This summer I had the opportunity to join Fathom Companies as a Development Associate. Fathom Companies is a real estate development, management, and investment company based in Portland, Maine. Though Jim Brady co-founded the company only recently in 2017, the combined hospitality management and development experience of its leadership extends far deeper. For example, Jim’s… Continue Reading 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIP SERIES: JOHN THOMPSON, FATHOM COMPANIES
Category: Real Estate At Cornell
DSS Wrap-Up: Matt Mitchell, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SteepRock Capital
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Cornell Alumnus Matt Mitchell (ILR ’97) back to campus as its featured speaker in the second Distinguished Speaker Series event of the Fall 2019 semester. Matt is the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SteepRock Capital, a real estate investment firm based… Continue Reading DSS Wrap-Up: Matt Mitchell, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SteepRock Capital
DSS WRAP-UP: TOBY BOZZUTO, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOZZUTO GROUP
On Thursday, September 5th, Toby Bozzuto of the Bozzuto Group joined Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate to lead an insightful discussion on multifamily real estate development and management as well as offer perspectives on effective leadership. The Bozzuto Group is a diversified real estate company specializing in multifamily real estate development, construction, and property… Continue Reading DSS WRAP-UP: TOBY BOZZUTO, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOZZUTO GROUP
2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: JOE MCFALLS, GREYSTAR
This summer I worked in the Boston office of Greystar Real Estate Partners (“Greystar”). Greystar owns, operates, and develops conventional multifamily, collegiate, and active adult housing in 179 global markets with 52 offices across 12 countries and over 14,000 employees. Greystar has three industry-leading business lines: development/construction with over $12 billion in development projects currently… Continue Reading 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: JOE MCFALLS, GREYSTAR
2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: RASHAAD ROBINSON, TOLL BROTHERS
Prior to the start of my studies in the Baker Program in Real Estate, I interned for the summer in Toll Brothers’ corporate headquarters in Horsham, PA. By spending time with their internal consulting division, I was able to understand and contribute to a multitude of different functions within this Fortune 500, luxury homebuilder. I… Continue Reading 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: RASHAAD ROBINSON, TOLL BROTHERS
2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: LERA COVINGTON, LENDLEASE
This summer I had the privilege of working as a Summer Acquisitions Associate with Lendlease’s New York City office. Lendlease is an Australian-based firm that offers services in construction, development and investments. The company was founded in 1958 by Dick Dusseldorp. Mr. Dusseldorp was a pioneer in his application of the triple bottom line approach… Continue Reading 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SERIES: LERA COVINGTON, LENDLEASE
DSS Wrap-Up: Mark Fogel, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACRES Capital
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Mark Fogel, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of ACRES Capital, as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Fogel has more than twenty years of experience in commercial real estate finance, with a focus on providing debt and equity solutions for transitional,… Continue Reading DSS Wrap-Up: Mark Fogel, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACRES Capital
D.S.S. Wrap-Up: Erica Henning ’96 (A&S), ’97 (MPA)
This past Thursday, the Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) had the pleasure of welcoming Cornell alumna Erica Henning back to campus. After leaving Cornell in 1997 with a Bachelor’s in history and a Master’s degree in public administration, Erica held consultant and financial analyst positions in New York City while… Continue Reading D.S.S. Wrap-Up: Erica Henning ’96 (A&S), ’97 (MPA)
5th Annual Real Estate Shark Tank at Cornell University
Last week, Cornell University hosted the 5th Annual Real Estate Shark Tank for the graduating class of 2019 of the Baker Program in Real Estate. This capstone project is a culmination of two real-world courses that prepare students to pitch real estate development deals – the first, on the zoning, entitlement and subdivision approval processes,… Continue Reading 5th Annual Real Estate Shark Tank at Cornell University
The Fourth Annual Titans of Real Estate
On Friday, April 19, 2019, Cornell University’s Center for Real Estate and Finance and the Baker Program in Real Estate hosted the Fourth Annual Titans of Real Estate at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This year’s panel discussion focused on mixed-use properties and the strategies that real estate firms must employ to successfully… Continue Reading The Fourth Annual Titans of Real Estate