Around town: events seminars meetings talks.

Exhibition

Sept. 8: "GIANTS: The Twin Towers & the Twentieth Century," an exhibition opening at The Skyscraper Museum commemorates the original World Trade Center, viewing its creation in the context of the ambitions of the era and the hundred-year history of New York's skyline. The exhibition will feature architectural and engineering models, construction photographs and films, drawings and other documents addressing the planning and design on the complex. The exhibition runs through March 27, 2007, at 39 Battery Place, New York. Call 212 968-1961 or log onto www.skyscraper.org.

Golf clinic

Sept. 9: The Association of Hispanic Entrepreneurs and the Westchester Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce present Golf Means Business Clinic & Networking Event at Saxon Woods Country Club, Scarsdale. Executives and business leaders, governmental officials and Hispanic entrepreneurs from across New York are expected to attend. There are various sponsorship levels and Display Tables are also available: $100 Members, $150 Non Members (does not include admission). For more information email [e-mail] or call 914-328-7181.

NRC Luncheon

September 11: The National Realty Club Luncheon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street [between Park and Madison Avenues] will feature Robert Von Ancken, executive managing director, Grubb & Ellis Metropolitan Valuation and Advisory Group, as guest speaker discussing "Air Rights and the future of Commercial Real Estate in NYC." Robert Von Ancken is one of the top appraisers in the business and over the last 40 years has himself appraised more than 7,500 properties. Members: sign up by calling 212-551-1013 to reserve. Please call by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. You will be charged $40 to your Williams Club account. [If you need to cancel please also do so by the Friday prior to avoid being charged to your Williams Club account.] Non members, please send a check for $80 to NRC, 380 Lexington Avenue, SUITE 1700, New York, NY 10168. You will save $20 by submitting your check by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. At the door, non members pay $100 in check or cash [no credit cards.]

RELA Breakfast

September 12: The Real Estate Lenders Association September breakfast at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. features, Stephen M. Ross, founder and chief executive officer, The Related Companies, L.P. Admission to RELA breakfast meetings, including continental breakfast, is free for members and $35 at the door for non-members. Attendance is limited to lenders and equity providers. Please call our association manager, Arlene Stock, at 212-692-9379 if you have any questions about RELA. Also, save these dates: September 18--Third Annual Fall Classic Golf Outing; October 10--Breakfast Meeting; November 14--Breakfast Meeting; December 5--Breakfast Meeting; January 10--New Year's Net working Celebration.

MBA Dinner

Sept 13: The Mortgage Bankers Association of New York invites you to it's fifteenth annual Tavern on the Green Dinner featuring Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York. Reception, 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. at Tavern on the Green, Central Park West at West 67th Street, NYC. MBA of NY Members, $145; All Nonmembers, $175 Kindly respond by Friday, September 8, 2006. Reservations gladly accepted by mail MBA of NY, 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3025, New York, NY 10176, Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: headquarters @mbany.org On line: www.mbany.org/register

Law seminar

Sept. 13: The City Bar Center for CLE presents an opportunity to learn from a group of experienced practitioners and judges who will examine various issues arising out of commercial landlord-tenant litigation and its impact on the drafting of commercial leases. Speakers include Thomas R. Kleinberger, Honorable Martin Shulman, Honorable Cynthia S. Kern. Panelists include Adam Leitman Bailey Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Lucas A. Ferrara, Finkelstein Newman LLP, Thomas R.Kleinberger Thomas R. Kleinberger, PLLC, General Counsel, Adams & Company, Real Estate, LLC, David Rozenholc, Rozenholc & Associates. The course provides 3 Credits Total: 2 Professional Practice/Practice Management & 1 Skills This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys. All programs will be held at New York City Bar, 42 West 44th Street,New York. To Register: Call [phone] or log onto www.nycbar.org.

IREM Course

September 18-20 & September 28-30: Successful Site Management. Successful completion of this course and passing the ARM Certification exam fulfills the education & exam requirements for the Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) Certification. $740 members & nonmembers. Staten Island Board of Realtors, 1535 Richmond Ave. Staten Island, NY. Visit www.iremnyc.org or call 212-944-9445

Marketing Class

September 20-November 8- Jacky Teplitzky, a Prudential Douglas Elliman executive vice president, will teach "Effective Marketing Techniques in Real Estate Brokerage" this fall. Geared toward seasoned real estate professionals, the class will cover: direct mail strategies; self-branding and marketing; property representation and promotion, Internet-based marketing and public relations. Classes are at NYU Real Estate Institut, The Lighthouse 111 E. 59th 6-8 p.m. Call 888.998.7204 to register. The course code is x61.9800. Limited seating

AI Luncheon

September 20: The Metro New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute hosts its most anticipated event of the year, an insider's look at "The Building Boom in the Boroughs," featuring many of New York's most prominent and active developers and featuring luncheon Keynote Speaker Alfonse D'Amato 8 a.m.-1:30p.m. Cost: $275. At Club 101, 101 Park Ave. For sponsorship opportunities or to register call 866-966-3710 or visit aimetrony.com.

IREM Seminar

September 21: The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management will host "Ask the Experts" an informational seminar featuring professionals in the fields of: Energy; Landscaping; Insurance; Roof Tanks; Local Law 11; Mold; Building Restoration and "Green" Cleaning. Immediately following the seminar, IREM NYC will host its monthly luncheon featuring NYC Councilman Michael McMahon. "Ask the Experts" will be from 9:30 to 11:30. A complimentary cocktail hour hosted by Rosenwach Tank and lunch will be served at 12:00. The event will take place at the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, NYC.

PWC Golf Outing

September 25: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) holds its "end of season" Golf Outing on Monday, September 25, brunch through dinner at Elmwood Country Club, White Plains, NY. Call [phone]

NRC Retail Lunch

September 26: The National Realty Club will host a panel discussion entitled "Is the Garment District Ready for New Clothes?" at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street [between Park and Madison Avenues]. Panelists will be Faith Hope Consolo, chairman, Retail Leasing & Sales Division, Prudential Douglas-Elliman Retail; William Dickey, founder and president, The Dermot Company, Inc.; Ira Z. Fishman, principal, Winoker Realty. The panel will be moderated by Barbara Blair Randall, executive director, Fashion Center BID. The panel will talk about prospects for change in the Garment District, explore the future of side-street zoning and look at the area's commercial loft buildings to see if they are suitable for upgraded retail and office or residential conversion. Members: sign up by calling 212-551-1013 to reserve. Please call by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. You will be charged $40 to your Williams Club account. Non members, please send a check for $80 to NRC, 380 Lexington Avenue, SUITE 1700, New York, NY 10168. You will save $20 by submitting your check by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. At the door, non members pay $100 in check or cash [no credit cards.]

Israel Bonds Cocktail Party

Sept. 27--State of Israel Bonds' Real Estate New Leadership Cabinet will host a cocktail party at 6 p.m. at Sidecar at P.J. Clarke's, 915 Third Avenue at 55th Street. Nick Berger, of Newmark Knight Frank, and Steven H. Marvin, of Olmstead Properties, are chairing the event in advance of the Nov. 2 luncheon of Israel Bonds' Real Estate and Construction Division honoring independent developer Arnold S. Penner. Admission to the cocktail party: $85 per person. Reservations: Celine Leeds at 212-446-5858.

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