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Madison Realty Capital (MRC) is a New York City-based real estate private equity firm focused on real estate debt and equity investment strategies. Founded in 2004, MRC has invested in approximately $10 billion of transactions in the multifamily, retail, office, industrial and hotel sectors. The firm manages investments in the United States on behalf of a global investor base consisting of corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, foundations, fund of funds, family offices, and high net worth individuals. MRC is a fully integrated firm with over 70 employees across all real estate investment, development, and property management disciplines. Debt strategies include construction and acquisition lending, special situation financing and debt acquisitions; equity real estate strategies include opportunistic and value-add investments as well as ground-up development. Among other industry recognitions, MRC has been named to the Commercial Observer’s prestigious “Power 100” list of New York City real estate players and is consistently cited as one of the industry’s top construction lenders.

Speakers and Panels

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Founder & Managing Member

Glacier Global Partners

Katherine McConvey

Katherine McConvey

Chairman, Founder

Alloy Development

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Founder & Managing Member

Glacier Global Partners

Yaniv is the founder of Glacier and is responsible for the company's strategic direction and oversees the company's investments and day-to-day management functions. Yaniv has over 25 years of real estate experience; 11 years at Glacier building the firm's equity investment and debt platforms, and 13 years in real estate investment banking with leading Wall Street firms where he was responsible for structuring, underwriting, pricing, securitizing and syndicating over $16 billion of commercial real estate loans and equity transactions.

Prior to Glacier, Yaniv was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns / JP Morgan Chase, responsible for structuring and closing over $2 billion real estate debt and equity transactions for institutional clientele. Prior to Bear Stearns, Yaniv was a Managing Director and Head of the CMBS Capital Markets Group for the US at EuroHypo AG. In that capacity, Yaniv built a large loan CMBS group and oversaw the structuring, pricing, securitization and syndication functions and served on the bank’s investment committee. Yaniv designed and implemented risk-control measures, standardized underwriting and pricing models and structured over $4 billion of real estate loans.

Other positions held by Yaniv included Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers, PaineWebber/UBS, and Daiwa Securities. Prior to his banking career, Yaniv worked as a real estate consultant at Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal real estate consulting group, advising real estate owners, operators, and investment banks.

Yaniv is a member of the CRE Finance Council, was a guest lecturer at Columbia University, a speaker at the Mezzanine Debt industry conference, authored an article on Urban Time Sharing, and was a recipient of the YJP NYC Real Estate Entrepreneur & Achievement Award in 2013. Yaniv is YPO board member and serves on the board of directors of the Cornell University Pillsbury Institute, SG Blocks, Nuchas, and non-for-profit organizations including ArtsWestchester, and the White Plains BID. Yaniv is also involved with other philanthropic organizations including AIPAC, White Plains Hospital, and American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC), among others.

Yaniv received a BS degree in real estate finance from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Katherine McConvey

Chairman, Founder

Alloy Development

As a founding member of Alloy and an industry leader for over 20 years, Katherine brings sophisticated business acumen and

financial strength to Alloy. Katherine’s privately-held, core business, KMM, was founded in 1991 to address the

telecommunications industry’s rapidly-changing supply chain requirements and is currently the largest independent reseller of

cable and wire in the country, with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Katherine’s tenacity and perspective has enabled Alloy to build a

versatile financial and management infrastructure and an overall economic foundation with a focus on long-term stability and

resiliency.

Multifamily Rental & Sales Spotlight

Where and Why You Should Live in BK

Josh Zegen

Josh Zegen

Managing Principal, Co-Founder

Madison Realty Capital

Jonathan Landau

Jonathan Landau

CEO

Fortis Property Group

Margaux Nguyen

Margaux Nguyen

Program Manager

Con Edison

Andrew Barrocas

Andrew Barrocas

CEO

MNS

Adam Hess

Adam Hess

Senior Managing Director

Meridian Capital

Stephen Kliegerman
Moderator

Stephen Kliegerman

President

Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing

Josh Zegen

Managing Principal, Co-Founder

Madison Realty Capital

Mr. Zegen co-founded Madison Realty Capital in 2004 and is responsible for overseeing the origination and structuring of all of MRC's investment activities, as well as raising institutional capital and portfolio management. Since MRC's inception, Mr. Zegen has closed real estate transactions totaling in excess of $11 billion. At the firm, Mr. Zegen serves on several investment committees related to both the debt and equity platforms. Prior to founding MRC, he founded and was president of Alpine Commercial Capital, a mortgage advisory firm that successfully closed over $500 million in real estate financings. Prior to forming Alpine, Mr. Zegen was an investment banker in Salomon Smith Barney's financial sponsors/private equity group where he focused on leveraged buyouts, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and private placement transactions. He is a co-founder and board member of The New York Private Equity Network ("NYPEN"). Mr. Zegen graduated cum laude from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

Jonathan Landau

CEO

Fortis Property Group

Strategic, smart and flexible, Fortis Property Group, under the leadership of Jonathan Landau, is known for identifying and optimizing underutilized assets. An accomplished national real estate investment, operating and development company, the Fortis portfolio encompasses the ownership, development and management of Class A office, multi-family residential condominiums and rentals, and industrial properties in key markets including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, MA and Dallas, TX.

Mr. Landau is a member and the Chief Executive Officer of Fortis. He is responsible for sourcing and negotiating real estate transactions and overseeing Fortis’ myriad operating, development and leasing activities.

As Fortis’ CEO, Mr. Landau has been successful in developing important real estate opportunities based on the significant real estate relationships and network which he first generated while practicing law and expanded at Fortis. Signature achievements include developing the first luxury condominium tower in New York’s Seaport District and securing the most desirable redevelopment opportunity in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn creating a new multi-block place-making residential destination, River Park.

Prior to joining Fortis, Mr. Landau practiced corporate / transactional and tax law with DLA Piper LLP for six years, primarily advising real estate companies on acquisitions, dispositions, syndications, joint ventures, entity-level investments and tax-structured transactions. Mr. Landau holds a JD from the University of Maryland.

Margaux Nguyen

Program Manager

Con Edison

Margaux Nguyen is the Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions for the Con Edison Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program. Ms. Nguyen has over seven years of experience with various New York State, City and utility energy efficiency programs. She holds a B.S. in Business Management and Environmental Studies from the University of California in Santa Cruz, and an M.P.A. in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University.

Andrew Barrocas

CEO

MNS

Andrew Barrocas has enjoyed success as a dominant force and respected authority in the New York City

real estate industry for many years. In his accomplished career, he has sold over $10-billion worth of

property, and managed, trained, recruited and collaborated with the city's top agents and brokers. As

CEO and Founder of MNS, Andrew currently oversees more than a billion dollars’ worth of real estate, as

well as an exceptional team of talented agents and project managers focused on providing the utmost

level of client service.

Andrew entered the real estate field after graduating from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona

State University. He went on to achieve instant success and recognition as one of the "Top 30 Brokers

Under 30", according to The Real Deal. Over the years, Andrew has been a continually sought-after

expert on real estate who has been featured in The New York Times' "The 30-Minute Interview", quoted

in all major New York publications, and spotlighted on The Stoler Report.

Since founding MNS in 2006, Andrew has grown the company substantially in terms of its revenue and its

team, which is now over 125 people. He also serves his industry as a licensed teacher through the State

of New York, passing on his knowledge and array of professional experience of real estate sales to real

estate brokers and salespersons.

Andrew is also an active member of The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), The Community

Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Young Jewish Professionals (YJP) and Young Presidents

Organization (YPO). He and his wife Rachel are the proud parents of three beautiful girls – Cayden, Ella

and Zoe.

Adam Hess

Senior Managing Director

Meridian Capital

Mr. Hess joins Meridian as one of Brooklyn’s leading experts in the marketing and sale of multifamily and mixed-use assets. Over his 15-year career as an investment sales broker, Mr. Hess has been responsible for the marketing and sale of over $1 billion of investment property, with a primary focus on multifamily and mixed use assets in the Brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, as well as larger multifamily assets in Central Brooklyn neighborhoods Crown Heights, Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

As a veteran focusing on the Brooklyn market, Adam is often quoted in publications such as Commercial Observer, Wall Street Journal, The Real Deal, Bisnow and Crain’s. Adam graduated with a BA from the University of Rochester in 1997 and received his JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2000. Adam practiced as a litigation attorney for 5 years before beginning his career as an investment sales broker at Massey Knakal Realty Services for 6 years and as a partner at TerraCRG for 7 years. Adam serves as a Board of Trustee for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and 4 children.

Mr. Hess will leverage Meridian’s market-leading debt capital markets platform and retail leasing division to further enhance the suite of services he provides to clients and build upon his achievements to date. Specialties: Brooklyn Commercial Real Estate, Multi-Family and Mixed-Use Investment Building Sales and Owner-Financed Building Sale Transactions.

Stephen Kliegerman

Moderator

Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing

Stephen has built BHSDM into a market leader through record-setting sales, unparalleled client service and creative marketing, leading an unmatched team of sales and marketing professionals.

Stephen Kliegerman is trusted advisor to developers and investors, a leader and mentor to real estate agents and marketing professionals, a respected and often called-upon pundit to members of the media, and a 20-year veteran senior executive at Terra Holdings. He has overseen more than $15 billion in sales, representing over 10,000 units in the New York City area. He has also spearheaded some of the fastest-selling developments with the industry's most prominent developers and been lauded for achieving record-setting prices.

With more than 30 years of experience in New York real estate, Stephen is recognized as a trailblazer in the brokerage community, known for cultivating genuine partnership, integrity and tenured market knowledge. He is widely quoted in globally recognized media as a market authority including; The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Crain's New York Business, among others. Under his leadership, prominent developers including Toll Brothers City Living, SJP Properties, Savanna, Adam America, The Stahl Organization, L+M Development Partners and The Gotham Organization, have sought his team for their skillful understanding of all stages of the development marketing process - from pre-development planning to turnaround strategies.

A graduate of The George Washington University, Stephen serves on the Board of Directors for the school's Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis. He is the 2012 recipient of The Real Estate Board of New York's Henry Forster Award for lifetime achievement and currently serves as Co-Chair of the New Development Committee. He has also completed five terms on the Residential Ethics Committee, twice as Co-Chairman and four terms as Chairman of the Downtown Committee.

A Licensed Real Estate Broker since 1989, Stephen previously owned and operated his own real estate brokerage, management and consulting firm, Herbert H. Kliegerman Associates, Inc. In 1998, the firm, which specialized in the management, sale and leasing of co-ops, condominiums, and lofts in Downtown Manhattan, merged with Terra Holdings.

Stephen is a triathlete as well as an avid skier, tennis player and cyclist.

Developing & Repositioning Brooklyn Office

Andrew Kimball

Andrew Kimball

President & CEO

New York City Economic Development Corporation

Morris Jerome

Morris Jerome

Principal

JEMB Realty

Alireza Esmaeilzadeh

Alireza Esmaeilzadeh

SVP, Development

Brookfield Properties

Toby Moskovits

Toby Moskovits

CEO

Heritage Equity Partners

Mitch Korbey
Moderator

Mitch Korbey

Partner

Herrick

Morris Jerome

Principal

JEMB Realty

Morris’s main responsibilities are commercial asset management and growth for JEMB Realty. As such, he oversees assets and acquisitions in the United States. He provides overall leadership to JEMB property management teams in the New York Region and is involved in the development of new projects, based on input from the operational side and customer appeal aspect. An integral part of the corporate team, Morris provides innovative vision to the company. Introduced to the industry early in his youth, he has acquired broad experience in real estate property management. This in-depth understanding enables him to envision a more strategic and creative approach while exercising sound judgment in identifying and evaluating opportunities for value creation. At JEMB, we promote a team-based culture, solid leadership and the continued fostering of strategic relationships with leading partners.

Alireza Esmaeilzadeh

SVP, Development

Brookfield Properties

Alireza (Ali) Esmaeilzadeh leads Brookfield’s residential and commercial development business for the NY and Boston regions. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for the asset management and leasing of a 6 million square foot Class A New York commercial portfolio, including the New York Times building and the Tata Innovation Center at CornellTech.

Prior to joining Brookfield Properties, Mr. Esmaeilzadeh headed the NYC offices of Forest City Enterprises and previous to that, he was a banker in the investment banking division of Scotiabank in Toronto, Ontario.

Mr. Esmaeilzadeh received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with honors from Queen’s University, in Ontario, Canada.

Mr. Esmaeilzadeh proudly serves on the Brooklyn Hospital’s Board of Trustees, as well as the boards of Brooklyn Horizons, Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center, and The Acting Company. Mr. Esmaeilzadeh is the Chairman of the MetroTech Business Improvement District; board member and secretary of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership; board member of the Times Square Alliance and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

Mitch Korbey

Moderator

Herrick

Mitch Korbey is a partner, and chair of Herrick’s Land Use & Zoning Group. Mitch is an accomplished urban planner and land use attorney with more than 30 years of experience in private practice and government service. Mitch is a former Commissioner of the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), a former director of the Department of City Planning's (DCP) Brooklyn office, and a former deputy director of DCP’s Staten Island office. Mitch has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of New York City’s leading zoning lawyers for the past seven years. He advises clients on a wide range of issues, including site acquisitions and assemblages, site development options, zoning lot mergers and development rights transfers, as well as applications for zoning variances, special permits and other discretionary approvals from the BSA, DCP, Department of Buildings, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and other agencies. Mitch also regularly counsels prominent developers, owners and lenders on the management of millions of square-feet of New York City real estate. In doing so, he navigates the complexities of the City’s byzantine zoning resolution – guiding clients to the most efficient intersection of their business goals and what the rules will allow. He also keeps clients abreast of political headwinds that could impact their properties or development plans. Mitch is an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, and an adjunct with Hunter College's graduate program in urban planning.

The Rise of South Brooklyn (Red Hook to Gowanus to Sunset Park)

Richard Lam

Richard Lam

Principal

Property Markets Group

Shlomo Silber

Shlomo Silber

CEO & Co-Founder

Bond Collective

Brendan Maddigan

Brendan Maddigan

Vice Chairman

JLL

John Whitney
Moderator

John Whitney

Northeast Events Producer

Bisnow

Richard Lam

Principal

Property Markets Group

As a principal of Property Markets Group, Richard Lam has overseen the acquisition, development and disposition of over $2.0 billion of real estate throughout the East Coast including luxury condominiums in Manhattan, top-rated golf course communities in Florida and mixed-use land development in South Carolina. Currently, Richard is spearheading the rezoning of a portfolio of assets in New York City with the potential to build out over two million square feet. The mix of residential and commercial buildings are located along the soon-to-be reimagined vibrant Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.

Richard began his career at real estate investment firm of S.R. Morgan & Co. where he handled acquisitions for the firm's own account, as well as for third party investors totaling over 2.5 million square feet. Since joining PMG in 2000, Richard has played a key role in adding commercial, residential and hospitality properties to the firm's extensive portfolio.

Shlomo Silber

CEO & Co-Founder

Bond Collective

Shlomo Silber is the co-founder and CEO of the shared workspace, Bond Collective. As the visionary behind the company, Silber’s vast experience in the real estate and development sector allowed him to identify a gap in the marketplace for a hospitality-driven, member-centric workspace, driving him to found Bond Collective in 2012 with partner, Elie Deitsch.

An entrepreneur at heart, Silber was also the founder of Elbo Construction, a company that specialized in luxury apartment, brownstone, condominium and office suite renovations. Prior to that, he was a property and project manager across a substantial residential portfolio in New York City.

While Silber heads up Bond Collective as CEO, he’s not afraid to put his handyman skills to the test by fixing a broken table or chair for members. He currently lives in Queens with his wife and four sons, all under the age of 9, is a cross-fit fanatic and takes any chance he can get to explore hiking trails throughout the country.

Brendan Maddigan

Vice Chairman

JLL

Brendan Maddigan is Vice Chairman at JLL, were he focuses on investment sales in Brooklyn and Queens.

Mr. Maddigan has handled over 250 transactions with an aggregate consideration of over $2.0 billion. In 2018

alone, Brendan and his team successfully handled over 27 assignments with a total dollar volume of nearly

$300 million.

Experience

Prior to his role at JLL, Brendan served as Vice Chairman at Cushman & Wakefield and formerly Massey Knakal Realty Services in NYC.

Education

B.S. – Mechanical Engineering with concentrations on Management, Entrepreneurship and History,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Achievements

• C&W Top Producer (2016, 2017)

• C&W Top 100 Brokers Nationwide (2015, 2016)

• CoStar Power Broker Award (2014 - 2017)

• Massey Knakal PIER Award Representing Overall Values (2014)

Notable Transactions

• 470 Kent Avenue (Certifi ed Lumber)

• 1 River Street (ConEdison)

• 514 President Street (Gowanus Opportunity)

• $160 Million - 1 N 11th Street (CitiStorage)

• $92.3 Million - 263-277 S 5th Street (Dime Savings Bank)

• $76.6 Million - 555 Broadway & 277 Lorimer Street

• $68.7 Million - The Brooklyn Santander Collection

• $50.0 Million – 500 Kent Avenue (ConEdison)

• $41.2 Million – 151 Kent Avenue

Summary

  1. How will Downtown Brooklyn accommodate the boroughs' first-ever super-tall building?

  2. Who is making the moves in Gowanus?

  3. How will rising vacancy rates for luxury rentals impact future development in Brooklyn?

  4. What neighborhoods in Brooklyn are ripe for redevelopment?

  5. Will mixed-use development continue to be a cure for Brooklyn's up & down retail climate?

Venue

Sunset Yards
341 39th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Floor: 6th floor


Very limited street parking in the area and under 278 Industry Kitchen on the corner of 39th Street and 3rd Ave.

Subway or Ubers are strongly encouraged. The venue is 5 minute walk from the D, N and R trains at 36th Street. Head southwest on 4th Ave toward 36th St then turn right onto 39th St and the destination is on your right.

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Breakfast & Networking
12:30 PM
1:15 PM
Multifamily Rental & Sales Spotlight: Where and Why You Should Live in BK
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Developing and Repositioning Brooklyn Office
2:00 PM
2:45 PM
The Rise of South Brooklyn (Red Hook to Gowanus to Sunset Park)
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Post Event Networking