Month: April 2016

NYCers: Come Learn About Baker! Cornell Master’s Program in Real Estate

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The Baker Program in Real Estate will be hosting an information session the morning of Friday, May 6th at Convene in Midtown.  Come for the 7:30am Information Session and stay for Networking and the speaker panel, free of charge!  Panel guests include William Mack, Harry Macklowe, and Larry Silverstein, with moderation by Richard Baker ’88: Friday,… Continue Reading NYCers: Come Learn About Baker! Cornell Master’s Program in Real Estate

Richard Baker ’88 Visiting Cornell to Talk Retail & Real Estate

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Richard Baker ’88, Governor and Executive Chairman of Hudson’s Bay Company will be coming to Cornell on Thursday to deliver a talk to Baker Program in Real Estate students on his experience and thoughts on the retail and real estate sectors. Baker founded NRDC Equity Partners in 2006 with his father Robert, William Mack, and Lee Neibart.… Continue Reading Richard Baker ’88 Visiting Cornell to Talk Retail & Real Estate

A Total Work of Art: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Three

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Buildings are not supposed to look like Vancouver House – they are supposed to be larger at their base than at their top, not the other way around, and they are supposed to have a “regular” form, not one that evolves over the height of the building. For followers of the Westbank Corporation, this atypical building… Continue Reading A Total Work of Art: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Three

Railyard Rust to Glass & Steel: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Two

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“Why is Vancouver here?” Six-term Vancouver City Council Member Gordon Price queries the group of assembled Baker Real Estate students.  The group pauses, then a few hands raise. “Forestry?” “Fishing?” “Shipping?”  Bingo. Price perks up: “What does Vancouver have?” A natural deep water port. One of only a handful along the entire west coast of the Americas.… Continue Reading Railyard Rust to Glass & Steel: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Two

Baker Students Welcome Doug Weill ’88, Managing Partner of Hodes Weill & Associates

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At this Thursday’s Distinguished Speaker Series, students of the Baker Program have the privilege of welcoming Doug Weill, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the real estate advisory boutique Hodes Weill & Associates. Mr. Weill and his partner David Hodes formed the company in 2009 after nearly a decade of successfully co-managing Credit Suisse’s Real Estate… Continue Reading Baker Students Welcome Doug Weill ’88, Managing Partner of Hodes Weill & Associates

Connecting a City to the Water: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part One

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In March 2016, second-year students in the Baker Program in Real Estate embarked on a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia to meet with the people and companies that have played a hand in shaping Vancouver into the celebrated international city it is today.  Starting with a bold plan hatched in the 1980s to connect the… Continue Reading Connecting a City to the Water: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part One

Gerald Guterman Visits Baker to Share Vast Development & Investment Experience

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The Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate cordially welcomes Gerald Guterman, Senior Principal Partner and CEO of Guterman Partners, LLC to their weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. With a career in real estate beginning, as an 18 year-old night porter for Fred Trump, Mr. Guterman’s extensive perspective and understanding will undoubtedly further enhance the knowledge base… Continue Reading Gerald Guterman Visits Baker to Share Vast Development & Investment Experience

Distinguished Speaker Series: Chartres Lodging Co-Founder & CEO Robert Kline ’84

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The Baker Program in Real Estate is pleased to feature Robert Kline (B.S. ’84) as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series on April 4th.  Kline is recognized as one of the foremost investors in the lodging sector, known not only for his proactive approach to the investment process but also to asset management. Kline is… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Chartres Lodging Co-Founder & CEO Robert Kline ’84