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CLEMENTS’ STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL REAL ESTATE CONTEST
A team of students mentored
by Walter S.
Clements, CRE, director,
Lewis White Real Estate
Center, University of
Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas
City, Mo., is vying for a $50,000 prize in a
premier national real estate competition
sponsored by the Urban Land Institute.
The students, from UMKC, Kansas State
University and the University of Kansas,
will compete against teams from
Harvard, Yale, Purdue and Ball State universities
to create a redevelopment proposal
for an area of Minneapolis called
Downtown East. The winning team will
be chosen in April. The students were
finalists in a previous contest in which 58
teams representing 70 universities across
the United States and Canada competed. - Walter Clements, CRE |
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NYLEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF LOCAL BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Kathleen Nylen, CRE,
principal, PBTK Consulting,
LLC, Las Vegas, recently
was appointed chair of the
Clark County Board of
Equalization for a second four-year term.
In her role, Nylen will conduct hearings
where property owners are appealing
their assessments. - Kathleen Nylen, CRE |
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CRES CONTRIBUTE TO APPRAISAL INSTITUTE BOOK
CREs John G. Ellis, managing director,
Integra Realty Resources/Los Angeles;
Anthony S. Graziano, executive director,
Integra Realty Resources-Coastal, New
Jersey, Toms River, N. J.; Thomas O.
Jackson, president, principal consultant,
Real Property Analytics, Inc., College
Station, Texas, and the late Michael Y. Cannon, Miami, contributed case studies to
a book published in 2012 by the Appraisal Institute entitled Applications in
Litigation Valuation: A Pragmatist’s Guide. Ellis wrote on lease renewal; Graziano
wrote on matrimonial dissolution; Jackson wrote on environmental contamination;
and Cannon wrote on bankruptcy.
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ZINN HONORED BY PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEER GROUP
Karen I. Zinn, CRE, principal,
KZB Advisors,
Southampton, Pa., recently
was honored by the
Business Volunteers for the
Arts with the 2012 Volunteer of the Year
Award for her work with Philadelphia’s
Magic Gardens. Zinn was recognized for
helping the Gardens develop a long-term
strategic plan for its real estate. She was
paired with the organization through a
Philadelphia arts council that works to
match the skills of area professionals with
nonprofits in need of counsel. - Karen Zinn, CRE |
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LEVY ADDRESSES INDUSTRY AUDIENCES
Gerald M. Levy, CRE,
president, Gerald M. Levy
& Co. LLC, New York City,
recently was a featured
speaker at the Rhode
Island Conference of the Society of
Professional Assessors in Newport,
where he spoke on the application of
negotiation theory to tax assessment
negotiations. Levy also was the featured
speaker at a meeting of the Asset
Management Round Table in New York
City where he spoke on “The Resolution
of Commercial Lease Disputes.” - Gerald Levy, CRE |
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TIMM APPOINTED COMMISSIONER FOR AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
Wendy Timm, CRE, executive
vice president,
Enhanced Value Strategies
St. Louis, Mo., has been
appointed to a three-year
term by Mayor Francis Slay to serve as a
commissioner on three economic development
boards: Land Clearance for
Redevelopment, Enhanced Enterprise
Zone Board; and Planned Industrial
Expansion Authority. - Wendy Timm, CRE |
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Upcoming Meetings
2013 Midyear Meetings
April 28-May 1, 2013
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York, NY
2013 International Conference
September 19-20
Westminster Hotel
Paris, France
2013 Annual Convention
October 20-23, 2013
Ritz Carlton Hotel
San Francisco, CA
Thank You To Our Sponsors
ANNUAL SPONSORS 2013
Gold Level:
Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.
Trepp, LLC
Silver Level:
Cassidy Turley
CB Richard Ellis
Integra Realty Resources
Jones Lang LaSalle
Massey Knakal Realty Services
NewTower Trust Company
Real Capital Analytics
Real Estate Research Corporation
Cyber Café Sponsor:
Aegis Property Group
Development Tour Sponsor:
Greenwich Realty Advisors Incorporated
High Line Book Sponsor:
The Marilyn B. and Byron R. Koste Foundation
Evening Reception Sponsor:
Rose Associates, Inc.
Luncheon Sponsors:
CRE New Jersey Chapter
CRE New York Metropolitan Chapter
Hospitality Sponsor:
Sperry Van Ness
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