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- January 2000 (Revised October 2014)
- Exercise
Windham Negotiation: Confidential Information for Davis Stables
By: Michael Wheeler
Six-party negotiation of land use and development. View Details
Wheeler, Michael. "Windham Negotiation: Confidential Information for Davis Stables." Harvard Business School Exercise 800-091, January 2000. (Revised October 2014.)
- January 2000 (Revised October 2014)
- Exercise
Windham Negotiation: Confidential Information for the Cooperative Savings Bank
By: Michael Wheeler
Six-party negotiation of land use and development. View Details
Wheeler, Michael. "Windham Negotiation: Confidential Information for the Cooperative Savings Bank." Harvard Business School Exercise 800-090, January 2000. (Revised October 2014.)
- December 1999 (Revised June 2002)
- Exercise
Salt Harbor: Confidential Information for Easterly
Two-party negotiation involving a bed and breakfast and an incoming coffee chain. View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Salt Harbor: Confidential Information for Easterly." Harvard Business School Exercise 800-077, December 1999. (Revised June 2002.)
- August 1977
- Teaching Note
Sunshine Builders, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Jeffrey G. Miller and Steven C. Wheelwright
Teaching Note for (9-606-024). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- January 1996
- Teaching Note
Domik Project, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-104). View Details
- January 1995 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)
By: James L. Heskett
Presents the results of a service process analysis of USAA's claims processing activity in its Great Lakes Region. Explores not only issues of redesigning the process but also the organizational implications of various alternatives. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Mortgages; Management Practices and Processes; Business Processes; Organizational Design; Mathematical Methods; Real Estate Industry; North America
Heskett, James L. "USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 395-026, January 1995. (Revised January 1995.)
- February 1992 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Keen Development
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Keen Development." Harvard Business School Case 392-090, February 1992. (Revised March 1992.)
- June 1991 (Revised November 2002)
- Teaching Note
American Dream,The (TN)
By: William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
Teaching Note for (9-390-089). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- June 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
SouthPark IV, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-390-181). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Prospect Hill (TN)
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Teaching Note for (9-390-011). View Details
- August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Fan Pier
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Law; Projects; Design; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Government and Politics; Property; Real Estate Industry; Boston
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Fan Pier." Harvard Business School Case 390-012, August 1989. (Revised October 2003.)
- December 2021 (Revised January 2023)
- Supplement
Katerra (B)
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
In May 2020, SoftBank executives, having invested nearly $2 billion in Katerra, decided the vision of an end-to-end, vertically-integrated construction process was worth saving—with some major changes to company structure. The SoftBank Vision Fund invested $200 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Failure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Entrepreneurship; Construction; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Katerra (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 822-025, December 2021. (Revised January 2023.)
- September 2003 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Hearthside Homes
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Investigates the "controllability problem" inherent in bonus systems. Ideally, an incentive system accurately measures performance in areas that the individual can control. But most measures are either too broad, including factors outside the influence of the employee,... View Details
- November 1978 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Stanford Court Condominiums
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Stanford Court Condominiums." Harvard Business School Case 379-066, November 1978. (Revised January 1986.)
- January 2020
- Case
Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil
By: Julie Battilana, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey and Priscilla Zogbi
Brothers André and Daniel Albuquerque founded the company Terra Nova in 2001 to mediate land disputes between poor families illegally living in urban areas and the official landowners—with the aspiration to improve the lives of the poor. A business-led approach to the... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Government Relations; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Battilana, Julie, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 420-092, January 2020.
- January 2019
- Case
King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow
By: John D. Macomber
CEO of high profile new economic city in Saudi Arabia must decide how to allocate limited investment funds across projects under duress. Issues include understanding core economic drivers; planning infrastructure investment and return; attracting multinationals; and... View Details
Keywords: Urban Development; Infrastructure; Project Finance; Resource Allocation; Decision Making; City; Real Estate Industry; Saudi Arabia
Macomber, John D. "King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow." Harvard Business School Case 219-079, January 2019.
- July 2014 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living
By: Charles F. Wu, Joseph Beyer and Arthur I. Segel
Tom Alperin's National Development has purchased a building site in affluent Wellesley, MA, and is in the process of deciding whether to build apartments, a combination of independent living and assisted living units for seniors, or perhaps even higher acuity... View Details
Keywords: Senior Living; Assisted Living; Independent Living; Property; Finance; Real Estate Industry; Boston; Massachusetts; United States
Wu, Charles F., and Joseph Beyer. "Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living." Harvard Business School Case 215-003, July 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Via Verde
By: Arthur I Segel
Developers Jonathan Rose and Adam Weinstein were trying to determine which of three proposals to submit to the city of New York in response to a RFP to create an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. The site, referred to as Via Verde, was a 1.5-acre... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- June 2009 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Busse Place
By: Arthur I Segel, William J. Poorvu, Richard Kessler, Justin Seth Ginsburgh and Eric Fleiss
Busse Corporate Center's largest tenant recently declared bankruptcy, leaving the building 38% occupied and significantly overleveraged. In a depressed suburban Chicago office market, Hannah Sanchez, the leasing agent, has to negotiate lease proposals with three... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Mortgages; Investment; Leasing; Property; Real Estate Industry; Chicago
Segel, Arthur I., William J. Poorvu, Richard Kessler, Justin Seth Ginsburgh, and Eric Fleiss. "Busse Place." Harvard Business School Case 209-154, June 2009. (Revised November 2020.)