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AREPA spring 2024 rooftop networking event

(L to R) Mark Xu, Century Development Group; Matthew Xu, Century Development Group; Emily Yu, AREPA Committee Member;
Jessica Huang, AREPA Committee Member; Marissa Huang, AREPA Committee Member

Manhattan, NY The Asian Real Estate Professional Association (AREPA) hosted its Spring 2024 Rooftop Real Estate Networking Event located at Marcum LLP at 730 3rd Avenue 11th Floor Rooftop, on May 29. A crowd of over 100 Real Estate professionals attended this sold out event. 

(L to R) Benny Liu, director of Marcum LLP; David Qian, principal of Situs Partners, LLC; George Xu, president of Century Development Group, AREPA Advisory Board; QiLi Li, Century Development Group; Margaret Ling, underwriting counsel AmTrust Title; Tony Huang, principal of The Heights Real Estate Company, president of AREPA; Patrick Yu, attorney at Salamon Gruber, Blaymore & Srenger PC and vice president of AREPA; Jerry Pi, chairman and founder of Pi Capital Partners, and AREPA Advisory Board; AJ Jin executive vice president Flushing Bank; Peter Wu, principal of Eastbrook Real Estate Group and vice president of AREPA

For further information on future events and for Membership information please go to www.arepainc.org

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