Tag: urban development

Brooklyn Reimagined with Heritage Reuse and Innovation Centric Mixed-Use Campus by Industry City

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Project Background and Site Summary  The waterfront-bound neighborhood of Sunset Park lies between Gowanus and Bay Ridge, spanning between 15th street to 65th street between 9th Avenue across the 8th avenue corridor. Industry City is a new mixed-use development set on 35 acres of centuries-old industrial land in Sunset Park. It is one out of… Continue Reading Brooklyn Reimagined with Heritage Reuse and Innovation Centric Mixed-Use Campus by Industry City

Place, Joy and Justice: A Placemaking and Urban Planning Lecture by Jay Pitter

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On Friday, September 10, 2021, Jay Pitter, an award-winning placemaker author, and urban planning lecturer, honored us with her presence in the Cornell’s Distinguished Speaker Series, an event organized by the Cornell Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) and Baker Program in Real Estate. As a placemaker whose personal aspiration is to create inclusive cities, Ms.… Continue Reading Place, Joy and Justice: A Placemaking and Urban Planning Lecture by Jay Pitter

Brownfield Redevelopment & Affordable Housing – A Unique Opportunity

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Across the nation, housing insecurity is one of the most critical issues cities are facing.  The National Low Income Housing Coalition found in 2020 that full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom market-rate rental anywhere in the US.  At the current market rate average, minimum wage workers would need 97 hours per week to… Continue Reading Brownfield Redevelopment & Affordable Housing – A Unique Opportunity

Solving the Real Estate Puzzle with Adam Greene (B.Arch ’06)

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The Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate recently welcomed a distinguished alum of the Architecture, Art & Planning School to discuss real estate development in New York City.  Adam Greene is currently Senior Vice President of Development at RXR Realty and RXR’s Project Executive for 175 Park Avenue.  He previously served as principal for MAG… Continue Reading Solving the Real Estate Puzzle with Adam Greene (B.Arch ’06)

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

With a Price Tag of $500 Billion, Saudi Arabia Plans World’s Most Ambitious Mega-City

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On Tuesday of last week, to a packed audience at a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced the conception of a new mega city to be built in Saudi Arabia. Neom, which means “New Future” is an ambitious attempt by the Kingdom to propel itself upon the world stage by creating… Continue Reading With a Price Tag of $500 Billion, Saudi Arabia Plans World’s Most Ambitious Mega-City

Sustainable Development Expert Ed McMahon of ULI Speaks at Baker

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  Physical design affects human behavior at all scales—buildings, neighborhoods, communities, and regions. The places in which we live, work, and play can affect both our mental and physical well-being. – Ten Principles for Building Healthy Places, ULI In 2013, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) launched the Building Healthy Places Initiative, a global effort to… Continue Reading Sustainable Development Expert Ed McMahon of ULI Speaks at Baker