When and where is CREtech New York 2026?

October 20–21, 2026 at the Javits Center in New York City. Registration and the expo hall open at 8:00 AM both days; the hall closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday and 4:00 PM on Wednesday.

How much does a ticket cost?

At current rates, the General Attendee pass is $1,395, the Real Estate Leader Pass is $845, the VC/Investor pass is $995 and the Early Stage Startup pass is $845. Prices increase on October 16.

Can real estate leaders attend for free?

Yes. Owners, developers, brokers and occupiers can apply for the Hosted Real Estate Leader Pass, which is free in exchange for taking four pre-scheduled meetings with vetted tech vendors.

Who is the event for?

Owners, developers, operators, occupiers, brokers, investors and the proptech, AI and service companies that work with them.

CREtech New York 2026

Name: CREtech New York 2026
Start: 2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-21T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Javits Center

About this event

CREtech New York is a two-day conference on how artificial intelligence and technology are reshaping commercial real estate. It gathers owners, developers, investors, occupiers, brokers and construction firms with the proptech and AI companies selling to them, and is designed around dealmaking: a large pre-scheduled meetings programme sits alongside main-stage and innovation-stage sessions, startup demos and peer roundtables.

Who attends

The organizer describes an audience of about 3,000 attendees, 72% of them at VP level or above, drawn from the whole real estate ecosystem.

Owners, developers, asset and portfolio managers
Corporate real estate, workplace and facilities leaders
Brokers, REITs, private equity, VCs and family offices
Data center leaders
PropTech startups, AI and data companies
AEC firms, consultants, lenders and legal teams

Meetings programme

More than 20,000 pre-scheduled, double opt-in 1:1 meetings are arranged through the Meetup programme, matching real estate buyers with technology vendors. Hosted real estate leaders attend free in return for four scheduled vendor meetings.

Programme format

Both days follow a similar rhythm, with the expo hall open from 8:00 AM and sessions led by operators deploying AI across their portfolios.

Main Stage sessions
Innovation Stage sessions
Startup Demos
Meetup 1:1 meetings
TableTalks peer-to-peer roundtables
Expo hall with around 200 sponsors

Featured 2026 speakers

The 2026 line-up includes executives from BGO, Prologis, CBRE, IBM, Kimco Realty, Yardi, Kennedy Wilson, Morgan Properties, DLA Piper and NAIOP, among about 150 speakers.

Tickets & passes

Hosted Real Estate Leader Pass — Free: Owners, developers, brokers and occupiers; requires four pre-scheduled vendor meetings (normally $945)
General Attendee — USD 1,395: Tech companies, service providers and professional services; regular price $1,795
Real Estate Leader Pass — USD 845: Owners, operators, occupiers and brokers, without the meetings commitment; regular price $945
VC / Investor — USD 995: Pre-seed, seed and growth-stage investors; regular price $999
Early Stage Startup — USD 845: Under 3 years old and under $3M raised; regular price $1,145

CREtech New York 2026 is a Real Estate & Construction event taking place 20-21 Oct 2026 at Javits Center, New York, United States.