The Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development and Developer, David Hillman, are co-sponsoring an interdisciplinary design and development competition and the winning team will walk away with $15,000. The second place prize is a not so shabby, $10,000.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
This is a challenging real estate case competition requiring complex  and challenging design and development concepts with marketing  and financial feasibility to be proposed  for 250 undeveloped acres adjacent to the Bear Creek Mountain Ski Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, PA  (2 ½ hours from Washington, DC).

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPETITION 
There is no limit on the number of teams that may apply.  Each team needs a faculty sponsor to register with them.  There will be a Design and Development CONCEPT Phase I of the competition, after which 6 teams will be selected by an independent third party "review board"  to compete in the FINAL FEASIBILITY PROPOSALS  Phase II.   All members of the 6  finalist teams plus their  sponsor  will be  guests of the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center for  2 nights and 1 day for an orientation to the site on October 19 - 21, 2009.   Travel, meals and lodging during the stay are compliments of David Hillman, CEO and Founder of Southern Management Corporation and the owner of the Resort. 

ELIGIBILITY
Multidisciplinary Teams with maximum of 5 students  from the fields of architecture, landscape  architecture, development, urban planning, civil engineering, finance and  business, with a minimum requirement for at least 3  different disciplines, may register and compete.

REGISTRATION
Teams can register at any time.  Background information packets will be available after all teams have registered and formed (post September 19, 2009) contact Susanna Florance at the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development at the University of Maryland, srf@umd.edu   Registrations are due by 6 pm September 19, 2009.   Register by email, surface mail or hand delivery:  Architecture Building 145, Room 1243, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

PRIZES
First Place  Team  $15,000
Second Place Team $10,000

DEADLINES
Registration                                                     September 19, 2009
Concept Proposal DUE                                 October 12, 2009
Six Finalist TEAMS Announce                       October 15, 2009
Team Visits to Bear Creek, PA                     October 19 -21, 2009
Final Proposals DUE                                     November 16, 2009

CASE PRESENTATIONS                                November 21, 2009
University of Maryland, College Park

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