Category: Real Estate At Cornell

Greening the Grid: Energy Efficiency and Real Estate Retrofits with Cullen Kasunic

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Recently, Cornell’s real estate graduate students got a front-row seat to learn about increasing building energy efficiency, sustainability, and creating and growing a company from the ground up.  BlocPower is a Brooklyn-based energy technology startup rapidly greening American cities.  Since its founding in 2014, the company has completed energy retrofits in nearly 1,000 buildings.  Their… Continue Reading Greening the Grid: Energy Efficiency and Real Estate Retrofits with Cullen Kasunic

A Crash Course in Affordable Housing: Camber Property Group

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Rick Gropper and Andrew Moelis know their niche and execute it well.  Together, their understanding of the affordable housing market in New York City has, in short order, established their presence not only in the world of real estate investors, but, perhaps more importantly, the community stakeholders benefitting from their efforts.  After a time as… Continue Reading A Crash Course in Affordable Housing: Camber Property Group

Creating Value Through Resiliency: Guidance from Daniele Horton

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Cornell was honored to welcome Daniele Horton as a speaker in the Baker Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series, where she shared her experience as an entrepreneur and sustainability leader in the real estate industry. Daniele Horton, founder and president of Verdani Partners, works with her clients to advance sustainability and resilience for large national and international… Continue Reading Creating Value Through Resiliency: Guidance from Daniele Horton

Minnows & Whales: Raising Equity for Your First Deal – A Conversation with John McNellis

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There is a myriad of factors to consider when starting out as a real estate developer.  From deciding on a geographic focus, to selecting an asset class, forming relationships with key partners, and securing funding, the learning curve can be intimidating.  Paramount among these tasks is answering the age-old question of “how do I raise… Continue Reading Minnows & Whales: Raising Equity for Your First Deal – A Conversation with John McNellis

Mixed-Use Isn’t Just for Major Cities – Talking Master Planned Mixed-Use Development with Newland Communities

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Demand for single family housing has reached a level not seen since the peak preceding the Great Financial Crisis.  As the current pandemic wears on, homebuyers continue to look for more space to spread out while taking advantage of historically low interest rates. This has lifted single family new construction demand in many previously unsought… Continue Reading Mixed-Use Isn’t Just for Major Cities – Talking Master Planned Mixed-Use Development with Newland Communities

38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: The 2020 Cornell Industry Leader Award (Tammy Jones ’87, interviewed by Kirk Sykes ’81)

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The 38th annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, presented by the Cornell Real Estate Council, concluded on November 11th with the virtual presentation of the 2020 Cornell Industry Leader Award.  This annual award, presented since 2007 by the editors of the Cornell Real Estate Review, recognizes a titan in the field who has made significant contributions… Continue Reading 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: The 2020 Cornell Industry Leader Award (Tammy Jones ’87, interviewed by Kirk Sykes ’81)

38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: Insights on Real Estate Capital Markets from Leaders on Wall Street (Jeffrey D. Horowitz ’86, Warren de Haan ’97, Sherry Rexroad, and Ralph Rosenberg)

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As part of the 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, Cornell remotely hosted Ralph Rosenberg, KKR’s Global Head of Real Estate; Sherry Rexroad, Senior Product Strategist for Global Real Estate Asset Securities at Blackrock, and Warren De Haan ‘97, Head of Origination at ACORE for a discussion on Real Estate Capital Markets.  The round table… Continue Reading 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: Insights on Real Estate Capital Markets from Leaders on Wall Street (Jeffrey D. Horowitz ’86, Warren de Haan ’97, Sherry Rexroad, and Ralph Rosenberg)

38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference – Macro Trends and Market Insights (Andrew Ross Sorkin ‘99 and Abby Joseph Cohen ‘73)

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“Where are we? And what does the future look like?” These two questions guided the first virtual session of the 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, a discussion of Macro Trends and Market Insights between Andrew Ross Sorkin (’99) and Abby Joseph Cohen (’73).  In front of over 1,000 guests who tuned in on October… Continue Reading 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference – Macro Trends and Market Insights (Andrew Ross Sorkin ‘99 and Abby Joseph Cohen ‘73)

The Golden Age of Travel May Just Be Around the Corner: Hospitality Insights from Art Adler of Adler Advisors, LLC

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Art Adler is no stranger to working hard, building genuine relationships, and creating a long legacy of success as a trusted voice and leader in hospitality transactions and consulting.  From humble beginnings to becoming the CEO and Chairman of Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL)’s Hotels & Hospitality Group for the Americas, Mr. Adler’s stories and industry… Continue Reading The Golden Age of Travel May Just Be Around the Corner: Hospitality Insights from Art Adler of Adler Advisors, LLC

Private Solutions to Public Problems: Discussing American Infrastructure with Jose Gonzalez

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Among the most relevant and pressing challenges facing the United States today is our crumbling American infrastructure. The situation is so dire that the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the US an overall grade of D+. Despite broad bipartisan support, the massive project scope, capital requirements, and time scale required of major infrastructure projects… Continue Reading Private Solutions to Public Problems: Discussing American Infrastructure with Jose Gonzalez