New York & Tri-State + New Jersey | April 22, 2020

Villanova Team Takes Top Honors in NAIOP NJ Student Challenge

Villanova University took top honors and the $5,000 prize in NAIOP New Jersey’s Sixth Annual University Challenge Case Study Competition. The students joined teams from Baruch College, Monmouth University and Montclair State University in presenting concepts for site sponsor Blue Onyx Companies’ redevelopment of a former silk mill in Paterson.

Each of the case studies focused on identifying and incorporating the site’s historic and regulatory requirements, as well as providing a mix of live/work, experiential retail and dedicated creative space. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all teams made their presentations to the judges via ZOOM.

The winning team was to be announced at NAIOP NJ’s Industry Insights dinner, originally scheduled for earlier this month. The Villanova team of Hunter Cuthbertson, Kyle Keenan, Elliott Eyring and Matthew Winschuh has been invited to attend and be recognized at NAIOP NJ’s President’s Awards Dinner in November.

Pictured: NAIOP New Jersey headquarters in New Brunswick.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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