Urban Land Institute's New York District Council (ULI New York) hosted a sold-out panel discussion entitled "Construction Technologies & Methodologies: Implications in Economics & Labor," featuring leaders from New York City's real estate community. The event took place on February 13, at Clifford Chance. Richard Anderson, president of the New York Building Congress, moderated expert panelists MaryAnne Gilmartin, executive vice president of commercial & residential development at Forest City Ratner Companies; Joseph Ienuso, executive vice president of university facilities at Columbia University; and Thomas Webb, P.E., senior vice president and general manager, Metro New York region at Skanska. Over 150 representatives from New York City's development, investment, construction, design and planning industries attended the presentation, which focused on modular building techniques and other technologies and methodologies that are transforming the construction industry in New York City. Highlights from the event included an in-depth discussion of Forest City Ratner's modular B2 development by Gilmartin and Webb, who covered the construction management perspective, as well as construction methods, theories and practical applications that contributed to the project.Hirsch appointed at Arbor Commercial MortgageUNIONDALE, NY Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC (Arbor) has appointed Todd Hirsch as executive vice president, head of CMBS finance and distribution. Hirsch will oversee Arbor's growing national CMBS origination platform. In addition, Hirsch will be responsible for overseeing Arbor's syndication platform and its various stages from sourcing to structuring to distribution. "Todd has a long tenure and impressive track record of success in the commercial real estate finance industry across the world markets with expansive and deep expertise that spans from asset management to originations to the distribution of debt and equity products," said Ivan Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Arbor. Hirsch holds a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College.