Events

Joe joined us to discuss how market conditions will impact real estate over the next year across sectors and asset types nationally followed by an immersive Q and A with the audience. Professor Gyourko’s research interests include real estate finance and investments, urban economics, and housing markets, in […]

The Philadelphia Chapter of LAI and the Harvard Club of Philadelphia were joined by Audrey Greenberg, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Discovery Labs and John Grady from Wexford Science and Technology for a discussion of the life sciences / innovation sector in our region. The discussion was moderated by Eric […]

The speakers at our December meeting discussed the re-developing Point Breeze neighborhood. While Kensington was once the manufacturing hub of Philadelphia during the City’s manufacturing heyday, Point Breeze has long been a residential neighborhood, first settled by working-class European Jewish immigrants, followed by Italian and Irish immigrants, […]

Joseph Pierce and Randy Robinson joined Lambda Philly members and guests for a lively discussion regarding the 2020 Elections.   Joseph Pierce has over 10 years’ experience in government relations, campaigns, and fighting for social justice and equal rights. He has worked on statewide campaigns in Florida, […]

Located in the Lower Northeast area of Philadelphia, Kensington was once known as a vibrant, industrial hub of Philadelphia. Factories and mills were humming, with Kensington the center of textile production in both Philadelphia and the United States. However, de-industrialization in Philadelphia, beginning in the 1950s, led […]

As we transition into a post-Covid world, many who live, work, and play in cities and their suburbs are left wondering how this historic period will affect one of our most integral infrastructures: mass transit. After years of momentum in the mass-transit sector many urbanists and planners […]

Members and friends rang in the New Year and decade with networking, drinks (cash bar), and hors d’oeuvres on the Mezzanine Level of the Continental Midtown.

Allan Domb, who has had a singular presence in the Philadelphia real estate market for decades, joined us on December 18 to discuss the State of the City of Philadelphia. Beginning in 1980, he created a premier real estate firm in Philadelphia. Through that firm, he was […]

The Delaware River Waterfront has seen a litany of new development in the last twenty years ranging from single pier re-activations to full riverfront masterplans. As several new initiatives are progressing and others are wrapped up, Joe Forkin joined us to discuss the current state of affairs […]

Brewerytown was once the capital of the brewery industry in Philadelphia, and has undergone a remarkable transformation with an explosion of residential development and a growing commercial corridor. Lambda Philly members and friends toured several development sites including Otto and the Poth Buildings.