Real Estate News

On Friday, April 29th, 2016, the Real Estate Association (REA) and members of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate toured 50 & 70 Columbus and met with Ironstate Development in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The 2016 Real Estate Alumni Reception was held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Columbia Club of New York, and was a celebration of Professor Lynne B. Sagalyn, as we honored her, and thanked her for her vision, dedication, and leadership. This annual reception is hosted by the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and Real Estate Circle and sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLP. 

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association (REA) is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2016–17 academic year. The officers, all in the class of 2017, were elected by the REA membership. Assistant vice presidents will be elected from the incoming class in the fall.

On Thursday, April 28th, 2016, the Real Estate Association (REA) and members of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate visited the offices of Floored Inc.

On April 6, 2016, the Real Estate Association, with support from the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, presented Columbia Business School’s second annual Real Estate Technology Panel.

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is pleased to announce that Laura Burkey ’16, Cheryl Kong ‘16, and Erin Williams ’16 have all been awarded scholarships by the organization WX, New York Women Executives in Real Estate. As part of their scholarship package, they will the opportunity to participate in WX monthly breakfasts, annual dinner, and its prestigious mentoring program. All three women are focusing their MBA studies on real estate and also serve on the executive board of the school’s Real Estate Association.

Forty students from Columbia Business School attended a study tour to Singapore and Southern China from March 13th through March 20th. 

Nicholas Bienstock '96 is the Co-Managing Partner of Savanna. In a recent interview with Eric Liang '17, Mr. Bienstock discussed trends in creative office development in Brooklyn, starting his own business, and gave advice for Columbia Business School students aspiring to have careers in real estate.

By Brian Hwang ’17 and Knute Kvarekvaal ’16 On Friday, March 4th, 2016, the Real Estate Association (REA) and members of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate toured Time Warner Center and met with Related Companies.

On Friday February 5, 2016, Columbia Business School’s Real Estate Association, in partnership with the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, hosted the 7th annual Real Estate Career Forum at the Columbia Club of NY.  Despite the snow and difficult weather, over 20 prestigious companies from varying parts of the Real Estate industry attended the Career Forum to meet and exchange information with current Business School students.