSC is the global membership organization for the retail real estate industry with strong Florida presence, offering education, networking, and advocacy. It competes for sponsor and member attention from commercial real estate firms operating in Central Florida's retail and mixed-use submarkets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ulicentralflorida
• Instagraminstagram.com/ulicentralfl

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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