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Oak Pointe Logistics Center I

Oak Pointe Logistics Center I

Link Logistics recently delivered Oak Pointe Logistics Center I, a 95,059 square-foot Class A infill facility in the Meadowlands. Conveniently situated off Exit 16W of the NJ Turnpike and offering direct access to Routes 3 and 17, Oak Point Logistics Center is positioned to efficiently serve Manhattan and Greater New York, bringing important logistics space necessary for last-mile delivery in a supply-constrained market.

For additional details about this property and information on Link's two additional developments at 1200 Wall Street, slated for delivery in Q2'24, please click here.

Speakers and Panels

Building & Designing The Next Wave of Innovative, Class-A Industrial Assets

Ground-up Construction & Development

Omer Mir Ahmed

Omer Mir Ahmed

Chief Development Officer

Seagis Property Group

Liz Gabor

Liz Gabor

VP of Development

Link Logistics

Dave Fleming

Dave Fleming

President

Prism Engineering

Michael Cucchiara

Michael Cucchiara

SVP

Nexamp

Neil Ascione
Moderator

Neil Ascione

President

RC Andersen

Liz Gabor

VP of Development

Link Logistics

Liz Gabor is a Vice President of Development with Link Logistics in the Conshohocken, PA office, Liz started with Link in June 2021, works mostly on East Coast ground up projects, and is responsible for roughly $1 billion in projects. She's had a career mixed with political/government roles from the White House, Pentagon, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, that led to private development for IKEA and now Link. Now Liz juggles work and 2 very active little girls, coaching soccer, and the constant shuffle! Liz believes strongly in the professional development of women and other disadvantaged groups, and serves on Link's DEI Committee.

Michael Cucchiara

SVP

Nexamp

Mike leads Nexamp’s organic development in New York and New Jersey. Mike’s team is responsible for site organization, permitting, and internal coordination with Nexamp’s design and engineering teams – brining construction ready community solar and C/I projects to a growing pipeline of Nexamp assets.

Mike began his career as a high school biology teacher in NYC before moving into the clean energy space in 2011 with Next Step Living, a Boston based energy efficiency and residential solar sales company. Mike worked as an energy auditor, outreach/lead generation manager, and was GM of the Connecticut office in 2014.

Mike holds a B.S in biology from Colgate University and M.S. in energy management from the New York Institute of Technology. If you don’t find Mike presenting before a planning board or meeting with landowners, you might find him enjoying time with his family at youth hockey games or skiing.

Neil Ascione

Moderator

RC Andersen

Neil joined RC Andersen in 2008 as a Project Manager and currently holds the role of President. Neil has played an integral part in RC Andersen’s growth and has helped develop some of RC Andersen’s most deeply rooted client relationships.

Through his tenure at RC Andersen, Neil has managed some of RC Andersen’s marquee projects and has been responsible to fill nearly every role within the organization, from that of Superintendent, Project Manager, Project Executive, Vice President, and now President. Neil is familiar with the day-in day-out management of work, as well as the organizational processes and policies.

Prior to his time at RC Andersen, Neil held roles in the fields of construction, design, and research dating back to 2002. Neil holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Rutgers University School of Engineering. It is in this well rounded background within the industry that Neil has developed an ability to approach problems from a variety of angles and experiences.

Outside of work, Neil enjoys time with his wife and two daughters, skiing, hiking, and hockey.

Leasing Outlook & Identifying Needs of Tenants

Assessing Deal Volume & Future of Industrial Users

Lance Bergstein

Lance Bergstein

CEO

Lincoln Equities Group

Nicole Howard

Nicole Howard

VP, East Region

Dermody Properties

Teddy Wolynec

Teddy Wolynec

SVP

Clarion Partners

Elliot Ferris

Elliot Ferris

Senior Director of Leasing & Acquisitions

STRO Companies

Mitch Berkey
Moderator

Mitch Berkey

Chair, Real Estate Group

CSG/Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi

Mitch Berkey

Moderator

CSG/Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi

Mitchell Berkey is chair of the firm’s Real Estate, Development and Land

Use Group. He concentrates on all aspects of real estate ventures and

transactions, including acquisitions, sales, financing, development, leasing,

management, loan workouts, ownership restructuring and resolution of

intra-ownership disputes. His extensive background spans all asset types,

including office, retail, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use properties

in markets across the United States.

With three decades of experience on all sides of the transaction table, Mitch

brings a business-oriented approach to his legal practice. As an attorney,

he has advised institutional and entrepreneurial real estate owners,

managers, lenders, corporate real estate users and foreign governments.

As an asset manager, he was responsible for the management of a national

portfolio of office, retail, industrial and residential properties.

New Jersey Development Hot Spots: Assessing Future Growth Locations

Geographical Outlook & Most in Demand Locations

Justin Drysdale

Justin Drysdale

SVP

Brookfield

Michael Pembroke

Michael Pembroke

COO

Russo Development

Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett

Head of Development

DH Property Holdings

David Gasson

David Gasson

SVP

Premier Design & Build

Mark Schottinger

Mark Schottinger

President and Chief Legal Officer

Solar Landscape

Chris Murphy
Moderator

Chris Murphy

Partner

Murphy, Schiller & Wilkes

Michael Pembroke

COO

Russo Development

Michael J. Pembroke is primarily responsible for the leasing and marketing of Russo Development's existing 3 million square foot portfolio and new development projects throughout the region with an emphasis on Russo's mission critical development initiatives. He also serves an integral role in the company's operational and strategic planning objectives.

Since joining Russo in 2002, Michael has completed transactions totaling more than 4 million square feet including build-to-suit developments for clients such as the New York Stock Exchange, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Pepsi Bottling Group and SunGard among others. His achievements include maintaining a portfolio occupancy level of more than 97% during his tenure.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Delaware and is a member of 7x24 Exchange, the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP), the Industrial & Office Real Estate Brokerage Association (IOREBA), and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Mark Schottinger

President and Chief Legal Officer

Solar Landscape

As President of Solar Landscape, Mark F. Schottinger oversees the company's transactions (including leases, power purchase agreements, and financing), project development, regulatory matters, and public policy. Prior to joining Solar Landscape, Mark practiced law at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, DC. He earned his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Virginia. Mark grew up in New Jersey with Solar Landscape’s founders and is passionate about bringing clean energy to low-income communities.

Chris Murphy

Moderator

Murphy, Schiller & Wilkes

Chris J. Murphy is a partner at Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in

commercial real estate and development. A partner in the firm, Chris leads the Land Use,

Zoning and Redevelopment, and Tax Credits and Incentives practice groups.

As the leader of the firm’s Land Use, Zoning and Redevelopment practice, Chris has been

involved in transformational development projects throughout New Jersey, and regularly

represents some of the largest institutional developers in connection with obtaining approvals

for industrial, mixed-use, multifamily, retail, and commercial projects before local, county, and

state boards and agencies.

In addition, Chris leads the firm’s Tax Credits and Incentives practice, where he has helped

clients procure over $500M in tax credits and incentives offered through the New Jersey

Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and other state and local government agencies.

Chris is the co-author of the Financial Incentives Chapter of Commercial Real Estate

Transactions in New Jersey (2019, 4 th Edition), published by the New Jersey Institute for

Continuing Legal Education, a division of the New Jersey State Bar Association. His insight on

the topic of real estate development has been featured in both regional and national

publications, including NJBIZ, Real Estate NJ, and The Wall Street Journal.

Chris received his law degree from Rutgers Law School, and a master’s degree from the

Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations. He received his undergraduate

degree, summa cum laude, from Kean University.

An avid competitor, Chris competed professionally in both ice hockey and boxing prior to

starting his career as an attorney.

Capital Markets & Financing Outlook

Dealmaking & Navigating the Evolving Interest-Rate Environment

Adir Levitas

Adir Levitas

CEO

Faropoint

Peter Lewis

Peter Lewis

Chairman & President

Wharton Equity Partners

Idan Tzur

Idan Tzur

CFO

Faropoint

David Wolfe

David Wolfe

Co-Managing Partner

Skoloff & Wolfe

Nick Dupuis

Nick Dupuis

VP, Investments

Realterm

Marc Duval
Moderator

Marc Duval

Managing Director, Capital Markets

JLL

Peter Lewis

Chairman & President

Wharton Equity Partners

Mr. Lewis is Chairman and founder of Wharton Industrial, a fully integrated investor and

developer of last mile, urban infill and larger distribution facilities located along the

Eastern Seaboard, Florida and the Southeast United States. Wharton Industrial is a

platform company of New York-based real estate investment firm, Wharton Equity

Partners, which Mr. Lewis founded in 1987.

In forming Wharton Industrial in 2017, Mr. Lewis sought to capitalize on the secular

change in industrial real estate brought on by the emergence of e-commerce. Since that

time, Wharton Industrial has acquired and developed over 4.5 million SF of warehouses.

Notable transactions include the development of a 988,000-SF bulk distribution facility in

Atlanta, GA which was leased to Phillips van Heusen before completion; the acquisition

of a 283,500-SF former subway repair facility in Philadelphia, which was completely

renovated into a last-mile distribution center, leased to Amazon and sold in November

2020; and the development of a 617,000-SF bulk distribution warehouse located in Ocala,

FL, which was leased to Amazon and sold to a REIT at the highest per-square-foot price

ever achieved in the market in June 2020.

Wharton Industrial’s growth has been fueled by joint ventures with such firms as Starwood

Capital, Carlyle and Walton Street Capital.

Wharton Industrial’s market leadership and forward-thinking approach flows from that of

its parent company, Wharton Equity Partners. Over the course of the last three decades,

Mr. Lewis has been the visionary force behind shaping Wharton Equity’s prowess as an

opportunistic investor that has consistently been ahead of the curve in making large bets

on emerging real estate trends in industrial, multi-family, self-storage and other asset

classes.

Over his career, Mr. Lewis has been involved in well over $2 billion of real estate

transactions. In addition, Mr. Lewis and Wharton Equity are active venture capital

investors with a focus on later-stage growth companies. The firm’s current holdings

include positions in Dataminr and Latch.

Mr. Lewis received his BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of

Pennsylvania and his MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He

is a sought-after industry speaker and a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia Business

School on the topic of “The Future of Real Estate.” Mr. Lewis resides in Old Westbury,

Long Island with his wife and three children.

Idan Tzur

CFO

Faropoint

- Integral part of the senior leadership team that led the company to a 10X

growth in asset under management and talent.

- Lead a team of over 20 finance professionals responsible for Corporate

Finance, FP&A, Financing, Tax Planning, Accounting, Legal, and Internal Audit

& Compliance activities.

- Lead the firm's financing strategy with a track record of over $2B of debt

secured with top tier U.S banks and Life Insurance Companies such as J.P

Morgan, Capital One, Key Bank, Regions Bank, Citizens Bank, Apollo, and

more.

- Lead fund structuring of multi-million private equity funds with diverse investor

types, including Domestic/International Institutional Investors, QFPF, Non-

QFPF, HNW Individuals, and REIT structures

-Member of the Investment Committee.

David Wolfe

Co-Managing Partner

Skoloff & Wolfe

Mr. Wolfe is the Co-Managing Partner in the Property Tax Department at Skoloff &

Wolfe, PC, where he focuses his practice on representing taxpayers in significant real estate tax appeals and property tax related matters. He has extensive experience in all types of property tax appeals, including hotel, multi-family, retail, office, and industrial properties. Mr. Wolfe frequently counsels clients on the property tax implications of the development, acquisition, and disposition of significant assets. He also counsels clients with respect to property tax exemptions and PILOT agreements.

Mr. Wolfe serves on the Board of the National Association of Property Tax Attorneys (NAPTA) and as the Co-Chair of the Real Property Tax Practice Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr. Wolfe has been featured or quoted in a wide variety of local and national publications, including Forbes.com, GlobeSt.com, Marketwatch.com, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Law.com, Law360.com, The New York Law Journal, and Commerce Magazine.

Mr. Wolfe has a track record of obtaining significant assessment reductions on behalf

of his clients.

Examples of those assessment reductions include:

• Reduced hotel assessment from $188 million to $131million;

• Reduced multi-family assessment from $116 million to $67 million;

• Reduced office assessment from $115.5 million to $90million;

• Reduced supermarket anchored center from $66.9 million to $46 million;

• Reduced nursing home assessment from $36 million to $10.1million;

• Reduced big box retail assessment from $21.3 million to $13.4 million;

• Reduced office assessment from $27.8 million to $6.5million.

Mr. Wolfe began his career as an associate at the law firm of Davis Polk and

Wardwell in New York. While at Davis Polk, he focused his practice on regulatory

investigations, securities litigation and banking disputes.

Mr. Wolfe is a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates and is

the Co-Chair of the ABA’s Diversity & Inclusion 360 Presidential Commission. As a

young lawyer, Mr. Wolfe served as the Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the

ABA’s largest entity with more than 130,000 members.

Mr. Wolfe received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, and graduated

from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects.

Nick Dupuis

VP, Investments

Realterm

Nick Dupuis is responsible for leading investments and business development for Realterm in the Northeast region of the United States. He has helped the firm invest over $3.5b in capital across more than 50 transactions during his time with the firm. Nick began his career working in valuation and advisory at the Altus Group. Nick holds a BA from the University of Vermont.

Marc Duval

Moderator

JLL

Marc is a director in the New Jersey office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joins JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and has more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate. Marc specializes in industrial investment advisory throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut and has been involved in more than $3.2 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

Before working at HFF, Marc worked at WCGM as a Real Estate Associate. His primary focus was consulting for banks and institutions in the valuation of commercial real estate. He also focused on extensive market studies for developers of ground-up projects.

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn:

  • Gain a better understanding for New Jersey's leading developments and which submarkets are experiencing the biggest supply and demand imbalance.

  • Hear experts weigh in on how industrial is impacted by this economic downturn and what that means for population growth areas such as New Jersey.

  • Understand how the economic pressures are impacting the debt markets and overall deal flow in the industrial sector.

  • How has the tenant base in New Jersey evolved since the beginning of the pandemic and how is that changing design strategies?

  • 3PLs are taking up a larger percentage of the tenant market share. What is driving this shift and how is impacting leasing activity?

  • Hear from tenants and developers the importance of the development location of industrial facilities for emerging trends such as increased parking, raised ceiling heights and the evolving need of e-commerce and storage.

How you'll do more business:

Enhance your business by gaining a stronger understanding for how developers, investors, contractors, architects and tenants are approaching the New Jersey industrial market and what this means for deal flow and access to capital. Gain exclusive insight from the top end users on the evolving role of industrial facilities and what this means for future development and design strategies.

Who attends:

Investors, owners, developers, tenants, end users, brokers, lawyers, designers, contractors, architects, property managers and cold storage facilities. 

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.

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Venue

Oak Pointe Logistics Center
1290 Wall Street
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071


Free parking available onsite.

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Agenda

Time Activity
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
2:00 PM
2:45 PM
Building & Designing The Next Wave of Innovative, Class-A Industrial Assets
2:45 PM
3:30 PM
Leasing Outlook & Identifying Needs of Tenants
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
Networking
3:45 PM
4:30 PM
New Jersey Development Hot Spots: Assessing Future Growth Locations
4:30 PM
5:15 PM
Capital Markets & Financing Outlook
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
Networking

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