Randy Cohen’s Person/Place/Thing podcast asks these three questions to unlock interesting conversations about life, history, culture and current events. Marc Norman discussed Lorraine Hansberry, Williamburg
Housing Markets and Headwinds
The U.S. Department of State’s Wall Street Series for its Foreign Press Center Briefing featured Marc Norman, Associate Dean of the NYU Schack Institute of
Reflections on 2023 and hopes for 2024
Over the year, traveling to more than 15 states and 5 countries as part of NYU Schack, my key takeaway for 2023 is resilience. This past
Marc Norman appointed to the Board of The Trust for Governors Island
Marc Norman was appointed as a board member of The Trust for Governors Island. The Trust for Governors Island is a non-profit organization created by
2024 Spring & Summer Independent Project Residency at the Block House
The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) offers Spring and Summer Independent Projects Residencies based at the historic Block House on Governors Island. Emerging and mid-career architects,
Housing Affordability Summit
Centering the interconnectedness of community, equity, and the built environment, the National Building Museum convenes diverse thought leaders including Marc Norman for critical conversations on the
Initiative 99, a global architecture competition
Begin your application today! Join Initiative 99, a global architecture competition aimed at designing accessible, beautiful and dignified 3D-printed homes that can be built for under
Housing supply ‘can’t keep up with the demand’
Marc Norman was featured on Yahoo Finance. Finance Anchor Rachelle Akuffo discussing the NYC and global real estate market, capital markets in real estate, and the impending Federal rate
CREFC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Marc Norman in CREFC’s latest Black History Month Member Spotlight. CREFC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is charged with ensuring continued progress toward CREFC’s
56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CAPITAL MARKETS IN REAL ESTATE
For over half a century, the NYU Schack Capital Markets Conference has been one of the industry’s preeminent forums on the state of commercial real
How Does Design for Social Impact Create Value in the Built Environment?
Environmental, Social and Governance “ESG” has become an important consideration for global real estate and especially in the fast-growing economy and development of New York
Power Players in Residential Real Estate
Marc Norman named as one of the “Power Players in Residential Real Estate” by PoliticsNY. The 2023 Residential Real Estate Power Players list honors the
Housing Justice Futures – Philadelphia Forum on Design, Race, and Climate Change
Philadelphia is the “poorest” large city in the United States, and more than one third of renters are paying over half their income on housing.
Mansion Global Luxe x NYU Metaverse
Marc Norman along with Noah Gaynor of Parcel and Michael Gord of GDA Capital had great exchange of insights on how the future digital real
Urban innovation at WRLDCTY 2023
Charting the future of our cities requires great creativity … and is more art than science. Shaping cities for a resilient, thriving future takes a global
Episode 4 – PBS The Human Footprint
Marc Norman on Episode 4 on PBS The Human Footprint. In this episode of “The Human Footprint” Marc talks about urbanism and housing history and
“Where is the Architecture? Finding Design and Community Amidst Constraints”
A discussion with Jill Crawford, a partner at Type A Projects LLC, former Loeb Fellow Marc Norman, LF ’15, Associate Dean of NYU’s Shack Institute of Real
55th Annual Conference on Capital Markets in Real Estate
Marc Norman held a One on One Discussion with Paula Campbell Roberts of KKR about Interest Rates, Inflation, and Prospects for the US Economy during
Marc Norman appointed to the Board of the NYC Housing Development Corporation
Congratulations to Marc Norman for being appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to the Board of the NYC Housing Development Corporation. The New York City Housing
CAMBA Housing Ventures
Associate Dean (and former CAMBA Housing Ventures Board Member) Marc Norman was honored at the 2023 CAMBA Night Out. The event also paid special tribute to retiring
Housing market predictions: Six experts weigh in on the real estate outlook in 2023
NYU SPS Associate Dean Marc Norman and five other industry experts gave their inputs on residential housing market, mortgage rates, and office to residential conversions.
Tishman Speyer x NYU Schack x KPF
Studio by Tishman Speyer was joined by NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) for a discussion that focused on the many concepts
BQE 2053 – Towards a Decarbonized Sustainable Multi-Modal Transportation Network
Community, Industry and Governmental Leadership came together on Governor’s Island hosted by the Institute for Public Architecture and Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio
The State of Housing Design – Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (2023)
What is the US housing design landscape like? Specifically, what responses are architects giving to concerns like climate change, the affordability crisis, rising building regulations
RADICAL MIDDLE GROUNDS: NEW AGENDAS FOR MEDIUM-DENSITY HOUSING
Radical Middle Grounds Symposium at UT Austin brought architects, historians, urban designers, and economists together for conversations about housing density, affordability, and the “middle grounds”
ULI New York: Economic Forecast 2024 with Rebecca Rockey and Marc Norman
A discussion about unique outlook on projected market conditions in the commercial real estate industry, including recessionary risks, the effects of rising interest rates, and
Conversions, Conservation and Carbon: Re-Building for the New Normal
A great collaboration between AECOM and NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate for an amazing panel discussion about opportunities and challenges for office to residential
CREtech New York 2023
The sheer size of GSA and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s portfolios means that they move markets. Marc Norman in dialog with Nina
Talking New York Real Estate with Vince Rocco Ep2- New York City Affordable Housing Crisis
Marc Norman along with Jared Antin and James Nelson discussing about NYC’s affordable housing crisis and commercial building conversions with Vince Rocco in episode 2
GSEs, DEI, ESG and Affordability
Such a great conversation with David Benson, President of Fannie Mae. Thanks to the Economic Club of New York for inviting me to moderate and
Marc Norman appointed as Associate Dean for NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate
Marc Norman appointed Associate Dean of NYU Schack
MRED+D LECTURE: A CONVERSATION ON EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVITY BY DESIGN WITH MARC NORMAN
As the Spring 2022 MRED+D Bernadette Ma Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Real Estate, I will be in dialog with faculty, students and guests at UC
Ideas and Action talks wealth building with Sidewalk Labs, City of the Future Team
Sidewalk Labs “City of the Future” Podcast kicked off its new season focusing on Community Wealth Building. It was great to be in dialog with
Ann Arbor Readies Affordable Housing Sites
Ideas and Action works with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission on potential sites for affordable housing. An RFP for co-development partners for two publicly owned affordable housing sites has been issued.
Shaping Future Cities: Chicago
Chicago is experiencing simultaneously, a new spate of explosive growth in and around the CBD and continuing decline in already disadvantaged neighborhoods. This panel sponsored
A Conversation with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, September 17th, 2021
A conversation with Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, September 17, 2021 hosted by University of Michigan’s Taubman College and the Weiser Center for Real Estate
Unpacking the current housing frenzy
In conversation with Michigan Radio’s Rachel Baer Marc Norman discusses the elements shaping the current competitive housing market. Specifically in Detroit, a lack of move
Relaunch of Harvard Design Magazine
The Harvard Design Magazine has just published issue #48: America. As part of the relaunch there was a panel discussion next Tuesday, March 23 at
Dialogues around Food ACCESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
On March 11, 2021 at 4pm, Mimi Fritz, President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Downtown Market and Ted Spitzer, President of Market Ventures, Inc.
New Offerings and New Directions for Real Estate at Taubman College and the Ross School of Business
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning has launched a new minor in Real Estate in collaboration with the Ross School of Business and
Inclusivity by design – solutions for cities in and after a pandemic
Explore the ways we can provide access, affordability and opportunity in U.S. cities. Experts weigh in on strategies and address historic inequities as well potential
The Egalitarian Metropolis: New Maps, Metrics and Modalities
Supported by the Michigan-Mellon Project on the Egalitarian Metropolis, “Mapping the Egalitarian Metropolis: Spaces of Hope” featured work by six interdisciplinary research teams led by
The Covid Crisis and Housing Markets
What does our current public health crisis mean for renters, particularly as expiration dates for eviction moratoriums approach. I discuss these and other issues on
Seminar Explores Disruptions in Real Estate and Development
This semester my graduate students at University of Michigan co-created a website to investigate how disruptions such as technological breakthroughs, climate change, financing mechanisms and
Marc Norman and Kate Asher in Dialog on Housing and Equitable Development
In conversation with the amazing Kate Asher, we have a wide ranging discussion on land use and cost as it relates to housing and street
Ann Arbor Tackles Affordability and Leverages City Owned Sites
The city of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor Housing Commission enlisted Ideas and Action to Analyze city owned sites suitable for added density, affordable
RE: Housing Conference Surfaces Best Practices in Detroit and Beyond
Re: Housing: Detroit, a symposium held in Detroit and Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan, convened innovators and researchers across the academy, real estate,
Reframing Housing Development and Reducing the Cost of Development
REFRAMING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: HOW CHANGES IN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REGULATION COULD REDUCE THE COST OF HOUSING What can be done to reduce the cost of
Federal Reserve Community Advisory Council Releases latest Report on the economy, covid and community impacts
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) of the Federal Reserve Board offers diverse perspectives on the economic circumstances and financial services needs of consumers and communities.
A Review of “A Rage In Harlem”
For the Summer Issue of Oculus, a publication of the the New York AIA, Marc Norman reviews, “A Rage in Harlem: June Jordan and Architecture”
Ideas and Action 