Real Estate

Tommy Craig ’82 is a Senior Managing Director with Hines. Since joining the firm in 1982, Mr. Craig has been involved in a variety of development projects and transactions aggregating approximately 16 million square feet. In 1996, Mr. Craig became regional officer and partner of Hines’ Metropolitan New York area, where his responsibilities as senior project officer included managing the development, redevelopment, acquisition, construction, modification and/or interior fit-out on projects such as 7 Bryant Park, and the MoMA tower at 53 West 53rd Street. Mr. Craig attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History/Economics in 1978, and Columbia Business School, where he earned his Master of Business Administration in 1982. Mr. Craig remains active with CBS as an adjunct professor teaching Real Estate Development, and will serve as this year’s Chair of the annual CBS Real Estate Symposium. In a recent interview with Dennis Giuliano ’15, he discussed his career, his insights into the real estate market, and advice for MBA graduates.

On Friday, October 10, 2014, the Real Estate Association students and Paul Milstein Center staff met with Jason Pizer, President of Trinity Real Estate, and his team to discuss the history of Hudson Square and tour numerous Trinity properties and development sites in the Hudson Square submarket.

Aaron Kazam '15, co-president of the Real Estate Association (REA), has been awarded a Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year.

Joseph Azrack ’72 is the Founder and currently Senior Advisor to Apollo Global Real Estate Management. He has over 30 years of real estate investment management experience. Mr. Azrack is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School where he is a member of, and for many years chaired, the Real Estate Program Advisory Board. He will be teaching Real Estate Entrepreneurship, which will be offered for the first time in fall 2014. In a recent interview with Adam Koplewicz ’15, he discussed his career, advice for graduates, and his formative experiences at CBS.

This annual gathering of Columbia Business School real estate alumni took place on May 8 at the Columbia Club of New York. The 2014 Annual Real Estate Alumni Reception honored Distinguished Real Estate Partner Hugh R. Frater ’85 of Berkadia.

In a recent interview with Ashley McDonald '15, Bob Berne '62 discusses trends in real estate and gives advice for Columbia Business School students aspiring to have careers in real estate.

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association (REA) is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2014–15 academic year.

Leslie Goedken ’14 and Ashley McDonald ’15 have been awarded scholarships by the organization WX, New York Women Executives in Real Estate.

A group of 32 Columbia Business School real estate students and faculty members headed to Hong Kong and Beijing over spring break, March 16-23, for a deeper look at the Chinese property market. On the agenda: dim sum, a Peking duck dinner, the Great Wall, and visits with more than a dozen local and international developers and investors.

Aaron Kazam '15 has been named an International Council of Shopping Centers Foundation Grossman Graduate Scholar. The award includes a scholarship as well as a grant to attend ICSC RECon, the global convention for the shopping center industry.