Join the Wharton Real Estate Affinity Group (WREI) for an evening with Joel Breitkopf and Chris Gherlone of Alchemy Properties and Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners.
The panelists will discuss their current projects and the recent resurgence of the NYC market. They will touch on areas of growth and asset classes that have not recovered and why. Moderated by Nick Petkoff.
Speakers:
Joel Breitkopf - Co-Founder, Partner and Principal of Alchemy Properties
Joel has been in the real estate industry his entire professional career. Joel is involved in all aspects of Alchemy’s developments and investments including acquisition, finance, design, construction, marketing and strategic planning and is a principal of Alchemy – ABR Investment Partners which acquires existing commercial buildings in select major markets. He joined Alchemy in 1993. Previously, he was an executive at Commercial Bank of New York and was Vice President of Acquisitions and Finance for Himmel+Meringoff Properties. In this capacity he oversaw opportunistic acquisitions and structured bank workouts in the early 1990’s. Joel was also a real estate loan officer at Chemical Bank Realty and, prior to that, an analyst at LaSalle Partners, a national real estate advisor.
In 2013, Joel started a music therapy program for Veterans with PTSD, called Healing our Heroes, at the Music Conservatory of Westchester where he is now the President of the Board of Trustees. He was also President of B’nai B’rith Real Estate, and has been affiliated with numerous other industry groups and charities. Joel has financed well over $2 Billion in real estate transactions and has acquired over 3,500,000 square feet of real estate during his career. He has lectured at the Yale University School of Architecture, the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton Graduate School of Business, Cornell University and has been an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Master’s Program in Real Estate. Joel is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics.
Chris Gherlone - Partner - Acquisitions & Development
Chris serves as a Partner of the firm overseeing Acquisitions & Development. As such, he is involved in all due diligence, financing and underwriting activities. Prior to joining ABR Partners in 2014, Chris was an investment management and acquisitions analyst at Monday Properties, a real estate owner-operator, where he helped manage a 10-million-square-foot office portfolio based in New York and Washington, D.C.. He received a BS with honors in Finance and Accounting from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an MS in Real Estate Development from NYU where he finished at the top of his class.
Moderator:
Nick Petkoff - President, ANG Real Estate and Better Brokers, LLC
Click HERE to learn more about the Wharton Real Estate Investment Group (WREI). Please contact us with any questions at wrei@whartonny.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
When:
Monday, November 10, 2025
6:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET
Where:
Midtown location (Note: Address will be sent via email to all registered guests 24-48 hours prior to the event to the "Primary Email" address listed in your profile. Please review your profile to confirm that the email address listed is correct.)
Cost:
WCNY Supporting Members - $20 (WCNY supporting membership costs $95/yr at Join/Renew Membership)
Other Wharton Alumni & Alumni Guests - $40
Gold & Benefactor Members - $0
Pre-registration is required. Please register early as events can and do sell out quickly.
Registration is subject to availability and will close on Monday, November 10th at 3:00pm.
Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours (business day) prior to the event date by sending an email to Gabriela Sanchez. Refunds or credits for future events are not available for any no-shows or late cancellations. Click here for full details.
The panelists will discuss their current projects and the recent resurgence of the NYC market. They will touch on areas of growth and asset classes that have not recovered and why. Moderated by Nick Petkoff.
Speakers:
Joel Breitkopf - Co-Founder, Partner and Principal of Alchemy Properties
Joel has been in the real estate industry his entire professional career. Joel is involved in all aspects of Alchemy’s developments and investments including acquisition, finance, design, construction, marketing and strategic planning and is a principal of Alchemy – ABR Investment Partners which acquires existing commercial buildings in select major markets. He joined Alchemy in 1993. Previously, he was an executive at Commercial Bank of New York and was Vice President of Acquisitions and Finance for Himmel+Meringoff Properties. In this capacity he oversaw opportunistic acquisitions and structured bank workouts in the early 1990’s. Joel was also a real estate loan officer at Chemical Bank Realty and, prior to that, an analyst at LaSalle Partners, a national real estate advisor.
In 2013, Joel started a music therapy program for Veterans with PTSD, called Healing our Heroes, at the Music Conservatory of Westchester where he is now the President of the Board of Trustees. He was also President of B’nai B’rith Real Estate, and has been affiliated with numerous other industry groups and charities. Joel has financed well over $2 Billion in real estate transactions and has acquired over 3,500,000 square feet of real estate during his career. He has lectured at the Yale University School of Architecture, the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton Graduate School of Business, Cornell University and has been an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Master’s Program in Real Estate. Joel is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics.
Chris Gherlone - Partner - Acquisitions & Development
Chris serves as a Partner of the firm overseeing Acquisitions & Development. As such, he is involved in all due diligence, financing and underwriting activities. Prior to joining ABR Partners in 2014, Chris was an investment management and acquisitions analyst at Monday Properties, a real estate owner-operator, where he helped manage a 10-million-square-foot office portfolio based in New York and Washington, D.C.. He received a BS with honors in Finance and Accounting from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an MS in Real Estate Development from NYU where he finished at the top of his class.
Moderator:
Nick Petkoff - President, ANG Real Estate and Better Brokers, LLC
Click HERE to learn more about the Wharton Real Estate Investment Group (WREI). Please contact us with any questions at wrei@whartonny.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
When:
Monday, November 10, 2025
6:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET
Where:
Midtown location (Note: Address will be sent via email to all registered guests 24-48 hours prior to the event to the "Primary Email" address listed in your profile. Please review your profile to confirm that the email address listed is correct.)
Cost:
WCNY Supporting Members - $20 (WCNY supporting membership costs $95/yr at Join/Renew Membership)
Other Wharton Alumni & Alumni Guests - $40
Gold & Benefactor Members - $0
Pre-registration is required. Please register early as events can and do sell out quickly.
Registration is subject to availability and will close on Monday, November 10th at 3:00pm.
Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours (business day) prior to the event date by sending an email to Gabriela Sanchez. Refunds or credits for future events are not available for any no-shows or late cancellations. Click here for full details.