Event Ended On: Tuesday September 30 2025
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Located in Manhattan's Midtown East neighborhood, Convene 360 Madison Avenue is a three-level meeting and event venue. With 17 meeting spaces spanning 68,000 square feet, the venue is ideal for conferences, company town halls, planning meetings, or any event that requires multiple breakout spaces.
The location boasts a simple and sleek design with a dedicated Welcome Desk and reception area on each floor. Levels four and five are connected by a central staircare and each feature an 11-foot LED wall, offering additional branding opportunities. A full buy-out of all three floors can accommodate approximately 950 guests, and single-floor buyouts have a capacity of 331, 318, and 213, respectively. Convene 360 Madison Avenue provides a white box space allowing for client and event branding opportunities, in-house catering with customization options and dining private to each event, in room A/V technology supported by an on-site team, and dedicated hospitality resources.
The venue is easily accessible via public transportation and is in close proximity to Grand Central Station.
Bisnow is hosting Coffee & Capital at this event, which you might be familiar with from our Escape & Ascent Events. This is an informal roundtable-type discussion where investors will discuss what investment opportunities they are looking for. There will be an opportunity for 20+ people to give a brief pitch and is a great opportunity for investors to discuss deals they are looking for and a way to find new capital partners.
If you are interested in learning more or being involved, reach out to Chris Picher at chris.picher@bisnow.com.
Join us in New York City for our National Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference in September. Bisnow's premier finance conference, hosted annually in New York City. This event attracts the top speakers annually for a capital markets focused conference will feature top lenders, borrowers, owners, developers, banks, institutional capital, family offices, debt funds, brokers, lawyers and more.
What you'll learn:
How you'll do more business:
Enhance your business and network by hearing from the nation's leading deal makers on the future of commercial real estate debt, value-add investments and how the industry is evaluating the geo-political impact of their investments. Hear from c-level executives and heads of real estate from the top owners, investors, debt providers and brokers on strategies to find the right deals.
Who attends: Investors, developers, owners, lenders, banks, equity raisers, debt funds, family offices, brokers, lawyers, accountants, heads of real estate and consultants.
Why You Should Attend:
Bisnow Super Regional Events are bigger, bolder and even more of what you need to close deals. This event will feature c-level executive speakers and global heads of real estate that are changing the financing and investment landscapes.
Super Regional events are custom built to deliver the most ROI on your day. Get exposure to the top decision makers as they hit the stage to share the inside scoop on upcoming projects and unexpected perspectives. With unparalleled networking opportunities throughout, you’ll connect with the leads you actually need.
For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our Director of New York Events, Chris Picher at chris.picher@bisnow.com.
To request disability-related accommodations, please contact audrey.sullivan@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Convene
360 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Floor: 6th Floor
Parking Information:
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
Finance Forecast: Lessons Learned from the Market Downturn & Preparing to Capitalize on 2026
1. Analyze key takeaways from recent market volatility and how they are reshaping investment, development, financing and lending strategies.
2. Explore forward-looking indicators and investor sentiment heading into 2026. |
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9:45 AM 10:30 AM |
Acquisitions & Opportunities to Buy Distressed Assets
1. Identify where distress is emerging and how to source deals before they go to market.
2. Assess the risks and rewards of investing in undervalued properties. 3. Learn how capital providers are underwriting distressed opportunities today. |
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10:30 AM 10:45 AM |
Networking & Coffee Break
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10:45 AM 11:30 AM |
Financing Construction Deals: Ground-up Projects, Conversions & Capital Improvements
1. Navigate funding challenges in today’s tighter credit environment for development.
2. Compare lender appetite for ground-up construction vs. adaptive reuse and renovations as well as the size of projects. |
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11:30 AM 12:15 PM |
GP & LP Partnerships: Who is Looking for What, Where & Why?
1. Examine evolving preferences in deal structures, returns, and markets.
2. Discover how GPs and LPs are aligning interests in a risk-sensitive environment. 3. Hear directly from investors on where capital is flowing and why. What does this mean for institutional capital as well as family offices. |
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12:15 PM 12:35 PM |
Lunch & Networking!
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12:35 PM 1:15 PM |
Coffee & Capital (During Lunch Break)
The industry’s top capital sources will talk about where their money is winning deals right now. You’ll hear directly from them — what’s working, what’s not, how they’re navigating the market, and if they'll invest in your deal!
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1:15 PM 2:00 PM |
Debt: Lending on Deals Amidst Changing Rates
1. Gain insights on how lenders are pricing deals with interest rate uncertainty.
2. Compare loan terms, leverage, and covenants across asset classes. 3. Understand the new underwriting norms shaping debt markets. |
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2:00 PM 2:45 PM |
Evolving Capital Stack: How to Structure Deals & Quantify Returns
1. Explore creative approaches to layering debt, equity, and mezz financing.
2. Understand how to underwrite returns amid shifting market assumptions. 3. Learn how to model risk-adjusted returns in today’s capital environment. |
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2:45 PM 2:55 PM |
Networking
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