Highlighted Events from 2023-2024
REUP Inaugural Book Club: "The Color of Law" (March-April 2024): We will be reading Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America." We will be reading the book over Spring Break, and discussing it in April when we return to campus. The first twenty students to RSVP will receive a copy of the book for free.
Lunch and Presentation with Arnold & Porter (March 26, 2024): Lunch will be served as we discuss the exciting landscape of real estate transactions with representatives from Arnold & Porter.
Introduction to Real Estate Law with Ropes & Gray (February 12, 2024): Lunch will be served as we discuss Ropes & Gray's real estate practice with firm representatives, including Sally Davis, Partner, Ropes & Gray.
Land Use in the City: Perspective from Government (November 11, 2023): We are pleased to host John Mangin, Senior Counsel, NYC Department of City Planning, Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Planning, NYU Wagner for a discussion on land use and urban policy in New York City.
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (November 7, 2023): Dinner will be served during a panel on affordable housing and the city’s most recent policy initiative to address NYC’s housing affordability crisis, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH). The panel will feature Vicki Been, Faculty Director, Furman Center, Former Deputy Mayor for Housing and Anita Laremont, former Director, NYC Department of City Planning, Partner, Fried Frank.
Real Estate Explained (November 1, 2023): REUP will be hosting an introductory lecture on real estate transactions presented by Josh Winefsky, Partner, Kramer Levin, and Dan Berman, Partner, Kramer Levin. Dinner will be served.
Tenement Museum Tour (October 19, 2023): REUP will be hosting a private tour of the Tenement Museum. We will be doing the '100 Years Apart' Tour.
Highlighted Events from 2022-2023
Acquiring Grand Central Terminal and its Air Rights (April 11, 2023): Grand Central Terminal and its Air Rights: A Conversation with Jake Elghanayan, Senior Vice President,TF Cornerstone. The event will cover his firm's acquisition of Grand Central Terminal and its air rights, and the current development at the site of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Lunch and Presentation with Kramer Levin (March 28, 2023): Lunch will be served as we discuss the landscape of real estate practice and some of Kramer Levin's biggest impact projects.
Public Housing in Practice (March 21, 2023): Insights from Vivian Brady-Phillips, Executive Director, Jersey City Housing Authority.
Introduction to Real Estate Transactions with Gibson Dunn (February 28, 2023): Dinner will be provided and there will be a networking reception afterwards.
Exploring Essex Crossing (January 31, 2023): We are pleased to host Karen Scanna, Partner, Stroock, and David Dishy, CEO, LMXD, for a conversation about the delicate and complex negotiations that led to the successful bid for the Essex Crossing development. Dinner will be served.
Highlighted Events from 2021-2022
State of Housing in NYC (April 20, 2022): A Fireside Chat with Real Estate Industry Leaders with Vicki Been, Faculty Director, Furman Center, Former Deputy Mayor for Housing and Jerry Salama, Principal, Janus Property Group, Former COO of NYCHA.
Keys to Success: with Real Estate Entrepreneurs (April 13, 2022): Join us for a conversation with Emily Kurtz, VP, RiseBoro and Adam Zeidel, Principal, Coconut Properties. The event with be followed with dinner and a mixer for Law, MBA, and Wagner Students.
Schmooze with Rick Hills (April 6, 2022): Join us for a conversation with Roderick Hills, expert in local government law related to affordable housing. The conversation will cover Supply/Demand, NIMBYs and Affordable Housing. Dinner will be served.