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730 Third Avenue

730 Third Avenue

Rising from the core of Midtown Manhattan, 730 Third Avenue is a premier office destination at the nexus of all major public transportation. The property features a double-height lobby on Third Avenue, a full-service amenity floor exclusively for tenants, and multiple landscaped roof terraces that provide both productivity and respite. Its prime Grand Central location makes it a commanding presence in one of Manhattan’s most connected corridors. Reimagined by Gensler with modern, mid-century inspired interiors, the building delivers style, sophistication, and comfort. Outfitted with self-tinting ViewGlass windows to bring the outdoors in, 730 Third Avenue is designed to foster light, livability, and fresh thinking. Certified LEED Gold, with Wired Gold and Fitwel certifications underway, the property redefines the Midtown office experience for top-tier companies seeking flexibility, branding opportunities, and seamless connectivity

 

Speakers and Panels

Fireside Chat: Maximizing Mixed-Use Retail in New York

Nuveen & Tenants Discuss Evolving Landscape

Katie Grissom

Katie Grissom

Global Head of Retail

Nuveen

Amish Tolia

Amish Tolia

CEO & Co-Founder

Leap

Investment Sales Outlook: Keys to Successful Transactions Amidst Fluctuating Rates

How to Approach Acquisitions in '26 and Where to Get Deals Done

Samir Tejpaul

Samir Tejpaul

Head of Capital Markets

Madison Realty Capital

Albert Schmool

Albert Schmool

Managing Director, Head of New York Acquisitions

Tishman Speyer

Andrew Kurd

Andrew Kurd

Managing Director, Head of New York

The Davis Companies

Michael Tortorici

Michael Tortorici

Founding Partner, Investment Sales

Ariel Property Advisors

Brandon Polakoff

Brandon Polakoff

Principal

Avison Young

Jordan Metzger
Moderator

Jordan Metzger

Member

Cole Schotz

Michael Tortorici

Founding Partner, Investment Sales

Ariel Property Advisors

Michael A. Tortorici is one of the Founding Members of Ariel Property Advisors. Serving the company as Executive Vice President in the Investment Sales Group, Mr. Tortorici is responsible for originating and executing the sale of commercial real estate transactions throughout the five boroughs.

Since beginning his career in commercial real estate in 2004, Mr. Tortorici has participated in the sale of over 600 transactions worth more than $2 billion in gross consideration.

Mr. Tortorici has represented many institutional and non-profit clients, including The Catholic Archdiocese of New York, The Watchtower, L+M Partners and Two Trees. He serves as a regular source for various publications, such as The New York Times, The Commercial Observer, The Real Deal, Real Estate Weekly and the New York Daily News.

The Commercial Observer named Mr. Tortorici one of Commercial Observer’s 30 Under 30, which recognizes emerging commercial real estate professionals, and the Real Estate Forum has identified him as one of Tomorrow’s Leaders: New York, as well as naming him and his partners Top NY Brokers in 2013 and 2014.

Mr. Tortorici is involved in various non-profit initiatives, including The Inner City Scholarship Fund and The Futures in Education Program, both of which support educational measures for K-12 students throughout New York City.

He is an active member of industry organizations such as the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors (BMAR).

Prior to forming Ariel Property Advisors, Mr. Tortorici spent seven years at Massey Knakal Realty Services, now Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Tortorici graduated with honors from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he earned a B.S. in economics and management.

Originally from Franklin Square, New York, he currently resides in Brooklyn. He can be reached at 212.544.9500 ext. 13 or via email at mtortorici@arielpa.com.

Brandon Polakoff

Principal

Avison Young

Brandon Polakoff is a Principal and Head of NYC Investment Sales based in Avison Young’s New York City office. In this role, he leads a team of more than 30 professionals, assisting clients with the sale of multifamily, office, development, and retail assets in the New York City area and beyond.

Brandon is recognized as one of the youngest Principals in the company, a distinction earned through his outstanding performance since joining the firm in 2018. In 2023, at age 33, he received the Graeme Young Award as the #1 producer across all service lines worldwide.

Brandon has been widely recognized for his achievements in the commercial real estate industry. His accolades include:

2018: Named one of Commercial Observer’s 30 Under 30 Top Leasing and Sales Professionals; recipient of Connect Media’s Next Generation Award.

2019: Named one of New York Real Estate Journal’s Ones to Watch and Real Estate Weekly’s Rising Stars.

2020: Recognized as one of Crain’s New York Rising Stars in Real Estate.

2021: Named one of GlobeSt’s 50 Under 40 Top Commercial Real Estate Professionals.

2022: Recognized as one of Crain’s New York Notable Leaders in Real Estate.

2024: Named one of GlobeSt’s Commercial Real Estate Aspiring Leaders and included in Commercial Observer’sPower 100 list, a highly regarded recognition among NYC real estate professionals.

2025: Included in Commercial Observer’s Power 100 list for the second consecutive year.

Since its inception in 2018, Brandon has been the top producer for Avison Young Tri-State Investment Sales. Additionally, he has received the firm's Circle of Excellence Award every year since 2019—his first full year with the firm—recognizing him as one of the top producers across all service lines worldwide (~5,000 employees across 100+ countries).

Prior to joining Avison Young, Brandon worked in the Investment Sales Group at Cushman & Wakefield in New York. He has been involved in transactions exceeding an aggregate value of $5 billion.

Brandon earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Trinity College and participated in the Business Bridge Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2010. While at Trinity, he was a member of the varsity men's lacrosse team and was named to the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Academic Team and the 2012 NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

Jordan Metzger

Moderator

Cole Schotz

Jordan’s practice focuses on structuring, negotiating and closing the acquisition, joint venture, financing, leasing and disposition of the full range of commercial real estate assets, including distressed debt and equity transactions. Jordan represents purchasers and sellers in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions and dispositions; borrowers and institutional and non-institutional lenders in securitized and balance sheet financing transactions (including acquisition, construction, bridge, mezzanine, preferred equity) and workouts; owners and tenants in leasing transactions; equity participants in joint ventures; and developers in ground-up and redevelopment projects involving office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality and mixed-use projects.

Keynote: What is Next for NYC's Economy & The Impact of Commercial Real Estate

Empire State Realty Trust & CBRE

Anthony Malkin
Keynote

Anthony Malkin

Chairman & CEO

Empire State Realty Trust

Sacha Zarba
Moderator

Sacha Zarba

Vice Chairman

CBRE

Anthony Malkin

Chairman & CEO

Empire State Realty Trust

Anthony E. Malkin is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. He joined its

predecessor entities in 1989. Mr. Malkin has been a leader in existing building energy efficiency retrofits through

coordinating the team of Clinton Climate Initiative, Johnson Controls, JLL, and Rocky Mountain Institute in a

groundbreaking project at the Empire State Building (www.esbsustainability.com). Mr. Malkin led the

development of standards for energy efficient office tenant installations which is now known as the Tenant

Energy Optimization Program at the Urban Land Institute (https://tenantenergy.uli.org/). Mr. Malkin is a board

member of APi Group Corporation, the Real Estate Roundtable and Chair of its Sustainability Policy Advisory

Committee, a member of the Climate Mobilization Advisory Board of the New York City Department of

Buildings, a member of the Urban Land Institute, member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of

New York, member of the Partnership for New York City’s Innovation Council, and a member of the Building

Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Malkin received a bachelor’s degree cum laude from

Harvard College.

Sacha Zarba

Moderator

CBRE

Sacha Zarba is a Vice Chairman in the Midtown Manhattan office of CBRE and Co-Founder of CBRE’s Technology & Media Practice Group. With a unique specialization within the technology and high growth sectors, Sacha has unmatched experience in working with the world’s leading innovation companies across the technology, financial and digital media industries. Sacha’s expertise is well-known throughout these communities and is widely regarded as the industry’s “go-to” advisor, offering unique insights gained from his years of partnering with NYC’s most creative and dynamic occupiers.

Since 2015, Sacha is responsible for advising on over 15 million square feet of transactions in NYC and abroad for some of the most highly recognizable names in the technology and fintech industries, from early stage to mature. Over the past 5 years, during times of unprecedented uncertainty, Sacha has routinely utilized his understanding of new and dynamic workplace strategies, as well as location intelligence initiatives, to recommend new and dynamic ways of working to accommodate the ever-evolving landscape of employee preferences.

Overcoming Macroeconomic Headwinds: What this Means for NYC Development, Investment & Leasing

Future of Development in New York City & What is Next for the city

Dean Shapiro

Dean Shapiro

Global Head of Development

Oxford Properties Group

Rich Monopoli

Rich Monopoli

SVP, Development & Investment

BXP

Brandon Singer

Brandon Singer

CEO & Founder

Retail by MONA

Shlomi Bagdadi

Shlomi Bagdadi

Founder and President

Tri State Commercial Realty

Jonathan Adelsberg
Moderator

Jonathan Adelsberg

Partner and Co-Chair of Real Estate

Herrick

Dean Shapiro

Global Head of Development

Oxford Properties Group

Dean Shapiro is a Global Head of Development at Oxford Properties Group and is primarily responsible for Oxford’s investment in the Hudson Yards development project. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Partner at Building and Land Technology in Stamford where he executed major leases with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Cornell University, and Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy. He was formerly Executive Managing Director of CBRE where he managed the revenue operations of the New York City market, and held various positions at Insignia/ESG.

Brandon Singer

CEO & Founder

Retail by MONA

During his 17+ year career as a commercial real estate broker MONA chief executive officer and founder

Brandon L. Singer has negotiated lease transactions with an aggregate value totaling well over $3 billion.

In September of 2020, Singer launched MONA, a forward-thinking retail brokerage firm that guides

tenants and landlords through the increasingly disrupted retail and commercial real estate landscape.

Since its inception, MONA has hired many of the top retail brokers in New York City and become a

launchpad for the retail stars of tomorrow all while negotiating many of the most prominent retail real

estate deals in New York City.

Singer’s myriad deals at MONA have included Gucci’s lease of 45 Ninth Avenue and Breitling’s lease of

875 Washington Street, both of which were signed in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, as well as

LUISAVIAROMA’s lease of 1 Bond Street in Noho for the brand’s first United States store. All three deals

were nominated for REBNY’s prestigious Retail Deal of the Year award. Singer also negotiated flagship

leases for clients Ben Soleimani Furniture, Showfields, Padel Haus, and many others. As a corporate

executive and founder, Singer is most proud of bringing aboard several high-profile brokers and their

teams to be a part of MONA’s winning culture, as well as fostering an environment where new talent

can learn and grow their careers in an accelerated fashion relative to other commercial real estate firms.

Prior to his commercial real estate career, Brandon graduated from The George Washington University

in 2007 with a degree in Business Administration, and as a proud alum, Brandon has been back to

campus to teach classes in the Real Estate school. Brandon is a member of the International Council of

Shopping Centers and the Real Estate Board of New York. He is also a Root Society member and former

Vice Chairman of Jewish National Fund’s JNF Future as well as a benefactor to UJA, AJC, AIPAC and the

Real Estate Division, New Leadership Cabinet of the State of Israel Bonds.

Shlomi Bagdadi

Founder and President

Tri State Commercial Realty

Shlomi Bagdadi has proven his expertise in Tri State’s (NY, NJ, PA) commercial real estate with his creative eye and a keen understanding of the market. Mr. Bagdadi’s journey begins in Rishon Lezion, Israel where he studied Marketing and Business Management, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. As a student, he worked for Bank Hapoalim where he accumulated marketing and banking experience as one of the bank’s representatives, working to sign up clients for the bank’s multitude of services.

From there he moved to join Bank Leumi’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, before finally landing in a wholesale company in New York City, thus joining the e-commerce workforce.

All the while, Mr. Bagdadi managed a successful online sales business with his family and used the proceeds to invest in commercial real estate properties. The insight he gained on ownership and tenancy needs sparked his passion for real estate.

Mr. Bagdadi has almost two decades worth of experience in Commercial Real Estate and established Tri State Commercial® Realty in 2014. With a team of skilled brokers and Mr. Bagdadi at the helm, the firm has consecutively received seven “CoStar Power Broker Top Firm Award ” for Four years in a row and also holds first place for closing the most deals in Brooklyn for three years consecutively, according to The Real Deal’s Brooklyn Retail Leasing charts. Mr. Bagdadi has also been nominated for Brownstoner’s RADD Award as one of Brooklyn’s top 50 industry leaders in commercial real estate, development, and architecture.

Shlomi Bagdadi is also a member of the REBNY Brooklyn commercial board and Brooklyn Retail report committee.

Jonathan Adelsberg

Moderator

Herrick

Jonathan Adelsberg focuses his practice on complex real estate transactions, including sales, acquisitions, large scale developments, financings, workouts, restructurings, leasing, joint ventures and construction projects. Clients, including prominent real estate owners and developers, international retailers, large financial services firms, investors, major corporations and high-net-worth families with significant real estate holdings often call on Jonathan because of his ability to amicably resolve multi-party transactions, and his ability to navigate sophisticated matters involving a governmental component.

As the chair of Herrick's commercial leasing practice, Jonathan advises tenants and landlords in millions of square-feet of office and retail leases throughout the U.S. While his leasing transaction experience spans the entire country, Jonathan frequently advises national and international retailers in prime New York City retail locations, including Times Square and Fifth Avenue. His ongoing clients include two of the five largest U.S. banks, and major retailers including LVMH Moët Hennessy and its subsidiaries. Jonathan’s representation of some of the City’s largest landlords also helps him anticipate the needs of each side of a transaction. He has advised New York City landlords in connection with many prominent retail locations, including the E-Walk complex on 42nd Street – one of the busiest blocks in the world.

Concept to Creation: Trends Shaping Development Construction & Design of Modernized Urban Assets

Pre-Construction Through Lease Up & How to Navigate Building in the Dense Urban World

Rebecca D'Eloia

Rebecca D'Eloia

EVP, Development

RXR

Monica Valente Harriss

Monica Valente Harriss

Director of Strategy

Vanguard Construction

Marc Kotler

Marc Kotler

President

FirstService Residential

Elisabeth Martin

Elisabeth Martin

Practice Leader | Libraries and Interiors

H2M architects + engineers

Michael Hurwitz
Moderator

Michael Hurwitz

Partner

Withum Smith + Brown

Rebecca D'Eloia

EVP, Development

RXR

Rebecca D’Eloia is a real estate development executive with 25 years of experience in large-

scale, public/private redevelopment projects primarily in the metropolitan region. As Executive

Vice President of Development at RXR, she leads development activities across multiple asset

classes within the company’s ground-up portfolio. Her project experience includes complex,

multi-phased master plans such as the Innovation District at Nassau Hub, the 72-acre site

surrounding Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum;  Garvies Point, a $1B+, 1,100-unit mixed-use

redevelopment project which is reclaiming a 56-acre former industrial site along the waterfront in

Glen Cove; Veridea, a 1,100 acre, mixed use greenfield in the Research Triangle region of

North Carolina; and the redevelopment of Long Island University’s Downtown Brooklyn

campus.  Prior to joining RXR, Rebecca was Senior Vice President at Forest City Realty Trust,

focusing on the entitlements and development of Pacific Park (Atlantic Yards) in Brooklyn, and

the design and construction of Barclays Center, home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.  She also led

the $160M renovation of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County.  Prior to

Forest City, Rebecca was part of the team leading the redevelopment of Lincoln Center for the

Performing Arts, a $1.2 B reconstruction of the campus housing eleven world-renowned

performing arts organizations, including the New York Philharmonic, the Juilliard School and the

Metropolitan Opera.  Rebecca began her career at the New York City Department of Parks and

Recreation, where she oversaw revenue contracts and licenses for the agency.  A graduate of

Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Rebecca resides in Huntington,

Long Island with her husband and 2 children.

Monica Valente Harriss

Director of Strategy

Vanguard Construction

Monica joins Vanguard Construction & Company following her tenure at Marriott

International, leading architecture/interior design projects across Lifestyle Full Service and

Select Service brands. Her previous leadership roles at Pelli Clarke Pelli and Perkins

Eastman, including research initiatives at Yale, Oxford, and Hunter College, explored the

intersection of sustainability, user experience, and the built environment. An accomplished

design and construction executive with over 20 years of experience leading complex

hospitality, mixed-use, and institutional projects, as Director of Pre-Construction, Monica

leads project feasibility, mitigating risk, and aligning development with strategic goals,

guiding clients through early ‘solutions-driven’ planning. She also loves discovering new

places with her three children—whether a restaurant, hidden hiking trail, or an art exhibit.

“The way design shapes how people experience space, the moments of connection

created at the intersection of memory and function, continues to influence my daily life. It

brings me joy to watch my children experience the world.”

—Monica Valente Harriss

Inspired by her brother’s rare eye disorder, observing how he navigated the world

through touch, Monica began independent architectural studies in high school. She holds a BA from Pratt Institute and a Master of Science in Sociology from Hunter College.

A passionate advocate for education and equity in design, Monica is the founder of

Women-in-Design, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young women through

mentorship, college preparation, and career training—supporting hundreds of students

since 2009. She serves on the board of Artisan Discovery, supporting women in indigenous

communities through craft entrepreneurship, and PAVE Global, advancing careers in

experiential and retail design through mentorship and scholarships.

Marc Kotler

President

FirstService Residential

Marc Kotler is Senior Vice President of the New Development Group at FirstService Residential New York, a division that specializes in developer consulting and management of new and young properties. Over the last decade, he has successfully built the division into an industry leader by providing developers with services that are essential to successfully opening new properties – either from the ground up or via conversion. His team has advised on opening 100 luxury condominiums and mixed-use residential properties throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Marc has extensive experience working with young condominiums and the challenges associated with seamlessly transitioning from sponsor to resident control. He has assembled a team that specializes in the issues related to opening and operating new luxury buildings.

Marc’s managerial and financial acumen, superior consulting services, and systematic approach to development has enabled him to work on some of the most complex, multi-purpose, luxury development projects in Manhattan, including New York by Gehry at 8 Spruce Street, The Plaza Residences, One Morton Square, Greenwich Club Residences, The Downtown Club Condominium, and One Lincoln Square.

Prior to joining FirstService Residential in 2003, Kotler was the Director of Management of a mid-size property management firm in Manhattan. He has spent more than two decades as a real estate professional specializing in luxury high rise property management, new development construction, project management and asset management.

Marc is a graduate of Clark University and a Licensed Real Estate Broker.

Elisabeth Martin

Practice Leader | Libraries and Interiors

H2M architects + engineers

A registered architect and active member of the American Institute of Architects, Elisabeth Martin, FAIA, has four decades of experience working on projects of a wide array of building types and scales. She holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and serves our profession as a Practice Leader at H2M architects + engineers and as an adjunct professor in Architecture and Interior Design. In recognition of her advocacy for design excellence in public buildings and the stewardship she has brought to projects in the public realm, she was awarded the AIANY Public Architect Award in 2002 and elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2017.

Ms. Martin contributes her skill in Library Planning and Design through her work with the International Federation of Library Associations Library Design Section, Public Library of the Year Jury, and its Inspiring Libraries Task Force as well as through her decades of prior leadership roles in the many library design committees under the American Library Association.

Ms. Martin has years of experience navigating complex project relationships, procurement requirements, and budgets. Prior to joining H2M in July 2025, she served as principal of MDA Designgroup Architects & Planners, leading their portfolio of public and private sector projects for over two decades. Before leading MDA, she served as the Director of Planning, Design, and Facilities for Brooklyn Public Library and as the Program Director for Libraries at the NYC Department of Design and Construction. Her 11 years of stewardship in the public sector brought accelerated schedules and higher quality design and construction to a large portfolio of library design and construction projects at over two hundred NYC library sites. Known for her strong advocacy for quality design. Ms. Martin continues to lecture widely on successful strategies for library design and construction.

Michael Hurwitz

Moderator

Withum Smith + Brown

Professional Experience

▪ Over 34 years of experience working for both public and private companies in the real

estate sector.

▪ Industry areas of expertise include real estate tax issues, public and private real

estate investment trusts (REITs), opportunity funds, portfolio restructurings,

acquisitions and dispositions, partnership taxation and core compliance matters.

▪ Has been involved in a variety of negotiations including structuring and implementing

strategic transactions, tax due diligence assignments, mergers and acquisitions and

many other special tax and non-tax projects.

▪ Served for more than four years as the director of taxation at a publicly traded REIT

where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the tax department, and more than

twenty years working in global and regional public accounting firms.

▪ Former adjunct professor at both New York University’s Schack Institute of Real

Estate and Fordham University. Taught partnership taxation and other related real

estate topics.

Credentials/Education

▪ Licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York

▪ MS, Taxation, Pace University – Lubin School of Business

▪ BS, Accounting, Syracuse University – Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Memberships

▪ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

▪ New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

▪ National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)

Deploying Capital: Finding Best Investment Opportunities Across NYC & Beyond

Finding Deals & Developments to Put Dry Power to Work

Justin Levitt

Justin Levitt

Managing Director

PGIM Real Estate

Teodora Zobel

Teodora Zobel

Chief Investment Officer

Midwood Investment & Development

William Milam

William Milam

Managing Director, Head of US Investments

Morgan Stanley

Benjamin Nevid

Benjamin Nevid

Senior Managing Director

Meridian Capital Group

Peter Borock
Moderator

Peter Borock

Co-Chair New York Real Estate Practice

Greenberg Traurig

Justin Levitt

Managing Director

PGIM Real Estate

Justin Levitt is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and head of the Northeast region for U.S. Debt. Based in New York City, Justin leads a team that is responsible for originating a broad range of commercial mortgage products in the core, core plus and agency spaces. His team works with clients based in the Northeast and finances assets across the U.S. Justin also serves as a regional portfolio manager for the Northeastern U.S. markets for PGIM Real Estate’s core strategies where he has credit authority.

Since joining the company in 2006, Justin has originated loans on all property types and through all capital sources. Previously, Justin worked in the legal group of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, where he was primarily responsible for negotiating commercial leases and assisting in the preparation of SEC Filings.

Justin received a bachelor’s degree in finance and business law from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and earned a juris doctor degree, with concentrations in corporate and real estate transactions from

the University of Miami School of Law.

Justin is an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York and is a past chair of the Finance Committee. He is also active in the Urban Land Institute where he sits on one of the Small Scale Development Councils. Justin is also a member of the New Jersey Apartment Association, the Pennsylvania Apartment Association as well as the Real Estate Finance Association in Boston.

Benjamin Nevid

Senior Managing Director

Meridian Capital Group

Benjamin Nevid is a Senior Managing Director at Meridian Capital Group where he is responsible for the origination and execution of various structured debt transactions, with a focus on transitional and construction financing. Since joining Meridian in 2014, Mr. Nevid has closed more than $6.5 billion in financing across all asset types, with a focus on transitional bridge financing, construction financing, and structured transactions for hospitality, multifamily, and self-storage assets. Prior to joining Meridian, Mr. Nevid was a Senior Associate at Muss Development focusing on analysis and due diligence related to new developments, acquisitions and asset management of Muss’ existing portfolio. Before Muss, Mr. Nevid was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in Johnson Capital’s Equity Capital Markets and Structured Finance Group, where he focused on executing various debt and equity transactions. Mr. Nevid also has experience with new and renewal lease execution for portfolios of retail assets at two open air retail owners and developers: Gladstone Development Corporation and DLC Management Corporation. Mr. Nevid received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Towson University and his Master of Science in Real Estate Finance and Investment at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.

Peter Borock

Moderator

Greenberg Traurig

Peter S. Borock is a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice of Greenberg Traurig’s New York office. Peter advises private equity sponsors, operators, developers, investors, and tenants on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. His experience includes the acquisition, development, financing, disposition, and leasing of various classes of commercial real estate, including office, retail, health care, hospitality, industrial, multi-family, and mixed-use properties.

In addition to handling commercial real estate transactions, Peter has deep experience advising public transit agencies on infrastructure and other transit oriented development projects.

Peter has been listed to Crain’s New York Business “40 Under 40” and selected as a “Rising Star” by Law360 and the New York Law Journal.

Prior to law school, Peter taught history at a public high school in The Bronx through Teach For America.

Office Strategies: Asset Management, Tenant Attraction & Leasing

Riding Class A Office Momentum & What it Means for Tenants and Older Office Assets

Joseph Artusa

Joseph Artusa

SVP, Leasing

Silverstein Properties

Jonathan Kaufman Iger

Jonathan Kaufman Iger

CEO

Sage Realty

Charles Russo

Charles Russo

Asset Management Lead, Workplace, East Region

Nuveen Real Estate

Zach Pointon

Zach Pointon

Head of CRE

Arch Amenities Group

Tony Marroney

Tony Marroney

Operations Director, Americas

Macro Group

Leah Atkinson

Leah Atkinson

Senior Vice President

Kinema Fitness Inc.

Todd Korren
Moderator

Todd Korren

Principal, Executive Managing Director

Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services

Jonathan Kaufman Iger

CEO

Sage Realty

As CEO of Sage, Jonathan Kaufman Iger develops, implements, and oversees the company’s corporate strategy, operating strategy, and investment initiative, while providing leadership and guidance across the organization. His mission is to create value for all stakeholders. Prior to joining Sage, he served as Vice President at P&L Investments, LLC, a boutique real estate investment and asset management firm, and was founder and CEO of UrbanGradRealty, a boutique residential brokerage company that focused on the recent college graduate submarket.

Currently, he serves his city and community as the Chairman of the Board of the Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID), a board member of the Downtown Alliance, and a member of the advisory board for the Center of Real Estate and Urban Analysis at George Washington University. In keeping with the Kaufman family tradition, he is a proud supporter of many of New York’s major institutions in the fields of the arts, healthcare, and education, including serving on the Board of Trustees of The Town School.

Charles Russo

Asset Management Lead, Workplace, East Region

Nuveen Real Estate

Charles Russo is a Senior Director and Asset Management Lead (East Region) at Nuveen, a leading investment management firm. Charles oversees the asset management of the office sector on the east coast.

With over a decade of experience in real estate investment, Charles plays a vital role in overseeing the management of Nuveen's extensive asset portfolio in the Eastern United States. Prior to joining Nuveen, he served as a U.S. Real Estate Director at Carlyle, where he gained valuable expertise in complex financial analysis and strategic portfolio optimization.

Zach Pointon

Head of CRE

Arch Amenities Group

Zach a hospitality professional with 15 years’ experience working across hotels, restaurants, CRE, and tech. He began his career managing Bemelman’s Bar at The Carlyle Hotel before joining Convene, a premium meetings and events provider, in 2015. There, Zach facilitated several key commercial real estate partnerships including Condé Nast and The Durst Organization.

In 2022 Zach joined Arch Amenity Group to lead the opening of The Playground at the Seagram building, a state-of-the art workplace amenity project with RFR Holding. He now manages CRE amenities for Arch Amenities across the US.

Tony Marroney

Operations Director, Americas

Macro Group

Tony Marroney is Operations Director for the Americas at Macro, a global facilities management and workplace services company. He leads the region’s growth strategy, focusing on client partnerships, operational excellence, and diverse team development. With a background in law, financial services, and corporate real estate, Tony brings a holistic perspective to FM—balancing innovation with governance and empathy. Passionate about sustainability, inclusion, and workplace transformation, he is committed to positioning Macro as a trusted partner helping organizations create smarter, safer, and more inspiring workplaces.

Leah Atkinson

Senior Vice President

Kinema Fitness Inc.

Leah Atkinson is the senior vice president of the east region for Kinema Fitness Inc. and Well AP professional.

She has over 20 years of experience in the corporate wellness space, working with companies engineering innovative wellness program solutions, facility design and development along with operational efficiencies, with the sole focus to enhance the lives of employees and improve company culture.

Kinema Fitness is a forward-thinking, full-service, fitness center management and design company that specializes in Class A, multi and single-tenant office buildings, with a passion for providing incredible holistic wellness experiences, while delivering operational efficiencies, leveraging the newest technologies, and providing unparalleled service and results through performance-based contracts. Kinema inspires through innovation and creativity, from operations to programming. They engage members by educating, creating community, and building relationships that are meaningful and lasting.

Todd Korren

Moderator

Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services

Mr. Korren came to Lee & Associates from Avison Young, a global full service commercial real estate services firm. His primary responsibilities included new business development; transaction management / lease negotiations; training and mentoring of office brokers; and promotion of the company in the marketplace.

Todd has been involved in the real estate and construction industries for over 30 years and is known for his hands-on client involvement and long-term relationships. He has negotiated over 1,790 leases ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to 265,000 square feet representing 9.1 million square feet; participated in over 45 acquisitions and dispositions valued at over $2.9 billion; and supervised over 485 interior construction and new development projects.

Todd has served as leasing agent for 46 Manhattan buildings—primarily NYC Class B, multi-tenant office buildings—ranging in size from 100,000 sf to over 1,200,000 sf, totaling over 15 million sf; and nationally, 54 buildings totaling over 17.8 million sf.

Todd is an active member of numerous organizations including Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association of New York; the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY, including as Chair of the Building Agents Committee) and the Architectural Review Board of Roslyn Estates.

In 2009, REBNY named Todd as its Young Real Estate Man of the Year.

Remarks From the Podium

Matt Einheber

Matt Einheber

Principal

TitleEQ

Matt Einheber

Principal

TitleEQ

Matt is the driving force behind TitleEQ, an innovative, national settlement services agency, and TitleBox, the developer of technology designed to streamline risk management in the title industry.

His experience with real estate transactions began in the early 2000’s in real estate finance, which led to settlement services and ultimately his move to start his first title company in 2005.

Since then, Matt has played an integral role in forging industry-shaping technology and business processes for the settlement and closing operations of title companies, underwriters, real estate brokers, high volume real estate buyers and agents across the country.

Matt’s current focus is TitleEQ and its family of companies; the result of years of technology development and learned execution to approach real estate settlements in a way that’s very unique. Contact him at matt@titleeq.com.

What to Know About the NYC State of the Market Event

What You'll Learn:

  • Hear about the changing political environment in New York City and what the potential change in Mayor's office might do for the commercial real estate industry, including the possible impact of Zohran Mamdani becoming the next Mayor.

  • Get insights from owners, developers and investment managers on how they are deploying capital into deals despite higher rates.

  • Hear how macroeconomic factors and cost of capital are driving decisions about future development strategies and when to break ground on construction projects.

  • Positive leasing momentum during the first half of the year is creating optimism across retail and office. Will more class-a office get built and what does this mean for class b and b+ space?

  • What types of tenants are signing leases and how has this changed lease length, average square footage, etc.

  • Contractors, designers and engineers will analyze future-thinking innovations across the design and build world and how this is enhancing the long term value of an asset.

  • Hear how owners, investors and brokers are handling overall distress in the capital markets with maturing loans and rising interest rates.

  • Hear the latest from New York City officials about policies and incentives that will help drive more development activity and housing units.

Last Year's Attending Companies

Brookfield, PCCP, Vornado Realty Trust, Related Companies, Madison Realty Capital, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development, Douglaston Development, BGO, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Jamestown, Ares Management, Starwood Capital Group, L&L Holding Company, RXR, Acore Capital, SJP Properties, JPMorgan, Turner Construction, Gensler, Perkins Eastman, Keybank, TPG Architecture, Feil Organization, Slate Property Group and more. 

How you'll do more business:

Enhance your business by understanding how the current market conditions are turning a corner and what 2025 has in store for increased development, construction, deal flow and financing. Experts will weigh in acquisitions, development, investment, construction, public-private partnerships and more across the multifamily, retail, office, healthcare and industrial sectors.

Who attends:

Investors, owners, developers, lenders, tenants, brokers, architects, contractors, engineers, property managers, government officials, lawyers 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.

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Venue

Nuveen
730 Third Ave
New York, NY 10017

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Agenda

Time Activity
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Coffee Networking & Breakfast
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Fireside Chat: Maximizing Mixed-Use Retail in New York

1. Nuveen and other panelists discuss the evolving role of mixed-use development and retail storefronts across the city.

2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Keynote: What is Next for NYC's Economy & The Impact of Commercial Real Estate

1. Hear from Empire State Realty Trust's Tony Malkin & CBRE.

3:00 PM
3:45 PM
Investment Sales Outlook: Keys to Successful Transactions Amidst Fluctuating Rates

1. Gain insights into how leading investors and brokers are navigating interest rate volatility to keep deals moving.
2. Understand the strategies for pricing assets, structuring transactions, and managing investor expectations in today’s evolving capital markets across debt, equity and returns.
3. Explore which asset classes are seeing the most movement and which are proving hardest to trade.

3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee & Networking
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Overcoming Macroeconomic Headwinds: What this Means for NYC Development Investment & Leasing

1. Learn how the right balance of retail, office, residential, and entertainment uses can energize neighborhoods and boost property values.
2. Hear from experts on how urban planning, zoning adjustments, and public-private partnerships are reshaping NYC’s real estate fabric.
3. Explore real-world examples of mixed-use developments driving both tenant demand and long-term economic vitality.

4:45 PM
5:30 PM
Concept to Creation: Trends Shaping Development Construction & Design of Modernized Urban Assets

1. Explore how new technologies, materials, and sustainability standards are transforming the way NYC’s assets are designed and built.
2. Learn how developers and contractors are balancing costs with innovation in delivering cutting-edge projects.
3. Understand how evolving tenant expectations and city regulations are influencing building form and function.

5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
6:15 PM
7:00 PM
Deploying Capital: Finding Best Investment Opportunities Across NYC & Beyond

1. Uncover where institutional investors, family offices, and private equity are deploying capital across the five boroughs.
2. Learn how investors are weighing risk versus reward in multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use plays.
3. Gain perspective on emerging neighborhoods and asset types poised for long-term growth.

7:00 PM
7:45 PM
Office Strategies: Asset Management, Tenant Attraction & Leasing

1. Discover how owners are reimagining office space to meet modern tenant demands around flexibility, sustainability, and amenities.
2. Gain perspective on leasing strategies that attract and retain tenants in a competitive market.
3. Hear how asset managers are repositioning underperforming properties to drive occupancy and long-term value.

7:45 PM
8:00 PM
Networking

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