Congratulations to Marlon Taylor who recieved a scholarship recipient from the SIOR Foundation. Taylor is a 2020- MSRE candidate at the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of his key projects include a Naval Apartment complex (Norfolk, VA), the New Malcolm X College Campus (Chicago, IL), the Holiday Inn Disney Springs Hotel (Orlando, FL) and over 35 AMC Movie Theatre renovations across the nation.
Currently, Mr. Taylor serves as a Development Consultant for The Gettys Group where he is focused on maximizing the value of real estate investments through his expertise in Project Management, Development and Consulting.
Since 1984, the SIOR Chicago chapter has provided scholarships to recognize and reward outstanding academic performance in businesses and real estate course. In addition to education funding, scholarship recipients are provided access to career opportunities and internship programs available within the Chicago real estate community.
Executive Director Collete English Dixon is interviewed by Spencer Levy, Chairman of Americas Research and Senior Economic Advisor for CBRE, in this video series “Why Chicago.” Hear what she has to say about how Chicago’s numerous education opportunities lead to a stronger local economy.
Congratulations to MBIRE alumna Monae Redmond for being a 2019 Association Forum and ASAE Forty Under 40 award recipient, and also a 2019 Emerging Leader!
Monae is currently Manager, Member Care at the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. She has been working for CAR since 2008, where she began as Branch Information Specialist/Manager before being promoted to her current role in 2012.
An established leader, she has managed a team of seven for the past six years, servicing approximately 15,500 members of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. She possesses extensive knowledge of the real estate industry, and takes pride in providing top notch customer service to all members, students, volunteers and staff. Highly invested in excelling and assisting others in their quest for professional development and advancement, she continues to empower others to fulfill their greatest potential. An advocate for comfortable work environments and open door policies that contribute to a healthy work/life balance, she strives to make a difference in the association world.
Monae aspires to “introduce and inspire a new wave of leaders who care for their employees and foster environments where everyone is accepted for who they are, and empowered to be whatever they want to be. She also is very passionate about enhancing diversity and inclusion within all nonprofits and associations across the country.”
She has a Bachelor of Science, Business Management from Chicago State University and received her Master of Business Administration, Real Estate from our Institute in 2018. She also is a Li Licensed Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker and has received numerous awards .
What’s next for this high achiever? Designations of CAE, RCE and CCIM!
Marlon Taylor is a 1st year MSRE candidate at Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Starting his career in project management, he’s gained over 6 years of experience at some of the top construction and real estate firms such as Clark Construction and JLL. During his tenor, he’s developed a keen eye and passion for managing the real estate process through a variety of assignments ranging from new construction to adaptive reuse. Some of his key projects include a Naval Apartment complex (Norfolk, VA), the New Malcolm X College Campus (Chicago, IL), the Holiday Inn Disney Springs Hotel (Orlando, FL) and over 35 AMC Movie Theatre renovations across the nation.
Currently, Marlon serves as a Development Consultant for The Gettys Group. There, he’s dedicated to maximizing Real Estate investments of key stake holders through his expertise in Project Management, Development and Consulting. Mr. Taylor is eager to join NAIOP’s talented community of members, gain exposure through mentorship and promote the value of the organization.
In addition to tuition assistance, recipients of the University Scholarship receive a one-year NAIOP membership, a mentor involved in a field related to their interests, as well as a variety of other local benefits. The NAIOP Chicago University Scholarship program is annual, with applications to the program accepted in early Summer of each year.
At Roosevelt University and the Marshall Bennett Institute, along with many other colleges and universities, mid-terms are coming to a close and spring break is about to begin. This half-way point in the academic semester is often met with wistfulness (how quickly the weeks have flown!) and anxiety (how much more to do before finals and graduation!), but the best part of it is that we get to take a breather for a few days before the run to the end-zone begins.
This is when we finalize the course catalog for the coming academic year and turn focused attention on course development and enrollment. At the Institute, we are working on our Graduate Certificates in Real Estate Finance & Investment and in Real Estate Development and are hopeful to announce their availability in the next few months. We are also working on a course in Real Estate Technology and Trends, and are working to establish concentrated courses in ARGUS and Excel modeling for our students. With respect to enrollment, Roosevelt has rolling admissions so students can apply to the graduate program until August 1. If you are thinking about moving forward with your graduate degree and would like to learn about some of the scholarships available, please attend our Scholarship Fair on April 1. You can RSVP to Janice Cox at jcox17@roosevelt.edu.
The next “big thing” at the Institute will be this summer’s 12-day Immersion Program in Commercial Real Estate for high school students. This program, produced by the partnership of NAIOP (national and local) and REEC (the Real Estate Executive Council) in conjunction with NEXUS, will bring 28-32 rising high school juniors and seniors to the Roosevelt University campus to immerse them in the commercial real estate industry. The intended outcome is to impress them with the wide-ranging opportunities so they consider college selections through the lens of programs that will prepare them to pursue those careers and then they enter the pipeline of talent as interns and graduates. We are very excited to host this program at Roosevelt and believe this will be an impactful way to enhance the talent pipeline for the industry and maybe secure some undergraduates for our new real estate major. If you have an interest in working with us on this program, please contact me at cenglishdixon@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-3767 or Oscar Groves (ogroves@reec.org). We hope that Chicago’s real estate community will step up to actively sponsor the programming and provide scholarships for less-advantaged students to attend.
Laura Sayen graduated from The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate in May of 2018. While working towards her Masters of Science in Real Estate, Laura held full-time positions in Commercial Multifamily Lending with JPMorgan Chase and in Affordable Housing Underwriting with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA).
Laura’s interest in affordable housing started while she was studying for her Master’s of Social Service Administration (from 2009-2011) at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration. She realized upon graduation that she lacked some of the formal skills and knowledge needed to fully understand affordable housing, including the ability to analyze the projects for what they are; pieces of real estate.
Laura was drawn to The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate because of the program’s flexibility for adults working full-time, the incorporation of courses that focused on real estate development and the intersection of the public and private sectors, and the diversity of backgrounds that students brought to the table.
After graduation, Laura transitioned over to U.S. Bank where she is a Project Manager/Underwriter working on Affordable Housing Tax Credit Investment projects all over the country with a focus on Southern California.
Her advice to those considering the program is to dive in and give it your all. Seek knowledge from your fellow students and professors and utilize the networks available. Laura was able to move over to IHDA based on a connection made with a fellow RU alumnus and has kept in touch with many of the individuals with whom she took courses and formed friendships. If someone with a background in Psychology and Social Services can learn proformas and valuation methodologies, let alone graduate with an MSRE, you can too!
Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill were Honored at the Seventeenth Annual Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate Annual Gala
On November 8, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, the leaders of renowned Chicago architecture firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) were honored with the Lifetime Industry Leadership Award. More than 450 industry leaders attended the gala which was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago.
Also honored were founders Anthony Pasquinelli, Gerald Fogelson and Marshall Bennet. Mr. Bennett passed away earlier in the month, and a tribute video was shown in his honor.
Dennis Harder was given the Distinguished Service Award in recognition for his many years as an adjunct professor.
Adrian Smith, FAIA, RIBA is an architect of international renown, having designed Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure, as well as the soon to be completed new world’s tallest tower, Jeddah Tower now under construction in Saudi Arabia. He was a partner in the firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) from 1980 through 2006 and was its Chairman in 1994 through 1995. During that time, he was responsible for the design of many notable and landmark structures including Rowes Wharf in Boston; as well as the Trump International Hotel + Tower, ATT and USG Headquarters Towers, NBC Tower, the Lakeshore East Master Plan, and the Millennium Park Master Plan, all in Chicago. His international projects include Broadgate/Bishopsgate Tower, 10 Ludgate Place, and the Canary Wharf Master Plan all in London, United Kingdom; Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai China; and Zifeng Tower (formerly Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex) in Nanjing, China.
In 2006, Adrian established Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG)with design partnerGordon Gill, FAIA and management partner, Robert Forest, FAIA. The firm is dedicated to the design of large-scale, highly complex, high-performance, and sustainable architecture on an international scale, embracing the concept of Global Environmental Contextualism. AS+GG’s first design was Clean Technology Tower in Chicago, Illinois, designed as the firm’s first net-zero energy tower. Other prominent projects now under construction include Central Park Tower in New York City, soon to be the tallest residential tower in the United States; Burj Vista and the Uptown District Tower, both in Dubai; and Wuhan Greenland Tower and Chengdu Greenland Tower, two supertall towers in China. Adrian’s work has been honored with over 145 Chicago AIA, National AIA, and International Design awards, including 3 ULI Awards for Excellence. He has received the 2011 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Letters Degree from Texas A&M.
Gordon Gill, FAIA, is one of the world’s foremost exponents of performance-based architecture. Prior to co-founding AS+GG with Adrian Smith and Robert Forest, he was an associate partner at SOM, where he had the distinction of being responsible forPearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China, designed as the world’s first net-zero-energy supertall. Since then, his designs include the world’s first large-scale energy-positive building, Masdar Headquarters; the world’s next tallest tower, Jeddah Tower;Expo-2017, which included the sustainable master planning and architecture for last year’s international exposition in Astana, Kazakhstan, as well as the upcoming Dubai Expo2020 hallmark project: Al Wasl Plaza.
Gordon’s designs share a keen awareness of local environmental conditions as they capitalize on physical, social,and environmental features to maximize building performance. These ecological strategies are legible in his projects’ architectural vocabulary and are a hallmark of his philosophy,Form Follows Performance.Gordon’s work has been globally recognized with over 100 architectural awards including severalAIA National awards. He continues to expand his contribution to the practice of Architecture through his teaching at his alma mater, Harvard University and most recently serves as an advisor on urban and architectural design for the leadership of his birthplace country of Jamaica.
AS+GG’s practice is defining the buildings and the cities of the future around the globe from their studio in Chicago. Since the firm’s inception in 2006, the firm has continued to design dozens of large-scale projects, bothnationally and internationally including, 160 Front Street in Toronto, currently under design; Tribune East Tower in Chicago, which once completed will be the second tallest tower in Chicago; and Al Wasl Plaza, the engaging centerpiece of Dubai EXPO-2020, which will be the world’s largest immersive projection experience at the next international exposition.
AS+GGpractices within a range of scales from megaprojects to the more intimate, including the beautiful bronze-clad Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Beijing; the framework plan for the Pullman Historic District in Chicago; the new Willow Creek North Shore in Glenview, Illinois;at Navy Pier, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; as well as the recently completed Chicago Architecture Center for the former Chicago Architectural Foundation. The firm has also influenced the built environment around the world with recent master planning efforts including several new satellite cities in China, the master planning of Astana Expo City, the legacy master plan for Expo-2017’s international exhibition in Astana, and the sustainable legacy plan for Expo-2020 in Dubai.In 2011, AS+GG published the nationally awarded, Toward Zero Carbon: The Chicago Central DeCarbonization Plan, which laid out a vision for achieving Chicago’s carbon goals for 2030.
AS+GG has been listed as one of the top 10 firms in the nation by Architect Magazine for the past six years, garnering the number one position in 2015. The firm has won over 150 international, national, and local design awards in their 12-year history. They have also been honored for excellence in architecture and urban planning from the Society of Architectural Historians in 2013 and received the Vision into Reality Award from the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) in 2009.
All proceeds benefit the student and industry education programs of the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate in the Heller College of Business at Roosevelt University.
Congratulations to MBIRE grad Darius Munchow on his promotion at Waterton where he previously served as Corporate Hospitality Intern. In his new role as an Analyst, he is assisting with Waterton’s current hotel portfolio. He will be focusing on their financial goals, budgets, financing, and ensuring that all properties run smoothly. Darius obtained his Masters of Science in Real Estate this summer.
Severa Davis
Congratulations to alumnae and Goldie Scholar Sevara Davis, MBA – RE: August 2008, who was recently promoted to Director of Real Estate at Chicago Public Schools, where she manages a real estate portfolio of over 60 million SF, including 740 school properties, parking lots, administrative offices, vacant land, and more than 400 leases and/or license agreements.
She previously worked at the GSA, was a Regional Facility Manager for JLL and an Asset Manager at the IL Housing Development Authority. Sevara was also a Realtor at Keller William Realty. She earned her BS in Finance and MBA, Real Estate from Roosevelt University, where she was a Goldie Scholar.
Irene Papierek
Irene Papierek, Property Manager at Lillibridge Healthcare Services, has been named one of Goldie’s Scholars! Irene is pursuing a Master of Science in Real Estate and currently manages approximately 400,000 square feet of medical office space in Chicago’s western suburbs. She is active in BOMA/Suburban Chicago and is a licensed Illinois real estate broker. MBIRE helped to launch the Goldie Initiative in 2007.
Andrew Griffin
Andrew Griffin has been named Talent Coordinator for Trudo Realty, a full-service Brokerage focused on rental finding services. In this role, he will be overseeing the growth of the business by onboarding new agents, guiding them through the training program, and keeping up with their successes.
Kiana Richard
Kiana Richard has been selected as one of NAIOP Chicago’s 2018/2019 scholars. In addition to the tuition assistance, the recipients of the University Scholarship also receive a one-year NAIOP membership, and many other benefits.
The start of September always reminds me of a new school year’s rapid approach. While most colleges’ fall semesters begin before Labor Day, the holiday to me marks an unofficial switch from summer to fall.
Fall 2018 also marks the start of my second academic year as executive director of the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University. I eagerly anticipate meeting a new cohort of students in our Master of Science and Master of Business Administration–Real Estate programs and supporting their new experiences as they pursue their advanced degrees.
Additionally, I am excited to connect with high school and community college students interested in real estate to inform them of Roosevelt’s new Bachelor of Science in Real Estate degree, and how our program can help them pursue a successful career in this multi-faceted industry. I am also thrilled to advance our connections within the real estate industry in Chicago and throughout the Midwest,tobring that knowledge and expertise to our students andthe industry at large through ourAdvisory Board and educational programs.
In particular, our upcoming Fogelson Forum on September 27 will bring Curt Bailey, president of Related Midwest, and his team to discuss “The 78,”a proposed new neighborhood near Chicago’s South Loop. It’s a bold and ambitious plan, but as architect Daniel Burnham said, “Make no small plans.” If you would like to attend, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2018-gerald-fogelson-forum-tickets-48935993875. Attendance is limited to 125, so be sure to register soon to not miss out.
Also guided by Burnham’s stirring words, the Marshall Bennett Institute’s Annual Gala will honor the talents and success of two world-renowned, Chicago-based architects, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill of Smith+Gill Architecture. The key fundraising dinner event will be a great networking opportunity, in addition to acknowledging the impact these two talented architects have on Chicago and the world with their incredible buildings and spaces. I hope that you will consider joining us on November 8 at the Four Seasons to honor the industry achievements of Adrian and Gordon. For more information, please visit www.roosevelt.edu/realestate.
The new school year has begun and schedules are filling fast! Here’s to a successful start to fall for everyone. Please reach out to the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estateif we can be of any assistance.
A new school year begins and the schedule fills up fast! Here’s to a successful fall and winter for everyone. Please reach out if we can be of any assistance at the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. I am always happy to discuss the career benefits of our courses, programs and events.
Collete English Dixon, 312 -341-3767 or cenglishdixon@roosevelt.edu.
We are pleased to announce the Appraisal Institute is accepting our MBIRE MSRE curriculum as meeting requirements for its professional education coursework. A Certified General Appraiser (the highest state certification level) from any state, can attend certain REES courses and/or graduate from the MSRE program and would only need two additional courses for MAI exam eligibility. Those two, one-week courses are “Appraisal Writing” and “Advanced Concepts and Case Studies.”
