Around town: events seminars meeting talks.

NYBC Breakfast

Dec. 17: The New York Building Congress hosts a Construction Industry Breakfast Forum with Richard Ravitch, Chair of Commission on MTA Financing and Principal of Ravitch Rice & Company, LLC. Registration and reception at 8:00AM, breakfast and program begin at 8:30AM, Hilton New York in the Trianon Ballroom on 1335 Avenue of the Americas. Cost is $75 for NYBC members and $140 for non-members. Reserved tables of 10 are available and encouraged. For reservations visit www. buildingcongress.com.

Housing Panel

Dec. 18: +Housing focuses on eight current examples which illustrate this phenomenon: public uses combined with, and often financed by housing. The Beekman Tower and the Renaissance Complex/Abyssinian Baptist Church will be featured in the discussion, with speakers that include Craig Webb (Gehry Partners), Susi Yu (Forest City Ratner Companies), Max Bond, Davis Brody Bond Aedas, Sheena Wright, and James McCullar, FAIA. This free event will take place at the Center for Architecture on 536 LaGuardia Place from 6 to 8 p.m.

Real Estate Show

Dec. 21-Mar.15: Carmen Lee Shue, president/ owner of Lee Shue Realty, Inc. is pleased to announce that "The Carmen Lee Shue Real Estate Show" has been renewed for a seventh season by Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). This innovative show can be seen every Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 34 and on RCN Channel 82. It will also simulcast on MNN. Org. For more information about the show, please call [phone] or e-mail www.leeshuerealty@aol. com.

NRC Luncheon

Jan. 5: The National Realty Club is hosting a luncheon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Dr. Sam Chandan, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at REIS, will discuss "Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Markets." Members will be charged $45 to their NRC-Williams Club accounts. Cost for non-members is $100, prepaid by check or at www.paypal. com payable to [e-mail] or $125 check or cash at the door.

Award Presentation

Jan. 6: Lance Carlile, senior vice president and regional manager with Jones Lang LaSalle's New York office, has been selected by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to receive its Champion of Spirit Award. The MDA will present the award to Carlile at its 12th annual Muscle Team event at Chelsea Piers. The MDA chose to honor Carlile for his work over the past five years as a member of the committee that organizes its annual Muscle Team event.

RELA

Jan. 7: The Board of Directors and Officers of the Real Estate Lenders Association invite you to attend their 17th annual New Year's Networking Celebration in memory of Gregory J. Spevok, co-founder, and co-hosted by Cushman & Wakefield Global Real Estate Solutions. The party includes a live band, open bar, buffet dinner and will take place at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost for RELA members is $125, $160 for non-members until Jan.5 and then $25 more at the door. To register please call RELA at 212-692-9379.

REBNY Banquet

Jan. 15: REBNY host's their 113th annual banquet at New York Hilton's Grand Ballroom on 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 7 p.m. This year's honorees are Mary Ann Tighe of CB Richard Ellis, Inc., Leonard Litwin of Glenwood Management Corp., Earle S. Altman of ABS Partners Real Estate LLC, James H. Farley of Stahl Real Estate Company, Diane M. Ramirez of Halstead Property LLC, and Joseph Grotto, Jr. of Colliers ABR Inc. Purchase tickets early. For more information, contact Thomas Griffin at REBNY 212-532-3100.

NRC Luncheon

Jan. 20: The National Realty Club is hosting a luncheon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Journalist Lois Weiss will be speaking at the event. Members will be charged $45 to their NRC-Williams Club accounts. Cost for nonmembers is $100, pre-pay by check or at www.paypal. com payable to [e-mail] or $125 check or cash at the door. Call 212-551-1013 for more details.

PWC Forum

Jan. 29: Professional Women in Construction presents Developers Forum: Development in Demanding Times from 8 to 10 a.m. at General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street. The moderator is Lois Weiss, columnist for the New York Post. Speakers include Ivanka M. Trump, executive vice The Trump Organization; Louise M. Sunshine, development director, Alexico Group LLC; Jed Walentas, principal, Two Trees Management Company and Ilan Bracha, cofounder of B&B Investment Group and founder of The Bracha Group. Advanced tickets for PWC members is $65, $85 for non-members, and $95 at the door. For reservations and information call 212.486-7745, email: [e-mail], or visit www.pwcusa.org.

IREM Lunch

Jan.21: The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management's monthly luncheon series featuring special keynote speaker Michael D. Fascitelli, President of Vornado Realty Trust. Event will take place at the New York Helmsley Hotel on 212 East 42nd Street from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost for members is $75 and non-members are $140. To reserve or for additional information please call 212.944.9445 or visit www. iremnyc.org.

YMBA Luncheon

Jan.21 : The Young Mortgage Bankers Association is hosting their winter luncheon at the Union League Club on 38 East 37th Street from noon to 2 p.m. A moderated panel discussion titled "Re-building New York Area Sports: What's Happening with New Stadium Construction" will occur followed by a networking session and sit-down lunch. Panelists are Dave Howard, EVE Business Operations of the New York Mets and Thad Sheely, EVP, Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. Cost for members is $50 and $75 for non-members.

Exhibition Opening

Jan. 22: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, is having a new exhibit open called "Make it Work: Engineering Possibilities until Apr. 25. The exhibit will feature new projects by Arup, Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron and more, this exhibition will be focusing on the engineers as much as the architects with cutting-edge building projects.

Developers Forum

Jan. 29: A panel of pros, Ivanka Trump, Louise Sunshine, Jed Walentas, and Ilan Bracha, will discuss "Stayin' Alive Through 2008: Developers Bucking the Economy" at the General Society Library on 20 West 44th Street from 8 a.m. to l0 a.m. Visit www.eventbrite.com/event/213890753. Tickets are $65 for PWC members and $85 for nonmembers.

Year End Gala

Jan. 31 : New York Association of Realty Managers honors this years Property Management Awardees at the Real Estate Industry's Year End Gala. Please join us in congratulating the honorees at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. Cocktail hour starts at 7 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony, dinner, and dance. For more information and reservations call 212-216-0654.

NRC Luncheon

Feb. 2: The National Realty Club is hosting a luncheon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lawyer Michael Bailkin will be speaking at the event. Members will be charged $45 to their NRC-Williams Club accounts. Cost for nonmembers is $100, prepaid by check or at www.paypal. com payable to [e-mail] or $125 check or cash at the door. Call 212-551-1013 for more details.

PWC Reception

Feb. 26: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) presents Meet the Construction Chiefs from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue. Honored guests (TBA) represent major construction firms and public agencies. Exhibit tables are a feature of this event. Advanced tickets (includes dinner) are $65 for PWC members, $85 for non-members, and all tickets at door are $95. For reservations and information call 212-486-7745, email pwc@ pwcusa.org, or visit www. pwcusa.org.

PWC Awards

Mar. 25: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) will hold its annual Awards Reception honoring projects and people (TBA) from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue. For more information visit www.pwcusa.org.

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