To the joy of the property world’s movers and shakers, the Real Estate Board of New York is moving its annual winter celebration to the reborn Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Jan. 22.
The gathering previously known as the REBNY Gala is now the REBNY Annual. After the pandemic reduced it to Zoom status in 2021, the actual event was shunted in 2022 from its previous longtime home at the New York Hilton to the Glasshouse on 12th Avenue — which wasn’t wildly popular with attendees who missed the greater pomp and circumstance of the midtown setting.
The Real Estate Board of New York will hold its REBNY Annual at the Waldorf-Astoria in January. REUTERS
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the REBNY Gala in 2024. Jill Lotenberg/REBNY
Inside the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on July 23. REUTERSIt was held there in the spring for two years before REBNY moved it back to January in 2024.
The 130th REBNY gathering in January aims to restore the event’s glamour. It will be held in the Waldorf’s restored Grand Ballroom and feature red-carpet arrivals, a cocktail reception and a formal awards dinner where some of the industry’s leading lights will be honored.
A portion of proceeds will support REBNY’s social impact initiatives.
