Distinguished Speaker Series: Ben Rowe, Managing Partner, KHP Capital Partners

Ben Rowe is a Founder and Managing Partner of KHP Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on investments in boutique and independent hotels. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, KHP invests across the United States and Canada and is focused on disciplined acquisition criteria and implementing value-add investment strategies that capitalize on their… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Ben Rowe, Managing Partner, KHP Capital Partners

2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Stay Wanderful Co-Founder and COO Rama Chanani

The 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference is pleased to feature Rama Chanani as one of the panelists on the Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate Panel. Rama Chanani has always had an innate interest in business, and began working at the hotel her parents owned at a young age as… Continue Reading 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Stay Wanderful Co-Founder and COO Rama Chanani

2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Llenrock Group Founder and Managing Partner Andrew Benioff

The 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference is pleased to feature Andrew Benioff as the moderator of the Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate Panel. Andrew Benioff is the Founder and Managing Partner of Llenrock Group, LLC and a Principal at Linden Lane Capital Partners, LLC. Benioff previously served as managing… Continue Reading 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Llenrock Group Founder and Managing Partner Andrew Benioff

2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Alison Novak Principal of The Hudson Companies

The 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference is pleased to feature Alison Novak as one of the panelist discussing The Intersection of Change and the Design/Built Environment. Ms. Novak, a Principal of The Hudson Companies Inc., joined Hudson in 2006, where she oversees mixed-income and market-rate developments as well as Hudson’s middle income equity fund. Under her leadership, Hudson… Continue Reading 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference: Alison Novak Principal of The Hudson Companies

Interview with Katherine Scafuri (Baker Program – Class of 2016)

The Baker Program in Real Estate is known for its placement of students looking to further their careers in Real Estate. Katherine Scafuri (Baker Program class of 2016) wanted to create a space for herself in the niche world of luxury development, and she was able to do so by attending the Baker Program in real Estate.… Continue Reading Interview with Katherine Scafuri (Baker Program – Class of 2016)

Baker Program in Real Estate Welcomes Class of 2018

This fall, Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate welcomes its Class of 2018 to its Ithaca campus.  The incoming class of 27 students (20 male, 7 female) is one of the most diverse in Baker’s history. 12 countries are represented: the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, and… Continue Reading Baker Program in Real Estate Welcomes Class of 2018

2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference Panels: Analysis of Investment Trends

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

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

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

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