About

Real estate law

Real estate law is one of the subject matters for which the Columbia Law School is probably best known. This is natural in one of the world’s capitals of real estate where development  and redevelopment is continually driven by unrelenting international demand and changing priorities and of a rapidly changing population. But real estate development and its legal aspects is much more than residential properties, it includes an array of other areas that may be metropolitan or at least urban in nature, such as commercial real estate, or include entire turnkey cities, ports, airports, refineries, pipelines, industrial and power plants, transportation and telecommunication infrastructure, disposal sites, the interaction of man and environment, natural resources, energy and mining, intellectual property and other dimensions of architecture, and a wide range of economic and political issues arising out of land use and zoning.

Events

Our group seeks to encourage and stimulate an open and continuing dialog with academics, investors, lenders, urban technologists, community activists, conservationists, environmentalists, judges, politicians, civil servants and representatives of the media.

We organize speaker series, panels, conferences and other events, frequently in cooperation with other groups on campus and beyond.  Please check back for updates throughout the academic year. The Columbia Urban and Real Estate Law Society takes a broad view of property – not only the conceptual, organizational and financial perspective of the developer and investor, not just the social justice aspects most relevant to consumers and occupants, but also the interests of numerous other stakeholders in the community and the articulation of their voices in administrative and judicial proceedings, in elections, media and legislatures.

Mayor Fulop on Jersey City waterfront development

Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 12:10-1:10 pm, JG 107
Join Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for a conversation about Jersey City's highly successful waterfront development, innovation, and plans for the future. After the Mayor’s presentation there will be a Q&A session. Roti rolls will be served. This event is co-sponsored by the Columbia Urban and Real Estate Law Society and the Columbia Law School Young Democrats.

Historic Harlem Walking Tour

September 4, 2015, 4:00 PM
Come join the Columbia Urban and Real Estate Law Society and the Tenants' Rights Project for a Historic Harlem Walking Tour on September 4th at 4:00 P.M. We will have a fantastic guide take us through the neighborhood, explaining the nuances of its architecture and history, and finish with a celebratory drink(s) at Harlem Tavern.