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Garden City Center

Garden City Center

Garden City Center, situated at 100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard in picturesque Garden City, New York, is considered to be one of Long Island’s trophy office buildings. This mid-island Nassau County corporate location offers tenants a well educated and diverse labor force, as well as the convenience of its mid-island accessibility. Garden City Center is in close proximity to the Northern State, Southern State, and Meadowbrook State Parkways, as well as the Long Island Expressway (I-495), which provide quick access to other Long Island areas and points west to Queens and New York City. Commuters have access to four Long Island Railroad stations located nearby. Travel time to Manhattan ranges from 30 to 54 minutes depending on the branch used.

Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard is a world renowned shopping destination corridor which attracts millions of shoppers annually and features the mega Roosevelt Field Mall complex and the Old Country Road gateway of upscale retailers and restaurants. Several hotel options inclusive of the renowned Garden City Hotel, Marriott Hotel, and Wingate Inn among others are a short distance from the building. Hofstra University, Adelphi University, Molloy College, Nassau Community College, and The Nassau Coliseum provide many academic, cultural and sporting pursuits.

Built in 1990, this 200,000 square foot architectural masterpiece boasts five glass-walled stories as well as a magnificent 5-story atrium with a cascading waterfall. Garden City Center offers a myriad of top amenities including a complete conferencing facility with state-of-the-art technology, an on-site fitness center, extensive private and visitor parking availability and a full service restaurant. Current tenants include prominent professional service firms in the insurance and legal industries.

Speakers and Panels

Rishi Gupta

Rishi Gupta

Partner

Eagle Rock Properties

Enhancing Multifamily & Mixed-Use Development

Developments, Approvals & Working with Communities

Joseph Graziose, Sr.

Joseph Graziose, Sr.

EVP, Residential Construction and Development

RXR

Gwen O'Shea

Gwen O'Shea

President & CEO

Community Development Corporation of Long Island

Jimmy Coughlan

Jimmy Coughlan

EVP

TRITEC Real Estate Company

Steve Simonelli

Steve Simonelli

Senior Managing Director

JLL Capital Markets, Americas

Rich Humann

Rich Humann

CEO

H2M Architects and Engineers

Al Amato
Moderator

Al Amato

Founder and Managing Partner

Amato Law Group

Gwen O'Shea

President & CEO

Community Development Corporation of Long Island

Gwen O’Shea is the President & CEO of the Community Development Corporation of Long Island. She oversees the 51-year-old regional non-profit with three non-profit affiliates and numerous for-profit subsidiaries, over $31 million in assets, an annual budget of $35 million and a staff of 87. CDCLI strives to strengthen homes, communities and individuals.

CDCLI serves over 20,000 individuals annually through a variety of business lines: Rental Assistance, Resident Services, The Home Ownership Center, Home Improvement and Optimization and Real Estate Development. CDCLI’s Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) provides critical capital to under financed communities; supporting multi-family developments, homeowners and individuals. Currently, over $10 million is deployed in loan funds.

CDCLI is a co-venture partner in fifteen multifamily tax credit complexes representing over 2000 apartments, with an additional 278 in pre-development. CDCLI has developed 235 single family affordable for sale subdivisions and currently managed 47 single-family scattered site rental properties.

As a chartered member of NeighborWorks®(a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that supports community development), CDCLI is recognized as an “exemplary organization,” meeting a high standard of fiscal integrity and service performance to assist local residents in achieving their dreams.

Prior to joining CDCLI in March 2017, Gwen served as the President & CEO of HWCLI for 10 years. She was the first female executive of the umbrella organization that advocates for the rights of those most vulnerable and at-risk.

From 2006-2012, Gwen was an Adjunct Professor at LIU for the Graduate Programs of Social Work & Health Care & Public Administration.

Gwen serves as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Housing Advisory Council, is an Executive Member of the New York State Neighborworks Alliance and is a Board Member of the Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Gwen received her MS from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management & Urban

Rich Humann

CEO

H2M Architects and Engineers

Richard Humann is President and CEO of H2M architects + engineers and a licensed Professional Engineer in 12 states. Rich is responsible for the overall performance of the firm, and drives the corporate mission, vision, and values of the firm to create a working environment that promotes employee engagement and positive culture. Under his leadership, H2M has grown from a firm of about

220 employees to over 550 employees in ten offices, servicing clients throughout NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, and FL. H2M’s commitment to Our People, Our Clients, and Our Communities is backed by our vision to improve the quality of life for everyone in our reach by empowering our diverse talent to sustainably solve the challenges of the built environment. Rich believes our work is our legacy, and sustainability is our responsibility. Beyond H2M, Rich is a member of the Board of Directors of the HIA-LI and Interfaith Nutrition Network,

the Long Island Association Board, the External Advisory Board of Stony Brook University’s Department of Civil Engineering, and the Corporate Advisory Board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Rich lives in Nesconset with his wife Patty and their two daughters, Jessica and Caitlyn.

Al Amato

Moderator

Amato Law Group

Alfred L. Amato is the founder and managing partner of Amato Law Group, PLLC, which was established in 1995. Today, the firm is one of the largest real estate and land use firms on Long Island. With a sophisticated real estate practice cultivated over 27 years, Amato Law Group, PLLC strategically focuses on commercial real estate development and transactions, land use and zoning, litigation, telecommunications and renewable energy. The firm represents some of the nation’s largest commercial, industrial and multi-family developers, telecommunication companies, health care and assisted living providers, retailers, and public agencies, along with international energy companies and regional developers and businesses. The firm’s clients depend upon Al’s comprehensive experience to successfully navigate the challenging and complex Long Island development environment. Mr. Amato is admitted to the New York State Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, the United States District Court Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court Southern District of New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations, the New Jersey Bar Association and the New York State Wireless Association. Al serves on the boards of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society.

Financing, Capital Improvement Projects & Assessing Deal Volume

Investing in Asset Management & Capital Projects

Andrew Wiener

Andrew Wiener

Head of Commercial Leasing

The Feil Organization

Patricia Bourne

Patricia Bourne

Director of Economic Development

City of Long Beach

Thomas Grech

Thomas Grech

Vice Chair

Town of Hempstead IDA/LDC

Mike Doty

Mike Doty

Senior Director

Nuveen Green Capital

Andrew Dansker
Moderator

Andrew Dansker

CEO

Dansker Capital Group

Mike Doty

Senior Director

Nuveen Green Capital

Mike comes to Nuveen Green Capital with a background in lighting controls and utility efficiency program implementation. He is a Certified Energy Manager, and a Certified Lighting Efficiency professional endorsed by ACEEE. He has a passion for business development working with contractors to design, implement, and sell unique energy solutions that best match their customer’s needs.

In his spare time Mike is a happily terrible golfer and enjoys traveling whenever the chance arises.

Andrew Dansker

Moderator

Dansker Capital Group

Andrew Dansker is the CEO and founder of Dansker Capital Group, a national mortgage brokerage firm with six U.S. offices and one international office. He oversees a team of 30 professionals originating commercial mortgage debt across all major asset types, with a particular focus on retail and multifamily properties. The firm primarily arranges bank and credit union financing while also executing agency, CMBS, life company, and bridge loan transactions as appropriate. Since its establishment as an independent company in 2020, Dansker Capital Group has placed well over $3 billion in commercial real estate loans nationwide.

Andrew believes the middle-market debt marketplace is under-served by professional, high-quality national firms and sees a significant opportunity for an enterprising company to fill that gap. His leadership vision is to build an organization that delivers institutional-quality service, execution, and results to the national middle-market debt space.

Andrew is a published industry commentator whose writing on the real estate lending market has appeared in The Commercial Observer, Real Estate Weekly, and New York Real Estate Journal. He is also a frequent industry speaker and contributor at conferences and events organized by Bisnow, GlobeSt, Interface, Commercial Observer, ConnectCRE, and other leading commercial real estate platforms. He has more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.

Building & Developing Industrial Across Long Island

Supply, Demand, Development Trends

Mitchell Rechler

Mitchell Rechler

Managing Partner

Rechler Equity Partners

Heath Abramsohn

Heath Abramsohn

Head of Acquisitions, North Central

Rockefeller Group

Frank Frizalone

Frank Frizalone

Executive Managing Director

Cushman & Wakefield

Christopher Kent
Moderator

Christopher Kent

Partner

Farrell Fritz

Heath Abramsohn

Head of Acquisitions, North Central

Rockefeller Group

Heath Abramsohn is Head of Acquisitions, North Central Development, for Rockefeller Group. In this role he is responsible for land acquisitions and development of industrial and multifamily assets throughout the North Central region (includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Midwest region.)

Mr. Abramsohn joined Rockefeller Group in 2005 and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout career with the company including asset experience with industrial, office, multifamily, and mixed-use projects. Throughout his career at Rockefeller Group, he has been involved in the acquisition, development, lease, and sale of more than 15 million square feet of industrial space. Mr. Abramsohn has also been instrumental in Rockefeller Group’s expansion of industrial assets in New York and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Prior to joining the Rockefeller Group, Mr. Abramsohn worked in Corporate Finance at Pfizer. He was also a Consultant with Accenture. He received his bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College where he majored in Accounting and Economics. He received his master’s degree in Real Estate Development from New York University.

Mr. Abramsohn holds a real estate license in New Jersey and New York and is a member of NAIOP and ULI. He has been recognized by several industry publications for his market insight and has spoken on commercial real estate panels across the region representing Rockefeller Group. He is an Advisory Board member at Rutgers University Center for Real Estate.

Frank Frizalone

Executive Managing Director

Cushman & Wakefield

Frank Frizalone, SIOR, is an Executive Managing Director, for Cushman & Wakefield of Long Island, Inc. Mr. Frizalone specializes in representing National as well as Regional Corporations in their industrial leasing, sales and build-to-suit requirements. Additionally, Mr. Frizalone’s expertise in the development of strategic planning initiatives focusing on diversified business areas such as supply chain strategy, location optimization, transportation costs and labor availability and sustainability has led to improved efficiency and profitability for his clients.

Mr. Frizalone has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience with specialization in the areas of Owner Representation; Highest and Best Use Property Analysis; Site Selection; Tenant/Purchaser Representation; Lease/Contract Review and Analysis and Negotiation for “Sale Leaseback” and Investment Sales.

Christopher Kent

Moderator

Farrell Fritz

Christopher E. Kent is a real estate lawyer assisting clients to identify, assemble and acquire desired properties for development and use based upon the client’s objectives and local municipal requirements and zoning laws. Chris also assists private and municipal clients throughout Suffolk County, New York with obtaining all forms of approvals and permits for planning, financing and constructing projects of all types and sizes including large scale redevelopment and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Why This Long Island CRE Conference Matters:

What You'll Learn:

  • Gain insights into how developers are assessing top asset classes and geographies across Long Island.

  • Demand is up across most parts of Long Island but supply is lagging behind at times. Understand how to overcome objections with approvals and community pushback.

  • Hear how office owners are looking to prioritize capital improvement projects to generate leasing activity.

  • Industrial continues to receive great demand. What are the longterm development capabilities in this sector on Long Island?

  • Closer look at multifamily demand in long island and where developers are targeting these communities relative to the single-family housing market.

How you'll do more business:

Enhance your business by understanding the investment and developer appetite on Long Island and see which players are prioritizing this market over other booming development clusters around New York City. Hear from the top developers, investors and brokers on multifamily, industrial and mixed-use projects. 

Who attends:

Investors, owners, developers, lenders, 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. 

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Venue

Garden City Center
100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
Garden City, NY

Floor: 3rd Floor


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Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Enhancing Multifamily & Mixed-Use Development

1. Development strategies to deliver additional multifamily, including the broader need for affordable housing on long island.
2. Hear which towns developers are targeting for future development and what drives those decisions.

2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Coffee & Networking
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Capital Improvement Projects & Their Impact on Leasing

1. Developers will opine on identifying, financing and executing commercial improvement projects to help generate return to office and leasing activity.
2. Municipalities and economic development corporations will discuss new programs and investment projects for the commercial real estate industry.

3:15 PM
4:00 PM
Building & Developing Industrial Across Long Island

1. Developers to discuss which industrial tenants are taking up space on long island and what this means for vacancy rates and leasing.
2. The design and build community will analyze most cost-effective strategies to deliver high-end industrial assets.

4:00 PM
4:15 PM
Networking

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