M.S. RED students in Fayerweather Hall
M.S. Real Estate Development
Overview
The Real Estate Development program’s expanded three-semester curriculum combines the fundamental skills of professional real estate with a holistic approach to urban development as a creative act. Graduates receive a Master of Science of Real Estate Development (MS.RED) in an intensive calendar year spanning from May to May. Cross-disciplinary electives draw on the program’s access to the extraordinary offerings of GSAPP and Columbia at large, while required coursework immerses students in the three core tenets of urban real estate development: the financial, the physical, and the legal, arming students with the full range of professional and intellectual skills needed to tackle the complex demands of global urban real estate development.
Curriculum
Intensive Summer Semester
The introduction to the program begins with immersion in real estate finance, construction technology, market analytics, and other foundational subjects. Electives are limited to allow students with diverse background experiences to build essential financial, graphic, and analytical competencies.
Expansive Fall Semester
While core skills continue to be developed—particularly in finance, history of development, and real estate law—students are given significant elective opportunities to broaden their theoretical and applied skill sets by concentrating on the unique finance or design course tracks available only at Columbia.
Integrated Spring Semester
With a central focus on capstone projects, complex financial and economic modeling, and public policy, students bring together a cross-disciplinary portfolio of independent and supervised research and coursework, graduating with a holistic professional foundation.
Current Faculty
Recent News
Summer 2019 Courses
| Course | Semester | Title | Student Work | Instructor | Syllabus | Requirements & Sequence | Location & Time | Session & Points | Call No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6840‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Real Estate Investment Fundamentals
|
Clarence Radin |
113 AVERY
W 7 PM - 9 PM
|
SES B
1.5 Points
|
36905 | |||
| P6798‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Legal Principles of Real Estate
|
Mitchell Nelson |
209 FAYERWEATHER
TH 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36919 | |||
| Pla4310‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Real Estate Finance I
|
Joshua Kahr |
M 11:30 AM- 2 PM
|
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
|
36900 | |||
| Pla4321‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Real Estate Finance Tutorial
|
Johnny Din |
113 AVERY
W 5 PM - 6:30 PM
|
FULL SEMESTER
1.5 Points
|
36911 | |||
| Pla6244‑1 | Summer 2019 |
In the Field
|
Robert Garneau |
115 AVERY
W 2 PM - 4 PM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36947 | |||
| Pla6352‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Market Analysis
|
Jonathan Miller |
113 AVERY HALL
TH 12 - 2 PM
|
SES B
1.5 Points
|
36912 | |||
| Pla6357‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Construction Management and Technology
|
Richard Lambeck |
113 AVERY HALL
M 9 AM - 11 AM
|
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
|
36944 | |||
| Pla6360‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Development Analysis: Urban Planning
|
Kate Ascher |
113 AVERY
TU 9 AM -11 AM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36945 | |||
| Pla6360‑2 | Summer 2019 |
Development Analysis: Urban Planning
|
Adam Meagher |
113 AVERY
M + TH 7 PM - 9 PM
|
SES A 6/6, 6/10, 6/13, 6/17, 6/20, and 6/24
1.5 Points
|
36946 | |||
| Pla6368‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Pre-Development Analysis
|
113 AVERY
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36915 | ||||
| Pla6368‑2 | Summer 2019 |
Pre-Development Analysis
|
Kate Ascher |
113 AVERY HALL
TU 2 PM - 4 PM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36916 | |||
| Pla6376‑1 | Summer 2019 |
The Dealmaking Process
|
Mitchell Adelstein |
113 AVERY HALL
M 4 PM - 6 PM
|
SES B
1.5 Points
|
36903 | |||
| Pla6378‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Studio: The Art of the RFP Response
|
Brian Loughlin |
115 AVERY HALL
TU 6 PM - 8 PM
|
Ses B
1.5 Points
|
36917 | |||
| Pla6769‑1 | Summer 2019 |
The Architecture of Development
|
Brooks McDaniel |
113 AVERY
W 7 PM - 9 PM
|
SES A
1.5 Points
|
36904 | |||
| Pla6781‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Real Estate Managerial Finance and Accounting
|
Stephen Pearlman |
209 FAYERWEATHER
W 11 AM - 1 PM
|
SES A (ends 7/10)
1.5 Points
|
36938 | |||
| Pla6793‑1 | Summer 2019 |
The Business of Development
|
Shai Shamir |
113 AVERY
W 9 AM - 11 AM
|
6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/17
1.5 Points
|
36939 | |||
| Pla6797‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Real Estate Economics and Market Metrics
|
Pamela Hannigan |
209 FAYERWEATHER
W 1 PM - 3 PM
|
SES B
1.5 Points
|
36940 | |||
| PLA6802‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Environmental Sustainability
|
Stuart Brodsky |
114 AVERY
TH 9 AM - 11 AM
|
1.5 Points
|
11592 | |||
| PLA6806‑1 | Summer 2019 |
The Real Estate Entrepreneur’s Process
|
Sean Cohane |
209 FAYERWEATHER
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
|
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 and 8/6
1.5 Points
|
11594 | |||
| Pla6835‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Intro to Capital Markets
|
Merrie Frankel |
113 AVERY HALL
TH 3 PM - 5 PM
|
SES B
1.5 Points
|
36942 | |||
| Pla8792‑1 | Summer 2019 |
Individual Research
|
1.5 - 3 Points
|
36943 | |||||
| P4050‑1 | Summer 2019 |
UP Elective Internship
|
1.5 Points
|
36937 |
Publications
M.S. RED student Samuel Oketcho at the Fall 2016 ULI Conference in Dallas
The ULI Fall Meeting attracts more than 6,000 attendees annually, bringing together every sector of the real estate industry in one place. Columbia GSAPP’s M.S. RED students attended the Fall 2016 meeting in Dallas in full force, where student Samuel Oketcho was interview by ULI on his takeaways from the conference.