Join us for a Special Evening Benefiting the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund
Real Estate’s biggest night brings together over 500 leaders from real estate, construction, and architecture to support the performing arts at Lincoln Center. Guests enjoy cocktails, dinner, and performances across our iconic campus. For over five decades, the Real Estate and Construction Council has shaped Lincoln Center’s future, with its annual gala fostering partnerships and driving growth for the center and its community.

Event Location
David Geffen Hall
10 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

Event Timing

• 5:00 PM Cocktail Reception in the Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby
• 6:00 PM Dinner & Award Presentation on the Leon and Norman Hess Grand Promenade
• Choice of performance immediately after dinner – see timing below for specific performance timing

2025 Performance Options
PLEASE NOTE THAT PERFORMANCE OPTIONS BEGIN EARLIER THIS YEAR. The Met Opera and Lincoln Center Theater begin at 7PM. Dizzy’s Club and Cabaret in the Kaplan Penthouse begin at 7:30PM.

7PM Performances

• Lincoln Center Theater - Floyd Collins
  Vivian Beaumont Theater
  150 West 65th Street
• The Metropolitan Opera - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  Metropolitan Opera House
  30 Lincoln Center Plaza

7:30PM Performances

• Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center - To Be Announced
  Broadway at 60th Street
• Cabaret in the Kaplan Penthouse - Veronica Swift & Ringdown
  Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
  165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

RECC Co-Chairs
Lawrence B. Benenson, Benenson Capital Partners, LLC
Ben Brown, Brookfield
Gary Jacob, Glenwood Management Corp.
Jonathan L. Mechanic, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Mary Ann Tighe, CBRE

Co-Chairs Emeriti
John J. Avlon
Peter L. Malkin, Esq.

Proceeds from this event support the following ten Lincoln Center resident organizations:

• The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
• Film at Lincoln Center
• Jazz at Lincoln Center
• The Juilliard School
• Lincoln Center Theater
• The Metropolitan Opera
• New York City Ballet
• New York Philharmonic
• The School of American Ballet
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts