Colleen Wenke
Education
’07, MS in Real Estate, New York University
<p>Colleen Wenke is President and Chief Operating Officer at Taconic. She oversees day-to-day operational, corporate, and business functions of the firm, as well as leads Taconic’s Development Advisory practice, which focuses on key partnerships for client-led development and construction projects. Additionally, as Head of Development and Construction, Colleen oversees all aspects of development projects across the residential, commercial, and Life Sciences sectors. She and her team manage strategic planning, zoning and entitlements, predevelopment, project budgeting, design management, construction oversight, procurement, risk management and insurance, community relations, branding, and marketing through sale or lease-up.</p>
<p>Since joining Taconic in 2000, Colleen has planned and overseen both ground-up and restoration projects in the commercial, residential, and mixed-use sectors, totaling over 13 million square feet of commercial space and 2,000 units of housing. Colleen received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in psychology from Boston College and earned a Master of Science degree in real estate development and finance from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.</p>
I grew up in NYC and made some important life decisions very early in my career, I decided to pivot to real estate, and to earn a Master’s Degree while continuing to work. NYU School of Professional Studies was the only place for me, it gave me the opportunity to build the technical foundation, and the industry network I needed to succeed. And its people helped me achieve my dream of building and leading teams to shape NYC’s skyline and driving growth at the corporate level at laconic over the last 25 years. SPS is one important part of my commitment to-and love for - New York City."
