Goldie Gala 2019 - The Goldie Initiative
September, 2019
Members of the Chicago Booth Real Estate Group, the Chicago Booth Alumni Group, and the greater Chicagoland Real Estate community came together to celebrate the achievements of Chicago Booth Alumna, Karen Case (Booth '86), as well as the 2019-2020 Goldie Scholars.
Karen is currently the Executive Managing Director and President of U.S. Commercial Real Estate for CIBC US, and is a member of the Region Executive Committee. Karen was presented with the Shero Award, which celebrates women in real estate whose outstanding achievements inspire others in the industry, whose unwavering dedication serves as a catalyst for future leaders, whose unparalleled commitment to mentoring and developing women, and whose contributions have changed the corporate culture to allow more women to succeed.
Congratulations to Kayle Birdoff (Booth '20), Jessie Chen (Booth '20), Kristina Flathers (Booth '20), Rebecca Thompson (Booth '20) for being selected as 2019-2020 Goldie Scholars!!!
Affordable Housing Consulting Project - DL3 Realty
June, 2019
In a quarter-long project, members of the Real Estate Group consulted with DL3 Realty on potential investments in Chicago near the company's recently developed Jewel-Osco supermarket. The group conducted market research in the targeted neighborhood, and recommended two residential affordable housing solutions in their final presentation to the DL3 Realty team.
Thank you very much to Leon Walker (Booth '94) and the rest of the DL3 Realty team for offering our members an interesting and meaningful opportunity to develop their real estate analysis skills!
CoStar Training
May, 2019
In early May, the Chicago Booth Real Estate Group was joined by Andrew Kaiser, Senior Client Success Manager with CoStar Group, to provide a training on CoStar. Andrew trained the Group on how to most effectively use CoStar to drive analytical insights and quickly and efficiently use the tool.
Thank you very much to CoStar for their continued support of the Chicago Booth Real Estate Group!
Riverside Investment & Development: Office Visit and Site Tour of 110 N Wacker
May, 2019
The Chicago Booth Real Estate Group was thrilled to be invited to Riverside Investment & Development's office by Chicago Booth alumnus, Chris Payne (Booth '15). The afternoon included a visit to the Riverside office, an information session with John O'Donnell, Tony Scacco, Rafael Carreira, and Kent Swanson, and concluded with a site tour of their ongoing development at 110 N Wacker.
Thank you very much to the Riverside team for their amazing hospitality!
The Goldie Initiative Presents: The Impact of RE PropTech
April, 2019
The Chicago Booth Real Estate Group partnered with The Goldie Initiative to host a fireside chat with alumnus Kristina Heuberger (Booth '99, Head of US Asset Management at LaSalle Investment Management) and Momei Qu (Vice President, PSP Growth) on current trends in real estate technology. Our group heard interesting perspectives from both institutional owners and technology investors on the future of PropTech.
Thank you very much to The Goldie Initiative team, Kristina, and Momei for their insight and perspective!