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Queens & Long Island City State of the Market

Acquisition Trends, Queens' Growing Development Sectors & Rising Multifamily Demand

Event Ended On: Thursday July 21 2022

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Speakers and Panels

Queens' Newest Developments & Acquisitions

Growth Potential for Niche Development Sectors: Self Storage & Film Studios

Tracy Capune

Tracy Capune

Vice President, Kaufman Astoria Studios
Brian Collins

Brian Collins

EVP & Director of Development, Silverstein Properties
Bentley Zhao

Bentley Zhao

CEO, New Empire Corp
Justin Pelsinger

Justin Pelsinger

COO, Charney Companies
Eric Benaim

Eric Benaim

CEO, President & Founder, Modern Spaces

Investing & Acquiring Multifamily: Assessing Demand & Cap Rates

Multifamily Deal Making

Justin Elghanayan

Justin Elghanayan

President, Rockrose
Coleman Skeeter

Coleman Skeeter

VP, Investments, Bedrock
Peter Hills

Peter Hills

Head of Capital Markets, Vorea
Adam Kriegstein
Moderator

Adam Kriegstein

Partner, Starr Associates

Why it Matters

What You'll Learn:

  • Transaction volume continues to skyrocket in Queens. How is this changing the viewpoint of the city's leading developers and investors?
  • How is the perception of Queens evolving for hot asset classes such as self storage and recording studios?
  • Which multifamily developments are leading the way in Queens and how is community pushback in Queens impacting speed to market?
  • Deep dive into Queens' largest development, Innovation QNS, a $2B project, developed by Silverstein Properties, Kaufman Astoria Studios and BedRock Real Estate Partners
  • How is the impending June 15th deadline for 421a impacting the development pipeline amidst the rise in prices and need for housing?

 

How you'll do more business:

Enhance your business by understanding the impact of increased transaction volume and what is driving owners to be buyers or sellers. Hear from the New York City's leading investors, developers and owners about the expanding multifamily presence and how Queens is providing a home for some of the city's most niche asset classes. 

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 New York Events Producer, Chris Picher at chris.picher@bisnow.com. 

Venue

Ravel Hotel
8-08 Queens Plaza South
Long Island City, NY 11101

Ballroom: Grand Ballroom


Parking Information:

Valet is available at $25 per car or $35 per SUV.

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Queens' Newest Development Sectors
1. What is making Queens attractive for emerging asset classes such as self storage and film studios?
2. How are developers creating value for these tenants?
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
Investing & Acquiring Multifamily: Assessing Demand & Cap Rates
1. How is Queens creating different housing clusters across different types of the multifamily stock?
2. How are factors like inflation, cap rates and rising rents impacting the investment and acquisition market?
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Networking

Queens & Long Island City Projects

Rockrose Development: Queens/Long Island City Developments

VOREA Group: Development Portfolio

Silverstein Properties: Innovation QNS: $2 billion in private investment toward the mixed-use community

Kaufman Astoria Studios Developments

Sponsors

Our Commitment to Safety

We hosted more than 72,000 attendees live, in-person around the globe in 2021. Our commitment to safety is no different in 2022. Our events follow all local Covid-19 regulations and protocols.

At this event, this means you can expect:

Enhanced sanitization protocols will be adhered to throughout the event space including regularly disinfecting surfaces throughout the event and hand sanitizer provided to all attendees.

As venue and local regulations evolve, the CRE industry continues to lead the way forward. As such, we will gather safely to do what we do best: network, connect, and engage to do more business. We look forward to hosting you soon.