Hersh of NYU-SCPS named Distinguished Fellow by NAIOP

Barry Hersh, a clinical associate professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, a division of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS), has been named a Distinguished Fellow for 2014 by the NAIOP Research Foundation for his research on environmentally sustainable real estate. NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, is a leading organization for developers, owners, and related professionals in office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use real estate. The Distinguished Fellows program serves as a bridge between industry and academia and is comprised of highly-regarded academicians and industry executives working together to enhance synergy on a number of economic and social issues affecting the industry. As a Distinguished Fellow, Hersh will assist NAIOP in conducting cutting-edge research and in expanding the association's presence within the academic community. "We congratulate Barry Hersh on this well-deserved honor," said NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate divisional dean Rosemary Scanlon. "I join with the entire Schack faculty to commend professor Hersh for his longtime efforts in sustainable real estate and brownfield redevelopment. NAIOP has chosen a most experienced and knowledgeable professional as their designee this year." Hersh teaches graduate courses in property development and coordinates the development program at NYU Schack. He has dedicated his academic career to promoting environmentally responsible construction and has advised on local, state, and national projects. In 2012, NAIOP commissioned him to explore the challenges that real estate developers face when tasked with revitalizing contaminated waterfronts or brownfield sites. Hersh compiled his findings and remediation solutions in his study, "The Complexity of Urban Waterfront Redevelopment."