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The Suburban Housing Agenda

How Can The Rental Market Remain Competitive?

Clay Fowler

Clay Fowler

CEO

Spinnaker Real Estate Partners

Caroline Vary

Caroline Vary

Managing Director of Asset Management

Jonathan Rose Companies

Greg Belew

Greg Belew

Divisional President, NY/Tri-State Area

LMC

Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz

Senior MD

JLL

Caroline Vary

Managing Director of Asset Management

Jonathan Rose Companies

Over the past 25 years, Jonathan Rose Companies has been a thought-leader in socially and environmentally responsible real estate practices. Jonathan Rose Companies is a mission-based, real estate firm recognized for its ability to achieve visionary goals through practical strategies and cost-effective green solutions. The firm has nationally recognized experience in the investment and development of green mixed-use housing and office projects. Jonathan Rose Companies has developed, owned and managed over $1.5 billion in real estate.

Caroline Vary joined Jonathan Rose Companies in 2007. She brings 20 years of experience in asset management, leasing, financing, design, construction and development to her role as a Managing Director. Ms. Vary led the development of the LEED Gold Certified Metro Green Residential development, adjacent to the Stamford Transportation Center. She is also responsible for overseeing the asset management of the Firm’s East Coast portfolio and has implemented green retrofits of existing buildings nationally. While under the direction of Ms. Vary, the Connecticut Office of Jonathan Rose Companies received an Environmental Merit Award for Outstanding Achievements in Preserving New England’s environment.

Ms. Vary is also a founding member of the Stamford 2030 district, an initiative of property owners and community and professional partners working toward the goal of reductions in energy, water and transportation emissions related to the operations of commercial and large-scale residential buildings. Stamford is the 6th 2030 District in the Network which is comprised of leading-edge cities across North America.

Previously with Taconic Investment Partners, Ms. Vary served as Vice President responsible for the re-positioning of their commercial portfolio. A member of the Urban Land Institute, and American Planning Association, Ms. Vary holds a BARCH in Architecture and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She holds a Real Estate Broker’s License in NY and CT, and actively serves in the Board of Stamford2030 and Franklin Street Works.

Jose Cruz

Senior MD

JLL

Jose is a senior managing director and co-office head in the New Jersey office of JLL Capital

Markets, Americas. He joins JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and is a member of the firm’s

leadership committee. Jose specializes in investment advisory throughout New Jersey,

New York and Connecticut and also oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm’s New

Jersey office. During the course of his more than 25-year commercial real estate career,

he’s been involved in more than $62 billion of office, industrial, retail, multifamily and land

sales.

Jose started at HFF in March 2010. Before that, he was the executive director of Cushman &

Wakefield’s New York area investment sales group where he spent more than 17 years. He

began his real estate career as a real estate analyst at PaineWebber, UBS, Inc.

Now or Never

Emerging Suburban Office Trends

Justin Stewart

Justin Stewart

President & Co-Founder

Industrious

Tim Jones

Tim Jones

CEO

Robert Martin Company

Margaret Egan

Margaret Egan

Senior Vice President, Asset Management

Clarion Partners

Ted Ferrarone

Ted Ferrarone

Co-President

Building & Land Technology (BLT)

Kevin Welsh
Moderator

Kevin Welsh

Executive Managing Director

Newmark

Tim Jones

CEO

Robert Martin Company

As CEO of Robert Martin Company, LLC, Timothy M. Jones is responsible for creating and executing the company’s investment and growth strategy. He also oversees management of existing assets, including land and commercial properties throughout the Tri-State area and in Florida. Since his return to Robert Martin Company in 2004, the Company has invested in transactions with retail value well in excess of $2 billion. Prior to his current position with Robert Martin Company, he served as President of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., one of the nation’s largest real estate investment trusts. During his tenure, Mack-Cali grew from a $1 billion firm with 11 million square feet of property to a $5 billion dollar company with 30 million square feet of assets. His responsibilities included acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, property management, and human resources. Before joining Mack-Cali, Mr. Jones worked as Executive Vice President and COO of Robert Martin Company. Prior to Robert Martin, Mr. Jones was President of Clifton Companies, President of Federated National Companies, and Vice President of Chemical Bank. Mr. Jones earned a BA at Yale University and a Masters in Business at Columbia University. Mr. Jones is a regular speaker for numerous professional organizations. He is currently Vice Chair of Economic Development for the Business Council of Westchester and First Vice President of the Board of Trustees at the Windward School in White Plains, NY. He is a past president of the Yale Basketball Association and former member of the Boards of Directors of the March of Dimes/Westchester Chapter, Avon Old Farm School and Luther College, among other organizations. Mr. Jones resides in Rye, NY with his wife, Annie, and some of his five children.

Margaret Egan

Senior Vice President, Asset Management

Clarion Partners

Responsible for investment performance of firm’s Manhattan/Tri-State area office portfolio, comprised of trophy CBD assets, smaller mixed-use buildings and multi-building suburban office parks across the core and value-add spectrum held by separate account clients and funds. Active in day-to-day management of existing portfolio, financing, dispositions and acquisitions of new assets. Transaction and asset management activity in excess of $5B.

Kevin Welsh

Moderator

Newmark

Kevin Welsh joined Newmark’s Capital Markets division in 2017 as an executive managing director and has led the expansion of the company’s Tri-State capital markets platform and its transformation into a market leader. Since joining Newmark, Mr. Welsh has executed a number of record setting transactions including the sale of the Washington Street Portfolio in Hoboken, NJ and the Center of Excellence in Bridgewater, NJ, building upon the other record setting deals in his career. His proven track record in maximizing value driven through superior execution has been integral in driving business development. Mr. Welsh has successfully represented some of the nation’s top institutions in acquisitions and dispositions valued in excess of $6.5 billion over the last five years.

Prior to joining Newmark, Mr. Welsh was as an Executive Vice President in the New York Institutional Group at CBRE where he was responsible for leading the New Jersey capital markets platform. At CBRE, Mr. Welsh was consistently recognized as one of the firm’s top producers nationally.

Partial List of Sale Transactions

Newport Tower, Jersey City, NJ - $377.5 MM (Office)

Washington Street Portfolio, Hoboken, NJ - $204.0 MM (Retail/MF)

80 Park Place, Newark, NJ - $174.5 MM (Office)

Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ - $165.0 MM (Office)

Center of Excellence, Bridgewater, NJ - $152.0 MM (Life Science)

900/990 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY - $91.0 MM (Office)

698 Route 46, Teterboro, NJ - $81.0 MM (Industrial)

Partial Client List

Advance Realty Group

Barings Asset Management

Black Creek Group

Blackstone

Brookfield

Federal Realty Trust

Ivy Equities

JP Morgan

Nuveen

Onyx Equities

Rubenstein Partners

SJP Properties

The Hampshire Companies

UBS Realty Advisors

Professional Affiliations

NAIOP

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

Mr. Welsh attended the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a Master of Science degree in sports and entertainment management, and the University of Bridgeport, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies, graduating cum laude.

Westchester County's 360° Recovery

with DCE Ken Jenkins

Kenneth Jenkins

Kenneth Jenkins

Deputy County Executive

Westchester County Executive

Betting on the Burbs

Assessing Investor Confidence

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Founder & Managing Member

Glacier Global Partners

Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar

Director, US Real Estate Acquisitions

Zurich

Timothy Oberweger, Esq.
Moderator

Timothy Oberweger, Esq.

VP, Commercial Services Business Development Officer

Stewart Title

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Founder & Managing Member

Glacier Global Partners

Yaniv is the founder of Glacier and is responsible for the company's strategic direction and oversees the company's investments and day-to-day management functions. Yaniv has over 25 years of real estate experience; 11 years at Glacier building the firm's equity investment and debt platforms, and 13 years in real estate investment banking with leading Wall Street firms where he was responsible for structuring, underwriting, pricing, securitizing and syndicating over $16 billion of commercial real estate loans and equity transactions.

Prior to Glacier, Yaniv was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns / JP Morgan Chase, responsible for structuring and closing over $2 billion real estate debt and equity transactions for institutional clientele. Prior to Bear Stearns, Yaniv was a Managing Director and Head of the CMBS Capital Markets Group for the US at EuroHypo AG. In that capacity, Yaniv built a large loan CMBS group and oversaw the structuring, pricing, securitization and syndication functions and served on the bank’s investment committee. Yaniv designed and implemented risk-control measures, standardized underwriting and pricing models and structured over $4 billion of real estate loans.

Other positions held by Yaniv included Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers, PaineWebber/UBS, and Daiwa Securities. Prior to his banking career, Yaniv worked as a real estate consultant at Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal real estate consulting group, advising real estate owners, operators, and investment banks.

Yaniv is a member of the CRE Finance Council, was a guest lecturer at Columbia University, a speaker at the Mezzanine Debt industry conference, authored an article on Urban Time Sharing, and was a recipient of the YJP NYC Real Estate Entrepreneur & Achievement Award in 2013. Yaniv is YPO board member and serves on the board of directors of the Cornell University Pillsbury Institute, SG Blocks, Nuchas, and non-for-profit organizations including ArtsWestchester, and the White Plains BID. Yaniv is also involved with other philanthropic organizations including AIPAC, White Plains Hospital, and American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC), among others.

Yaniv received a BS degree in real estate finance from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Why This Matters

What You’ll Learn: 

  • 2021 drivers of change and emerging opportunities in the Westchester and Fairfield market.

  • How the suburban multifamily rental market can stay competitive beyond the pandemic.

  • Repurposing, optimizing and creating suburban office spaces.

  • The long-term impact of a de-urbanizated workforce.

  • Investment strategies and how to leverage tax credits, interest rates and other policy initiatives for residential development in suburban locations.

How You'll Do More Business: If you are already invested or looking to expand in New York City's greater metro area, you don’t want to miss this event! We will unpack hot neighborhoods and asset classes that provide safe beds for investment, introduce top players and entrants and discuss key strategies for successfully transforming vacant or old space into high revenue-generating assets.

Who You'll Meet: Owners, investors, developers, brokers, government officials, lenders, lawyers, architects, urban planners, general contractors and others interested in developing and investing in greater NYC

What Your Ticket Gets You: Digital summit tickets include 2 hours of content and access to three virtual networking opportunities including direct messaging with other attendees, the ability to request and host video meetings and three-minute video-enabled speed networking to make deals happen.

Agenda

Time Activity
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Pre-Event Networking
5:00 PM
5:25 PM
Betting on the Burbs: Assessing Investor Confidence

What’s currently attracting investors to suburban markets?
Which asset classes are most appealing to investors in a suburban setting?
How are investors identifying deals in these markets?

5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Now or Never: Emerging Suburban Office Trends

1. Vacancy rates across the burbs have been relatively high- will this change now due to an increased demand for a ‘hub and spoke’ office model?
2. Which submarkets are developers eyeing for continued office investment in the area and what kinds of projects are being financed?
3. How will the recovery inform repositioning decisions as tenants' office demands have evolved in the past year?

6:15 PM
6:45 PM
Speed Networking
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
Westchester County's 360° Recovery with DCE Ken Jenkins

Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins dives into the recovery of Westchester County through a comprehensive analysis of community enrichment needs spanning mixed-income, mixed need housing, and the County's forward thinking approaches to affordable housing initiatives.

7:05 PM
7:50 PM
The Suburban Housing Agenda: How Can The Rental Market Remain Competitive?

1. With vaccines arriving and a return to normalcy coming into view, how will the market respond?
2. How can Westchester and Fairfield remain competitive as the city opens back up? What are the long-term advantages of investing in the burbs?
3. What does this residential shift mean for the commercial and office industries if the workforce continues to avoid trains and public transportation?

7:50 PM
8:00 PM
Post Panel Networking

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