Police Athletic League's Ninth Annual Real Estate & Construction Luncheon

On October 20, the Police Athletic League hosted its Ninth Annual Real Estate & Construction Luncheon, honoring David MacDonald, executive vice president, Lend Lease (US) Construction Inc., and Matthew Van Buren, president, New York Tri-State Region CBRE, Inc. Held at The Pierre in Manhattan, the event welcomed 300 guests and raised $375,000 for the nonprofit. The luncheon celebrated PAL's Centennial and the real estate industry's commitment to our City's children. Chairs for the Luncheon included Anthony Carbone, Jr., Adelhardt Construction Corporation; Thomas Craig, Hines; Ted Moudis, Ted Moudis Associates, Inc.; Terence Mullin, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company; Peter G. Riguardi, Jones Lang LaSalle; Mitchell Rudin, John Smith, DBSI, Inc. Special guests included PAL Chairman Robert M. Morgenthau, PAL President John B. Osborn and John Catsimatidis. Honoree David MacDonald is the Executive Vice President for Lend Lease (US) Construction Inc. He has the responsibility for developing business within the Lend Lease Project Management and Construction Strategic Business Unit. Mr. MacDonald brings over 26 years of national retail development experience and was one of the founders of the Lend Lease Multi-Site Group, which focuses on program management utilizing the base of project managers across the United States. Currently Mr. MacDonald is leading the business development efforts to expand Lend Lease's national hospitality platform focused on new construction and major renovations. He is also consulting with the Department of Energy on the America Saves Program, which will be bringing a national energy efficiency program to Main Street America. Honoree Matthew Van Buren is President of CBRE's New York Tri-State Region, overseeing all lines of business operating within CBRE's largest region by revenue in the United States. Mr. Van Buren is a member of CBRE's Americas Executive Committee, Americas Operations Management Board and Eastern Division Executive Committee. He is an active member of the Commercial Brokerage Board of Directors of the Real Estate Board of New York, serves on the Executive Committee of the New York Section of the Urban Land Institute, the Executive Association for a Better New York and the Executive Advisory Board of Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. Mr. Van Buren is also a member of the Chairman's Club of the New York Building Congress and the Board of Directors of the Downtown Alliance.