Finding Value in Real Estate
On November 9, the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, The Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing, and the Columbia Investment Management Association hosted a talk delivered by William Ackman, CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management entitled "Finding Value in Real Estate."
Ackman was joined by his partner, Michael Asner, CEO of Winthrop Realty Partners. Asner addressed audience questions following the talk. Bruce C. Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management and Director, Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing introduced Ackman.
Lynne B. Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate and Director, The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate moderated the Q&A. Over 150 MBA students were in attendance.
Tomorrow's Buildings
Today On November 22, in collaboration with the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, The Real Estate Development Program at Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation & Planning (GSAPP) hosted a panel discussion, "Tomorrow's Buildings Today: Keeping New York Competitive." An informal reception preceeded the discussion.
The panel examined some of the newest and “greenest” commercial buildings in New York City and their cumulative role in maintaining our competitiveness as a City. With an emphasis on the owner/developer’s perspective, the panel brought together the project leads for three significant new office structures in New York, namely One Bryant Park, 7 World Trade Center and the Hearst Building.
The first two projects represent multi-tenant projects while the final project represents an owner-occupied headquarters building. In brief presentations, each panelist discussed the critical decisions made by their owners in terms of location, architect selection, building technology, amenities, and sustainability.
Panelists included Helena Rose Durst, Vice President, The Durst Organization, Janno Lieber, President of World Trade Center Properties LLC, Silverstein Properties, and Brian Schwagerl, former Director of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Planning for The Hearst Corporation.
The panel was co-moderated by Lynne B. Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate and Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and Vishaan Chakrabarti, Marc Holliday Professor of Real Estate Development and Director, Real Estate Development Program at GSAPP.
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