LAI Member Michael Lappin newsletter “A Proper Perspective on the Community Preservation Corporation’s History”

A Proper Perspective on the Community Preservation Corporation’s History In the Real Deal’s February 1, 2022 interview – “The Closing” — with my successor at the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a link was made to an ill-informed 2012 New York Times article critical of CPC, but failedRead more

March 2022 LAI Program with Speaker Andre Soluri, AIA on “Strategies with Small Lot Development”

Andre Soluri,  licensed architect, principal & founder of Soluri Architecture,  “Strategies with Small Lot Development.” The New York Chapter of LAI held its monthly meeting on March 24, 2022. Andre Soluri, a licensed architect, principal & founder of Soluri Architecture, provided a spectacular presentation titled “Strategies with

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LAI New York Chapter Program Breakfast Meetings

We host program breakfasts with a speaker addressing a timely topic, and engaging discussion.  The discussions are just as informative and stimulating as the presentations, given that the unique audience of highly knowledgeable “land economics” experts with diverse interests and perspectives.  The breakfast and networking meetings provide

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December 2021 LAI New York’s Holiday Party with Speaker Robert W. Snyder; and induction of new members

12/15/2021 –  LAI NY hosted its annual Holiday Party at Pershing Square Restaurant in Manhattan on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.  Robert W. Snyder, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Journalism at Rutgers University – Newark and Manhattan Borough Historian, presented topical discussions for education and entertainment purposes. 

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