Schedule of Events

This year’s programming is on a Saturday to Monday schedule.

† ticketed event  * Closed event

Friday, 9/27                                                                            

6:00PM – 8:00PM: New York Metropolitan Chapter Reception †            Empire State Building

Saturday, 9/28

Noon-4:00PM: Development Tours †               

• New York Waterway Boat Tour

Tour Guides: Keenan Hughes, CRE, Vice President – Planning and Development, SJP Properties and William Kinn, CRE, Partner, K4 Real Estate Group

• Mini Consulting Corps I

Facilitator: Karen Zinn, CRE, Associate Vice President, Real Estate, The George Washington University

5:15PM-6:00PM: New Member Reception *        Kimpton Hotel Eventi

6:00PM-8:00PM: Welcome Reception                       Kimpton Hotel Eventi

Sunday, 9/29

Welcome Address

General Sessions

Global Cities in an Era of Change: From New York, Tokyo, Syndey, London and Beyond              

Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate: The Big Reveal

Introductions: Anthony DellaPelle, Esq., CRE, 2024 Global Chair of The Counselors
Future Tense. Novel Thinking. Provocative. The 2025 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate^® will be unveiled at the CRE Annual Convention.   These issues are determined through polling, discussion, and debate among Counselors. Hear the “why” behind each transformative trend in this compelling presentation of the signature thought leadership initiative of The Counselors of Real Estate.

Economic Advisory Council: The Point Counterpoint Debate of the Year

It’s the 2024 sequel to The Counselors’ top-rated session at its 2023 annual convention. If you don’t know the members of the CRE^® Economic Advisory Council, you should. This stellar group of American and European advisors will captivate you in this point-counterpoint presentation. The interpretations and opinions of our experts may surprise you—but will definitely not bore you.

Business Issues Forums  (five breakout discussions)

Artificial Intelligence: Disruptors and Complements to the Commercial Real Estate Industry

Sustainability/ESG Discussion: New Standards and Stranded Assets

The Challenges of Appraising

The Challenges and Opportunities in Retail Today

Today’s Residential Issues: From Affordable Housing to Property Conversions

Welcome Luncheon

Past Chairs’ Luncheon *

Development Tours  
For business registrants

• 911 Memorial/World Trade Center Walking Tour
• Architectural Walking Tour
• High Line
• Historical Walking Tour of Downtown
  • Tour Guide, Richard Warshauer, Vice President, Colliers
• Other Walking Tours

Short Reception Followed by a Free Evening

Spouse/Guest Tour                         TBD

Monday, 9/30

General Sessions

Opening Keynote Speaker              TBD

Institutional Investment Risks and Opportunities: Shifting Investor Sentiment and Market Concerns

Commercial real estate has become a global institutional asset class, yet it is increasingly competing against private equity for dollars. This exceptional panel will share strategies for raising and deploying capital, insight on lender priorities and borrower objectives, the risks and opportunities in institutional investment, and why investor sentiment and concerns about the market are shifting.

Office Outlook: A Fireside Chat

In this candid conversation, widely recognized New York City icon William Rudin will share how to maintain a long-term approach when investing in real estate. The Rudin Management Company portfolio is comprised of more than 10 million square feet of commercial office space and more than 4 million square feet of residential buildings. Mr. Rudin will share the guiding principles that have served the company well for 100 years and four generations.

Debt Capital Markets Panel

An Economist’s Perspective

What is the long-term truth for the U.S. economy and commercial real estate? Take this opportunity to go beyond the numbers and hear from a leading and widely quoted real estate economist as Mark Zandi shares his predictions on economic indicators and what they could mean for your business in 2025.

Member Luncheon

Development Tours  

• 1 Penn Plaza: The “Experience Room”
• 160 Water Street: Manhattan’s newest waterfront neighborhood
  • Tour Guides: Joey Chilelli, Managing Director; Malek Hajar, Senior Project Manager; and Alex Tendler Vice President – Vanbarton Group
    • This Development Tour will introduce you to the Seaport’s most anticipated rental residences, welcome to Pearl House – 160 Water Street – Manhattan’s newest waterfront neighborhood.  160 Water Street is a 30-story office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Gensler and developed by the Vanbarton Group, the project involved the construction of six additional floors within the original 24-story structure and converting its 525,000 square feet of office space to yield 588 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts.  Representatives from the Vanbarton Group, a privately owned, vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and advisory firm, spearheaded this development and will take you through a behind-the-scenes tour.
• 270 Park – JP Morgan
• Historical Walking Tour of Downtown
  • Tour Guide: Richard Warshauer, Vice President, Colliers
• Hoboken – Flood Wall
• Hudson Yards
• World Trade Center

Mini Consulting Corps Project II: Bushwick Abbey

Facilitator: Casey Kemper, CRE, President, Kemper Advisors

Iglesia de la Santa Cruz and Bushwick Abbey, two Episcopal congregations, share space in Brooklyn and serve Latinx neighborhood residents and area artists and young creative professionals. The 100+ year-old two-story church building is in poor condition. The congregations would like to build a new structure to meet their needs and serve the community. Partnering with the hospital across the street has been the focus; however, the project is stuck. Join leaders from Bushwick Abbey and the Episcopal Diocese as part of this mini-Consulting Corps assignment to offer Counselor creative problem-solving to address Bushwick Abbey’s questions.

CRE^® Celebratory Dinner with the CRE^® Band Sound Counsel †              City Winery

Tuesday, 10/01

Governance Meetings:

• Executive Committee*
• Budget & Finance Committee *
• Board of Directors (open to all CRE^® members and guests)
• The Counselors Annual Membership Meeting (open to all CRE^® members and guests)

NOTE: Governance Meetings are scheduled to conclude by 2P EST.

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