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Featured Project: Ashley Capital Continues to Expand Industrial Portfolio

Check out our newest featured project submitted by a CREC member! Paul Rubacha, Chairman of the Cornell Real Estate Council, is a Co-Founder and Principal at privately held Ashley Capital. Since it's founding in 1984, Ashley Capital has…

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Cornell takes 1st place at the 2020 She Has a Deal (SHaD) Hotel Investment Pitch Competition

On October 24th, Team Datcher of the Cornell Baker Program of Real Estate, won 1st place in the inaugural She Has a Deal (SHaD) Hotel Investment Pitch Competition sponsored by Marriott and Hilton. SHaD was founded to create pathways to…

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The 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: Webinar Series

Navigating Real Estate in a World of Uncertainty, Disruption and Social Change The Cornell Real Estate Council (CREC), with the generous support of Cornell University, the Center for Real Estate and Finance, the School of Hotel Administration,…

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Cornell Real Estate Club Hosts the Cornell Real Estate Council Advisory Board

On September 24th, the Cornell Real Estate Club hosted the Cornell Real Estate Council Board of Directors, including Douglas Weill (Hodes Weill & Associates), Paul Rubacha (Ashley Capital), Jenny Wang (Blackstone), and Lynn Gray (Campus…

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Hotel Industry in U.S., U.K. and Asia: Time to Invest?

The 4th installment of CREC’s Distinguished Speaker Series was a lively, information-rich hour covering the hotel industry in the U.S., U.K. and Asia. Hotel school graduates and hospitality industry leaders Warren Fields (SHA '85, President…

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San Francisco Bay Area Market Report

Hi Cornell RE community! My name is Chris Cook and I am a Realtor in Marin County, CA. My company (Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty) puts out market reports every month and this month’s Bay Area report was especially interesting…

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Featured Project: Ashley Capital Continues to Expand Industrial PortfolioMarch 23, 2021 - 10:10 am
Check out our newest featured project submitted by a CREC member! Paul Rubacha, Chairman of the Cornell Real Estate Council, is a Co-Founder and Principal at privately held Ashley Capital. Since it’s founding in 1984, Ashley Capital has developed or re-developed over 40 million square feet of commercial real estate, specializing in renovating distressed industrial […]
Cornell takes 1st place at the 2020 She Has a Deal (SHaD) Hotel Investment Pitch CompetitionOctober 27, 2020 - 11:06 am
On October 24th, Team Datcher of the Cornell Baker Program of Real Estate, won 1st place in the inaugural She Has a Deal (SHaD) Hotel Investment Pitch Competition sponsored by Marriott and Hilton. SHaD was founded to create pathways to hotel ownership for women through education, networking, and mentorship. Team Datcher is comprised of Joanne […]
The 38th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference: Webinar SeriesOctober 26, 2020 - 11:19 pm
Navigating Real Estate in a World of Uncertainty, Disruption and Social Change The Cornell Real Estate Council (CREC), with the generous support of Cornell University, the Center for Real Estate and Finance, the School of Hotel Administration, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell Architecture Art & Planning and the Cornell Baker Program in […]

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Brownfield Redevelopment & Affordable Housing – A Unique Opportunity May 27, 2021
Across the nation, housing insecurity is one of the most critical issues cities are facing. The National Low Income Housing Coalition found in 2020 that full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom market-rate rental anywhere in the US. At the current market rate average, minimum wage workers would need 97 hours per week to… […]
Katherine Selch
The State of Hotel Investments in Early 2021 May 25, 2021
Operational performance of the hotel industry has all but halted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. However, hotel real estate valuations remain high in response to pent capital earmarked for real estate acquisitions and hotels in particular. In January and February of 2020, hotel average occupancy in the United States was slightly higher… […]
Ryan Meiser
Drawing Upon Culture: Opportunities for Mexican Sponsors in San Antonio May 20, 2021
Mexican real estate sponsors should lever their cultural know-how to address overlooked market opportunities in Texas. South San Antonio can serve as an example of the opportunities available to Latino GPs. Mexican real estate general partners have an advantageous ability to develop and invest in Texas. Mexican appetite for real estate projects in Texas is… […]
Patricio Montemayor
Rising Tides: Consolidation and Development in the Marina Industry May 18, 2021
Marinas, long the domain of local, independent owner-operators, have seen increasing interest from investors over the past 15 years. Now dominated by a few large institutionally backed firms, the industry has quickly transformed from one comprised of properties that store and service boats to one that has seen billions of dollars in capital inflows from… […]
Adam Welch
INVESTING IN A STRONGER NEW YORK CITY: SUSH TORGALKAR ON HIS PATH TO FOUNDING SAGE HALL PARTNERS May 12, 2021
While most of the recent media coverage of New York City’s commercial real estate market has been grim, with Midtown Manhattan being likened to a ghost town, alongside an increase in social unrest, there are still believers in the resiliency of New York City. Recently, Sush Torgalkar, co-founder of Sage Hall Partners, shared his story,… […]
Blake Smith