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Chicago Repositioning and Conversions Summit

Current Conversion Trends, Design & Historic Preservation Considerations, & Investment Opportunities

Event Ended On: Wednesday November 29 2023

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Event Host

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Bell Works

Bell Works Chicagoland is the former home of the AT&T headquarters, a 150-acre corporate campus located in Hoffman Estates, IL and Chicagoland’s first ‘metroburb’ — a self-contained metropolis in suburbia. Originally built in 1990 as the Ameritech Center, Inspired by Somerset Development is transforming the 1.65-million-square-foot space into a central destination complete with offices, ground-floor retail, dining, residences, community gathering spaces, and more. The transformation will turn a vacant corporate campus into a thriving ‘Main Street’ that serves Hoffman Estates and the surrounding communities. Dirk Lohan, FAIA - who helped design the original Ameritech Center - returns to the project with design firm Wight & Company and NPZ studio+, who led the reimagining of the Bell Works New Jersey Metroburb.

Speakers and Panels

To Pivot, or Not to Pivot: Behind the Decision-Making Process Before Converting an Asset

Exploring the Financing, Zoning and Property Factors Behind Successful Conversions

Melissa Rubenstein

Melissa Rubenstein

Managing Director, JLL
Todd Mullen

Todd Mullen

Senior Associate, Daccord

All in the Details — The Challenges and Opportunities in Converting Office into Residential

A Conversations With the Owners, Architects, and GCs Getting the Job Done amidst considerations in construction, design and historic preservation

Jeffrey Breaden

Jeffrey Breaden

EVP, Asset Management & Capital Markets, The Prime Group
Jeff Reist

Jeff Reist

Project Executive, Skender
Doug Hayden

Doug Hayden

Founder, President, and CSO, Arthroto

New Repositioning Opportunities: Exploring Conversions Outside of Office to Resi

From industrial to bars to churches into housing, learn what other unique conversion opportunities lie ahead for the city of Chicago

Scott Henry

Scott Henry

Principal and CEO, Celadon Partners
Michael Schultz

Michael Schultz

Founder and Chairman, Infuse Hospitality
Ernest Wong

Ernest Wong

Founder and Principal, Site Design Group, Chair, Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Constantine Fourlas

Constantine Fourlas

President, Structures Construction
Joe Cushing
Moderator

Joe Cushing

President, Cushing

Opening Remarks

Ralph Zucker

Ralph Zucker

President, Inspired by Somerset Development
Bonnie McDonald

Bonnie McDonald

President & CEO, Landmarks Illinois

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn:

  • As office demand shrinks and buildings sit vacant, how are developers reimagining these properties to fit modern needs?
  • What submarkets and assets are ripe for conversions — and how do owners, architects, and GCs weigh whether a building is worth pivoting, versus tearing down and building net-new?
  • What are the best practices for converting buildings, and what incentives is the city of Chicago offering to owners and developers to help them pivot their assets?
  • How can investors get the best ROI when redeveloping a building?
  • What factors — be it sustainability, historic preservation, and more — are factors when considering a conversion?

 

How You'll Do More Business

As the City of Chicago unrolls a massive plan to convert underutilized but historic office buildings into multifamily and mixed-use developments, reconversions have become a hotter topic than ever. Owners are now looking at new ways to turn their old properties into useable, and sellable, spaces. But what do Chicago's top developers, investors and owners think about this practice? Enhance your business by gaining insight into upcoming adaptive reuse developments, design and preservation considerations and investment opportunities. Join us and the region's top players as we dive deep into the market and the trends impacting its growth.

 

Who Attends

Owners, developer, investors, public officials, and thought leaders working in conversions throughout Chicago

 

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Venue

Bell Works Chicago
2000 Center Dr
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192


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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
To Pivot, or Not to Pivot: Behind the Decision-Making Process Before Converting an Asset
Exploring the Financing, Zoning and Property Factors Behind Successful Conversions
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Networking Break
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
All in the Details — The Challenges and Opportunities in Converting Office into Residential
A Conversations With the Owners, Architects, and GCs Getting the Job Done amidst considerations in construction, design and historic preservation
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
New Repositioning Opportunities: Exploring Conversions Outside of Office to Resi
From industrial to bars to churches into housing, learn what other unique conversion opportunities lie ahead for the city of Chicago
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
Post-Event Networking