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New York Conversions & Adaptive Reuse Conference

Thu Feb 27, 2025

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New York Conversions & Adaptive Reuse Conference

Office to Residential & Building Upgrades: Focusing on Making Deals Pencil, Development Successes and Construction Hurdles

Thursday February 27 2025 @ 8:00 AM EST

$175.00

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Speakers and Panels

Macro Outlook of NYC’s Conversion Program: Making These Investments Pencil & Assessing Future Roadmap for the City

Assessing Returns, Lender Interest & Securing Financing

Cecilia Kushner

Cecilia Kushner

Chief Strategy Officer, NYC EDC
Ross Baldwin

Ross Baldwin

Principal, BDT & MSD
Zach Redding

Zach Redding

Managing Director, Colliers
YuhTyng Patka
Moderator

YuhTyng Patka

Partner, Adler & Stachenfeld

Executing Successful Developments: Conversions & Retrofit Projects

Assessing Top Locations & Overall Development Appetite

Robert Schiffer

Robert Schiffer

EVP, Development, SL Green Realty
Matthew Lobron

Matthew Lobron

SVP, Silverstein Properties
Daniel Berman

Daniel Berman

Vice President, Metro Loft Management
Alkis Klimathianos

Alkis Klimathianos

Principal, Perkins Eastman
Robert Huberman
Moderator

Robert Huberman

Partner, Herrick

Assessing Conversion Feasibility & Technical Look into Renovating a Building's Infrastructure

Inside Perspective from Developers, Engineers, Architects and Contractors

Joey Chilelli

Joey Chilelli

Principal, Vanbarton Group
Adam Greene

Adam Greene

SVP, Development, RXR
Robert Holbrook

Robert Holbrook

Executive Director, Office of the Mayor of New York City
Sarah Sparer
Moderator

Sarah Sparer

Partner, Thompson Hine

Conversions & Adaptive Reuse Insights You'll Learn At This Event

What You'll Learn:

  • Hear from the city's top owners and developers that are having successful office to residential conversion outcomes, including Metro Loft, Vanbarton Group, GFP Real Estate and more. 
  • Developers, owners and others weigh in on which neighborhoods are the best fit for these residential conversions and what this means for unit mix, and amenity offerings.
  • Architects, engineers and contractors analyze ways to overcome building issues, including floor plates, ceiling heights, bathrooms, lighting, mechanical, etc. 
  • Investors will discuss the appeal of these projects and how these projects pencil for favorable long term returns. 
  • City officials will discuss new policies enhancing conversion activity, including The City of Yes. 

 

How you'll do more business:

Hear from owners, developers, investors, contractors, engineers, architects, brokers, property managers and other commercial real estate professionals on the evolution of office to residential conversions and how they are playing out in New York City. 

 

Who attends:

Investors, owners, developers, lenders, life science tenants, brokers, architects, contractors, engineers, property managers and you!

 

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.

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 katy.frazier@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

NYC Bar Association
42 W 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Ballroom: Meeting Hall / Reception Area

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Macro Outlook of NYC’s Conversion Program: Making These Investments Pencil & Assessing Future Roadmap for the City
1. This panel will discuss how the city of New York is approaching conversion deals from an economic development standpoint and what to expect over the next 5-10 years.
2. Panelists will also cover the role of securing financing, navigating current tenants and underwriting rental costs.
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Executing Successful Developments: Conversions & Retrofit Projects
1. This panel will discuss the viability of converting an asset given floor plates, windows and columns.
2. Hear how owners/developers are analyzing which projects to invest capital into for necessary rental and long term asset value returns.
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
Assessing Conversion Feasibility & Technical Look into Renovating a Building's Infrastructure
1. Hear from architects, engineers and contractors on how they approach these specific decisions around removing walls and making the apartment layouts functional.
2. This panel will touch on the sustainability and ESG implications of these upgrades.
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
Networking

Tickets

General Admission

$175.00 /ticket

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Group Tickets

$139.00 /ticket

Group Tickets

  • Save on your registration when you bring 5+ members of your team

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