She Builds Series
She Builds: Building Projects in the Higher Rate Environment
Guest speakers:
MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MAG Partners
Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist & Global Head of Forecasting, Cushman & Wakefield
Moderator:
Rachel Szymanski, Chief Economist, TREPP, Inc
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Fordham University School of Law, Bateman Room
150 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023
Description: With interest rate 'normalization' leading to the prospect of perpetually 'higher' mortgage and cap rates, how will the real estate industry move forward? A discussion between industry leaders on the future of real estate development, capital markets, and economic realities for 2025 and beyond.
Past Events
The Anatomy of a Deal
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Learn about how MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder and CEO of MAG Partners founded her own development company and assembled a $1B pipeline in New York City and a 14M square foot transformational masterplan project in Baltimore. Joining MaryAnne will be Michael Patrick Davidson, who over a thirty-year career has led global corporate real estate divisions at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, based in New York, London and Tokyo. Learn how Gilmartin and Davidson navigated market forces, opportunities and disruptions along their career trajectories, and gain insights from different vantage points into how you can apply these lessons to your own career growth in commercial real estate.
Heroes and Champions: Cocktail Party and Executive Schmooze
Celebrating the Real Estate Institute's third anniversary, this event was a thank you to the people who have helped REI achieve supersonic growth.
November 14, 2019
Slaying Dragons in Brooklyn
Real estate legend MaryAnne Gilmartin, CEO at L&L MAG, led an inspiring discussion about the borough’s transformation to a real estate hotbed and the visions for future expansion with some of the biggest forces in Brooklyn development.
May 17, 2019
The Dealmakers: Lessons Learned on the Front Line from Iconic Women in Real Estate
The panelists discussed their experiences climbing the ranks, lessons learned from both success and failure, the latest trends and their predictions for the future of real estate.
April 25, 2018