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Finding Value In A Resilient Asset Class

A Boston Industrial Investment Snapshot

Emily Rush

Emily Rush

Executive Vice President

Boston Private

Katie Speede

Katie Speede

COO

Camber Development

Bryan Blake

Bryan Blake

Managing Partner

Seyon

Bruce Levine

Bruce Levine

CEO

Equity Industrial Partners

Doug Rodenstein

Doug Rodenstein

Vice President

CBRE

Elizabeth Krol
Moderator

Elizabeth Krol

National Client Director

EBI Consulting

Katie Speede

COO

Camber Development

Katie Speede joined Camber Development in January 2021 as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she is responsible for business strategy and operations, as well as asset management across the portfolio. Katie brings to Camber over 15 years of experience and a diverse background that blends commercial and multifamily real estate, corporate sales and marketing, and general management.

Katie joins Camber from Cambridge-based investor/developer, Ella Properties, where she led acquisitions, asset management and project management and where she remains a principal in select multifamily opportunities. Katie started her real estate career on the Investment Sales team at Colliers International (then Meredith & Grew), where she sourced and underwrote office, industrial, and development deals and closed over $500 million of transactions on behalf of private, institutional and international clients. She also worked on the acquisitions team at Beacon Capital Partners, underwriting and evaluating commercial investments throughout the United States.

Katie’s general business experience includes 3 years at Microsoft in the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England offices. She is a graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and earned her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. Katie lives west of Boston with her husband and two sons. Outside of work, she loves taking the boys skiing, going for a run, and spending summer days on Cape Cod.

Bryan Blake

Managing Partner

Seyon

Bryan serves as Managing Partner and co-founder of Seyon, and is responsible for Seyon’s overall operations and management, in addition to overseeing origination, structuring, and asset management for all Seyon’s investment activities. Prior to co-founding Seyon, Bryan served as President and Head of Portfolio Management at Calare Properties, where he provided strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the firm’s business operations and real estate portfolio. Bryan earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy & Law from Trinity College.

Bruce Levine

CEO

Equity Industrial Partners

Bruce Levine joined EIP in April 2007 and has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. He serves as EIP’s Chief Executive Officer, leading acquisition, capital formation and asset management strategies, and he oversees all other aspects of the firm’s operations. Bruce has spearheaded the firm’s acquisition of over 10 million square feet of industrial property across the United States.

Previously, Bruce served as Partner at CB Richard Ellis New England, where he closed on more than 500 commercial real estate and industrial transactions worth over $1 billion and totaling more than 15 million square feet.

Bruce is an active member of NAIOP, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and the BID-Needham Hospital Board of Advisors where he serves on the development committee. He is a former Board member of West End House Boys & Girls Camp and The Bridge Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Doug Rodenstein

Vice President

CBRE

Mr. Rodenstein joined CBRE in June 2014 where he currently serves as a Vice President on the

Industrial Advisory & Transaction Services team. Doug’s primary role is business development. He

uses energy, passion and drive to persistently pursue new client relationships.

Doug also specializes in advising existing tenant and landlord clients in commercial transactions on

both a local and national basis, providing a comprehensive approach to real estate solutions based

on market data and analytics.

Elizabeth Krol

Moderator

EBI Consulting

Elizabeth Krol, National Client Director for EBI Consulting, is an active contributor to the environmental due diligence community, working with the ASTM E 1527 Task Group and leading the focus group on strengthening historic resources in the Phase I ESA guidance document. She provides high-quality, comprehensive property due diligence services to commercial real estate owners, operators, and investors, as well as others considering an acquisition, divestiture, financing, refinancing, or other transaction. As a trusted advisor, she collaborates with clients to protect their interests by identifying and mitigating potential property risk. Elizabeth has been honored with numerous industry awards, including the Prism Industry Influencer award, CREW Boston Esprit de Coeur award and recognized as Woman of Influence and CRE Consultant/Advisor by GlobeSt. and Real Estate Forum.

The Race for Space

Accommodating Demand For ECommerce & Life Science Users

David Willett

David Willett

Head of North American Fulfillment Center Real Estate

Wayfair

Gretchen McGill

Gretchen McGill

Vice President of Construction

The Davis Companies

Jeffrey O'Neill

Jeffrey O'Neill

President

Condyne

Brittany Gesner

Brittany Gesner

Principal

VHB

Greg Sampson
Moderator

Greg Sampson

Partner

Sullivan & Worcester

Gretchen McGill

Vice President of Construction

The Davis Companies

In her role as Vice President, Construction, Gretchen is responsible for managing construction projects to ensure that they are executed within The Davis Companies’ guidelines; negotiating terms of agreements, drafting contracts and obtaining permits and licenses; estimating costs and scheduling deliverables; overseeing all on site and off site construction to monitor compliance with building, safety and environmental regulations; and collaborating with architects, engineers and other construction specialists to ensure timely delivery of projects.

With over 20 years’ experience working for such notable firms as Trammell Crow Company ( Vice President) and Boston Properties ( Senior Construction Manager), Gretchen has been involved in every facet of development and construction management. Prior to joining The Davis Companies, she held the position of Senior Program Manager at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA, where she was responsible for managing permitting, environment and infrastructure planning, and pre-construction for a $360 Million semi-conductor laboratory and micro-integration facility. In addition to the Firms above, Gretchen worked for Community Builders as a Construction Manager and for Shawmut Design and Construction as Project Executive. Her depth of experience with complex construction and development projects makes her well suited to handle the development and construction challenges at our Firm.

Gretchen holds a Master Degree in Emergency Management from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Economics from Boston University. She also holds Certificates in Real Estate Finance and Development from MIT, Building and Construction Technology from Northeastern University and Environment Management from Bentley College.

In addition, Gretchen is a LEED Accredited Professional and holds a Massachusetts construction supervisor’s license. She is a member of CREW Boston. Gretchen is also an Instructor, Project Management, Boston University Center for Professional Education, and is a Board Member of All Hands & Hearts Smart Response, Inc.

Jeffrey O'Neill

President

Condyne

Jeffrey O’Neill is President of Condyne Capital Partners which he has helped grow to become the

region’s premier vertically integrated real estate development firm.  His responsibilities include

sourcing opportunities with tenants, businesses, and companies looking to expand or enter new

facilities. He is also responsible for the development and maintenance of capital relationships with

lenders, joint venture partners, and high net worth equity investors. He spends a great amount of

time fostering the firm’s growth through his network of established relationships within the real estate

brokerage community, economic development agencies and municipalities where the firm transacts.

His management responsibilities include oversight of all operating companies, financial engineering

and reporting to all stakeholders.

He has been responsible for the development, acquisition, design, and construction of over 20

million square feet of various real estate properties throughout New England with his primary

concentration in industrial. He has placed in excess of a combined $1.5 billion of capital both debt

and equity into real estate opportunities.

Today, Condyne is developing Massachusetts newest industrial park in Norton, MA of approximately

1.2m SF consisting of high bay fulfillment centers. Condyne is a vertically integrated firm providing

design, engineering, construction, property management and asset management services. With a

history in cold storage Condyne also develops food properties throughout the New England region.

Condyne takes a consultive role with many of its Tenants assisting in facility design, material

handling layout and today’s green energy initiatives.

O’Neill is also a Principal and Managing Partner of Polar Design Build, Inc. a full-service design-build

construction management firm specializing in ground up construction of large industrial facilities,

warehouses, multi-temperature facilities, auto dealerships as well as tenant improvements within

existing facilities. Polar Design undertakes most of Condyne’s design-build needs.

Prior to the commencement of Condyne’s real estate development business, O’Neill founded

Condyne Logistics, a full-service transportation company that he later divested. He also worked at

Condyne Freezers, a public refrigerated warehouse company, where he was responsible for sales

and new business growth. O’Neill is a co-founder of the “Big Game Battle” a charity fishing

tournament that takes place on an annual basis in Nantucket and has raised funds for nonprofit

organizations such as Juvenile Diabetes, Rhett Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Boys and Girls Club of

Dorchester, ALS, Nantucket S.T.A.R. and many more.

His personal interests include offshore sport fishing, and coaching ice hockey. O’Neill was a member

of Boston College Ice Hockey team from 1987-1991.

Brittany Gesner

Principal

VHB

Brittany serves as VHB’s New England Industrial Team Leader and dedicates her time to ensuring VHB is actively building relationships with industrial clients, tracking, and prepositioning for industrial opportunities. She provides quality assurance to industrial development projects to ensure VHB is always delivering excellence for their clients. She manages projects providing site/civil, permitting, traffic, and environmental services for industrial developments, including warehouse, last-mile distribution, manufacturing, cold-storage and GMP facilities.

Greg Sampson

Moderator

Sullivan & Worcester

Greg is a real estate, land use, and environmental attorney with more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions, including significant experience in the planning, design, permitting and development of contaminated properties and similarly challenging sites, as well as renewable energy and infrastructure projects. His practice covers all aspects of real estate development, including acquisitions/dispositions, entitlement, and financing, including construction loans, refinancing, workouts, and tax credit supported lending. As part of this work, he regularly represents clients throughout the permitting and public approval process at the federal, state, and local levels on issues related to zoning and land use, wetlands and waterways, environmental policy acts, sustainability and climate change.

Before practicing as an attorney, Greg worked for approximately 10 years as a Project Manager/Senior Environmental Planner for BSC Group, Inc. in Boston, where he managed multi-disciplinary land development and infrastructure improvement projects for private and public sector clients throughout New England. Greg is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional with Neighborhood Development specialty, and was formerly certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by the Society of Wetland Scientists. He currently serves as Chair of the City of Melrose Planning Board, and has served on the board since 2016.

Adapting To Trends

The Ins And Outs Of Cold Storage Facilities

William Manley

William Manley

CEO

Calare Properties

Ankit Bhatt

Ankit Bhatt

Head of Investments, US

Oxford Properties

Jason Grant

Jason Grant

Principal & Regional Manager

ARCO New England

Colleen Wheeler

Colleen Wheeler

East Coast Head of Industrial Asset Management

AEW

John Gaudet
Moderator

John Gaudet

Vice President, Business Development

RLS Logistics

William Manley

CEO

Calare Properties

Bill Manley founded Calare in 2003. Bill is responsible for all aspects of Calare’s business, including acquisitions, asset management, and the coordination of key business functions across the company. He is the chair of the firm’s Investment and Senior Management Committees. Before founding Calare, Bill served for five years as Executive Vice President and Head of Real Estate at REON Broadband. Prior to REON, he founded New England Commercial Realty Advisors in 1991.

Bill graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics.

Jason Grant

Principal & Regional Manager

ARCO New England

Jason Grant is a construction professional with more than 10 years of experience providing clients with turnkey design-build solutions. As President of ARCO National Construction’s New England division, Jason serves new and existing clients throughout the region, specializing in industrial ground-up facilities, expansions, and tenant improvements.

Jason co-founded ARCO’s Boston-based office in 2018 and has played an integral role in its growth. Under his leadership, the division has expanded from serving local projects to partnering with national clients, opened an Albany, New York, office to deepen its regional presence, and broadened its expertise into emerging sectors, including aviation. ARCO is a national design-build general contractor specializing in the design and construction of industrial, life science, commercial, and manufacturing facilities throughout New England and nationwide.

Colleen Wheeler

East Coast Head of Industrial Asset Management

AEW

Colleen Wheeler is the East Coast Head of Industrial Asset Management with 10 years of experience in the real estate industry. She is directly responsible for driving growth in AEW’s $12.9 billion industrial portfolio across 79 million square feet. She holds a B.S. from Babson College and a Real Estate Finance & Development Certificate from MIT Center for Real Estate.

WHY THIS MATTERS

What You'll Learn:

  • How the surge in demand for industrial space is impacting take-up, lease requirements, rental trends, and land values for the Big Box.

  • What type of deals are getting financed and what lenders are looking for when converting existing assets.

  • The future of GMP and last-mile hubs and how it can be integrated further into the urban core.

  • The building specs modifications and flexibility required to accommodate life science and eCommerce users.

  • The most appropriate building types equipped for cold stage conversion and strategies to minimize the cost of cold storage fit-outs and systems.

How you'll do more business: With limited space available and increasing demand for industrial real estate, gain exclusive insight into the opportunities, strategies, and solutions to accommodate the need for flexible, central, and bio-ready industrial space. We will also delve into the rising trend of cold storage facilities, what it takes to build them and how to capitalize on them.

Who attends: Investors, owners, developers, lenders, logistics companies, brokers, occupiers, planners, contractors, architects and advisors.

What does your ticket get you: Digital summit tickets include multiple hours of content and access to 3 virtual networking opportunities including direct messaging with other attendees, the ability to request and host video meetings and 3-minute video-enabled speed networking to make deals happen.

Why should you attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to 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 us.

Agenda

Time Activity
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Pre-Event Networking
3:30 PM
4:15 PM
Finding Value In A Resilient Asset Class: A Boston Industrial Investment Snapshot
4:15 PM
4:45 PM
Speed Networking
4:45 PM
5:30 PM
Adapting to Trends: The Ins and Outs of Cold Storage Facilities
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
The Race for Space: Accommodating Demand For Ecommerce & Biomanufacturing Space Users
6:15 PM
6:45 PM
Post-Panel Speed Networking

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