Bushwick Abbey

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.

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.

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

II. 911 Memorial/World Trade Center Walking Tour: A Day in the Life of Jim!

Enjoy a stroll around Jim’s office – 7 World Trade Center and get a sense of the area and all the little nooks and crannies nearby. Maybe grab a slice of pizza and stop for a beer by the WTC beer garden!

III. Grand Central Terminal and SUMMIT Experience

This Tour will blend in-depth information, local insight, illuminating stories, plenty of discoveries, and fun with a Guide whose forte is New York’s fascinating history and cultures. End the tour by experiencing SUMMIT – atop Midtown Manhattan’s Tallest Skyscraper.

IV. High Line
Tour Guide: TBD
The High Line is a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Community residents fought for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the historic structure was under the threat of demolition. The design team of landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, created the High Line’s public landscape. Enjoy a walking tour of this remarkable development.

V. Great Crashes of Wall Street

New Yorker and fellow commercial real estate professional, Richard will take this group on an insider’s view of New York ‘s Wall Street – a walking tour of The Capital of Capitalism. Wall Street is more than a symbol of finance, it’s a real street with real people. Rich in symbolism as well as rich in riches, it’s an international symbol, known around the world.

VI. Walking Tour: East and West Villages

Travel by foot for a true city neighborhood tour with great views and a relaxed overall feeling. With an expert local guide by your side you’ll get real insight into the Big Apple, exploring hidden hangouts and local color as well as those must-see icons.

VII. Walking Tour: From Hudson Yards to the High Line

In 2011, this area was full of smelly garbage trucks, school buses, old warehouses and an active train yard. Most of it is gone now but the train yard is still there, covered up and on top of it is the most expensive real estate project in American history borrowing its name – Hudson Yards. The whole neighborhood was developed from scratch as sort of a Museum of Architecture! It’s constantly growing and transforming. This is the place to be right now to see the mythical ever-changing NYC.

VIII. Garment District

Walk through the garment district for a tour of Midtown, including Times Square, the New York Public Library, Grand Central, 5th Avenue and Rockefeller Center

IX. Walking Tour: Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are the two most iconic symbols of New York City’s diversity. Ferry from Battery Park where you will take the ferry to Liberty Island. Your local expert Tour Guide will share the history of the Statue and Ellis Island, as well as show you some hidden treasures.

X. Walking Tour: History and Architecture of Manhattan

Walk with your Tour Guide, Bill, and hear how the city’s neighborhoods grew and were affected by changes in transportation and shipping, how city planners moved for changes that would benefit them and their businesses – and how their businesses began to be outmoded when the world of the internet gained primacy. Downtown Manhattan is like the root, and midtown like the flower – but we’ll see how both are blooming now!

XI. Bus Tour: A Drive Thru NYC’s History
Tour Guide: TBD
Embark on a Tour of New York City where you’ll explore the best of the Big Apple. Our guided bus tour takes you to iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and must-see attractions, all in one comprehensive package. From Times Square to Central Park, Rockefeller Center to Battery Park. You’ll see Manhattan with a live licensed guide who will give you the inside scoop and details of the city’s rich history. Sit back, relax, and take a journey through the vibrant streets of NYC.

Whitney Museum Tour with Lunch

The Whitney Museum of American Art is a modern and contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan. The Whitney focuses on collecting and preserving 20th- and 21st-century American art. Its permanent collection, spanning the late-19th century to the present, comprises more than 25,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and artifacts of new media by more than 3,500 artists. It places particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists as well as maintaining institutional archives of historical documents pertaining to modern and contemporary American art, including the Edward and Josephine Hopper Research Collection (the museum is the largest repository of Edward Hopper’s artwork and archival materials in the world), the Sanborn Hopper Archive, and the Arshile Gorky Research Collection, among others. Participants will enjoy a private tour of Edges of Ailey – the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dances, influences, and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey (b. 1931, Rogers, Texas; d. 1989, New York, New York). This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation.

After touring the Museum, enjoy a group luncheon.

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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.

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.

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.

XII. 1 Penn Plaza: The “Experience Room”

Punctuating the Manhattan Skyline, PENN 1 is a Class-A, 55-story tower of over 2.5 million square feet, providing breathtaking 360-degree views of the entire city. Positioned directly above Penn Station, the PENN District and its surrounding neighborhoods played an iconic role in the city’s history and plays an important role in shaping the city’s future. Vornado Realty Trust is a preeminent owner, manager, and developer of office and retail assets and is the real estate industry leader in sustainability policy. This is reflected in the various features of PENN 1. Your Tour Guides are uniquely positioned to share their exclusive perspectives as to the design and construction of this development.

XIII. 160 Water Street: Manhattan’s newest waterfront neighborhood

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 Avenue, the new JPMorgan Chase tower, is an iconic project on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building’s steel frame was erected over the last three years by more than 300 Local 40 iron workers as well as hundreds of engineers, crane operators and construction workers using more than 93,600 tons of US-made steel. The structural steel used is 93% recycled and 100% recyclable, making it a prudent construction material choice. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of this newly constructed 1,388-foot, state-of-the-art skyscraper.

XV. High Line
Tour Guides: Frederica Sigel and Karen Jacob
The High Line is a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Community residents fought for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the historic structure was under the threat of demolition. The design team of landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, created the High Line’s public landscape. Enjoy a walking tour of this remarkable development!

 

 

 

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