CRE: Use AI or LOSE To Someone Who Does | Relm NYC Tech Week Panel

What is actually working with AI in commercial real estate today? Recorded live during NYC Tech Week, this panel brings together founders and operators building AI products for the built environment to discuss where the technology is creating real value—and where the hype falls short. Topics include: AI-powered risk diligence and deal analysis Financial modeling and investment workflows Permitting, zoning, and development Technology adoption across commercial real estate The future of AI in the built environment Speakers Jackson Reiter (Moderator) — Co-Founder, Relm Evan Robinson — CEO & Co-Founder, Relm Lilian Chen — Founder & CEO, Proptimal Kristen Fortino — VP, Metropolis Group Maxime De Scheemaeker — Co-CEO (USA), Juunoo Hosted by Relm in partnership with Metropolis Group, Juunoo, and Proptimal. Relm: https://relm.ai/ Metropolis: https://metropolisny.com/ Proptimal: https://proptimal.com/ JUUNOO: https://juunoo.com/ Whether you're an investor, developer, broker, operator, founder, or simply interested in the future of commercial real estate, this discussion offers practical insights from people building and deploying AI in the industry today. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Panelist Intros 04:50 Evan: AI talk vs. AI in action 06:55 Lilian: AI helping smaller firms 11:10 Evan responds: AI's 2nd wave 13:15 Kristen responds: Keeping up with AI 15:50 Kristen: AI in traditional businesses 19:55 Max: AI changing physical structures 22:20 Jackson responds: Human in the loop 23:03 Evan responds: AI in the built world 24:40 Max responds: Flexibility and opportunity 25:25 Lilian responds: AI, data, and edge cases 27:00 Q&A begins 27:35 Q&A: Data integrity 31:50 Q&A: AI in post-construction 36:35 Q&A: AI for project monitoring 40:29 Q&A: AI for sustainability 44:10 Q&A: Silicon Valley's CRE disconnect 46:57 Q&A: Is AI actually killing jobs? 51:05 Q&A How is the CRE market changing? 54:24 Q&A: What if AI gets something wrong? 56:09 Final Question: What's coming in 2027? #CommercialRealEstate #PropTech #ArtificialIntelligence #NYCTechWeek #CRE #RealEstate #AI #Startups #Underwriting