(NYCREW) New York Commercial Real Estate Women Network, Inc.

Website: www.nycrew.org
Email: nycrew@crewnetwork.org

Taken straight from NYCREW's website:

A leading commercial real estate association in the New York metropolitan area composed of dynamic, diverse, and sophisticated women of influence within the commercial real estate industry.

Our Mission: To provide our members meaningful and rewarding opportunities for:

• Business Development
• Professional Training
• Access to Industry Resources
• Mentoring
• Leadership
• Community Outreach

Our Goals

• To encourage and promote business and professional opportunities for women in the field of commercial real estate in the New York metropolitan area.

• To provide a communication network among women in the field of commercial real estate.

• To further the professional development and expertise of members through educational opportunities.

• To encourage the recognition of women in the field of commercial real estate in the greater New York metropolitan area.

• To promote the highest professional standards among our members.

• To create leadership opportunities for members within the organization and in the greater business community.

• To recognize and exercise social responsibility by contributing to the larger community.

• To provide a diverse membership representative of those areas of commercial real estate deemed essential by the organization to provide a full spectrum of professional expertise in commercial real estate within its membership.

Real Estate Industry Party

www.realestateindustryparty.com

Every quarter a guy named Aaron McCann puts together a huge party - the last one was at Trump Tower. The party is free to attend (cash bar) and brings in people from all across the local industry. Aaron's even been featured in The Real Deal. . Text and information from typical invite are below:

"Please join us for a night of informal real estate networking. Every quarter, professionals from all aspects of the real estate development industry get together for a drink to talk with others in the business. The setting is relaxed, as these events specifically do not have an agenda, theme or real estate sponsor. The crowd is eclectic - developers, architects, brokers, urban planners, students, contractors, engineers, interior designers, equity investors, lenders, and lawyers - with a wide range of experience. It is a great opportunity to meet others in the New York real estate circuit.

Urban Land Institute - Young Leaders Group

http://newyork.uli.org

Text on the Young Leaders Group is below - you need to sign up as a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in order to participate. They might have upped this slightly, but recently, it cost $150 for a one-year associate membership to ULI (must be 35 or under) and $75 for a student membership. Student members may not get to participate in YLG (check on that) but you still get some benefits, like discounted admission to events.

The Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) is one of the premier real estate organizations in the world. Here's the (partial) YLG text:

NEW YORK YOUNG LEADERS GROUP

For those professionals and students under 35 years of age, ULI New York has launched a special program called Young Leaders Group (YLG). There is a special rate of $150 for ULI membership. The New York ULI YLG Steering Committee has been meeting and planning a great year of activities for our Young Leaders.

Basically, ULI YLG involves you in seminars, workshops, UrbanPlan (a great initiative), and they have a networking program meant to match "mentors" and "proteges" - in other words, experienced people with inexperienced people. The only drawback to YLG is that its events generally aren't free - so if you're on any sort of budget pick and choose your spots.

Young Men/Women's Real Estate Association (YM/WREA)

The most exclusive of the local real estate organizations; in order to become a member of the YM/WREA you must have two years or more of real estate experience. You must also attend several events before even applying. In addition to hosting monthly luncheons with guest speakers (including people like Larry Silverstein, Michael Fascitelli, etc.), the YM/WREA is involved in several community initiatives and its members feature prominently in the local real estate community.

For more information visit www.ymwrea.com