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Successfully Navigating Development Challenges

Insight into How the Development Community Tackles Zoning Requirements and Land Costs

Jeff Garrison
Expanding to Interlock Phase 2

Jeff Garrison

Principal

SJC Ventures

Charles Pinkham
Leading the 1020 Spring Street Mixed-Use Development

Charles Pinkham

EVP, Industrial

Portman Holdings

Shaun Belle
In excess of 500 Residential Units in development pipeline

Shaun Belle

President & Founder

CMC Development

April Stammel
Modernizing 222 Mitchell & reimagining SOUTH DOWNTOWN

April Stammel

SVP

Newport RE

Keyetta Holmes
Leads Reviewal Process on Zoning Applications for Atlanta

Keyetta Holmes

Director, Zoning & Development

City of Atlanta

Michael Wall
Moderator

Michael Wall

Partner

Troutman Pepper

Jeff Garrison

Expanding to Interlock Phase 2

SJC Ventures

Jeff Garrison’s passion is to create dynamic, community-changing retail centers that encompass connection, walkability and activation. He believes development should drive neighborhood engagement and bring people together for experiential shopping and dining. His key strengths lie in shaping the future of a community layout and thoughtfully converting urban infill into thriving neighborhoods that benefit residents in meaningful ways. Jeff is a partner at S.J. Collins Enterprises and has been with the company since its 2007 inception. He handles the intricate mechanics that bring a vibrant development property together – from locating new sites, building tenant relationships and communicating with neighborhood groups to hiring contractors and shepherding the project to its final phases.

Over the past decade, he has developed more than 5 million square feet of retail and mixed-use space across the country. Current projects include The Interlock, an award-winning $450 million mixed-use center rising in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood, and Southern Post, a multi-use property soon to transform a much-needed section of Roswell, Georgia.

Jeff graduated magna cum laude with degrees in real estate and speculative finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Georgia real estate license and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He currently serves on the board Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, where his children attend school. Jeff lives in Atlanta with his wife Jennie. The two have three children.

Charles Pinkham

Leading the 1020 Spring Street Mixed-Use Development

Portman Holdings

Bringing nearly two decades of experience to Portman Industrial, Charles is responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing industrial development projects across the United States, overseeing a team of Regional Vice Presidents and Market Leaders. With Portman Industrial, Charles is focused on regional, multi-market logistics facilities in key transportation corridors serving major population centers, port-centric developments in gateway markets and strategic inland inter-modals, and e-commerce centers including regional, metro, and last-mile facilities critical to the commerce ecosystem of clients.

In previous roles with Portman, Charles was responsible for nearly four million square feet of office, hotel, retail and mixed-use projects representing over $2 billion in capital. Before joining Portman Holdings, he worked with WestWind Capital Partners on the asset management team managing a multi-billion-dollar Trophy Office and Class A retail portfolio. Charles graduated with honors from the University of Georgia.

Shaun Belle

In excess of 500 Residential Units in development pipeline

CMC Development

Shaun has over 25 years of experience in the Real Estate Development

and Property Management business as a Principal and CEO. Over

the past 17 years, as Founding Principal of CMC Development Group he has

developed more than 500 residential units, including Tax Exempt Bond and

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits financed, Supportive Veterans and Senior

Housing, Luxury Rental and Condominium developments. Shaun also

spreadheads CMC’s NYC, North Carolina, and Atlanta development pipeline

of additional 500 planned units including the company’s first Shipping

Container designed multifamily live work building.

Throughout his career, Shaun has been a leader in the development of state-

of-the-art Green and Sustainable Design building techniques and has

developed several Commercial, Public facilities and Adaptive Use

developments. He is also a pioneer in the utilization of New Markets Tax

Credit financing and an innovator in the redevelopment of under-

performing Church and private properties.

He is a Board Member of the Primary Care Development Corporation’s

(PCDC) National Capital Advisory Board, National Development Council

(NDC) New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board and advisor to several

public and private organizations. Shaun is also the former NYC Broadband

Advisory Board Chairperson, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Shaun holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from Howard

University. He is a graduate of the Columbia University Institute for Non-

Profit Management and has served as Alumni Speaker (1997 & 1998, 2007)

and Program Advisor. Shaun has also completed the Harvard University

Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.

Michael Wall

Moderator

Troutman Pepper

Michael assists clients in all areas of commercial real estate, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, and development. Through his involvement with each phase of the asset lifecycle, Michael has the foresight to help clients structure transactions on the front end to minimize potential issues that might otherwise arise when a project is sold. He takes a forward-thinking and collaborative approach to every engagement.

Michael has significant expertise with capitalizing Class A multi-family, office and hotel developments and with negotiating leases on behalf of landlords and tenants for office, industrial and retail space. Among his most notable leasing matters are two build-to-suit leases for sister office towers comprising approximately 600,000 square feet with an institutional-grade credit tenant on behalf of an Atlanta-based developer, a 5-floor corporate headquarters office lease for a national retailer tenant, and five full-building industrial leases on behalf of large-scale owners of real estate based in the mountain west and on the west coast. Michael has negotiated numerous declarations and easement agreements for mixed-use developments (including vertical mixed-use). He also has experience negotiating hotel management agreements and hotel franchise agreements with national brands on behalf of owners. For the past six years, Michael has co-led a team of 14 attorneys who handle the bulk of the real estate development work nationally for a restaurant franchise with annual gross sales of over $11 billion. Michael graduated summa cum laude from University of Richmond School of Law.

Overcoming Construction Constraints

Operating Around Supply Chain and Labor Shortages to Deliver Projects on Schedule

Beth Lowry
Leading the Firm who built Norfolk Southern HQ and more

Beth Lowry

President

Holder Construction

Alp Kirmizioglu
Manages Construction on 5,500 active units in Development

Alp Kirmizioglu

Executive Managing Director, Construction

RangeWater Real Estate

Nick Sanfilippo
Managed 30 Million SF, $1 Billion worth of development

Nick Sanfilippo

SVP

Franklin Street

Keith Stocker

Keith Stocker

VP

FORGE

Kelly Miller
Designing 7 Multifamily Developments in Metro Atlanta

Kelly Miller

Director of Portfolio Operations & Integration

Banko Design

James Tomak
Moderator

James Tomak

Principal

Smallwood

Nick Sanfilippo

Managed 30 Million SF, $1 Billion worth of development

Franklin Street

Nick Sanfilippo serves as Senior Vice President of Project Management for Franklin Street. In this role, he leads the firm’s project management division, which provides comprehensive development and construction services for both investor and occupier clients, nationwide. Mr. Sanfilippo has nearly 20 years of experience in building and leading project management teams, while consistently creating value for his clients ranging from new developments to redevelopment projects to programmatic store opening rollouts.

Throughout this career, Mr. Sanfilippo has completed over 30 million square feet totaling nearly $1 billion worth of development across the United States. He brings preconstruction and construction operations expertise in estimating, value engineering, bid procurement and final cost analysis.

Before joining Franklin Street, Mr. Sanfilippo successfully led a team of project managers for DDR Corp., covering a region of Southern, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, as well as Puerto Rico, which made up over half of the company’s portfolio. While serving in this Senior Director position, he completed projects totaling over $120 million and nearly 2 million square feet of tenant buildouts and ground-up construction across multiple markets and product types.

Mr. Sanfilippo is a prominent member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and has previously served as the Chairman of ICSC’s Next Generation Chair Committee. He is also active with the Buckhead Club and the Association of Young Real Estate Professionals.

Mr. Sanfilippo earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate from Georgia State University. He is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Georgia.

Keith Stocker

VP

FORGE

Keith Stocker brings 25 years of experience to FORGE. Keith started his career in Chicago as an architect focusing on tenant improvement and corporate assignments. Keith transitioned from practicing architecture to an Owner’s Representative, focusing on large corporate, hotel and high-end retail projects with global clients such as Eataly, AJ Gallagher, Thompson Hotels and Langham Hotels. Now as Vice President, Keith’s focus is to work with customers and end-users utilizing FORGE’s turnkey approach to streamline construction by eliminating costly delays and disruptions. Keith has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois, a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Lake Forest.

Kelly Miller

Designing 7 Multifamily Developments in Metro Atlanta

Banko Design

Kelly Miller has focused her career on leading top interior design teams coast to coast and leverages her vast market experience to create notable communities alongside the best of our industry’s developers in multifamily.

As Director of Portfolio Operations & Integration for Banko Design Kelly engages her 15 dedicated years focused on multifamily interior design to bring vision and interior design expertise to new-construction, adaptive reuse, and renovation. Her work has brought thriving communities to core markets – Atlanta, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Raleigh, Austin, Denver, Orlando, Chicago, Jacksonville and ATLANTA just to name a few!

Banko Design is a full-service boutique interior design studio that focuses on senior living, multi-family, and hospitality spaces. We are also proud to be part of the BD Studio Collection of complementary interior design firms all serviced by our procurement partner, Red Pen Procurement. Beyond providing top tier interior design services, Banko Design reaches each community in their portfolio footprint with targeted philanthropic strategies.

James Tomak

Moderator

Smallwood

Jim has over 29 years of experience in the A/E/C Industry with a focus on the construction phase of projects. He has been a key member of many successful teams in various sectors such as Office, Hospitality, Mixed Use, Multifamily, Institutional, and Industrial.

Jim has extensive experience in all aspects of the construction industry and focuses on the construction phase of projects. His broad perspective and understanding of the principles and procedures required

for successful construction projects enables him to proactively assist all parties to achieve common

goals.

Jim is detailed oriented and has the ability to focus on the true priorities of a project and completing them timely. He professionally engages and works with the contractor on each project to encourage the

construction of the final product as it was designed.

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn: 

1. What do developers do during a downturn beyond focusing on execution and what happens to active projects?

2. How to access affordable financing to ensure projects pencil with inflationary, schedule and supply chain pressures

3. Approaches to overcoming construction constraints in material cost, supply chain and labor.

4. Keys to success amongst the biggest projects that define Atlanta's skyline

5. How Atlanta's development history is guiding its future direction

How You'll Do More Business: 

Enhance your business by gaining a stronger understanding for how current construction dynamics surrounding labor, materials and project timelines are impacting development strategies. Hear from the most active firms navigating in the climate to deliver the most notable projects.

Who You'll Meet: Atlanta's top developers, GCs, investors, and more redefining the Atlanta skyline through major projects 

For questions, comments, speaker suggestions and sponsorship opportunities, email Brandon Elsasser at brandon.elsasser@bisnow.com

ATLANTA CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 2022

These are some key projects in the area that our panelists will be discussing. Read more about these developments by clicking on the links:

Agenda

Time Activity
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Networking and Breakfast
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Overcoming Construction Constraints

1. What solutions exist to the lack of availability and reliability in key materials and how are companies maintaining labor pipeline to deliver on the surge in development?

1:45 PM
2:30 PM
Successfully Navigating Development Challenges

1. What strategies are being implemented to combat high land costs and low availability and how are firms navigating zoning requirement differences from neighborhood to neighborhood?

2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Closing Networking

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