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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?

  Christopher M. Gordon, A. Eugene Kohn, John D. Macomber and Lisa Strope

  Stephan Ross, CEO of Related Companies, is considering an opportunity to invest $1 billion for the air rights over the Hudson Rail Yards in New York City. The investment would allow Related to build a platform over the operating rail tracks and develop this blighted edge of New York City into one of the top tier places to live, work and shop in the world.

  Keywords: real estate; Property; Growth and Development Strategy; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; New York (city, NY);

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  Gordon, Christopher M., A. Eugene Kohn, John D. Macomber, and Lisa Strope. "Hudson Yards—The Other Side of the Tracks?" Harvard Business School Case 213-040, January 2013.

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House

  A. Eugene Kohn, Arthur I Segel and Andrew Pierson Terris

  Steve Williams, General Counsel of Unilever PIc, has two key decisions to make prior to commencing construction on the redevelopment of Unilever House - the company's London corporate headquarters. The purpose of the redevelopment is to reinvigorate the corporate culture by making the company's workspace more collaborative, transparent, and efficient. Steve has to decide how to finance the project and whether the current design proposed by his architects achieves the project's goals.

  Keywords: Organizational Culture; Leasing; Sales; Restructuring; Leading Change; Financing and Loans; Decisions; Business Headquarters; Design; Projects; London;

  Citation:

  Kohn, A. Eugene, Arthur I Segel, and Andrew Pierson Terris. "Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House." Harvard Business School Case 211-038, June 2011. (Revised from original December 2010 version.)

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2009

  CityCenter (B): Economics and Delivery

  A. Eugene Kohn, John D. Macomber and Ben Creo

  Bill Smith is informed by his general contractor that a key component of the Aria Resort is going to be delayed. Aria is the centerpiece of CityCenter: a $9 billion complex and a bet-the-firm decision for MGM Mirage. Smith must make a decision as to whether to force the general contractor to complete construction or to have the MGM Design Group take over this piece of the construction. The case also looks at the economics of the CityCenter project and discusses the organizational underpinnings needed to make a massive construction process a success.

  Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Construction; Finance; Organizational Structure; Projects; Complexity;

  Citation:

  Kohn, A. Eugene, John D. Macomber, and Ben Creo. "CityCenter (B): Economics and Delivery." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-094, January 2009.

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