Melissa Luki Email & Phone Number

As an economist and Associate Director at Cistri, the international arm of Urbis Australia, Melissa is charting a new way for evidence-based urban development in Asia and the Middle East through the economics of masterplanning.Melissa has worked across real estate economics and industrial economics for close to 10 years, advising property developers, investors and governments to shape successful, sustainable and responsible real estate developments. Her areas of expertise are leading and undertaking real estate market studies, supply and demand forecasting, financial feasibility and highest and best use analysis for precinct- and city-scale mixed-use masterplans.With prior experience at the Singapore Economic Development Board, she also brings unique and creative perspectives at the intersection of real estate and industry development to advise on precinct economic activation strategies.While economics is her primary vocation, Melissa also leads and works in multidisciplinary teams with planners, designers, engineers and other specialists to bring urban developments to life. She regularly collaborates with international and in-country partners across Singapore, Indonesia, the GCC and the broader region.Notable city-shaping projects Melissa has worked on include:▪︎ Redevelopment blueprint for Orchard Road, Singapore▪︎ Dubai rural areas economic initiatives portfolio▪︎ Reimagining state assets in Jakarta post-capital city transition▪︎ Development strategies for the Riyadh Metro TODs and northern growth corridor▪︎ Al Quoz Creative Zone masterplan, Dubai▪︎ Prince Mohammed bin Salman Non-Profit City, Riyadh▪︎ Hospitality development strategies for KSA mega projects (Diriyah Gate, Qiddiya City & Coast, SEVEN)Melissa also advises on creative and cultural precincts, combining her expertise in urban economics with a passion for the arts. She co-leads Cistri’s Creative Industries interest group, delivering thought leadership on how to develop thriving creative precincts through mixed-use development.Being an advocate for multidisciplinary approaches in urban development, Melissa speaks on media platforms and at schools on the intersection between economics and design, including to students at the National University of Singapore’s Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture programmes.Melissa is based in Singapore and has also lived in Jakarta and London. She speaks English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Listed skills include Industrial Economics, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Economics, and 23 others.