On Thursday, September 1, 2016, Cornell alum Tom Vecchione took to the stage at the Cornell Baker Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series. He did not disappoint as the semester’s inaugural guest. Throughout Tom’s lively discussion, he impressed on the students values within real estate development moving forward. As the Director of Corporate Strategy and Principal… Continue Reading Tom Vecchione: Innovation and Technology Pressing Real Estate Design Forward
Category: Real Estate At Cornell
Distinguished Speaker Series: Forest City Ratner, Senior VP Kate Bicknell
Within the Cornell real estate community, few development projects have been as eagerly anticipated as Cornell’s new Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island. This campus promises to be a connective hub, where students and tech professionals come together to explore and refine new technologies and ideas. At the center of this hub will be The Bridge… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Forest City Ratner, Senior VP Kate Bicknell
The GICS Reclassification and its Implications For REITs
August 31, 2016. This day has been highly anticipated by REIT professionals and investors alike since last year’s announcement that exchange-listed Equity REITs will be elevated into a separate headline sector in the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). In the future, the REIT Industry may look back on 2016 in the same way that it… Continue Reading The GICS Reclassification and its Implications For REITs
2016 Summer Internships: Scott Guo – Exeter Property Group
For my summer internship, I wanted to learn how real estate investment managers could create alpha, or put in another way, beat the market. At Exeter Property Group, a fund shop based out of suburban Philadelphia, I was able to learn how one elite organization creates alpha by keeping the freshest pulse on the market,… Continue Reading 2016 Summer Internships: Scott Guo – Exeter Property Group
Distinguished Speaker Series: Gensler Director of Design and Work Place Strategy Thomas Vecchione
Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series will receive a jumpstart from Thomas Vecchione as its initial featured guest for the 2016-2017 school year. Known as a dynamic design professional and orator, Tom will bring his vast experience and perspective, enlightening the graduate students. With a progressive approach to real estate strategy, Tom… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Gensler Director of Design and Work Place Strategy Thomas Vecchione
2016 Summer Internships: Ana Kalugina – Hodes Weill
When I made the decision to pursue a Masters degree, the real estate industry was my primary focus. While going through the process, my greatest trepidation stemmed from my lack of experience in the industry. However, I know now that pursuing the Baker Program fit my purpose the best. Not only have I become a part of an… Continue Reading 2016 Summer Internships: Ana Kalugina – Hodes Weill
2016 Summer Internships: Adrian Martinez
As soon as I arrived in Ithaca to start my masters in Real Estate at the Baker Program at Cornell University in August 2015, I sat down for lunch with my second-year mentor, Julio Duran. He told me about his summer experience at PGIM Real Estate Latin America (formerly Prudential Real Estate Investors). PGIM RE is the… Continue Reading 2016 Summer Internships: Adrian Martinez
2016 Summer Internships: Harrison Willis – Cornerstone Group
What a difference a year makes. When I decided to go back to school, I wasn’t exactly sure where I would go; all I knew was that wherever it was, it would involve Real Estate. Sometimes it takes a little bit of faith, and you end up in the right place. The Baker Program is… Continue Reading 2016 Summer Internships: Harrison Willis – Cornerstone Group
Brexit and Real Estate: Part 2 – Effects on US Capital Flows
Note: This is Part 2 of a series of stories on the multitude of effects that the Brexit is having on global real estate markets now and in the future. As mentioned in Part 1, the British public’s decision to terminate the U.K.’s membership in the European Union (EU), commonly known as Brexit, has been… Continue Reading Brexit and Real Estate: Part 2 – Effects on US Capital Flows
New Luxury Condos in a Historic Landmark: Converting the Waldorf Astoria
For nearly a century, the Waldorf-Astoria has been the definition of luxury hospitality in New York City. Its lavish suites and ornate Art Deco architecture have made the hotel a longtime favorite of celebrities and U.S. Presidents. Very soon, this landmark building will begin a new chapter in its famed history, as a new owner has plans… Continue Reading New Luxury Condos in a Historic Landmark: Converting the Waldorf Astoria