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A Major Projects Update

From Fenton to Wade V

Andy Andrews

Andy Andrews

Chairman & CEO

Dominion Realty Partners

David Ravin

David Ravin

CEO

Northwood Ravin

Jenkins Williamson

Jenkins Williamson

Co-Founder

Columbia Development

Billie Redmond

Billie Redmond

Founder

TradeMark Properties

Nick Hathaway

Nick Hathaway

Partner

Hathaway Development

Cristi Lewis
Moderator

Cristi Lewis

Partner

CohnReznick

Andy Andrews

Chairman & CEO

Dominion Realty Partners

As CEO of Dominion Realty Partners, LLC Andy oversees development, acquisitions, strategic planning, construction and financing of eco-friendly commercial and residential projects throughout North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. Prior to creating Dominion Realty Partners, Andy joined Daniel Corporation in 1987 and served as Senior Vice-President while overseeing the Southeast and Mid Atlantic regions for that company.

Over the past ten years, Dominion Realty Partners, LLC has developed and acquired over two billion dollars worth of commercial office buildings, multi-family communities, high-rise condominium projects and mixed-use developments throughout the Southeast region.

Before entering the real estate field, Andy played on the World Professional Tennis Tour (ATP) for five years. Andy won over nineteen professional titles and reached the semifinals in doubles of the US Open and the doubles finals of the Australian Open. Andy is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and played collegiate tennis at North Carolina State University. His recent awards and designations include: Two-time All American and All ACC in Tennis at North Carolina State University, Two-time past President of Raleigh Racquet Club and five year Board Member, Member of North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, George Whitfield Hall of Fame inductee, Mary Milam Lifetime Tennis Achievement Award Winner, 2011 North Carolina Tennis Association President’s Award recipient, 2013 -2014 USTA National Board of Directors - Delegate at Large, USTA Southern section Delegate at Large, Secretary of the Board of Directors USTA Southern Section, USTA Junior Competition Committee member, USTA Varsity Collegiate Committee member, Chairman of NAIOP Urban Redevelopment Forum, Two-Time President of Triangle Area Office Building Association and Chairman of NC Tennis Association Capital Association Campaign. During the past seven years Andy has raised over $9,000,000 for tennis programs, facilities and opportunities for those less fortunate. Andy resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Carol and their children, Rhyne and Alex.

David Ravin

CEO

Northwood Ravin

As President & CEO of Northwood Ravin LLC, David manages the day-to-day operations of the company and works witht he senior management teams in establishing and implementing strategic goald and initiatives. Northwood Ravin concentrates on developing, constructing, and managing luxury for-rent and for-sale infill and mixed-use housing throughout the Southeast. David previously worked at Crosland for 14 years and served as President of Crossland Residential which operated a multi-family protfolio of over 48 communities with a market

Jenkins Williamson

Co-Founder

Columbia Development

Jenkins began his career in 1999 at EDENS, where Jenkins managed a Southeastern U.S. portfolio of shopping centers. Since cofounding Columbia Development, Jenkins has been involved in all facets of retail and mixed use development from inception to completion, including site selection, contract negotiation, re-zoning and entitlements, lease negotiation, project capitalization, budgeting, scheduling, asset stabilization, and disposition. Jenkins is involved in forging strategic partnerships for Columbia Development, as well as corporate planning and company management. To name a few, Jenkins has been involved in projects with Lowe’s Home Improvement, Costco, Walmart, Harris Teeter, The Home Depot, Target, Wegmans, Verizon Wireless, USAA, Publix, The Fresh Market, Hobby Lobby, Chipotle, AT&T, Starbucks, and Panera Bread. In recent years, Jenkins has spent much of this time working with the Columbia Development team on its FENTON project, a 2.5 million square foot mixed use project in Cary, NC. Jenkins is a graduate of the University of Georgia, an Eagle Scout, and enjoys spending time and traveling with his family. In addition, Jenkins is also an avid runner of roads and trails and enjoys spending time on the water, backpacking, golf, and sport shooting.

Billie Redmond

Founder

TradeMark Properties

Billie Redmond is a native North Carolinian, growing up in the small

textile town of Eden. Billie founded TradeMark Properties, the

largest, woman-owned, boutique commercial real estate company

in the Triangle. TradeMark Properties provides leasing, brokerage

and property management services to their clients to maximize the

value of their real estate investments and business objectives.

Named one of the Top 20 CEO’s in the Triangle in 2016 by Triangle

Business Journal, Billie also received the Pillar Award at their 2015

SPACE Awards. Billie also received the 2011 Triangle Business

Journal Legacy Award, which recognizes leaders who have

helped shape the Triangle through their business and community

endeavors. She received the TCREW Impact Award, the first

women to receive the prestigious award. In 2006, Billie was named

Realtor of the year by the Triangle Commercial Association of

Realtors. She has received the Triangle Business Journal’s Women

in Business Award and the Lifetime Achievement award for Women

in Business 2008, been named to the Business Leader Impact list,

and been named Tar Heel of the Week by The News and Observer,

as well as being recognized as one of Business Leader Magazine’s

Women Extraordinaire. In 2005, Billie was inducted into the

YWCA’s Academy of Women for her efforts to empower women

and eliminate racism.

In May 2011, Billie completed 10 years of service to the WakeMed

Health and Hospitals Board of Directors, the last two as Chair. She

serves on the Board of Directors of Paragon Commercial Bank and

the Carolina Hurricanes Kid’s n Community Foundation Board.

Currently, she is Chair of the Governor and General Assembly

appointed Education & Workforce Innovation Commission, focused

on educational transformation across North Carolina.

She is a past chair of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

where she served an unprecedented extended term. She served

as the Co-Chair of the Wake County Citizens Facility Advisory

committee, evaluating the Wake County capital improvement

program and implementation strategies.

Billie is a member of Pleasant Grove Church and is the Assistant

Supervisor of the Children’s Program for Bible Study Fellowship

International. She is married and has three children.

Nick Hathaway

Partner

Hathaway Development

Nick Hathaway joined Hathaway Development Partners in 2007 after working in multi-family brokerage for

multiple years. During that time, he was responsible for underwriting, market analysis and financial analysis,

within a team that focused on institutional grade multi-family transactions at Marcus and Millichap. Nick then

went on to close approximately $80M worth of multi-family assets as a standalone agent. Nick has also

represented principals in land acquisitions of a broker. Nick Hathaway attended NYU and Kennesaw State

University with a focus on Business Management and Economics.

While working at Hathaway Development as Director of Development Nick worked with the development

team to lead all new development projects from initial concept planning through construction completion.

Nick has been responsible for developing a conceptual plan for each new development, preparing and

managing construction and working internally with HD and Hathaway Constructions Services with budgets

and schedules, coordinating all of Hathaway Developments in-house resources, and managing external

design/construction/municipal relationships acting as Hathaway Developments representative. Nick and the

Development company are heavily involved in the initial due diligence, preconstruction planning and design

phases, obtaining necessary approvals for zoning and permitting, and remains actively engaged in the

oversight of construction performance and draw administration until final certificates of occupancy have

been granted.

Nick and the entire Hathaway Development company have worked together to successfully develop

multifamily projects ranging from Texas throughout the Carolinas.

Cristi Lewis

Moderator

CohnReznick

Cristi Lewis is an audit partner based in CohnReznick’s Charlotte office. She is a member of the firm’s Construction Industry Practice. Cristi has more than 15 years of public accounting experience encompassing financial statement audits, accounting, business consulting, agreed upon procedures engagements, regulatory compliance and benefit plan audits. Her industry experience includes construction contractors, commercial real estate, residential multi-family housing, and governmental agencies (including PHAs). She has also worked with many small business clients.

Throughout her career, Cristi has been tasked with planning and performing audit, tax, and agreed upon procedures engagements while also providing training, supervision and work reviews for audit associates. She has extensive experience planning and executing audits in compliance with GAGAS, HUD audit guidelines, and OMB A-133. Her real estate and construction industry experience includes commercial and multi-family residential, land development, specialty contractors and property management. She has also worked extensively on due diligence engagements for an SEC client relative to the acquisition of contractors across the country.

Education:

B.S., Accounting – University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Future of the Triangle

How Can Developers Help To Retain the Triangle's Young Talent Pool?

Jeff Bandini

Jeff Bandini

Associate Vice Chancellor, Real Estate & Development

North Carolina State University

Scott Selig

Scott Selig

Associate Vice President

Duke University

Rob Coleman

Rob Coleman

Director, Real Estate

Greystar

Kathy Gigac

Kathy Gigac

Director, Tenant Advisory Services

Colliers International

Jeff Benson

Jeff Benson

President

Dilweg Companies

Ronald Wainwright, Jr.
Moderator

Ronald Wainwright, Jr.

Partner, Tax Services

Cherry Bekaert

Jeff Bandini

Associate Vice Chancellor, Real Estate & Development

North Carolina State University

Jeff manages the university’s office of Real Estate & Development and oversees the use, management, leasing and development of the university’s real estate portfolio, including Centennial Campus. Jeff practiced law in Raleigh for 18 years prior to joining NC State, focusing on commercial and residential real estate development, public/private partnerships, infrastructure development and land use and zoning.

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Bachelor of Arts in History with Highest Honors, Master in Regional Planning (Land Use and Transportation) and Juris Doctor

Favorite City: New York, New York

Scott Selig

Associate Vice President

Duke University

Scott Selig is the Associate Vice President of Capital Assets and Real Estate for Duke University. Scott has 30 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors of the commercial real industry.

Scott is charged with developing and implementing the overall real estate strategy for Duke University and the Duke University Health System. Scott is acting in the lead role for Duke University regarding the development and implementation of the Durham Innovation District and American Tobacco and other real estate and economic development missions. In addition, Scott is responsible for the asset management of the Washington Duke Inn, a 271-room, 4 –star hotel and executive meeting center.

The Real Estate Office portfolio contains more than 300 leases encompassing approximately 3.5 Million square feet of office, medical clinic, laboratory and warehouse space.

Scott holds an MBA from Duke University and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Rob Coleman

Director, Real Estate

Greystar

Mr. Coleman is currently responsible for the successful operations of multifamily assets in North Carolina. Rob joined Greystar in 2018 and he has broad multifamily experience including management, development, construction and brokerage. Prior to joining Greystar Rob was the Sr. Vice President with Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales based in the Carolinas. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Rob served as Vice President of Operations at Bell Partners Inc. He was responsible for the management and operational success of nearly 15 thousand units across southeastern markets. During his tenure he oversaw a variety of assets including lease-up, high-rise, mid-rise, mixed use, garden and value add. Mr. Coleman previously worked in the Development, Construction and Management Divisions at Trammell Crow Residential from 2000 to 2009 where he developed multifamily assets in North Carolina and South Carolina. Rob is a graduate of North Carolina State University and he lives in Apex, NC with his wife Danielle and two children.

Kathy Gigac

Director, Tenant Advisory Services

Colliers International

Kathy Gigac is leader of the Raleigh-Durham Tenant Advisory Team and has consistently been recognized as a top producer by both Colliers Raleigh and the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors. She has over 20 years of experience in the NC market and has executed numerous top lease and headquarters transactions around the market. Kathy has represented local and corporate clients in repeat transactions including Quintiles (300,000 SF), First National Bank (45,000 SF), Avalara (+40,000 SF), Progress Software (40,000 SF), Intel (+20,000 SF), Industrious (20,000 SF), Pentair, HNTB and many other financial and professional service firms.

Jeff Benson

President

Dilweg Companies

Jeff joined the organization in September of 2014 and is responsible for supervising all of the firm’s operations and legal activities. He serves on the Leadership Committee and the Investment Committee. Prior to joining The Dilweg Companies, Jeff practiced law for 21 years in the real estate department of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, where he represented real estate investors, developers, operators and lenders . He received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law. Additionally, Jeff earned his M.A. from Duke University School of Public Policy and his B.A. from Middlebury College.

Ronald Wainwright, Jr.

Moderator

Cherry Bekaert

Leadership Role:National Leader, Federal Credits & Accounting Methods

Education: B.S. in Accounting, Auburn University; Master of Taxation, Georgetown University, highest honors; Advanced Business Advisor Program, University of Chicago.

A Tax Partner with more than 25 years of experience in the area of taxation, Ron serves a diverse client base including multi-national, public and closely held companies. Clients who rely on Ron’s guidance inhabit a number of industries including manufacturing, distribution, technology and life sciences, real estate and construction, and private equity. Based in the Firm’s Raleigh office, Ron guides clients through a number of taxation matters including international and domestic tax provisions, FIN 48, tax controversy and complex transactional matters. National Leader of Cherry Bekaert’s Credits & Accounting Methods practice, Ron has extensive practical experience bringing value to clients. He is also a member of THInc, the Firm’s specialty practice focused on guiding growth through innovation. Clients in the Technology, Health & Life Sciences, and Industrial sectors depend on Ron to help them maximize opportunities for innovation.

Prior to joining Cherry Bekaert, Ron was a Tax Partner with an international firm for ten years, followed by several years with a regional firm. During his career, Ron spent seven years in a national tax role in Washington, D.C., focusing on domestic and international tax issues, mergers and acquisitions and IRS tax controversy matters.

Summary

1. Will Raleigh-Durham's supply be able to keep up with the region's growing demand?

2. What major office tenants are moving in - and out - of Raleigh-Durham?

3. What other asset classes are on the rise in the area? 

4. How can Raleigh-Durham become the ultimate live-work-play destination for its growing population?

5. With construction costs steadily on the rise, how can developers creatively finance their booming projects? 

Venue

Raleigh Marriott City Center
500 Fayetteville St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Ballroom: University Ballroom/ 1st Floor


Self-Parking $3 Per Hour or $12 Overnight
Valet $18 Per Day or $30 Overnight

Agenda

Time Activity
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
A Major Projects Update
4:45 PM
5:30 PM
Future of the Triangle
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
More Networking!