How Avalon Bay Communities Built a “Self-Serve” Apartment Building to Reach the Missing Middle Housing Sector

In terms of affordability, one tends to think of the dichotomy between luxury apartment buildings that offer ample community amenities and federally or state subsidized “low-income” units. However, there is an additional cohort of people within the affordability spectrum that fall between high-priced luxury units and subsidized units within the United States. Avalon Bay Communities… Continue Reading How Avalon Bay Communities Built a “Self-Serve” Apartment Building to Reach the Missing Middle Housing Sector

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jermaine Gause ’12, Investments Manager at AvalonBay Communities

Jermaine Gause will participate in the Baker Program’s Annual Young Alumni Panel on Thursday, March 30 Jermaine Gause is currently an Investments Manager at AvalonBay Communities, an equity REIT with a long-term track record of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing distinctive multifamily properties in some of the best U.S. markets. Gause is based in the… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Jermaine Gause ’12, Investments Manager at AvalonBay Communities

Imran Ahmed, Executive Managing Director at CBRE Capital Markets to Address Baker Students

Imran Ahmed, Executive Managing Director at CBRE Capital Markets will be addressing Baker students on February 19th for the program’s weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. Ahmed brings with him an extensive background in real estate finance and investments, having been involved in over $100 billion of transaction activity with extensive experience in principal investments, M&A, equity… Continue Reading Imran Ahmed, Executive Managing Director at CBRE Capital Markets to Address Baker Students

AREC Crew Goes to Boston for a Property Trek

An eleven-member group of the Cornell Associate Real Estate Club (AREC) went to Boston over the weekend of October 25th to visit several properties in various phases of development and speak with representatives and developers about the status and challenges of each project. Students visited the Avalon and Ava Somerville projects at Assembly Square by… Continue Reading AREC Crew Goes to Boston for a Property Trek