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Fireside Chat: Code Shifts, Enforcement and Common Pitfalls for the Building Community
Latest in successful municipal collaboration and an outlook on potential shifts in policy
Shannon Frye
Executive Director & UDO Administrator
CLT Development Center, City of Charlotte
Patrick Granson
Director of Code Enforcement
Mecklenburg County
Noah Soven
VP
The NRP Group
Construction: Cost, Collaboration & Creativity
An outlook on technology, delivery methods and combatting elevated costs
Wade Miller
Founder
Copper Builders
Joshua Zilke
President
Benco Construction
Robert Werhane
Managing Director, Capital Markets
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA)
Tyler James
SVP, Construction Property Brokerage Leader
NFP
Jon Finney
VP, Construction
NRP Group
Peet Poillon
Senior Advisor
NFP
Next Development Frontier
Site selection, opportunity zones, underdeveloped areas and assets to maximize returns
Todd Collins
CEO
Red Hill Ventures
Ben Yorker
Partner, Development
Northwood Ravin
Craig Miller
Senior Managing Director
The Spectrum Companies
Robert Memory
Department Manager Utility Engineering & Coordination
Colliers Engineering & Design
Matthew Jordan
Partner
Longleaf Law Partners
Additional Participating Speakers
Dominic DePizzol
Creative Solutions Specialist
PhoxOne
Why You Should Attend This Event
What You'll Learn:
What creative project delivery methods are currently being employed to trim project cost in the current development pipeline?
What new technology and advancements are being implemented to enhance speed of delivery?
How is the renewal of the Federal Opportunity Zone program diversifying the sites being considered for the next wave of developments?
Which area locations are underdeveloped, and which asset types are most in demand?
How are local policies around building codes and the UDO being adjusted and managed to ease project completion processes?
Given the interest rate, trade, tariff, and economic uncertainty of 2025 - how are financing and fundraising for projects into 2026 faring?
How You'll Do More Business:
The Queen City region has seen tremendous real estate growth, with major attention paid to the market from local and institutional investors alike. Recently, challenges have arisen in project financing and execution due to a challenging financing environment, trade and tariff concerns, and a familiarization period with the 2024 UDO. The latter seems to be starting to make the difference the city intended, but alterations remain on the table as the development community continues to adjust. This event will detail upcoming adjustments being considered, will detail how active area firms are trimming project cost creatively, how the next phase of projects are being financed, and the site selection thesis behind latest investments. In all, this event will aim to provide the latest strategy in maximizing returns and keeping projects on the board to capitalize on the investment potential of this key market.
Who You'll Network With: Commercial Real Estate developers, investors, lenders, elected officials, general contractors, architects, engineers, brokers, and other industry experts.
Why You Should Attend: 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 Charlotte event producer, Brandon Elsasser, at brandon.elsasser@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact sabrina.cole@bisnow.com no later than seven business days before the event.
Agenda
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1:00 PM
2:00 PM
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Pre-Event Networking, Registration & Breakfast
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2:00 PM
2:30 PM
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Fireside Chat: Code Shifts, Enforcement and Common Pitfalls for the Building Community
-Latest in successful municipal collaboration and an outlook on potential shifts in policy |
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2:30 PM
3:15 PM
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Construction: Cost, Collaboration & Creativity to Make Projects Happen
-An outlook on technology, delivery methods, and creatively lowering cost basis |
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3:15 PM
3:45 PM
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Networking Break
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3:45 PM
4:30 PM
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Next Development Frontier
-Site selection, opportunity zones, underdeveloped areas and assets to maximize returns |
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4:30 PM
5:00 PM
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Closing Networking
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