Jason W Henderson

Save the Date: Announcing the 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, October 13-14

Jason W Henderson on June 3, 2016June 3, 2016

34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference in NYC When: October 13th – 14th Where: The Westin – Times Square, New York City, New York This year’s program will feature an array of speakers, including: MaryAnne Gilmartin, President & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, and the 2016 Cornell Real Estate Industry Leader Award recipient J. Allen… Continue Reading Save the Date: Announcing the 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, October 13-14

Learn About The Baker Program at ICSC RECON

Jason W Henderson on May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

The Baker Program will be hosting an information table at ICSC RECON 2016! Come by to learn about our graduate real estate program at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Location: Talent Development Pavilion (N-3, Marketplace Mall) Monday, May 23rd: 8:am to 5pm Tuesday, May 24th: 8am to 5pm Wednesday, May 25th: 8am to noon Contact: Beth… Continue Reading Learn About The Baker Program at ICSC RECON

NYCers: Come Learn About Baker! Cornell Master’s Program in Real Estate

Jason W Henderson on April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

The Baker Program in Real Estate will be hosting an information session the morning of Friday, May 6th at Convene in Midtown. Come for the 7:30am Information Session and stay for Networking and the speaker panel, free of charge! Panel guests include William Mack, Harry Macklowe, and Larry Silverstein, with moderation by Richard Baker ’88: Friday,… Continue Reading NYCers: Come Learn About Baker! Cornell Master’s Program in Real Estate

Richard Baker ’88 Visiting Cornell to Talk Retail & Real Estate

Jason W Henderson on April 27, 2016

Richard Baker ’88, Governor and Executive Chairman of Hudson’s Bay Company will be coming to Cornell on Thursday to deliver a talk to Baker Program in Real Estate students on his experience and thoughts on the retail and real estate sectors. Baker founded NRDC Equity Partners in 2006 with his father Robert, William Mack, and Lee Neibart.… Continue Reading Richard Baker ’88 Visiting Cornell to Talk Retail & Real Estate

Railyard Rust to Glass & Steel: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Two

Jason W Henderson on April 20, 2016April 20, 2016

“Why is Vancouver here?” Six-term Vancouver City Council Member Gordon Price queries the group of assembled Baker Real Estate students. The group pauses, then a few hands raise. “Forestry?” “Fishing?” “Shipping?” Bingo. Price perks up: “What does Vancouver have?” A natural deep water port. One of only a handful along the entire west coast of the Americas.… Continue Reading Railyard Rust to Glass & Steel: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part Two

Connecting a City to the Water: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part One

Jason W Henderson on April 18, 2016April 20, 2016

In March 2016, second-year students in the Baker Program in Real Estate embarked on a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia to meet with the people and companies that have played a hand in shaping Vancouver into the celebrated international city it is today. Starting with a bold plan hatched in the 1980s to connect the… Continue Reading Connecting a City to the Water: Baker Program’s Inaugural Trip to Vancouver, Part One

Andy Isikoff of the Silverfern Group Visits the Baker Program

Jason W Henderson on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016

Andy Isikoff, a managing director at the Silverfern Group visits the Baker Program in Real Estate for the weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. Silverfern specializes in investing with leading private equity firms, and over 60 of the largest single-family investment offices in the world in buyouts, build-ups, acquisitions, growth equity and recapitalizations worldwide. Andy brings over… Continue Reading Andy Isikoff of the Silverfern Group Visits the Baker Program

Presidents Day: The Best US Land Deals in History

Jason W Henderson on February 15, 2016

In honor of Presidents Day, let’s take a look at a few major US land deals of the past. For the most part, the land mass of the United States is made up of land that was settled in a treaty, annexed, or ceded by another country. There are however, several instances in which the… Continue Reading Presidents Day: The Best US Land Deals in History

Mark Fogel, President of ACRES Capital Speaks About Transitional-Asset Lending

Jason W Henderson on January 15, 2016January 15, 2016

In his October visit to Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate, Mark Fogel sat down with the Cornell Real Estate Review to discuss the company he founded, ACRES Capital, and the broader market for mezzanine, and transitional-asset real estate lending. Fogel brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience, and as Chief Executive Officer and President… Continue Reading Mark Fogel, President of ACRES Capital Speaks About Transitional-Asset Lending

Cornell-Hodes Weill 2015 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor Released

Jason W Henderson on December 4, 2015December 13, 2015

The 3rd Annual Survey of Institutional Real Estate Allocations has been released by Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate in partnership with Hodes Weill & Associates. Key Findings: 1. Target allocations continue to increase, albeit at a moderating pace. 2. Investors remain significantly under-invested in real estate. 3. Institutional real estate portfolios have generated… Continue Reading Cornell-Hodes Weill 2015 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor Released

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