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Atlanta Adaptive Re-Use & Repositioning Conference

Name: Atlanta Adaptive Re-Use & Repositioning Conference
Start: 2024-04-25T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-04-25T11:30:00-04:00
Location: 929 Building at Lee + White

Viability and traction of Office to Residential Conversion Projects & Insights into how developers are identifying the Highest and Best Use for existing assets

Event Ended On: Thursday April 25 2024

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Event Host

929 Building at Lee + White

Featuring more than 100,000 square feet of creative office space, the 929 Building at Lee + White is the place to be for companies seeking an inspiring environment for their growing businesses. A model of adaptive reuse development, the 929 building is a refurbished warehouse building that was previously part of the West End’s “Warehouse Row” of food distributors. Providing creative offices in a variety of flexible space configurations, the 929 Building features spaces directly overlooking the Westside Atlanta BeltLine and floor-to-ceiling windows that let in abundant natural light. The building also offers newly created, directly accessible parking. The amenity-rich environment of Lee + White – all of it conveniently walkable from the 929 Building – includes a food hall, three breweries, unique retail offerings (including a variety of container retail spaces), and unmatched access to the hugely popular BeltLine trail via four direct entrances. The state-of-the-art office space of the 929 Building combined with the varied amenities of Lee + White provide an added incentive for employees to come to the office or join your organization. Read more about the space here.

Speakers and Panels

Cost Effective Building Upgrades

Finding the highest performing use for an asset & repositioning vs. razing and redeveloping decision making

Ben Hautt

Managing Partner, Robles Partners

Malloy Peterson

SVP, Development, Selig Enterprises

Arun Singh

Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer, MDH Partners

Brian Whitfield

Principal, Smith Dalia Architects

Moderator

Lee Kolber

Partner, Continuum Legal Group LLP

Jim Irwin

President, New City

Shaneel Lalani

CEO, Lalani Ventures

Frances Bohn

Director, Development & Construction, Jamestown

Anne-Michael Sustman

Anne Michael Sustman is an enthusiastic contributor to Atlanta’s increasingly design-conscious urban landscape. Anne Michael has been working as an architect in the city since 2005, with most of her projects lying within the urban core of Atlanta. She thrives on the challenges of a complex project and is known for consistently guiding her clients through difficult terrain to successful outcomes. Her leadership style focuses on collaboration, bringing all members of a project team together to form consensus and surface the best solutions for her clients. As Associate Principal and Director in Commercial Mixed Use & Adaptive Reuse at Page, she also spends a good deal of time in business development and works closely with various teams across the company. She has a history of transforming existing buildings and is looking to expand the firm's experience in Adaptive Use projects. Anne Michael is also active in the larger real estate and development community through programs and events of ULI Atlanta and CREW Atlanta. She was in the 2016 graduating class of the ULI Center for Leadership (Atlanta), continues to contribute to the program, and enjoys being an executive committee member of ULI Atlanta's Creative Development Council (CDC). Anne Michael's passion for mentorship started within AIA Georgia';s Equity in Architecture group, which she helped co-found in 2016 and has expanded across various mentorship programs within the industry. She is a graduate of Leadership CREW Class of 2022 and was co-chair of the CREW Mentorship & Protege program for 2023, and continues to stay involved in the Leadership program. Outside of work she enjoys getting outdoors with her husband and young son doing any of the following activities: boating, biking, kayaking, hiking, playing tennis, soccer or just enjoying the scenery. She also tries to keep traveling, reading, music and home renovation in her regular rotation of hobbies.

Page

Associate Principal

Anne-Michael Sustman

Associate Principal, Page

Chris Boone

Vice President of Multifamily, Lessard Design

Moderator

Pat Ray

SVP, General Manager, Atlanta Commercial Division, Batson-Cook

Opening Remarks

Kris Miller

President, Ackerman & Co.

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn

With Office vacancy continuing to rise, and housing being undersupplied, how much of the building stock can be converted to residential?
What lessons are being learned by those with active office-resi projects to maintain project viability?
What financial dynamics must exist to make conversion deals pencil?
What building characteristics influence ultimate highest & best use for an asset?
What goes into the decision to reposition vs. razing & redeveloping a property?

How You’ll Do More Business:

As certain asset types continue to lead the market in terms of usage and absorption, and others lag behind - the trend of evaluating repositioning for highest and best use persists. Office-Residential conversion projects continue to be a topic of interest for many, but carry a perception of complexity and lack of viability. Outside of that particular type of conversion project, adaptive projects have a recent track record of providing a sense of culture and environment to segments of the metro area, as well as boosts to the performance of larger projects. This event will detail viability of conversions of every type in the current economic & financial environment, and best practices learned from those actively engaged in transforming assets.

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, builders, designers, lenders, municipal officials, and more!

Why You Should Attend This Summit: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our event producer, Brandon Elsasser at brandon.elsasser@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact lizzie.smith@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

929 Building at Lee + White
929 Lee Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30310

Ballroom/Floor: Suite B1/B2, first floor.

Parking Information:

Parking in dedicated 929 Building lot and adjoining surface parking.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Pre-Event Networking, Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM 9:15 AM	Bisnow Welcome & Opening Remarks from our Host
9:15 AM 10:00 AM	Top Conversion Success Stories -Lessons Learned, Best Practices and Viability of Future Ventures
10:00 AM 10:15 AM	Brief Networking Break
10:15 AM 11:00 AM	Cost Effective Building Upgrades -Finding the highest performing use for an asset & repositioning vs. razing and redeveloping decision making
11:00 AM 11:30 AM	Closing Networking