| The RICS Tri-State Chapter includes members located in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Most Tri-State events currently take place in New York, NY and Princeton, NJ. The chapter leadership is committed to establishing a fixed program of events consisting predominantly of networking events, educational events and site tours. |
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Guy Benn MRICS Chapter Chair Savills 599 Lexington Avenue, 36th Floor New York, NY 10022 T: +1 212-328-3964 Email Guy |
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Yvonne Connolly MRICS
Immediate Past Chair Faithful+Gould 11 East 26th Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10010 T: +1 212-252-7070 x1436 Email Yvonne |
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Ellen Epstein FRICS Chapter Board Member AARC Group 5 Lakewood Drive Katonah, NY 10536 T: +1 914-232-0102 Email Ellen |
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Robert Meulmeester MRICS Chapter Board Member Cadence Capital Group, LLC 99 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 T: +1 646-641-6696 Email Robert |
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Robert Stack MRICS Chapter Board Member The Reliant Group 9 East 40th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10016 T: +1 201-390-0699 Email Robert |
For our Tri-State Chapter Board biographies, please click here: Tri-State Chapter Board biographies.
Upcoming RICS Tri-State Events
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Past Event Photos
September 11 Memorial Preview Site Visit and Discussion, New York, NY - September 28, 2010
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Chapter News and Tri-State Member Articles
Revolutionizing Office Demand: Investor be prepared Has the dust finally settled after one of the deepest recessions in the U.S.? It seems so as certain investors appear to believe that economic growth and disposable income will be as abundant as ever considering that certain core office investments realize sub-5 percent capitalization rates. In fact, U.S. office landlords had the first net increase in occupied space in three years in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Reis Inc., a New York-based property-research firm. Read more... Shelterfield Valuation Services Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware Stigma Survey – Results During 2010, Shelterfield Valuation Services conducted a wide-reaching survey of real estate professionals in the Greater Delaware Valley (i.e. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware). The survey asked recipients for their opinions regarding how certain negative events would affect residential and commercial property values (i.e. would the properties be stigmatized and if so, for how long would the stigma remain?). Read more... Valuation Council Shakes Up Valuer Qualification and Regulation As the new chair of the Valuation Council, I am grateful for the opportunity to represent the interests of multidisciplinary valuers around the region. I look forward to working with RICS to address some of our industry’s most pressing issues, including accountability for appraisal work performed and harmonizing the diverse interests in valuation. Read more... RICS Sustainability Initiative RICS Americas was one of the sponsors of New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate, Center for the Sustainable Built Environment’s 1st Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate. The event was held at the Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion, on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM. The theme was: “Building the Smart City” Removing Barriers, Fostering Innovation. Read more... RICS Americas Breathes New Life Into 5D Cost Estimating Development In Search of the Missing "I" for BIM - Chris Bailey MRICS and Chief Cost Planner for Bovis Lend Lease LMB Inc. in New York embarks on the process for enhancing the Building Information Modeling. Read more... RICS Americas Property World Podcast #25 Get a sneak preview of the June 22 RICS & IPTI webinar by listening to our latest podcast with speaker RICS Fellow Peter S. Brooks of Ernst & Young. Read more... A More Effective Approach to Pricing Construction Projects with Uniform Coding and Measurement Standards In an exclusive RICS Americas Property World podcast, Andrew Mann FRICS, Managing Director for U.S. operations of Gardiner and Theobald Inc., explains the classifications of projects that utilize BIM, and how to produce the basic documentation for bidding on projects. Read more... Unique Challenges and Impressive Solutions in Managing the Construction of the World Trade Center Memorial The world’s top design, planning, construction and project management firms were selected to create the World Trade Center Memorial. The Memorial that will commemorate the tragedies of September 11, 2001and February 26, 1993 is currently one of the most extraordinary, challenging and historic development projects in the United States. Read more... RICS regional leaders on the value of membership and global opportunities RICS Asia Chairman and RICS president-elect for 2010/2011 See Lian Ong visits the RICS Americas office in New York City to meet with Tom Justin, RICS Americas chairman. The two RICS leaders discuss the value of RICS membership, the challenges facing real estate and construction experts worldwide, and opportunities for property professionals from Asia to the Americas. Read more... |