At the 2nd annual NAIOP SoCal Orange County Real Estate Challenge, featuring graduate student teams from Chapman University Argyros School of Business & Economics and the University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Center for Real Estate, it was Chapman’s five-member team that took home the Orange Cup.
Held April 20 on UCI campus, this competitive battle determined the highest and best use for a unique parcel in Southern California. To win victory points were accumulated during written and oral presentations to a judging panel comprised of local commercial real estate industry leaders as well as an audience.
The competition site was two parcels located in Brea with four buildings occupied by various tenants; its infill location positions it well for redevelopment uses. The winning presentation proposed focusing on healthcare-related office space along with a new nursing school and senior living community – all presented by Josh Dale, Bryce Grandison, Taylor Johnson Rylan Mukssood Shaun Wiechmann (pictured). The UCI team included Jon Bradford Serena-Yuwei Dai Dale Padelford Alec Shaul Zakary Win .
