Around the town: events seminars meetings talks

Real Estate Weekly, March 12, 2003

MANAR Courses

March 6, 13, 20 - The Manhattan Association of REALTORS[R] and the NYS Commercial Association of REALTORS[R] are offering three introductory level continuing education courses for the residential broker who wishes to learn the basics of Commercial Real Estate. Each course provides 7.5 hours of CE Credit and may be taken individually or as a series. The courses are March 6 - Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Tools of the Trade; March 13 - Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts and Terms and March 20 Commercial Calculations The classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the offices of Manhattan Mortgage, 555 Madison Ave. (at 56th Street), 14th floor. Tuition for REALTOR[R] members is $100 for one day, $175 for two days and $225 for all three days. Tuition for nonmembers is $135, $250 and $300, respectively. The instructor is Edward S. Smith Jr. who has over 25 years experience in Commercial and Investment Real Estate Brokerage. For registration and additional information please call the MANAR office at 212 879-9166 or email Ifrubinfeld@aol.com

ABO Lunch

March 13 -- The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will hold its monthly luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. James Gill, chairman of Battery Park City Authority, will be the featured speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the National Arts Club, at 15 Gramercy Park South. Members: $60 per person. Non-members: $75 per person. For registration and additional information please call (212) 385-4949.

Women in Housing & Finance Seminar

March 13 - Amanda Burden, the chair of the New York City Planning Commission and director of the Department of City Planning, will discuss the current Strategic Plan of the Department of City Planning at a Women in Housing & Finance seminar from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Starks Veranda Restaurant at 319 Broadway (at Thomas Street) Downtown Manhattan. There will be a networking hour from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and the program will start at 6:45 p.m. The fee for members is $20 and non member is $25. Please RSVP by calling Alison Pike do Beth Cooper Lawrence Architects at 212-439-1056.

CoreNet Global Dinner

March 13 -- CoreNet Global will holds its 12th annual dinner, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at Pier 60 of Chelsea Piers. For registration and additional information, please call Gerry Diamond at (212) 348-1584.

UJA-Federation Lunch

March 13 - UJA-Federation of New York's Young Real Estate Group (REX) of the Real Estate & Allied Trades Division will honor Andrew S. Fawer, managing director of CIBC World Markets Corporation's Real Estate Securitization and Finance Group, at its annual luncheon at The Pierre, Fifth Avenue and 61st Street. The guest speaker will be His Excellency, Daniel Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost of the luncheon is $145. For further information or to make a reservation, please call Jodi Chase at 1-212836-1450 or e-mail her at chasej@ujafedny.org.

NRC Panel

March 18 - The National Realty Club will hold a panel on "Investing in the Boroughs" at noon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. Panel members are Richard Wald, president of Emigrant Funding; Frank Gooden, principal of First Merchants, Inc. of Park Slope and Timothy King, executive managing director of Massey Knakal's new Brooklyn office. The cost is $40 for members and $65 for nonmembers (must be prepaid.) For more information call Tamara Beck at (212) 551-1013.

CityBar Center Seminar

March 19 -- The CityBar Center for Continuing Legal Education will hold a seminar, entitled "The Clean Water Act: The Law That Works?," from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eileen D. Millett, general counsel of Interstate Environmental Commission, will chair the event. The seminar will take place at 42 W 44th St. Members: $285 per person. Non-members: $405 per person. For registration and additional information, please call (212) 382-6663.

MBA Conference

March 16 to 21 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its 20th anniversary regional conference. The event will include general sessions with top industry speakers and exhibits. It will take place at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. For registration and additional information please call (973) 379-7447.

Appraisal Institute Course

March 11 to Apr. 15 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a continuing education course, entitled "Appraisal Procedures," on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The course will review the valuation process and discuss appraisal mathematics, cost approach, and income capitalization approach. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Tuition: $400 per person. For registration and additional information please call (516) 248-8964.

Building Congress Breakfast

March 21 - The Honorable Gifford Miller, Speaker of the New York City Council, will be the guest speaker at a Construction Industry Breakfast Forum, sponsored by the New York Building Congress Inc., beginning with a reception at 8 a.m., and followed by breakfast and program at 8:30 a.m., at Club 101, located at 101 Park Ave. (corner of 40th Street). Fee: $45 for NYBC members in advance ($55 at the door); $65 for nonmembers ($75 at the door). For more information, call the Building Congress at (212) 481-9230.