Around the Town: Events Seminars Meetings Talks

Real Estate Weekly, Dec 4, 2002

RELA Breakfast

Dec. 10 -- The Real Estate Lenders Association will holds its monthly breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. Kenneth J. Witkin, managing director of Fleet Real Estate Finance Group, will be the featured speaker at the event. The meeting will take place at the Sky Club, at 200 Park Ave. Members: free of charge. Non-members: $30 per person. For registration and additional information please call Arlene Stock at (212) 692-9379.

Building Congress Forum

Dec. 10 -- The New York Building Congress and NYC & Co. will host a wide-ranging policy forum concerning the future development of Manhattan's West Side. Featured speakers include Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, and New York Jets, LLC president L. Jay Cross. Registration and breakfast at 8 a.m., program begins at 8:30 a.m., Sheraton New York Hotel, 811 Seventh Ave. (between 52nd and 53rd Streets), Imperial Ballroom, 2nd Floor. Advance registration is required. $60 for members of the Building Congress or NYC & Co, $90 fee for non-members. For more information call 212/481-9230 or visit www.buildingcongress.com.

ABO Holiday Party

Dec. 12 -- The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will be hosting its annual Holiday Cocktail Party at The National Arts Club, located at 15 Gramercy Park South (East 20th Street between Park Avenue South and Irving Place) from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost of the event is $60 for ABO members and $75 for non-members. For reservations or more information, please contact the ABO at (212) 385-4949.

IREM Lunch

Jan. 16 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold their monthly luncheon featuring keynote speaker John Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at The New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd St. The cost is $65 and the event is open to both members and non-members. Seating is limited and will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. To reserve, please call Sheila Still at (212) 944-9445.

PWC Forum

Jan. 16 -- Professional Women in Construction will holds a developers forum, entitled "Women Raise the Roofs," from 8 to 10 a.m. The event will take place at the Mechanics Institute, at 20 W. 44th St. Members: $65 per person. Non-members: $75 per person. For registration and additional information please call (212) 486-7745.

Real Estate Closing Seminar

Jan. 17 -- Lorman Education Services will hold a one-day seminar, entitled "Real Estate Closings: From the Residential Home to the Multi-Unit Dwelling," from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adam Leitman Bailey, Est., Adam J. Young Esq., Lucas A. Ferrara and others will be the featured speakers at the event. The seminar will take place at the New York Helmsley Hotel, at 212 E. 42nd St. Tuition: $289 per person. For registration and additional information please call (715) 833-3959.

PWC Networking Event

Feb. 25 -- Professional Women in Construction will hold "Meet The Construction Chiefs" networking event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at La Maganette Ristorante, 50th Street & Third Avenue. Tickets are $50 for members and $65 for non-members. Exhibit table is $350 for members and $450 for non-members. For more information call (212) 486-7745 or email pwcusal@aol.com.