RES7570b 2001 Syllabus

Syl7570b

revised sept 12 2001

Babson College
FW Olin Graduate School of Business

REAL ESTATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Professor Larry Isaacson and Consultant Paul Messina
Tentative Program/Schedule Subject To Change
Link to icampus
(Go To Babson Library)

Case Pack and Books to be available at the Babson Bookstore
Additional Materials to be Provided on the Course Web-site "http://faculty.babson.edu/isaacson/"
Course Issues will be discussed on the Course Link to icampus Web-Site
BOOKs:
Safdie The City After the Automobile
Medoff et. al., Streets of Hope

1. Saturday 10/13 8:30am to 1:00pm Field Trip.

Will leave from Malloy Parking Lot promptly at 8:30
*** Students who do not take the "Basics" course should skim Safdie chaps 1-6 and should call X4254 or x6103 or e-mail isaacson@babson.edu to obtain from Professor Isaacson copies of materials distributed in the "Basics" course including today's case, Milligan Creek Apartments, and a number of other items including Financial Analysis of Real Property, Note on Taxation, Some Comments on the Real Estate Development Process, Some Comments on Analyzing Real Estate Investments.

2. October 29 Role of the Developer: Process and Issues. Link to icampus

Introduction to the Project Management Course
Review of Basics
Course Philosophy
Apartment Development.
Case: Milligan Creek Apartments II
Read: Safdie, chaps 7-8
Read: Streets of Hope (for 11/5 class)

3. 11/5 The Developer and the Community II Link to icampus

Speaker: Ro Wittington --
Case: Douglas Plaza
Read: Streets of Hope
Exercise: Comment on Douglas Plaza Case
Read: Safdie chaps. 9-10 and Handouts

4. 11/12 The Developer and the Community III Link to icampus

Case: Holland House
Reading: Disney on 42nd Street
Read: Safdie chaps. 9-10 and Handouts.

5. 11/19 Real Estate Finance/Real Estate and the Internat Link to icampus

Speaker: Professor Linda Stoler, Babson College: Trends in Real Estate Finance

Internet: There have been major recent developments in the use of the Web to support real estate activity. This class will focus on these developments. Preparation will consist mainly of visiting assigned websites -- including those listed in e-campus -- and suggesting additional sites that you recommend.

6. 11/26 Highest and Best Use. Link to icampus

Case: Paramount Theatre (C)
EXAM: Due 6 days after class: Paramount Theatre Memo and Spreadsheet
Read: Safdie chaps. 11 - 12 and Handouts.

7. 12/4 Management of Complex Projects Link to icampus

Portland Property Series
Cases: Jack London Square (A)
Case: Portland Properties (A) and (C)

RES7570b REAL ESTATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Professors Larry Isaacson and Paul Messina
List of Books/Cases/Notes – 2001

Books:
Safdie, Moshe The City After the Automobile, Basic Books, ISBN: 0-465-09386-3
Medoff et. al., Streets of Hope, Southend Press, (LPC Group) ISBN 0-896-08482-5

In Case Pack:
Cases:
Jack London Square. (A)
Portside Properties (A) and (C)
HBS 389-025 Douglas Plaza.
HBS 800-362 The Holland House
HBS 898-020 Disney (C): The Mouse In Times Square
UVA-G-340 Paramount Theatre.