Month: September 2016

2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference Panels: Analysis of Investment Trends

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2016 Conference Panels: A Look Downstream: An Analysis of Investment Trends The 2016 Hodes Weill Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor and its findings will be discussed and summarized at the Cornell Real Estate Conference.  Immediately following the presentation by Dustin Jones and Douglas M. Weill (SHA ’88), a panel discussion on the topic of current global… Continue Reading 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference Panels: Analysis of Investment Trends

Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate

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Technology is changing the landscape of many industries, and real estate is no exception. As we head into 2017, it is apparent that real estate is impacted by the tremendous technological changes in building materials, e-commerce, crowd-funding, and online marketplaces; Airbnb anyone? The 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference on October 13th and 14th is aptly titled… Continue Reading Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate

Alex Klatskin of Forsgate Industrial, The Importance of e-Commerce

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The Distinguished Speaker Series of the Baker Program in Real Estate had the pleasure of hosting Alex Klatskin, General Partner Forsgate Industrial Partners last Thursday, September 22. In his talk, Alex explained the industrial asset class’ significance driving value in the investment space. Raising funds for industrial projects was particularly difficult. However, the capital markets are… Continue Reading Alex Klatskin of Forsgate Industrial, The Importance of e-Commerce

Distinguished Speaker Series: John T. Livingston, Chief Executive and co-founder of AECOM Capital

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The Baker Program in Real Estate welcomes Mr. John T. Livingston, CEO of AECOM Capital, to this week’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Since its formation in 2013, AECOM Capital has invested in 14 projects with a total development value of 3.5 billion dollars. AECOM Capital is a subsidiary of AECOM (NYSE: ACM) a fully integrated infrastructure… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: John T. Livingston, Chief Executive and co-founder of AECOM Capital

The Intersection of Change and the Design/Built Environment & Think Big/Think Bold: Disruptive Design in the Innovation Economy

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It is difficult to deny that in the past decade, changes in technology have drastically altered the way we live, work, and play. We sometimes fail to remember, however, that real estate has been shaping our lives just as dramatically for thousands of years. It is fascinating, therefore, to consider how these two powerful forces… Continue Reading The Intersection of Change and the Design/Built Environment & Think Big/Think Bold: Disruptive Design in the Innovation Economy

Catching up with Frost Travis (’00), President of Travis Hyde Properties

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Development and property management firm Travis Hyde Properties has been making an impact on the community of Ithaca since being founded in 1977. The community-minded company executes on innovative ideas for sustainable development and economic growth, and is literally building its vision for Ithaca’s future. This week, we sat down with Travis Hyde President Frost… Continue Reading Catching up with Frost Travis (’00), President of Travis Hyde Properties

New York REIT and JBG Cos. – A Case Study of REIT Misalignment

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One of the most followed real estate sagas of 2016 was the case of New York REIT (NYRT), in which shareholders actively and publicly faced off against NYRT management in their opposition to an agreed-upon merger with Washington, D.C.-based JBG Companies (JBG). The NYRT-JBG story highlights several modern day issues for REITs. First, it illustrates… Continue Reading New York REIT and JBG Cos. – A Case Study of REIT Misalignment

Ben Butcher: Strategy Behind STAG and Industrial REITs

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Ben Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of STAG Industrial, visited the Baker Program in Real Estate last week as the next key leader offering students and faculty insights by way of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his time at STAG, Butcher has overseen the expansion of the company from its… Continue Reading Ben Butcher: Strategy Behind STAG and Industrial REITs

Distinguished Speaker Series: Alex Klatskin, GP of Forsgate Industrial Partners and 2011 National Chairman of NAIOP

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This week, the Baker Program in Real Estate welcomes Alex Klatskin to the Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Klatskin is a General Partner at Forsgate Industrial Partners, a private industrial real estate firm based New Jersey. As one of the premier industrial firms in the Northeast, Forsgate holds a significant amount of A+ industrial space backed by high… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Alex Klatskin, GP of Forsgate Industrial Partners and 2011 National Chairman of NAIOP