MIT Center for Real Estate

MIT Center for Real Estate The MIT Center for Real Estate has a rich, 33-year history of advancing the art and science of international real estate.

Envisioning the industry’s integrated stewardship of its land and products, MIT CRE provides tomorrow’s practitioners with the means to transform an ever more vital, complex and global market. Our pioneering research investigates the real estate transaction from initial concept to market reality, allowing us to provide thought leadership that helps organizations around the globe capitalize on today’s dynamic markets and technologies.

05/27/2026

Behind every great milestone is a room full of balloons and an unhinged electric pump. 🎈😂

Prepping for the big day at the MIT Center for Real Estate! Let the countdown to graduation begin. 🎓✨

🎧 New Podcast: Resilience and Vision: A Developers Journey… In this episode, MSRED student Cherry Tang sits down with MS...
05/18/2026

🎧 New Podcast: Resilience and Vision: A Developers Journey… In this episode, MSRED student Cherry Tang sits down with MSRED alumnus Carlos Rosso, Founder & President of Rosso Development.

Carlos Rosso shares his journey from Argentina to MIT to lead developer shaping Miami's skyline. After decades building across multiple continents and navigating the 2008 financial crisis at Related Group, he launched his independent firm and is still applying lessons from MIT to reimagine real estate development.

🎧 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XEUivzLtMD2VmUVbjhV4D?si=R1gDN6zPTI-r3SFg1Wz0cw
📺 Watch: https://youtu.be/x5HGD-XYKwo

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Clay Anderson MSRED Candidate 2026 spent IAP working at Copper Acre with alumni Adam Grounds on urban mixed-use developm...
05/12/2026

Clay Anderson MSRED Candidate 2026 spent IAP working at Copper Acre with alumni Adam Grounds on urban mixed-use development projects.

Slide 2: IAP Highlight -> "We visited the winter wonderland of New Hampshire so I could see the projects we were working on first-hand. Here we are walking on a frozen lake—something I’ve never done before!"

Slide 3: Hands-on Learning -> "This IAP experience made me realize how much I enjoy the entrepreneurial aspect of real estate development..."

05/11/2026

What underlies the multi-faceted world of digital infrastructure design and development?

Listen to the latest CRE podcast – MSRED student Monisha Nasa speaks with Hossein Fateh, founder and CEO of Cloud Capital and CloudHQ, LLC, about the future of digital infrastructure.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHv30hBypk&feature=youtu.be

Drawing on decades of experience in developing and operating data centers worldwide, Hossein discusses how the industry has evolved from cloud to AI, the differences between training and inference AI facilities, and the growing importance of power, location, and underwriting discipline.

He also shares perspectives on international expansion, development risk, renewable energy, and the policy case of data centers as critical infrastructure.

Thank you to Eric Plesman, President and CEO, for presenting last week at our final Thought Leader lecture for the acad...
05/11/2026

Thank you to Eric Plesman, President and CEO, for presenting last week at our final Thought Leader lecture for the academic year!

He shared insights on how Oxford evaluates different commercial real estate assets across unique markets and long-term investment strategy.

Great turn out and a fantastic end to a whirlwind semester! Thank you to everyone who participated, helped out, and ate the food 🍕!

04/27/2026

In this episode of Meet the Visionaries, MIT/CRE student Monisha Nasa sits down with Susan Uthayakumar, Chief Energy and Sustainability Officer at Prologis, one of the world’s largest logistics real estate company. Susan shares her career journey leading to her role in global sustainability at Prologis.

She outlines how Prologis is transforming logistics real estate through sustainable design, on‑site energy generation, fleet electrification, and data‑driven emissions management. Susan discusses the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing Scope 3 emissions, the impact of AI-driven energy demand, and the company’s approach to microgrids, modular data centers, and emerging technologies like modular nuclear.

Offering an optimistic view of the future, she emphasizes , , and purpose-driven work. Susan encourages students and industry leaders to take risks, experiment boldly, and care deeply about the problems they choose to solve.

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