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Real Estate Weekly, Feb 20, 2002

New York Real Estate Institute

February & March -- Real estate appraisal and continuing education courses will be offered from 6 to 10 p.m. at 22 West 34th St., fifth floor. Appraisal Ethics & Standards will be held Feb. 12, 13, 19, and 21 and AQ 1 Fair Housing will be held Feb. 26 and 28 and March 5 and 7. The cost is $225. For registration or more information call (212) 683-5518.

Skyscraper Museum Exhibit

Feb. 5 to May 5 -- The Skyscraper Museum will present "WTC: Monument," a tribute to the Twin Towers and the World Trade Center complex. The exhibition will examine the complex in its conception, design, and construction, as well as in terms of its place in the postwar transformation of Lower Manhattan. The exhibition will be housed at the New York Historical Society's galleries, at Two W. 77t St. For additional information please contact Carol Willis at (212) 968-1961 or Travis Stewart at (212) 873-3400, ext. 263.

NYU Course

Feb. 6 to May 8 -- The New York University Real Estate Institute will offer a course in multifamily property, entitled "Management of Government Assisted Housing" on 13 consecutive Wednesday, from 6 to 9 p.m. Donald McLain, owner of Realty Consultant Co., will serve as the instructor for the course. The classes will take place at NYU's Midtown Center, at 11 W. 42nd St. Tuition: $595 per person, plus registration a $20 fee. For registration and additional information please call (212) 790-1344.

IREM Lunch

Feb. 20 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold their monthly luncheon speaker series with keynote speaker Steven W. Ford, senior managing director of Cushman & Wakefield's Facilities Management Group. The luncheon will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. The cost is $65 per person and reservations can be made by calling 212.944.9445.

Skyscraper Museum Presentation

Feb. 20 -- The Skyscraper Museum, in association with the New York Historical Society, will hold a presentation entitled "New York in the 1960's" starting at 6:30 p.m. Guy Tozzoli, president of the World Trade Centers Association, and Donald H. Elliott, former chairman of New York City Planning Commission, will discuss the transformation of Lower Manhattan in the 1960's and 70's. The event will take place at 2 W. 77th St. Members: free of charge. For registration and additional information please call (212) 968-1961.

Fort Totten Lecture

Feb. 21 -- Historic Fort Totten: Its Past, Present and Future will be discussed at a free lecture at 6 p.m., at the NYC Parks Dept. Office, Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, in Queens (speaker to be announced). The public is welcome and architects receive Continuing Education Credits for attendance. The Olmsted Center is just east of the Grand Central Parkway, between Shea Stadium and the National Tennis Center. The lecture is presented by the Professional Design Center of New York, Inc. (PDC). For additional information or travel instructions, call Joseph Horowitz, P.E., 718-544-5105.

Condo and Coop Expo

Feb. 25 -- The Cooperator will. holds its annual Coop and Condo Expo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will include more than 186 exhibitors, free advice from accounting, law, and insurance experts, and educational seminars. The Expo will take place at the New York Hilton Hotel, at 53rd St. and Sixth Ave. For registration and additional information please call (888) 249-0367.

PWC Networking Event

Feb. 26 -- Professional Women In Construction presents "Meet the Construction Chiefs," a grand networking with exhibit tables from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at La Maganette Ristorante, 50th Street and Third Avenue. Honored guests include presidents, design and construction chiefs, commissioners from private construction companies and government agencies. Tickets are $65 (advance reservation or $10 surcharge at door.) Exhibit tables are $450 and sponsorship is $650. Buffet is served; cash bar available. For information or reservations call (212) 486-7745 or email pwcusa1@aol.com.

REBNY Lunch

Feb. 27 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will hold a member's luncheon devoted to the future of Downtown from 11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, and Louis R. Tomson, executive director, will be the featured speakers at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel, at Madison Ave. and 45th St. Admission: $70 per person. For registration and additional information please call Jasmin Schmidt at (212) 616-5249.

NYARM Dinner

Feb. 27 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) holds its monthly membership meeting with guest speaker Stephen Dadourian, principal and co-founder of full service commercial real estate organization D.G. Hart Associates, Inc. He will discuss the contrasting roles of commercial and residential managers and other topics. Open bar networking session 6 to 7 p.m.; Dinner meeting and program 7 to 8:30 p.m. Frank's Steak House, 85 Tenth Ave. (15th Street). Fee: $60 members, $100 non-members. Reservations required. (212) 216-0654. Credit cards accepted.