1st year Associate at top CRE brokerage firm here. Looking to make the big move to New York or California and work for a top REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) or REIT , but definitely want to be in a place with positive culture and reasonable work-life balance. I have heard Blackrock is a good example of both. Any thoughts or recommendations?
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I would start off by figuring out where you want to live because these are very different and far apart places lol
This x100. Most people like one or the other but rarely both
Agreed. Grew up in CA and love LA and have given NY a honest chance twice now and couldn’t really find the same soft spot for it as I have for LA
I personally love both LA and NYC and could live in both (and have lived in one). I have many friends who have lived in both and have enjoyed both. In my opinion, they are the two main big cities in the US (I don't consider Chicago, SF, Houston, Miami, etc to be in the same tier), so someone that just likes being at one of the poles/centers of energy in the US will enjoy both. At many points in my life I would have happily accepted the best opportunity so long as it was in one of these two cities and would have been happy in both, so I think it's a fair question.
They're definitely the two main cultural powerhouses of the country (and a lot of overlap in the type of people) - but it's really hard to consider LA a "city"
Likewise, it's a rare person who is going to have deep insights into the culture of both NYC and "California" (LA? SF? OC?) firms
My bad, maybe I didn't specify I was talking about companies not regions with good work/life balance and culture. CA and NY and the main places I would look and assume most big companies are in those regions. Any thoughts? decrebepro brosephstalin + others
AEW in LA
Ive heard pay is not great in their Boston office. Any info on LA comp?
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