The Capstone is the culmination of the MSRED program and synthesizes the learned analytical, comparative, and critical processes involved in real estate development and real estate finance projects. It provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of the dynamics of real estate development, its capital requirements, and delivery procedures.
Please join faculty members Adam Lubinsky ‘01 M.Arch and Cecily King '15 MSRED as the MSRED students present their final Capstone projects to an audience of alumni, peers, and friends for a jury of practitioners.
This event is open to GSAPP alumni. Private lunch for alumni to follow the presentations. Please register here.
The jury of practitioners:
Frederick Cooper
Founder, Fin River Advisors
Former SVP Finance, International Development and Investor Relations
Michelle de la Uz '91SW '96SIPA
Executive Director, Fifth Ave Co.
Andrew Kimball
Former President & CEO, NYCEDC
Olivia Moss '12 MSRED
Chief of Staff to the CEO, Tishman Speyer
Elisa Orlanski Ours '01 M.Arch
Chief Planning & Design Officer, Corcoran Sunshine
AJ Pires
President, Alloy Development
The following capstone projects may be presented:
- Mixed-income urban infill housing in West Village (HPD site)
- Creating a business plan for distressed properties in North Brooklyn
- Sustainable design in mixed-use infill in South Brooklyn
- Adaptive reuse and new housing in Gowanus
- Moderate income housing in Westport, CT
- Large-scale residential/cultural lakefront development in Shanghai
- Community-based planning and development in Ghana
- Repositioning industrial districts in Rio De Janeiro
