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Centerstone at Tysons

Centerstone at Tysons

1550 Westbranch Drive was acquired in July, 2015 by a joint venture between Rubenstein Partners and Griffith Properties. Previously leased in its entirety to MITRE Corporation, the new ownership set in motion a major repositioning plan that has ultimately brought this project back to life.

The newly renovated six-story, 150,000 square foot office building is repositioned as a true “Class-A” with its elegantly renovated lobby, state-of-the-art fitness studio, conferencing and cyber café. Additional enhancements include all common areas, bathrooms and upgraded landscaping. Centerstone at Tysons is fully available and offers businesses a unique headquarter location with its multiple signage opportunities, efficient floor plates and cost-effective rents. Centerstone is one of the best remaining large blocks of contiguous space left in Tysons.

Speakers and Panels

Remarks from the Podium

Sharon Bulova
Keynote

Sharon Bulova

Chairman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Reynolds

Regional President

United Bank

Sharon Bulova

Chairman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Sharon Bulova is honored to serve her third term as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She was first elected Chairman in a special election in 2009, and previously served as the Braddock District Supervisor from 1988-2009. Sharon believes an informed and engaged community is a well-served constituency. It is important that the community has a place at the table when decisions are being made. Community engagement is essential to striking the right balance between keeping taxes affordable and protecting the quality of life and services we value. A Northern Virginia resident since 1966, Sharon lives in Fairfax with her husband Lou DeFalaise. Together, they have four adult children and seven grandchildren.

Kevin Reynolds

Regional President

United Bank

Kevin Reynolds is Executive Vice President and Regional President, Director of Sales for United Bank, a subsidiary of United Bankshares, Inc. with $14 billion in assets and over 80 branches in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Formerly president and director of sales for Cardinal Financial Corporation, Kevin joined United Bank in April 2017, following its acquisition of Cardinal Bank. Prior to establishing Cardinal Bank with a select group of community bankers in 1998, he held executive and management positions with several leading area financial institutions, including George Mason Bank and American Security Bank.

Kevin’s volunteer efforts, business expertise, and hands-on support have helped organizations throughout the area raise funds and awareness for their causes. His contributions have made a difference to organizations as diverse as the American Heart Association, Cornerstones, The Economic Club of Washington, DC, Rotary International, The Gladney Center for Adoption, Children’s Science Center, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Special Olympics, Homestretch and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Foundation. He serves as chairman of the United Cardinal Classic, an annual golf tournament that has raised $5.3 million to benefit Inova Kellar Center and community organizations around the area.

Kevin’s contributions toward improving the quality of life in the region are widely recognized and reflect his years of service and dedication. He was elected board chairman of the 2015 World Police & Fire Games, the second largest multi-sport event in the world, surpassed only by the Summer Olympic Games. He was awarded the 2012 Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive of the Year for Large Businesses, and was finalist for the 2012 Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Executive Leader of the Year. Kevin was named the 2010 Business Citizen of the Year by the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce and was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2009 as one of Washington’s most outstanding fundraising volunteers. That same year, he was honored by Leadership Fairfax with a Regional Leadership Award for fundraising leadership.

A graduate of The College of William and Mary, Reynolds earned an MBA in Finance/Business from The George Washington University. He lives in Oakton, Virginia with his wife, Stacey, their two children, and two golden retrievers.

Fairfax County State of the Market

How Are Developers Transforming Suburban Office & Attracting Investment & What Is the Future of Fairfax Industrial?

Chris Auth

Chris Auth

VP & Head of ​DC Region

PS Business Parks

Aaron Georgelas

Aaron Georgelas

Managing Partner

The Georgelas Group

Joshua Simon

Joshua Simon

Principal

KLNB

Stephen Evans

Stephen Evans

Director

Rubenstein Partners

Sara Mariska
Moderator

Sara Mariska

Of Counsel

Womble, Bond, Dickinson

Chris Auth

VP & Head of ​DC Region

PS Business Parks

Christopher Auth joined PS Business Parks in 2006 as a Senior Leasing Director in charge of leasing for the Maryland Region portfolio. He was promoted to Portfolio Manager, Maryland Region in 2010 where he helped oversee all leasing and property management operations. In 2013, his role expanded as he assumed the Regional Manager, Leasing role for the entire 6.5M square foot Washington Metro Division. In 2014, Mr. Auth was appointed to his current role as Vice President -

Washington Metro Division where he oversees all leasing, management and strategic decisions for the Washington Metro portfolio. A Washington DC native, Mr. Auth earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA where he studied Economics and was a four year member of the Division I-AA football team. After college, he worked for six years in the financial services industry, including John Hancock Financial Services. Mr. Auth spent eight years with a regional real estate owner/developer, Cummings Properties in Woburn, MA as a property manager and leasing director

Aaron Georgelas

Managing Partner

The Georgelas Group

Mr. Georgelas, Managing Partner, is responsible for all mixed use development activity in the Mid-Atlantic region. He joined The Georgelas Group in 2000. Mr. Georgelas has over 10 years of real estate development experience in the Washington D.C. area. As development manager he successfully led the first mixed use entitlement case under Arlington County's newly adopted Form Base Code. Mr. Georgelas manages the acquisition, entitlement, financing and development of The Georgelas Group's ambitious mixed use and transit oriented developments. Mr. Georgelas is actively involved in the community and currently sits on numerous boards including: The Washington Airports Taskforce, The Dulles Corridor Rail Association, and is Chairman of The Board of Tysons Tomorrow.

Joshua Simon

Principal

KLNB

Josh Simon joined KLNB in the Summer of 2011 after 3 years at Grubb & Ellis Company. Mr. Simon assists local and national clients in Northern Virginia with their office and industrial space requirements. He represents both Institutional and Private ownership groups, advising them on their portfolio, and providing a comprehensive real estate strategy. He also consults a wide variety of Tenants in the market, ranging from government contractors, technology firms, and associations to those within financial and legal sectors. He helps these organizations by creating a plan which includes financial analyses, acquisitions, dispositions, lease and sale negotiations.

Stephen Evans

Director

Rubenstein Partners

Stephen D. Evans is a 25-year veteran of the real estate business and a native Washingtonian. Over his career, Steve has developed and acquired investments on the East Coast totaling more than $1 billion and asset managed over 2.5 million square feet. His breadth of real estate activities has been extremely wide ranging — investing in development, value-add and core asset classes. Steve developed the first “big box” retail project in New York City, a Costco on Staten Island that he still owns with partners, and has acquired assets in greater Washington, D.C., Raleigh, Nashville and Atlanta.

Currently, Steve runs the Washington, D.C. office of Rubenstein Partners, a fund manager with about $1 billion in invested and committed capital, and is responsible for spearheading acquisition and asset management efforts in the greater Washington, D.C. area – from Baltimore to Richmond – and also covers Nashville. This is Steve’s “second tour” with Rubenstein, as previously he ran development for its predecessor company.

Prior to Rubenstein Partners, Steve has held senior management positions with several national and regional investors, such as KBS, Lowe Enterprises and Carr Properties. Steve graduated from Vanderbilt University.

Sara Mariska

Moderator

Womble, Bond, Dickinson

Sara is an experienced land use & zoning lawyer. She has worked in all phases of the land use and development process, including rezoning, special permit, and special exception and variance applications. Sara has represented land owners, developers, businesses and community non-profits in land use and zoning matters in the counties of Fairfax and Arlington, as well as the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna and the Town of Herndon. Her projects have ranged from mixed-use, office, retail and multi-family residential developments to hotels, assisted living facilities and service stations.

Sara gained invaluable experience in land use and zoning law while working for Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Member, Sharon Bulova.

A native of Fairfax County, Sara is active in the community. She is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Fairfax's Emerging Leaders Program and remains active in the organization. Sara previously served as a board member for Langley Residential Support Services and now serves as a board member for the Arlington YMCA and Good Shepherd Housing.

Experience:

· Obtained approval of a 67-acre mixed-use residential and retail community comprised of approximately 955 dwelling units in the western part of Fairfax County.

· Obtained approval of a 350-unit multifamily building on Richmond Highway in the Commercial Revitalization District of Fairfax County.

· Obtained approval for an 85-unit assisted living facility that involved preservation of the historic Silas Burke House in Fairfax County.

· Assisted with entitlements for 33-acre mixed-use office and retail development in southeastern Fairfax County. Approval process involved adaptive reuse of construction demolition and debris landfill for new 36-acre recreation facility adjacent to the mixed-use center.

· Obtained approval for a 15-acre office park comprised of approximately 1 million square feet in proximity to the Springfield Metro Station in Fairfax County.

Future of Fairfax County

Where is Fairfax's New Frontier & Should You Be Investing?

Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

Senior EVP

Combined Properties

Bailey Edelson

Bailey Edelson

SVP, Development

JBG Smith

Joe Ritchey

Joe Ritchey

Executive Vice President

Transwestern Mid-Atlantic

Carlos Heard

Carlos Heard

Vice President, Acquisitions & Development

B. F. Saul Company

Jim Perry

Jim Perry

Regional Partner

Elm Street Development

Richard Samit

Richard Samit

Founder and CEO

Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services

Lynne Strobel
Moderator

Lynne Strobel

Partner

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

Andrew McIntyre

Senior EVP

Combined Properties

Andrew Mcintyre is charged with overseeing and leading the asset management function of CPI’s growing residential and mixed-use portfolio while continuing his responsibilities of furthering the company’s development and S.A.M. Strategies. Through Mr. Mcintyre’s leadership and years of experience, CPI has successfully realized its long-term vision of redeveloping existing shopping centers into vibrant mixed-use residential projects.

Prior to joining Combined Properties, Mr. McIntyre was the Senior Vice President of Development and Construction for Penzance. Before Penzance he was Vice President of Development at The JBG Companies, Project Manager for PN Hoffman and a Project Engineer for Clark Construction.

Mr. McIntyre received his BS in Building Construction from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He has served on the boards of the DC chapter of Habitat for Humanity and Canal Park in SE Washington, DC. He is an active member of ULI , the Northern Virginia chapter of NAIOP and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Bailey Edelson

SVP, Development

JBG Smith

Ms. Edelson has over 12 years of real estate experience including acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing, and 3rd party joint ventures. She is currently involved in projects in McLean and Reston, Virginia as well as several projects in close-in, suburban Maryland, with a focus on mixed-use, infill developments at transit-oriented sites. Ms. Edelson serves on the Boards of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance, the Literacy Lab and is a member of the Junior League of Washington. B.A., Urban Studies, Brown University; M.B.A., McDonough Scholar, McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Joe Ritchey

Executive Vice President

Transwestern Mid-Atlantic

TRANSWESTERN ROLE

Executive Vice President Joe Ritchey specializes in leasing the office components of

urban mixed-use developments in Northern Virginia.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Joe joined Transwestern in 2018. As founder and principal of real estate brokerage and

consulting firm Prospective, Inc., he spent a significant portion of his career representing

Boston Properties in leasing the 3 million-square-foot office component of internationally

recognized Reston Town Center in Reston, Virginia. This vibrant, urban mixed-used

development, which opened in 1990, includes over 450,000 square feet of retail

amenities.

In addition to his work for Boston Properties, Joe has also represented Mobil Land

Development Corporation (Reston, Virginia), Hazel/Peterson Companies (Fair Lakes,

Virginia) and the Walt Disney Imagineering (Celebration, Florida) in leasing and

consulting on the office components of large-scale mixed-use developments.

Joe is an enthusiastic community-builder, place-maker, and ambassador of the arts. He

worked to support a thriving arts scene at Reston Town Center. In 2007, he founded

Public Art Reston, which implemented a Public Art Master Plan for Reston.

Carlos Heard

Vice President, Acquisitions & Development

B. F. Saul Company

Carlos Heard is Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for the B. F. Saul Organization in Bethesda, Maryland. His responsibilities include pursuing acquisition and development targets, seeking entitlements, and development management.

Carlos was previously with Chevy Chase Bank from 1998 to 2009, where he managed a commercial real estate lending team and a commercial interest rate derivatives business line. Prior to his time at Chevy Chase Bank, Carlos completed an internship with the Federation of European Stock Exchanges in Brussels, Belgium, and worked as an economist for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Heard is Vice President of the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation board of directors, and is an active member of NAIOP and Urban Land Institute.

Carlos holds a Bachelor’s degree from Goucher College in Economics and French and a Master of Science in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University.

Jim Perry

Regional Partner

Elm Street Development

Jim has been with Elm Street Development for over 30 years and has developed a wide range of

residential and mixed-use projects throughout the Washington metropolitan region. His residential

projects have featured multifamily units, townhouses, and single family homes, and ranged in price for

affordable dwelling units to multi-million dollar estate homes. Mixed-use projects have combined

residential units with retail, office, and institutional uses. Jim has a depth of experience in all aspects of

the development process, including site design, product development, entitlements, engineering,

financing, construction, and sales and marketing. Current responsibilities include initiating new

development projects in Fairfax County, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria, and overseeing all

of Elm Street Development’s operations in Virginia. Jim has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech

and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

Richard Samit

Founder and CEO

Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services

Starting a company before the age of 30 is a feat that some would consider a pipe dream; to Rich Samit, it was just one of his steps on his life’s journey, which he took in 1995 when he founded Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services. When he first started in real estate, his eagerness to learn and his passion for people and relationships formed what would be the core values for Fraser Forbes. Rich believes that land is just dirt until you connect the right people to dream up a vision which results in building transformational communities. His enthusiasm for watching projects come to life from the ground up translates across all aspects of his career – his entrepreneurial intuition and strategic guidance has led to the sustained success of Fraser Forbes, our team, our clients and their projects. As the leading brokerage and advisory firm supporting ground-up development in the DC MSA, Rich leads the charge of a team that has put together several hundred transactions, totaling more than $6 billion in value and accounting for over 200 billion square feet of residential and commercial density. Rich is widely recognized as a subject matter expert in the industry, and frequently presents on regional real estate panels. He has been featured in numerous publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Bisnow, the Washington Business Journal and Globe St. Real estate is not Rich’s only passion. His commitment to supporting others is paramount in both his business and personal life. As a husband, father, and friend, Rich dedicates himself to personal development and growth through organizations such as Young Presidents’ Organization, the Conscious Leadership Group and others.

Lynne Strobel

Moderator

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

A native of Fairfax County, Lynne has been with WCL&W since graduating from law school in 1988. She is experienced in all phases of the land use and development process in Fairfax County and surrounding jurisdictions including Fairfax City, Falls Church, and the Towns of Vienna and Herndon. Lynne specializes in land use and zoning issues for commercial, residential, and mixed-use development and has extensive experience with special permit, special exception, and variance applications. Over the years, Lynne has developed an extensive practice representing non-profits, including numerous places of worship and schools

Summary

1. With so much activity focused on Tysons and Reston, where is the new frontier for Fairfax County development?

2. How is the booming industrial market impacting the commercial real estate market and regional economy?

3. Which budding Silver Line developments should you be keeping an eye on?

4. How have developers lured attractive retail tenants into their projects?

5. As developers convert suburban office parks into urban environments, how much success have they seen?

Venue

Centerstone at Tysons
1550 Westbranch Drive
McLean, VA 22102

Floor: 6th Floor


Combination surface lot and parking garage next to building

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Breakfast, Coffee & Networking
12:30 PM
1:10 PM
Fairfax County State of the Market

How Are Developers Transforming Suburban Office & Attracting Investment & What Is the Future of Fairfax Industrial?

1:10 PM
1:15 PM
Networking Break
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Future of Fairfax County

Where Does Opportunity Lie In Fairfax & How Will Development Shape the Region?

2:00 PM
2:30 PM
More Networking!