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Christian Giordano
CASE STUDY

Christian Giordano

President

Mancini Duffy

Michael Zetlin
Moderator

Michael Zetlin

Founding Partner

Zetlin & De Chiara

Maury Golbert
Moderator

Maury Golbert

Tax Partner

Berdon

William Mandara
CASE STUDY

William Mandara

Principal

Mancini Duffy

Travis Feehan
CASE STUDY

Travis Feehan

Principal

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Clem Turner
OPENING REMARKS

Clem Turner

Managing Attorney

Homeier & Law

Reid Thomas
OPENING REMARKS

Reid Thomas

EVP

NES Financial

Victor Sigoura

Victor Sigoura

CIO

The Naftali Group

Chris Schlank

Chris Schlank

Founder & Managing Partner

Savanna

Todd Bassen

Todd Bassen

Managing Partner- CIO

Metropolitan Realty Associates

Stephen Meringoff

Stephen Meringoff

Managing Partner

Himmel+Meringoff Properties

David Dishy

David Dishy

President, Development

L & M Development Partners

Michael Merola

Michael Merola

General Counsel & COO

Youngwoo & Associates

Anna Zarro

Anna Zarro

Principal

ANNAZARRO&

Joseph Ginex

Joseph Ginex

Managing Director

Hidrock Realty

Andreas Chizzali

Andreas Chizzali

Director

Macro Consultants

Charles Tallinger

Charles Tallinger

Principal

Partner Engineering & Science

John Hannum

John Hannum

Director

Vidaris

George Liakaris

George Liakaris

Principal

Masterpiece Construction

Travis Feehan

CASE STUDY

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Mr. Feehan is a Principal of Normandy Real Estate Partners, primarily responsible for overseeing New York City investments for the company including sourcing new acquisitions and execution of business plans as well as sourcing joint venture equity and arranging debt financing. Prior to joining Normandy, he was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, where he served as Senior Associate in the Real Estate Business Advisory Services Group. His experience encompasses acquisition structuring, due diligence, debt underwriting, acquisition underwriting, market analysis, and portfolio valuation. Mr. Feehan graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, and earned a Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance from New York University.

Chris Schlank

Founder & Managing Partner

Savanna

Mr. Schlank is a Founder and Managing Partner of Savanna. At Savanna, Mr. Schlank sits on the investment committee and is in charge of construction and redevelopment and shares responsibilities for asset management, sales and marketing and acquisitions. Mr. Schlank has overseen the acquisition and redevelopment of more than 70 real estate assets, comprising over 20 million square feet of space and nearly $3.8 billion of total capitalization, including raw land development sites, apartments, office buildings, industrial to residential conversions, retail and warehouse/distribution properties. Prior to founding Savanna, Mr. Schlank was a project manager for the Westside Federation for Senior Housing, a New York-based developer of low-income housing. Mr. Schlank received an MS in Real Estate Development from the Columbia School of Architecture and a BA in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Schlank is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Columbia University where he teaches a seminar in Real Estate Finance to graduate students in the Columbia Architecture School’s Real Estate Master’s Degree Program.

David Dishy

President, Development

L & M Development Partners

David is responsible for all investment and new development activity at L+M Development Partners, including oversight for each of the core expertise groups and investment platforms with Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group and Citi Community Capital. He brings over 25 years of acquisitions, finance and new development experience, and has been a key participant in transactions involving over 20,000 units and $5 billion of investment. Prior to joining L+M, David spent much of his career in senior development roles at Forest City Ratner Companies and Tishman Speyer in New York. He began his professional life working in city planning and economic development before joining HR&A Advisors to focus on public-private development strategy and housing finance. David has served with organizations such as the Enterprise Community Partners New York Advisory Board, the Randall’s Island Park Alliance, the LIC Partnership, Manhattan Community Board 7, and as a fellow with Coro New York. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in urban studies and earned an M.S. in real estate development from Columbia University.

Summary

With construction in New York City booming across the five boroughs, Bisnow is taking a thermometer reading of some of the most active developers in the city.  Our expert panelists will break down the various neighborhoods poised for growth, discuss what it takes to get a new project off the ground, and explain the unique strategies behind creative renovation and repositioning of existing assets. Join us for a timely update on new construction methods, financing strategies, construction costs, and building designs.