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Cornell Earns Top-Three Finish at UT Austin’s National Real Estate Challenge

Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate had an outstanding performance at the 23rd Annual UT Austin National Real Estate Challenge, earning third place among more than nineteen top graduate programs. Over 72 hours, Cornell’s team analyzed…

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CREC Women’s Panelist Recap — Meet the Women Moving CapitalMay 18, 2026 - 7:13 pm
CREC Women gathered on April 29 at the offices of Herrick, Feinstein LLP, for a lively and engaging panel discussion featuring some of the most accomplished women in commercial real […]
Cornell Places 2nd at the MIT Real Estate Case CompetitionApril 7, 2026 - 1:38 pm
A graduate team of Baker Program and Nolan MMH students competed on one of Washington, D.C.’s most consequential redevelopment sites and brought home a 2nd-place win from one of the […]
Cornell Real Estate Club Celebrates Its 2nd Annual Alumni ReunionApril 7, 2026 - 1:57 am
On March 26, 2026, the Cornell Real Estate Club welcomed 100 attendees for the 2nd Annual Alumni Reunion. These attendees included alumni from a wide range of companies within the […]

Cornell Real Estate Review

Fulton Market: A Modern Push Towards the 15-Minute City March 29, 2023
In 1923, the Chicago City Club sponsored a competition to address “the theoretical and practical parameters, social and physical, of a micro-community in a suburban context with a focus on housing.”1 William E. Drummond, a student in the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, offered the concept of the “Neighborhood Unit.” This innovative urban design suggested that… […]
Sam Humphrey
Real Estate Development in the U.A.E: Adding to the Architectural and Cultural Fabric of Sharjah February 17, 2023
The Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate recently welcomed a distinguished speaker from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal, to share with us his experience leading the transformation and economic diversification of the emirate of Sharjah. Mr. Al Sarkal is currently the Managing Director of Chapter 3 LLC and the… […]
Dahlia Idris
Summer 2022 Real Estate Internship Experiences November 15, 2022
This past summer, our Review editors had the excellent opportunity to work with exceptional firms in diverse locations. Below are some key highlights from their respective experiences: Dahlia Idris, BXP Company, Seattle, Washington In this short reflective essay it is difficult to sum up ten weeks’ worth of insightful and enlightening experience as Boston Properties’… […]
Roshy Chhillar
David Rupert (BA Economics ’79), Vice Chairman of Griffin Capital: Investors and Tenants at the Center of Strategy November 3, 2022
On Thursday, September 22, 2022, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate hosted David Rupert (BA Economics ’79), Vice Chairman of Griffin Capital, a full-service real estate investment and management company that owns institutional-quality assets across the United States. A founding board member of the Baker Program at Cornell University, Mr. Rupert’s love for teaching… […]
Rohit Kharche
The Modern Campus: The Journey to Renewable Energy at The Cornell Tech Campus June 6, 2022
The Cornell Tech campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island is an exceptional example of the world’s potential to lower the carbon footprint of real estate. From concept to delivery, sustainability was at the forefront for the entire design and construction team behind the Cornell Tech campus. Project History In 2008, to address the significant… […]
Sasha Paikin

Cornell Earns Top-Three Finish at UT Austin’s National Real Estate Challenge

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