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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…

Bay Area, Contributors, Member Spotlight, News, Research

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…

Contributors, General, Member Spotlight, News, Research

COVID-19 Impact on U.S. Waterpark Industry

The hospitality industry has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. David Sangree, '84 B.S. Hotel Administration, and President of Hotel & Leisure Advisors, offers some key insights on the world of waterparks. Check out the…

Contributors, CREC Women, Member Spotlight, News, Research

The Evolution of Lifestyle Select-Service Hotels

Liya Ma, CHS Class of 2008, recently authored and published a white paper on behalf of the hotel design and architecture firm, WATG, where she serves as the Director of Strategy, North America. Select-service hotels have long proved their…

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“Architecture of Optimism” – A Conversation with Douglas Gensler, AIA, NCARB

As Part 3 of the Cornell Webinar Series: Timely Insight from Market Leaders, J. Meejin Yoon, Dean of the Department of Architecture at Cornell AAP, moderated a fascinating presentation by Cornell alum, Douglas Gensler. As Principal and…

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Cornell Real Estate Club Hosts the Cornell Real Estate Council Advisory BoardOctober 13, 2020 - 6:51 pm
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 Scout). The panel hosted by the Cornell Real Estate Club President, Emily Wu, came together to speak about their backgrounds, […]
Hotel Industry in U.S., U.K. and Asia: Time to Invest?September 29, 2020 - 1:40 pm
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 & CEO of Pyramid Hotel Group) and Rohan Gopaldas (SHA ’02, Asset Manager for Prospect Hotel Advisors) shared their hands-on […]
San Francisco Bay Area Market ReportSeptember 6, 2020 - 12:38 pm
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 to me and worth a read if you are thinking about participating in the real […]

Cornell Real Estate Review

Xenia’s Response to the Pandemic—Insights from Barry Bloom (SHA ‘86 & MBA ’01). October 23, 2020
On Thursday, October 8th, 2020, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate hosted Barry Bloom (SHA ‘86 and MBA ‘01), President & CEO of Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: XHR), a hospitality REIT focused on the United States’ top 25 markets and key leisure destinations. Xenia’s hotel assets are primarily in the luxury and upper-upscale… […]
Madhura Kharche
The Power of Purpose – A Conversation with Jonathan Rose October 9, 2020
Now more than ever, amid the coronavirus crisis, Americans are aware of the tradeoffs between economic growth and social, environmental, and health concerns. This is not a new paradigm; the latest crisis has simply revealed these tradeoffs in a more conspicuous light. Much of our economy relies on extracting limited resources, tangible materials like concrete and steel for buildings as well as people’s finite energy and creativity consumed by unfulfilling work. Real estate developer, author, and… […]
Blake Smith
“Hello, Coffee, Goodbye”: The Integration of Hospitality into Office Space September 30, 2020
Ryan Simonetti has been here before. No, he has not been through the brut of a global health pandemic, much less guiding an eleven-year-old company that he co-founded through the national lockdown – but he’s no spring chicken either. His entrepreneurship roots run deep; raised by a father who was a small-business hospitality entrepreneur himself,… […]
Sam Berry
Development Without Displacement- Insights from Ernst Valery (BS ’00, MPA ’01) September 18, 2020
On Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Ernst Valery (BS ’00, MPA ‘01) as the first speaker in this Fall’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Valery is the founder and president of EVI, an affiliate of SAA|EVI, a minority-owned real estate development firm that focuses on urban transitional areas. Over… […]
Katherine Selch
A Shock Unlike Any Other – Vijay Dandapani (SHA ’87) on the State of NYC’s Hotel Market September 17, 2020
The hotel industry in New York City has seen its fair share of macroeconomic shocks over the past few decades. From the 1975 fiscal crisis, to the stock market crash of 1987, the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and of course the great recession in 2008 – the hotel industry in the financial capital of… […]
Adam Welch

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