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  • February 09, 2024 12:22 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    BREAA Newsletter - February 2024

    Reflecting on our past year's successes, we're eager to embark on another year of growth, collaboration, and achievement together. Here is an overview of some of the major milestones the organization has achieved in the past year and forthcoming exciting endeavors scheduled for the current year.
    • The 2023 BREAA Annual Gala: The Golden Era of Downtown honoring Carol Galante for her years of service to Berkeley and the broader real estate community marked a significant milestone as a sold-out event, with a total attendance of 215 individuals and achieving the highest fundraising outcome on record.
    • There has been notable progress in Fellowship support for students, evidenced by an expansion in the availability of mentors and monetary assistance.
    • The establishment of the BREAA Advisory Board (BAB) was another pivotal development. Through its various subcommittees, the BAB has played a crucial role in offering guidance and support to advance key initiatives.
    • BREAA membership experienced substantial growth, increasing from 150 individuals as of the inception of the BAB in June 2022 to a current count of 335 members.

    Upcoming events

    Cal vs. UCLA Men's Basketball Game

    • February 10, 2024

    • 12:30 PM

    Happy Hour hosted by The Roxborough Group

    • March 21, 2024

    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

    Introducing the BREAA Advisory Board:

    In its second year, the BREAA Advisory Board (pictured below) continued its work to guide BREAA, bolstering the range of events offered, strengthening connections with students and the university, and catalyzing fund raising.


    Introducing the 2024 Board of Directors:


    Introducing the 2024 Board of Directors NYC Chapter:


    Introducing the 2024 Board of Directors LA Chapter:


    For questions & comments, please reach out!

    Priyanka Kakoti
    BREAA Marketing & Communications
    info.breaa@gmail.com

  • January 24, 2024 12:38 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    The annual BREAA Student Fellowship is generously sponsored by Perkins + Will, Grosvenor, and Bill Falik.

    Please contact a BREAA Board Member if you would like to join this generous group in supporting future student fellowships.

    2024 BREAA Fellowship Applications are now open!

    APPLY HERE

    FELLOWSHIP COMPONENTS

    • $3,000 tuition award;
    • $2,000 in reimbursements for real estate-related educational programming, training, professional development and industry memberships (e.g. ULI or NAIOP memberships, ARGUS training, or Accelerating Careers in Real Estate coursework)
    • Registration to all BREAA events;
    • Fellows are assigned an industry professional mentor who will advise and provide guidance regarding professional development, participation in BREAA and the Bay Area commercial real estate community;
    • Participation in BREAA leadership meetings as a Student Fellow;
    • In-depth access to the established UC Berkeley real estate alumni network.
  • December 27, 2023 9:28 AM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)


    Thank you for your continued support of BREAA throughout 2023!

    We had a blast celebrating with you at our annual holiday party hosted at Victory Hall, where BREAA was once reborn by Dennis Williams and a group of esteemed alumni.

    We are especially thankful for the momentum that our community has created this year. To every donor, attendee and volunteer, we appreciate your contributions to this organization. From the success of our annual gala, inspirational property tours to our new breakfast series, we couldn’t do this without your support.

    We look forward to bringing you more events in 2024, stay tuned!


  • October 23, 2023 3:16 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    Thank you for coming to the 4th Annual BREAA Gala:
     
    The Golden Era of Downtown!

    Thank you one and all for coming to this year's BREAA gala honoring Carol Galante and celebrating the Golden Age of San Francisco! As you can see in the photo above, the room was glowing with warmth and excitement as everyone caught up amid the glamorous art deco environs of the City Club!

    Thank you to our amazing speakers-- Paul Smith, Rick Holliday, Ben Metcalf, and Carol herself, who shared her wisdom with fire! I don't think a single woman in the room will soon forget her advice/exhortation to GO FOR the job that intimidates you because, unlike women, men get hired for their potential rather than their past achievements "all the [redacted] time!" Her amazing presence and her vision for a new San Francisco left this correspondent, at least, in awe. 

    Thank you to our sponsors, without whom this event would have never been possible. It's such a privilege to gather together in such a beautiful space and make time for each other over dinner and a drink, and we all owe it to you. Thank you for believing in this community and what it can achieve. 

    Thank you to the amazing events team, spearheaded by Alysia Vigil, who worked diligently for months to pull everything together. As you can imagine it is an unbelievable amount of work requiring coordination between a hundred different people, and they did it all with grace and style. This event just keeps getting better every year, and it is due to the hours those guys put in after their "real" workdays were over. 

    And, lastly, thank you to all of you who make this community so great. You could just feel the unbelievable energy in the room-- old friends reuniting, everyone swapping speculations about interest rates, industry veterans making introductions on behalf of students. Thank you for donating--we raised $5,000 on the night.

    Donations will allow us to achieve all the initiatives that Allie introduced including our fellowship. They will also help us put on a great show again next year! And improve the website! And make BREAA a sustainable organization for years to come. It'd be so great to convene again next year and say we've been able to accomplish all this and more. Most people don't know this, but the cost of your ticket only covers the cost of the event, so please consider donating! Thank you!

    Keep the Party Going - Friday October 27

    The sun never sets on BREAA...

    Join BREC at their Real Estate Summit next Friday, October 27th. BREAA members will get discounted tickets ($30) and can sign up here!

    Thank You Again for an Incredible Gala Event!

     
       
       
       
       


       
  • September 01, 2023 12:32 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)


    Gala Tickets Now Live

    Move over Truman Capote Black & White Ball... anyone who’s anyone knows that the most important event of the year for the Berkeley-affiliated real estate set is…the BREAA GALA! Our 4th Annual Gala will be held on Thursday, October 12th at the City Club of San Francisco to honor Carol Galante for her impact on housing throughout her career and her incredible contributions to the Cal community.

    Tickets are now live with EARLY BIRD pricing $250 for both members and a +1 guest. We highly encourage everyone to take advantage of the lowest pricing. Save even more on membership with the Membership + Gala Bundle! After Sunday, September 10th, the price will rise to $275 for members and $295 for a +1 guest. Tickets are going fast - do not waitRegister here.White Ball... anyone who’s anyone knowsRLY BIRD pricing $250 for both members and a +1 guest. We highly encourage everyone to take advantage of the lowest pricing. Save even more on membership with the Membership + Gala Bundle! After Sunday, September 10th, the price will rise to $275 for members and $295 for a +1 guest. Tickets are going fast - do not waitRegister here. 

    Upcoming Fall Events

    Investing in Art: Activating the Public Realm

    Wednesday, September 6th 5:00pm - 6:30pm

    YMCA at 23rd St & Broadway - Oakland, CA

    Join us for an immersive walking tour in Downtown Oakland with the Bay Area Mural Program. We'll explore the murals that make Oakland's urban landscape so unique and has designated it a cultural center. Led by local muralists, we'll touch on how art integration can transform space, activate the public realm, increase property value, and create lasting value for both developers and communities Happy Hour to follow at First Edition. Register her

    Club Level Seats! San Francisco Giants v. Cleveland Guardians

    Tuesday, September 12th 5:00pm drinks / 6:45pm game 

    Victory Hall 360 Ritch St - San Francisco, CA

    3 tickets left! Grab a drink with fellow Bears before the game at Victory Hall  around 5 PM, and then head over to the game at Oracle Park for a 6:45 PM start. Game tickets are in section CL230, Row H on the club level. BREAA's excited to sponsor a patio-level experience with discounted drinks/bites. Friends and family welcome! Register here.

    Blueprint Conference (Discounted Pricing)

    Monday, September 11th to Wednesday, September 13th

    The Venetian - Las Vegas, NV

    BREAA is excited to offer discounted pricing for the Blueprint Conference (not a BREAA-organized event), where over 2,000 of the most influential leaders in real estate, construction, and climate technology will convene for 3 days in Las Vegas.  Speakers include CEOs & top executives from Dealpath, Invitation Homes, Dusty Robotics, Related Companies, Douglas Elliman, Crews by Core Construction, Divvy Homes, and Moderne Ventures, and many more. Register here.

    Happy Hour Hosted by DivCore

    Tuesday, September 26th 5:30pm - 7:30pm

    DivCore Offices 301 Howard St, Floor 21 - San Francisco, CA

     

  • May 15, 2023 10:38 AM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    Very Special Thanks to our Sponsor


    BREAA in partnership with Carmel Partners hosted a Graduating Students Mixer for real estate students graduating this Spring to network with Cal alumni working in real estate in the Bay Area and beyond.

    The purpose of this mixer was for students to meet other Cal graduates working in the industry, learn about different companies, and make new connections that will help in their employment-seeking journey.

    Thank you to the 75+ attendees for an excellent turnout--a roughly equal mix of alumni and students. Inspiring conversations were had and invaluable connections were made!

    You can find memories of this great event here!
    BREAA Mixer Gallery

    This would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship from Carmel Partners, one of the nation’s leading real estate investment managers.

    Go bears and congratulations to the Class of 2023!

  • May 11, 2023 12:48 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    BREAA Bay Area May 2023


    Hello BREAA!

    Happy spring! Hope you are surviving the doom loop. It's been a fun couple of months with BREAA hosting events such as Bakar BioEngenuity Hub Tour (photo above) & the Carmel Partners Mixer (recap below), in addition to our regularly scheduled Happy Hours.

    Berkeley graduation is nearly upon us! , i.e., time to put out of your mind how long ago your own graduation was. This installation of the newsletter will focus on what's going on on campus.

    Graduating real estate students have full-time jobs and internships starting in summer 2023 at:  Hines, Howard Hughes Corporation, Cruise (real estate division), Jonathan Rose Companies, CIM, Related, USAA, and Bank of  America, to name a few. Geographies include:  San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston, Honolulu, Seattle, and Colombia. 

    Keep reading to hear about the latest case competitions, learn what courses are being offered on campus, and meet some highly qualified current students seeking jobs--have a look to see if any of them could be a fit at your firm! 

    Upcoming Events

    • May 16 - 18: ULI Toronto
    • June 22: BREAA | USC AREN | SPIRE - Downtown San Jose Development Bus Tour with Urban Catalyst. Hosted happy hour to follow. Details and registration will be released soon. Space will be limited.
    • Fall Gala: Date & venue to be announced shortly!

    Hope to see you out there soon!

    Case Competition Update


    Left to right: Esmeralda Jardines, MRED+D 23; Marshall Slipp,MBA 23; Abigail Franklin, team advisor;
    Jack Woodruff, MBA 23,; Jordan Doane, MRED+D 23; Bill Falik, team advisor and continuing lecturer,
    real estate; and Serena Lousich, MRED+D 23. Photo: Tom Chappelear

    • Golden Shovel (pictured above): Apr 2023, Berkeley beats Stanford in 34th annual NAIOP "Golden Shovel" competition (link).
    • UNC Development Challenge: Feb 2022, Berkeley places 3rd of 16 top MBA teams in the (link)
    • UT Austin: Nov 2022, Berkeley places second in the UT Austin National Real Estate Challenge. MIT places first. (link) Berkeley has placed in the top 5 all of the last 5 years, including first places finishes in 2018, 2019, and 2021

    What's Being Offered on Campus

    Current real estate course offerings at Haas. Yes, Dennis is still going strong!!

    Spring 2023:

    • MBA 280:  Real Estate Investment Analysis and Sustainability--Nancy Wallace
    • MBA 285:  Business and Legal Issues in Real Estate Development--Joe South and Ashley Weinstein-Carnes (took over from Bill Falik in Spring 2022)
    • MBA 287:  Accelerating Careers in Real Estate--Abby Franklin (new course started in 2021)

    Fall 2023:  

    • MBA 283--Real Estate Finance and Securitization--Tim McQuade (taking over from Nancy Wallace in Fall 2023)
    • MBA 282--Real Estate Development--Dennis Williams

    Hire A Bear

    Profiles of MBA, MCP, and MRED+D students who will be graduating shortly and are looking for real estate opportunities

    TORI HOFF 

    Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) ‘23

    Target Role: My target role is a development manager or project manager position that allows me to work through the entire development process. I am looking to work on projects in the multifamily, R&D, or life science product.

    Target Location: California or Pacific Northwest

    Real Estate Background: I previously worked as the leasing and marketing director for a 19-unit live-work redevelopment project located in West Berkeley. I also was an electrical engineer designing electrical building systems for healthcare facilities, military bases and government buildings. In this work I would perform fieldwork, create construction drawings and provide construction administration support.

    Best Berkeley Experience: Lindsay Baker with the International Living Future Institute came to lecture in the Sustainable Design Colloquium class about her work on the Living Building Challenge. Her lecture gave me so much excitement and inspiration for how buildings can become more sustainable and can create a positive impact on the environment.

    Get in Touch: hoffv@berkeley.edu

    ASHIYR PEARSON 

    Master of City Planning (MCP) '23

    Target Role: Associate Project Management, Affordable Housing Development

    Target Location: Los Angeles

    Real Estate Background: For the last year, I've worked as a Development Assistant at Century Affordable Development doing the following: Securing funding & entitlements, managing contracts & invoices, and managing contractors & external consultants.

    Best Berkeley Experience: It wasn't on Berkeley's campus, but being a student afforded me the opportunity to speak to a group of High School students in Oakland. It was a deeply moving experience where I got to share life experiences and provide advice for the future. 

    Get in Touch: ashiyr_pierson@berkeley.edu

    SANTIAGO RECABARREN

    Master of Business Administration (Haas MBA) ‘23

    Target Role: My target role is with a small or medium-sized private equity firm that is vertically integrated and has an entrepreneurial spirit. I am looking for a role that allows me to combine acquisition with asset management and/or development, with a focus on multiple property types and innovative strategies that I can eventually implement back in Latin America. 

    Target Location: Miami, San Francisco, San Diego, Texas, or New York

    Real Estate Background: My real estate background includes experience in investment banking and private equity. As an investment banker, I led two real estate transactions, including the first IPO of a Chilean real estate company in ten years and the sale of a Peruvian real estate company. Additionally, last summer I interned at Tidewater Capital, a private equity fund that invests in and develops various real estate assets in the Bay Area. There, I worked on underwriting investment opportunities, presenting them to the Investment Committee, and developing strategies to expand the firm's business, including an OZ strategy in ten markets, a value-add strategy for an office in San Francisco, and a three-year ESG strategy.

    Best Berkeley Experience: My best Berkeley experience was co-heading the New Space Economy Summit, where I brought together over 120 people including Haas students and alumni, industry professionals, and VC investors to discuss how to connect business with space. 

    Get in Touch: srecabar@berkeley.edu

    Carmel Partners Mixer Recap

    BREAA in partnership with Carmel Partners hosted a Graduating Students Mixer for real estate students graduating this Spring to network with Cal alumni working in real estate in the Bay Area and beyond.

    The purpose of this mixer was for students to meet other Cal graduates working in the industry, learn about different companies, and make new connections that will help in their employment-seeking journey.

    Thank you to the 75+ attendees for an excellent turnout--a roughly equal mix of alumni and students. Inspiring conversations were had and invaluable connections were made!

    This would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship from Carmel Partners, one of the nation’s leading real estate investment managers. 

    Go bears and congratulations to the Class of 2023!


    Content Corner

    Media Recommendations from BREAA Members (only stuff we truly LOVE)

    • Email Newsletter: Rethinking with Dror Poleg, in which a former REPE exec weighs in on future of cities and work
    • YouTube: This House for architectural history
    • Twitter: @moseskagan for insight into LA multifamily & general real estate hot takes, a godfather of "REtwit" 
    • Tiktok: @architect_tok Fix This Floorplan series
  • May 01, 2023 4:00 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)
    Ivy Ta

    Ivy Ta is a driven and ambitious senior at UC Berkeley, majoring in Urban Studies and minoring in Sustainable Design. Ivy has shown a strong commitment to the Berkeley Real Estate community since joining the Undergraduate Real Estate Club (UREC) during her sophomore year. Over the years, Ivy has made her way up the ranks of UREC and currently serves as Senior Advisor after her term as Co-President for the Fall 2022 semester.


    With internships at Sperry Equities, Project Destined’s Commercial Real Estate Team, and Prime Residential’s Transactions Team, Ivy has a bright future ahead of her. Over the next five years, Ivy hopes to build a successful career in development, positively influencing the built environment.


    Serena Lousich
    Serena Lousich is in the Masters of Real Estate + Development Program graduating May 2023. She previously holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture and a Bachelors in Architectural Studies. Having worked in the Bay Area as a Senior Landscape Designer for award winning Landscape Architecture Firm - Surfacedesign Inc for 4 years prior to going back to school, here she worked on a variety and range of commercial projects in the Bay Area and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Her passion lies with Indigenous led design and development, being of Māori descent herself and having worked with tribes both in Aotearoa and California, her capstone project seeks to find innovative solutions for Indigenous agency in the design and development process. She hopes to continue to do this throughout her professional career in real estate development. She is also a 2023 NAIOP Golden Shovel Cal team member.


  • October 12, 2022 1:00 PM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)

    Left: Lily Lorbeer | Right: Jason PhanWe are excited to announce the second cohort of the BREAA Student Fellowships: graduate student Lily Lorbeer and undergraduate student Jason Phan. Lily and Jason were selected from a wide array of candidates across UC Berkeley’s real estate programs and were unparalleled in their academic accomplishments and interest in pursuing careers in real estate. Please join us in congratulating Lily and Jason!


    Lily Lorbeer is a Haas MBA and Interdisciplinary Real Estate Certificate candidate. Prior to Haas, Lily worked at Wayfair and managed her family’s small retail and office portfolio. During the height of the pandemic, she drew upon her expertise in online sales at Wayfair to help her tenants weather mandatory shutdowns. Lily has an outstanding academic record and has leveraged her role as VP of Admissions and Recruitment for the Berkeley Real Estate Club to inspire more women to join Haas in pursuit of a real estate careers. She is also a Consortium Member, Forté Fellow, VP of Partnerships for Women in Leadership Club, and recipient of Haas Defining Leader Scholarship Award. Lily joins BREAA with a passion for real estate and was thrilled to work as a Real Estate Intern at Cruise, a leading self-driving vehicle company.

    Lily hopes to use her time as a BREAA Fellow to connect with the broader Berkeley real estate community of alumni and students. In the interim, Lily is representing UC Berkeley in the 2022 UT Austin National Real Estate Competition. We wish her and the team the best a luck and another Cal win!


    Jason Phan is a UC Berkely undergraduate pursuing a BA in Economics degree and a Minor in City Planning and Data Science. Jason has been an active member of the Berkeley Real Estate community since joining the Undergraduate Real Estate Club (UREC) where he serves as the club’s VP of Marketing. As a first-generation college student, he has already made impressive academic and professional strides, securing internships with CBRE’s Multifamily and Capital Markets team in LA and the Project Destined Commercial Real Estate Team.

    Upon graduation, Jason hopes to work in commercial multifamily acquisitions and, eventually, pursue an MBA. As a BREAA Fellow, Jason is seeking to expand his real estate network, building relationships across roles with professionals in law, design, policy, and investments. We are thrilled to welcome Jason to the BREAA family!


    The annual BREAA Student Fellowship is generously sponsored by Perkins + Will, Grosvenor, and Bill Falik. Please contact a BREAA Board Member if you would like to join this generous group in supporting future student fellowships.

    FELLOWSHIP COMPONENTS

    • $3,000 Tuition Award

    • ​​Reimbursement for real estate-related educational programming, training, professional development and industry memberships

    • ​​Registration to all BREAA events

    • ​​Mentorship by an industry professional who will advise and provide guidance regarding professional development, participation in BREAA and the Bay Area commercial real estate community

    • ​​Participation in BREAA leadership meetings as a Student Fellow

    • ​​In-depth access to the established UC Berkeley real estate alumni network

  • August 10, 2021 11:41 AM | Krysta Patterson (Administrator)


    MSCI strengthens private asset capabilities with acquisition of Real Capital Analytics

    • Reinforces commitment to improve transparency in global private asset investing
    • Expands robust suite of commercial real estate data, analytics and tools
    • MSCI to host a conference call today, August 2, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. ET

    NEW YORK – August 2, 2021 – MSCI Inc. (“MSCI” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Real Capital Analytics (“RCA”) for $950 million in cash.

    Founded in 2000, Real Capital Analytics is a private company and the go-to data and analytics provider of the properties, transactions and participants that drive the commercial real estate capital markets globally. The company has built a sterling reputation within the commercial real estate industry for effectively aggregating timely and reliable transaction data and providing valuable intelligence on market pricing, capital flows and investment trends in more than 170 countries. The most active investors, lenders, brokers and advisors depend on RCA’s unique insight to formulate their strategies, source new opportunities, and execute their deals.

    This acquisition will expand MSCI’s robust suite of real estate solutions, providing the real estate industry with data, analytics and support tools to manage investments and understand performance and risk, including climate risk, within their portfolios. MSCI will leverage Real Capital Analytics’ database of more than $20 trillion of commercial property transactions linked to over 200,000 investor and lender profiles, enhancing MSCI’s commercial real estate capabilities.

    Henry Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSCI, said: “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Real Capital Analytics. The commercial real estate sector is seeing substantial transformation driven by several factors, including shifting consumer behaviors in work, lifestyle and travel accelerated by the pandemic, realignment in global supply chains, and the impact of climate change. The combined strength of MSCI’s existing data, analytics and tools, and the addition of Real Capital Analytics’ wealth of commercial real estate data and analytics, creates an unparalleled level of solutions for the real estate market. Investors will be better supported to access the opportunities that exist within this sector at scale, informed by industry-leading insights and the premier global database capturing the global commercial real estate footprint.”

    Robert M White, Jr., Founder and President of Real Capital Analytics, commented: “MSCI is a natural home for Real Capital Analytics since our primary goal has always been to bridge the information gap between commercial real estate and other asset classes across the financial markets. The combination of the two firms creates a powerful team that will lead innovation and analytics in the real estate asset class well into the future.”

    In enhancing MSCI’s commercial real estate capabilities, this acquisition also underscores the firm’s commitment to accelerating and expanding the use of data, analytics and workflow applications for

    investors in global private assets. This builds on MSCI’s strategic partnership with Burgiss, a market leading provider of data, analytics and technology solutions for investors of private capital.

    The transaction is expected to be funded with existing cash on hand and close at the end of the third

    quarter, or early in the fourth quarter, of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing

    conditions. Real Capital Analytics’ financial results will be presented as part of MSCI’s All Other – Private Assets reportable segment.

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