Past Events

Zoning The City

On the 40th anniversary of the zoning change that created live/work lofts for artists in SoHo we explore this example of planning reacting to, rather than initiating change and ponder the future.

December 1, 2011 - 8:30am-12:00pm

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Zoning The City

A one-day conference sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College

November 15, 2011 - 8:30am-5:30pm

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The Waterfront

A Brooklyn Model for Preservation and Change. This conference will explore the tensions between preservation and change that are now playing out along Brooklyn's waterfront from Greenpoint to Coney Island.

October 26, 2011 - 8:30am-12:30pm

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Lower Manhattan Rising

In the ten years since the disaster of 9/11, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center has been an ongoing effort of a number of government agencies, private development participants and civic organizations.
September 8, 2011
6:30PM to 8:00PM

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Limandri Event

Preparing For The Next Building Boom

The editor-in-chief of the news organization City Hall, Adam Lisberg, will talk with Commissioner Robert LiMandri about the initiatives his department is undertaking to facilitate new construction in the city, toward the goal of stimulating a building boom while maintaining a priority focus on safety.
Wednesday May 25, 2011
8:00AM to 9:30AM

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Sustainable Urbanization in China
Fast-Tracking a Nation's Growth

The scale and pace of urbanization in China are without precedent. So are the challenges of managing that growth sustainably. This inaugural event in our invitation-only Lunchtime Learning Circle speaker series will offer Professor Li Shirong's insider account of how these challenges are being met.
Friday May 6, 2011
12:00PM to 1:30PM

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Banking on the Future:
A New Paradigm For Rebuilding Our Nation's Infrastructure
Monday March 14, 2011
8:00AM to 12:30PM

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Greening Modernism:
How a Defining 20th-Century Movement
Can Advance Sustainability Goals
and Enrich Our Quality of Life
Thursday February 17, 2011
8:30AM to 12:00PM

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World Trade Center / Memorial / Lower Manhattan:
Coordinating Construction, Visitors and Accessibility
Tuesday January 25, 2011
6:00PM to 8:00PM

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Cities as Accelerators of Sustainable Development

Cities as Accelerators
of Sustainable Development
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
6:00PM to 8:00PM

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greening modernism

NYC Energy Conservation Code

The NYC Energy Conservation Code's new local laws are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and require Covered buildings to benchmark energy and water consumption and perform energy audits. Retro-commission base building systems for buildings that exceed 50,000 gross square feet are also required.
December 17, 2010
10:00AM to 11:30AM

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World Trade Center

In the nine years since the attacks of 9/11, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center has been an ongoing effort of a number of government agencies, private development participants, and civic organizations.
December 9, 2010
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Real Estate Repositioning

The real estate market of today is dramatically different from that of recent boom years. Lines of credit are tighter. New construction has plummeted. Rents are lower. Vacancy rates are higher. Tenants are more demanding. Sustainability goals are placing new demands on building owners and managers, too. Uncertainties are large.
October 20, 2010
8:00 am - 12:30 pm

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Freight and Our Region’s Future

Christopher O. Ward, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will deliver a major address and take questions from our invited audience of government, civic, business, and labor leaders. The event will include the release of fresh research findings on regional freight flows and trends, and a call for concerted action to create a reliable, sustainable system to deliver the goods that support businesses and communities - and sustain jobs - throughout the bi-state region.
June 23, 2010
8:30 am - 10:30 am

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Airports

21st-Century Makeovers for the New York Metro Region
Airports underpin our region's economy. To manage dramatic growth, minimize risk, boost efficiency, and reduce environmental impacts, they're undergoing historic change. NextGen is a driver!
June 14, 2010
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

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Reconsidering Gowanus

A report and a forum on an area that holds promise for
Brooklyn and the wider city.
May 12, 2010
8:30 am - 11:30 am
Note: This event was held at the
Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, NY.

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Sustainable Transit

Presented By: The University Transportation Research Center

In Collaboration With:
CUNY Institute for Urban Systems
&
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

This symposium offers a unique opportunity to participate in a
multidiscipline debate to develop critical next steps needed
to achieve regional sustainability and livability goals.
May 7, 2010

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Legally Green
What You Need to Know about Your Property
and the Greener, Greater Building Plan
Cosponsored with The Sallan Foundation
~A Sustainability Shoptalk Event~
December 3, 2009

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Sustainability 2.0: Envisioning Business & the Urban Environment
Cosponsored with The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
& Corporate Communications International
~A Sustainability Shoptalk Event~
November 6, 2009
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

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Liquid Assets:
Capitalizing on the Water & Energy Nexus
Energy use & water use are intimately coupled. Conserving both promotes sustainability, saves money, and eases infrastructure burdens.
~A Sustainability Shoptalk Event~
October 28, 2009

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Transformational Infrastructure
Key Decisions on Transportation That Will Shape
the NY Metro Region’s Real Estate Future
October 23, 2009
8:30 am — 11:30 am

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Kilowatts to Cash
Looking at energy retrofits through green eyeshades
June 5, 2009
8:30 am — 11:30 am

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Downtown 2020
How Strategic Investments in Lower Manhattan
Can Help Ensure NYC’s Global Competitiveness for the Long Term
April 7, 2009
8:30 am — 11:00 am

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Real(i)ty Show! The Green Leasing Toolkit
For Owners, Tenets, Brokers, Attorneys
~ A Sustainability Shoptalk Event~
March 24, 2009
8:30 am — 12:30 pm

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Pulling Off a Successful Inside Job
How an Integrated Approach to Creating Sustainable
Interiors Can Cut Costs at a Time When
Savings Matter More Than Ever
November 13, 2008
8:30 am — 12:30 pm

Downtown 2020 News Release

Strategic Investments in Lower Manhattan Can Help Ensure NYC’s Global Competitiveness for the Long Term

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The Pergolis Urban Gallery: A Look Back

Housed in the Institute’s home at 137 East 22nd Street in Manhattan, the Pergolis Urban Gallery showcased programs that explored the real estate, urban planning, and urban design issues that affect all of New York City and the metropolitan region in the 21st century.

A Seminar on Real Estate Prices and Financial Markets

Held in 2007, it featured Yale University economist Robert Shiller, author of Irrational Exuberance.

The City Roundtable

It examined real estate issues as they affected public policy in metropolitan New York. Over a period of five years, each of the five boroughs was analyzed and discussed; consideration of the impact of Jersey City followed. Events included “Harlem in Our Eyes,” “Jersey City: New York's Sixth Borough?” “Staten Island: Borough/Suburb/Regional Link.”

Development Conferences

These daylong events examined major issues facing the private and public sector leadership of metropolitan New York's real estate planning communities. The conferences featured major presentations on development options and focused on the financing, business impact, and public-policy consequences development options presented.

Events included Midtown-West: Madison Square Garden's Vision, Greenpoint/Williamsburg, The Hudson Yards Plan, and Midtown-West: Manhattan's Future.

A Real Estate Forum

The forum focused on a major real estate finance issue affecting Metropolitan New York's real estate industry and government communities: Financing Middle-Income Housing in New York.

Industry-Government Seminars

These seminars were smaller, more informal versions of conferences organized by the Institute's New York Real Estate Forum. Designed to facilitate close exchanges between participants and audience, seminars addressed issues that might eventually emerge as important New York real estate concerns. Subjects included The Future of the Manhattan Office Market, Brownfields and the Future of New York Real Estate, Sprawl: The Impact on Metropolitan New York Real Estate, and a Unified Bulk Conference.

The CUNY Urban Consortium

Sponsored by the Institute, the this interdisciplinary group brought together the resources of CUNY schools and departments that focused on urban issues, to exchange information about planning and design issues affecting the future of the city and metropolitan region. Events included Nuts & Bolts: Manufacturing in New York City's Future, Commercial Buildings and Business Districts, Campus and Community, The Future of New York: An International Perspective, Designing for Security, and Between Expedience and Deliberation: Decision-Making for Post-9/11 New York.

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