Lynne Sagalyn

Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate

Finance and Economics

Director

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate

BS, Cornell, 1969; MCRP, Rutgers, 1971; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980

Joined CBS in 1992

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Lynne Sagalyn

Office
816 Uris

Phone
212-854-3380

E-mail
lbs4@columbia.edu

Fax
212-854-8776

Teaching and research interest

Professor Sagalyn is a specialist in real estate finance and urban development. She teaches the Real Estate Transactions and the Advanced Seminar in Real Estate electives. Sagalyn is widely known as an expert in real estate equity securities and public development finance. Her research and writings on real estate investment, securitization, urban development and public policy have been published in both academic and professional journals. Her most recently completed book is Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon, an analysis of the politics, policy and economics of one of the city’s largest and longest redevelopment initiatives. She is also author of Cases in Real Estate Finance and Investment Strategy and is coauthor of Downtown, Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities. Sagalyn serves on a number of boards, including UDR (NYSE:UDR), Capital Trust (NYSE:CT), and a family real estate concern and has consulted for many public agencies and private firms.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Outside Activities
    UDR (NYSE:UDR), Vice Chairman Capital Trust (NYSE:CT), Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee BLDG, Board member

Chapters

The Idea of Public-Private Partnerships: Promise and Practice In MIT History of Ideas (2012)
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Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Governance: Coordinates and Policy Issues In Global Urbanization (2011)
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Commentary: Does a Rising Tide Compensate for the Secession of the Successful? Illustrating the Effects of Business Improvement Districts on Municipal Coffers In Municipal Revenues and Land Policies (2010)
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Public-Private Partnerships In Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice (2009)
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Real Estate and the Local Planning Context In Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice (2009)
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Positioning Politics: Kelo, Eminent Domain, and the Press In Land and Power: The Impact of Eminent Domain in Urban Communities (2008)
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Land Assembly, Land Readjustment and Public-Private Redevelopment In Analyzing Land Readjustment: Economics, Law and Collective Action (2007)
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The Political Fabric of Design Competitions In The Politics of Design: Competitions for Public Projects (2006)
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The Politics of Planning the World’s Most Visible Urban Redevelopment Project In Contentious City: The Politics of Recovery in New York City (2005)
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Entrepreneurial Cities and Maverick Developers In Classic Readings in Real Estate and Development (1995)
Author(s): Bernard Frieden, Lynne Sagalyn

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Meshing Public & Private Roles in the Development Process In Real Estate Development: Principles and Process (1995)
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Public-Private Joint Ventures In The Office Building: From Concept to Investment Reality (1993)
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Public-Private Partnerships: Business Relationships in Political Environments? In Will Decentralization Succeed? National, Regional and Local Development in Multi-Party Democracies: A Conference Report (1992)
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Downtown Shopping Malls and the New Public-Private Strategy In Shared Power: What Is It? How Does It Work? How Can We Make It Work Better? (1991)
Author(s): Bernard Frieden, Lynne Sagalyn

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Public Profit Sharing: Symbol or Substance? In City Deal Making (1990)
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Downtown Shopping Malls and the New Public-Private Strategy In The Great Society and Its Legacy: Twenty Years of U.S. Social Policy (1986)
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Journal articles

The Use and Abuse of Blight in Eminent Domain In Fordham Urban Law Journal (2011)
Author(s): Martin Gold, Lynne Sagalyn

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Public/Private Development: Lessons from History, Research, and Practice In Journal of the American Planning Association (2007)
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The Halting Consolidation Revolution In Wharton Real Estate Review (2002)
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Times Square: A Revisionist Lesson in City Building In Hermes (2000)
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Negotiating for Public Benefits: The Bargaining Calculus of Public-Private Development In Urban Studies (1997)
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Consolidation in the Real Estate Industry: Big vs. Strategic? Reflections on the Industry Structure of the Future In The Journal of Real Estate Investment Trusts (1997)
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Institutional Options: Publicly Traded REITs and Privately Held Real Estate Investments In The Journal of Real Estate Investment Trusts (1996)
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Conflicts of Interest in the Structure of REITs In Real Estate Finance (1996)
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Downtown Malls and the City Agenda In Society (1990)
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Explaining the Improbable: Local Redevelopment in the Wake of Federal Cutbacks In Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA) (1990)
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Real Estate Risk and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Security Markets In Journal of Real Estate Research (1990)
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Measuring Financial Returns When the City Acts As an Investor: Boston and Faneuil Hall Marketplace In Real Estate Issues (1989)
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Bringing the Shopping Mall Downtown In International New Towns Association (1983)
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CaseWorks

Hostel, Friendly, or Both? The American Hotel: Spring 2013
Author(s): Scott Shapiro, Lynne Sagalyn

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Distressed Debt Investing The Hancock Tower & Garage: Spring 2012
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Capturing the Chrysler Building: Winter 2009
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Fractured Condominium Investment Opportunity: Sierra Vista: Winter 2012
Author(s): Troy Daniel, Michael Gusich, Lynne B. Sagalyn

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Battling Over a New York Workout: The W Hotel Strategy : Summer 2012
Author(s): Lynne Sagalyn, Fred Knapp

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Note on Risk Analysis for Real Estate: Fall 2012
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Liquidity-Driven Investment Opportunities: Mayfair House : Summer 2012
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Debating Strategic Directions in a Changing Investment Landscape: AREA Property Partners: Spring 2012
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The Acquisition of Corus Bank: Summer 2011
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Putting Back the Pieces of Ownership: The Madison Building: Spring 2011
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Bryant Park Tower: Fall 2011
Author(s): Lynne Sagalyn, Nicholas Bienstock, Chris Schlank

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Structuring the Burnswell Joint Venture: Fall 2010
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Restructuring a Bank Loan in Default: Globex Storage Company: Spring 2010
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Centro: Debt Restructuring: Spring 2010
Author(s): Lynne Sagalyn, Yasmine Uzmez

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111 Eighth Avenue: Recapitalizing the Opportunistic Buy: Spring 2010
Author(s): Jane Yang, Jeffrey Barclay, Lynne Sagalyn

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VNO and the EOP: Blackstone Transaction: Fall 2009
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Zenith Center: Fall 2012
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The Associate's Task: Financial Tales of Changing Place: Fall 2009
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The Mortgage for 1800 L Street: Fall 2012
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1372 Broadway: Fall 2009
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Books

Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon (2001)
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Cases in Real Estate Finance and Investment Strategy (1999)
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Downtown, Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities (1989)
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Working Papers

The Recast Scope of Public Possibility: Lessons from Times Square Conference Paper (2001)
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Mediating Change: Symbolic Politics and the Transformation of Times Square Paper (2001)
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Leasing: The Strategic Option for Public Development Working Paper (1993)
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Public Development: Using Land as a Capital Resource Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (1992)
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