Tag: Commercial Real Estate

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: 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)

Retail Vacancy & Homelessness: Can two issues accelerated by the pandemic be addressed simultaneously?

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The decline of retail over the past decade has been well publicized, with no shortage of creative ideas for the reuse of vacant spaces.  The sharp increase in e-commerce sales over the past decade, coupled with the glut of supply in retail space leftover from the boom in shopping center development, has left the country… Continue Reading Retail Vacancy & Homelessness: Can two issues accelerated by the pandemic be addressed simultaneously?

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

Outdoor Dining During COVID-19: The Challenges of Winterization

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Across the US, the onset of colder temperatures is sending shivers up the spines of restaurant owners.  For many, outdoor dining has been a saving grace during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In New York City alone, an estimated 100,000 jobs have been saved with the expansion of outdoor dining through the Open Restaurants Program, which began… Continue Reading Outdoor Dining During COVID-19: The Challenges of Winterization

The Power of Purpose – A Conversation with Jonathan Rose

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Now more than ever, amid the coronavirus crisis, Americans are aware of the tradeoffs between economic growth and social, environmental, and health concerns.  This is not a new paradigm; the latest crisis has simply revealed these tradeoffs in a more conspicuous light.  Much of our economy relies on extracting limited resources, tangible materials like concrete and steel for buildings as well as people’s finite energy and creativity consumed by unfulfilling work.  Real estate developer, author, and… Continue Reading The Power of Purpose – A Conversation with Jonathan Rose

A Shock Unlike Any Other – Vijay Dandapani (SHA ’87) on the State of NYC’s Hotel Market

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The hotel industry in New York City has seen its fair share of macroeconomic shocks over the past few decades.  From the 1975 fiscal crisis, to the stock market crash of 1987, the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and of course the great recession in 2008 – the hotel industry in the financial capital of… Continue Reading A Shock Unlike Any Other – Vijay Dandapani (SHA ’87) on the State of NYC’s Hotel Market

Baker Program Miami Trek Visit: Rialto Capital

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As the final stop on their trek, first-year Baker Program in Real Estate students visited Rialto Capital’s new office on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami.  This visit was coordinated through the Baker Program’s fortunate connection with Director Michael Mashioff (ILR ‘04).  Rialto was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Lennar Corporation, the largest home-builder… Continue Reading Baker Program Miami Trek Visit: Rialto Capital

Baker Program Singapore Trek Day 5: Asia Pacific Real Estate Association, Mapletree Investments, Keppel REIT, Frasers Property, and Warehouse Hotel

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On the last and busiest day of the trek, Friday, January 10th, Baker students visited five different real estate firms and rounded out the trip with a reception for Cornell alumni from around the island as well as the executives of the companies visited throughout the week.  Cornell alumna Sigrid Zialcita, CEO of the Asia… Continue Reading Baker Program Singapore Trek Day 5: Asia Pacific Real Estate Association, Mapletree Investments, Keppel REIT, Frasers Property, and Warehouse Hotel