September, 2025
Alumni Friends,
Welcome to the September 2025 edition of the AMDP Alumni Newsletter!
If you missed the very important announcement we made regarding your privacy last month, please take a moment read this notice.
We’ve got a great newsletter for you today, with heaps of updates on our 2026 International Gathering, meetups across the globe, and killer projects AMDP-ers are working on.
Let’s dive in!
With friendship,
Your AMDP Alumni Association Leadership Team
Want to join us? Get in touch! We welcome new volunteers.
🗞 Reunion News: Our next International Gathering is in New York City, April 12-14, in conjunction with Harvard’s annual Real Estate Symposium — and our hotel is confirmed to be the Lotte New York Palace with 40% off Cathedral View rooms for our first 30 attendees.
💻 Online Learning Community: Virtual Zoom sessions and video content is coming your way!
🌐 AMDP Connections: Meetups are happening in Montreal, Miami, Mexico, and Sri Lanka.
🤝 Partnership Corner: James Bobo “backed up a dump truck full of money” for his Class 20 classmate Paul Beasley.
✈ Community Roundup: Investment and JV opportunities… Help an alum out with your unique expertise… And more!
NYC Palace Hotel Confirmed!
📣 As was announced last month, our next AMDP International Gathering will be taking place in New York City on April 12, 13, & 14, 2026.
This directly follows the annual Harvard Real Estate Symposium, a short train-ride away in Boston.
The full program is still being compiled, but we can officially announce that we’ve secured 40% off the posted rate, PLUS a free upgrade to Cathedral View rooms at the iconic Lotte New York Palace Hotel for the first 30 attendees!
With program registration and budget forthcoming, feel free to go ahead and book your accommodation — this is an incredible deal!
The Lotte New York Palace is a former Gilded Age mansion commissioned by railroad tycoon Henry Villard, and designed in the Italian Renaissance style by the legendary firm McKim, Mead & White. It was later fused with a modern glass tower — a bold move that blended Gilded Age detail with late 20-century verticality.
The Palace isn’t just one of Manhattan’s most iconic luxury hotels — it’s a living demonstration of how marrying preservation with modern development can create enduring value.
The first 30 attendees are guaranteed a Cathedral View room at 40% off!
A message from Forrest Corral:
We wanted to share a brief update on the progress of our online learning initiative (OLC). We’re currently planning to move forward with the following featured events:
📆 October 2, 2025 — An Independent Project presentation from Class 25’s Alex Khan about a hotel acquisition (time to be confirmed).
📆 November 20, 2025 — A walkthrough of Class 25’s winning Team Project presentation led by Nick Kreuter (time to be confirmed).
These events are well-suited for a traditional Zoom format, consistent with past sessions, and the AMDP administration will be releasing details for how to join them shortly.
We are also exploring both short and long-form video content via LinkedIn to showcase the scale and depth of some of our independent projects, including:
Ryan Fletcher (Class 24): Self storage development ($50M) to data center entitlement strategy ($250M).
Matthew Bibbens (Class 24): Successful $500M university development.
Want to participate in OLC initiatives? Contact:
Forrest Corral 📱 +1 (949) 413-9636
Winnie Chang 📱 +1 (514) 806-1025
The AMDP Alumni Association endeavors to host two official gatherings per year:
Our July Reunion in Boston — an important initiative that connects us with the incoming and graduating AMDP classes.
Our International Gathering, taking place in a different city every year. (Save the date for next one in NYC April 12-14, 2026. This will be held directly following the Harvard Real Estate Symposium in Boston, just a few hours away!)
But there are plenty of opportunities to get together between these events, and we encourage you to connect with each other!
Here are a few independently-organized meetups that have been shared with our AMDP Alumni Community:
⭐ Montreal, October 5-8/9
Winnie Chang is collaborating with Harvard Club of Quebec for a Real Estate & Technology Forum in Montreal.
Want to participate? Check out the event or get in touch with Winnie on WhatsApp for more details!
WINNIE: 📱 +1 (514) 806-1025
⭐ Miami, October 16
AMDP Class 26 will be visiting Miami for their Team Project trip, and Fernando Levy Hara is coordinating a meetup between Class 26, and other local alumni.
Want to participate? Get in touch with Fernando on WhatsApp for more details!
FERNANDO: 📱 +1 (786) 426-3800
⭐ Guanajuato, November 5-8
Hector Torres will be speaking at a Participatory Urbanism Congress for “Forgotten Cities” in Guanajuato, Mexico. (Program in Spanish)
Want to participate? Get in touch with Hector on WhatsApp for more details!
HECTOR: 📱 +1 (754) 581-2475
⭐ Sri Lanka, November 12-14/15
Rob Coulson is collaborating with Harvard Clubs of UAE & Sri Lanka on a thought leadership summit on the Asia-Pacific region.
Want to participate? Check out the event, register your interest, or get in touch with Rob on WhatsApp for more details!
ROB: 📱 +971 58 572 1050
And here’s a roundup of some of the AMDP meetups that have happened over the last month!
Smiling faces from NYC, Frankfurt, Montreal, Miami, and Boston!
Feel like you’re missing out? Be sure to join our AMDP Alumni WhatsApp Community!
We want everyone to be able to easily connect with each other, and build deeper relationships — whether that be with local alumni, or friends around the globe. And as long as we all collectively operate with transparency, and respect each other’s privacy, the AMDP Alumni Association can continue to provide platforms that facilitate these connections.
James Bobo & Paul Beasley posing with their Class 20 classmates in D.C.
“He backed up a dump truck full of money”
When your last names both start with "B" and you're the only two AMDP-ers from Alabama, chances are you're gonna end up sitting next to each other.
That's exactly how Paul Beasley and James Bobo of AMDP Class 20 first connected — two developers, two hours apart, enrolled in AMDP to look for new opportunities. It was kismet.
Their first real conversation centered around multi-family in Huntsville — the kind of deals that James develops, and Paul invests in.
From there, the trust came quickly. We all know those first two weeks are no joke — it’s like boot camp for your brain (and your liver). But it also means you're around your classmates constantly, and Paul and James took full advantage of the proximity.
Turns out James had a business partner Paul already knew and had done deals with.
(Small world. Smaller when you're in AMDP.)
Fast forward to the sweet, sweet deal—
James had a ground-up multi-family development in Madison, just outside Huntsville — 258 units of garden-style apartments with legit modern touches:
CrossFit-style fitness
EV charging stations
Keyless entry across the board
It was called The Alexandria, and it hit the market right before the multi-family rocket ship took off in Huntsville.
Trusting James, Paul decided to jump in as an investor. That turned out to be a great decision, because James “backed up a dump truck full of money” on this killer development.
The project delivered a 54% IRR and exceeded expectations across the board: on time, under budget, and leased up in a flash.
Paul’s advice to anyone considering a deal with an AMDP classmate? Do it. He’s now partnered with four different AMDP-ers and is looking at deals with several others.
“The whole point of the program is the relationships you build during the process,” Paul said. “You get what you put into it.”
James agreed: “That’s why we’re here, right?”
These two are a living, breathing case study in what AMDP is all about — real relationships, real deals, and a network that keeps paying dividends long after you leave Cambridge.
Interested in doing a deals with these handsome devils? James and Paul are both active in the AMDP WhatsApp Community!
Paul Beasley 📱 +1 (205) 213-4201
James Bobo 📱 +1 (256) 335-2637
Here’s what you might have missed in our WhatsApp Community over the last month…
Dealmaking 🤝
👉 John Craig Midby is seeking equity partners for entitlement capital and LP/JV equity for senior living communities. If you’re interested, contact John on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (323) 718-1642
👉 Adam is seeking a JV partner to redevelop a 500k square foot medical office in Jacksonville for mixed use. If you’re interested, contact Adam on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (503) 998-3215
👉 Scott Podvin is raising $35-$50M in equity for a $120M luxury class A multi-family building in Chicago. If you’re interested, contact Scott on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (786) 676-4937
👉 Warren has a 1st ranking senior debt position on a 59.47 hectares of prime residential development land north of Melbourne, Australia, and is offering 10% net PA for 3 months for any investment over $3M AUD. If you’re interested, contact Warren on WhatsApp 📱 +61 458 037 607
👉 Ant Leighs has a small A Grade industrial investment opportunity in New Zealand, which can be structured to include a NZ residency visa. If you’re interested, contact Ant on WhatsApp: 📱 +64 21 360 805
👉 Michael Peters is buying out a large, multi-phased development in Baltimore. If you’re interested in learning more, contact Michael on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (202) 802-8072
Seeking Advice 👀
👉 Ariam Kesete is looking for:
Local supplemental funding and third-party services in Buffalo, NY.
Advice on fund creation, structuring, and how to use a fund to move projects forward faster.
A contact with Jonathan Rose Companies.
If you can help, contact Ariam on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (651) 366-2440
👉 Sergey Riabokobylko is looking contacts / warm introductions to someone who works at, or has operational knowledge of, Dubai Freeport. If you can help, contact Sergey on WhatsApp: 📱 +7 985 764-64-36
👉 Adil Kodian is looking for a good paid speaker in the San Diego / LA area to speak on futurism / AI in real estate. If you can help, contact Adil on WhatsApp: 📱 +1 (780) 868-9798
Not in our AMDP WhatsApp Community? Why not?! Get in there—
Would you like to be featured in the Community Roundup or Partnership Corner of this newsletter next month? Be sure to engage with our WhatsApp Community, register on the official AMDP Alumni website, and hit reply with any important details!
Please remember — The AMDP Alumni Association is a group of humble volunteers, who are giving their time and talents to provide all alumni with a platform to stay connected. ❤