Baker Program Welcomes David Doupe of JLL for Distinguished Speaker Series on October 23, 2014

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“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success” (Henry Ford). This is the motto to live by proclaims David Doupe (BS ’78) of Jones Lang LaSalle, who has built his career on molding and cultivating successful relationships within the real estate industry. Doupe is the International Director of the firm’s… Continue Reading Baker Program Welcomes David Doupe of JLL for Distinguished Speaker Series on October 23, 2014

Developer John Novarr on Collegetown Terrace, DSS Speaker Series

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Baker students had the pleasure of hearing from Ithaca-based developer John Novarr on Thursday, September 18th, and learned from his experiences in planning, assembling, and executing one of the largest student housing projects in the country in recent years: Collegetown Terrace, at the base of lower Collegetown in Ithaca, NY. Novarr heads-up a development partnership… Continue Reading Developer John Novarr on Collegetown Terrace, DSS Speaker Series

2014 Cornell Real Estate Conference Convenes October 9th & 10th

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The 32nd Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference kicks-off the morning of October 9th in the Convene space at 32 Old Slip along the South Street Seaport. The conference features thoughtful, forward-thinking and inspiring leaders in the real estate industry able to provide valuable insights about some of the most important real estate investment, development and… Continue Reading 2014 Cornell Real Estate Conference Convenes October 9th & 10th

Forest City Ratner SVP to deliver Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture

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The Barclays Center, the New York Times Building, Atlantic Yards; these are just a few of the large scale development projects that Forest City Ratner has undertaken in New York City. Forest City Ratner has developed hundreds of properties throughout the U.S focusing on retail, office and multifamily development, with a distinct focus mixed use… Continue Reading Forest City Ratner SVP to deliver Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture

Fall Course Spotlight: Economics and Financing of Neighborhood Preservation and Conservation

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Economic, ecological and social responsibility are three fundamental aspects of sustainable development. Several Baker Program in Real Estate students are expanding their knowledge in these areas this semester in the elective course Economics and Financing of Neighborhood Preservation and Conservation. This course is led by Nathanial Guest (M.A. ’12) and focuses on the connection between… Continue Reading Fall Course Spotlight: Economics and Financing of Neighborhood Preservation and Conservation

Fall Course Spotlight- Commercial Development in Real Estate

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Mastering the complexity of office and industrial development takes years of trial and error. The Baker Program in Real Estate provides students with a unique introduction to these complexities in the complimentary course Commercial Development in Real Estate. Dr. David Funk, Baker Program Director, leads this practitioner-as-lecturer course every other fall. The lecture series returns… Continue Reading Fall Course Spotlight- Commercial Development in Real Estate

Co-Captains Chosen for 2015 Cornell UT-Austin Case Team

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Cornell’s UT-Austin National Real Estate Challenge Case Team has selected Annamaria Lookman (Baker ’16) and William Woodsworth (MBA ’16) to lead the team in 2015. Lookman and Woodsworth will join as understudies this year, participating in all team meetings, case practices, trainings, and will fly to Austin along with this year’s team when they take… Continue Reading Co-Captains Chosen for 2015 Cornell UT-Austin Case Team

Distinguished Zoning Attorney Appointed New Associate Director

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“It was a complete frenzy,” recalls Dustin Jones. “Call after call… my phone would be ringing off the hook with developers and builders putting together plans for new communities- thousands of units, one right after the other.” Such were the circumstances in the suburbs and cities surrounding Phoenix, Arizona in the years before the Great… Continue Reading Distinguished Zoning Attorney Appointed New Associate Director