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1313 N. Market

1313 N. Market

This 500,000-square-foot office tower is a premier Class A multi-tenant facility. Home to many prominent law firms, FinTech, and international businesses, 1313 N. Market features picturesque views, access to trails, and a park-like setting not found in any other area of downtown Wilmington. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and fully renovated in 2013, its WiredScore Certified Platinum designation offers tenants the highest level of technology functionality and connectivity speeds. Tenants and the community are able to enjoy The Chancery Market Food Hall, newly opened in December of 2022. Incredible amenities, stellar customer service, expanded green space, and availability of over 2,000 parking spaces makes 1313 N. Market a sought-after location where employees will love coming to work.

Speakers and Panels

CRE Market Update

Economic Forecast, Leasing Trends, Capital Market Update

Jacob Stern

Jacob Stern

SVP, Business Development

Cinnaire

Doug Motley

Doug Motley

Managing Principal

JLAM

Allison Kerwin

Allison Kerwin

SVP

M&T Bank

Sara Wagner
Moderator

Sara Wagner

Director

Richards, Layton & Finger

Doug Motley

Managing Principal

JLAM

Mr. Motley leads JLAM’s investment team. He is responsible for the firm’s investment strategy, market research, and leading the execution of transactions. He also manages all debt and equity capital relationships. Doug has overseen the investment of more than $200 million in equity across multiple investment strategies and across multiple market cycles.

Prior to JLAM, Doug co-founded a private equity real estate platform that invested in office assets in the mid-Atlantic and southeast US. He also previously served as Chief Financial Officer of a regional real estate development firm and was a Vice President of a global financial services company.

A native of Delaware, Doug graduated magna cum laude from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, is a member of the Private Equity CFO Association, and serves as a Governor-appointed member of the State of Delaware Council on Housing. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Allison Kerwin

SVP

M&T Bank

Alfred University, Alfred, NY- BS in Business Administration, Minor in Finance

Wilmington University, New Castle, DE- MBA in Finance

Joined Wilmington Trust Company in 2005

Joined M&T Bank in 2011 (merger)

 Group Manager for the Real Estate team covering the Delaware and Eastern Shore of Maryland

markets.

 Currently manages a team of three Relationship Managers.

 Responsible for leading the new business development efforts as well as oversight of the existing

book of business totaling in excess of $850 million in loan commitments, representing 70+

relationships throughout the market.

 Voting member of the Bank’s governing Charitable Committee for the region.

 Executive Board Member of the Committee of 100 (Secretary) as well as Chair of the Economic

Development committee.

 Executive Board Member with Wilmington Alliance

 2023 Chair of the American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Ball

 Resides in Avondale, PA with husband, Patrick and their four children, Ethan-11, Lucas-8, and

twin daughters Aislin- 5 and Addilyn-5.

Sara Wagner

Moderator

Richards, Layton & Finger

Sara Wagner, chair of the firm’s Real Estate Services Group, is considered “THE top real estate lawyer in Delaware” (Chambers USA).

Sara focuses her practice on complex transactions involving the finance, acquisition, sale, lease, and development of commercial real estate properties. With “technical competence” and an “impeccable skill set,” she represents major real estate developers, financial institutions, significant holders of commercial real estate, and institutional clients in all types of commercial real estate transactions.

“Sara is top notch. She knows how to get a deal done” (Chambers USA). Sara has particular expertise in closing sophisticated commercial real estate loans, including: CMBS financing, portfolio financing, and mezzanine and preferred equity transactions.

Sara also regularly advises clients on joint venture formation, equity capitalization, and other real estate matters.

Sara teaches a master-level project finance class at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. A contributing author of several published articles, she regularly updates “Delaware” in State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing, Aspen Law & Business; “Delaware Construction and Design Law” in State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law: Current Statutes and Practice, American Bar Association; and “Delaware” in State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, Law & Business.

Building In Delaware

An Inside Look at What’s to Come for Construction and Development

Chris Buccini

Chris Buccini

Co-President

The Buccini/Pollin Group

JJ Singh

JJ Singh

President

Retreat Hotels & Resorts

Megan McGlinchey

Megan McGlinchey

Executive Director

Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware

Kurt Foreman
Moderator

Kurt Foreman

President & CEO

Delaware Prosperity Partnership

Chris Buccini

Co-President

The Buccini/Pollin Group

Chris Buccini is Co-President of The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. (“BPG”), and founder and President of BPG Real Estate Services, LLC, the entity responsible for BPG’s office, residential, retail, and parking management and leasing efforts. Mr. Buccini is responsible for the ultimate performance of the company’s commercial, retail, parking and entertainment activities, leading its acquisitions, financing, leasing, operations, and disposition efforts. Since joining BPG in 1999, Mr. Buccini has grown the company to over $4 billion in assets, including ownership of six million square feet of office and retail space, 6,500 hotel rooms, 2,000 apartments and four live entertainment venues. In addition, Mr. Buccini co-founded and is co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union.

Mr. Buccini is the founder and current member of the Board of The Light Up The Queen Foundation; a member of the Board of Trustees of Wilmington Friends School; on the Board of Directors of the Brandywine Conservancy, United Way of Delaware, and Wilmington Renaissance Corporation; and a member of the Delaware Business Roundtable, City of Chester Institute for Economic Development, and Hagley Museum and Library Council of Advisors.

Prior to The Buccini/Pollin Group, Mr. Buccini was the Director of Acquisitions and Senior Vice President of Barrow Street Capital, LLC, a New York City-based real estate private equity fund which is an affiliate of Greenhill and Company. Prior to joining Barrow Street, Mr. Buccini was a Vice President at Eastdil Realty, where he was involved in the disposition, financing and development of investment quality office, retail, industrial, lodging and multi-family projects.

Mr. Buccini received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.

JJ Singh

President

Retreat Hotels & Resorts

JJ is the President of Retreat Hotels & Resorts. He oversees all aspects of the company’s long-term strategy and day-to-day operations, and serves on the company’s Board.

Previously, he was the Director of Hospitality and corporate Treasurer of LNWA, a commercial developer in Wilmington, DE. He also held several roles in public service and in finance. For several years, he was the Economic Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Chris Coons, and also worked as a credit analyst in the White House Office of Management and Budget. A proud former Peace Corps volunteer, Singh ran a micro credit loan fund in Oruro, Bolivia. In finance, Singh worked as a health care equity analyst at a hedge fund in New York. Additionally, he was a loan underwriter for small businesses in all five boroughs.

Singh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA from the University of Virginia. He holds a certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).

He is an commissioner on the Arlington VA Economic Development Commission, as well as the county’s Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission. Singh serves on the board of Ascendus, a non-profit that empowers low- to moderate-income business owners with access to capital and financial education. He also sits on the board of the Jekyll Island Foundation, a non-profit that raises funds for conservation, preservation, and educational initiatives for Jekyll Island.

Megan McGlinchey

Executive Director

Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware

Megan M. McGlinchey is currently the Executive Director of the Riverfront

Development Corporation of Delaware (RDC). In this role, she guides the creation of strategies and objectives to fulfill the RDC’s mission of creating economic vitality along the Brandywine and Christina Rivers, while enhancing the environment, encouraging historic preservation and promoting public access.

Through targeted and leveraged investments, RDC creates employment and

residential development while promoting education, the arts, recreation and

tourism. Over the last 22 years, the RDC has spearheaded a one billion dollar

redevelopment project along the Christina River that has seen an economic and

environmental wasteland transformed into a thriving business, residential and

entertainment center. Ms. McGlinchey has been a member of the RDC team for

the last 20 years and has held various roles within the organization, most notably

as Director of Operations and Deputy Director.

Ms. McGlinchey holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the

University of Miami and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the

University of Delaware. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the

Delaware Zoological Society, the March of Dimes - Delaware Chapter, the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Delaware Children’s Museum, and she is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation. She is also the chairperson of the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board. Ms. McGlinchey lives in Wilmington with her husband, Brian and daughter, Norah.

Kurt Foreman

Moderator

Delaware Prosperity Partnership

Kurt Foreman was appointed President and CEO of

Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) in the spring of

2018. DPP is the public-private economic development

organization created by Governor John Carney and the

Legislature to take the lead in promoting the State of

Delaware as a premier business location for companies

considering new locations or expansions and to attract

entrepreneurs and innovators eager to nurture and grow

new ideas and ventures in a vibrant and supportive

environment. DPP is a 501C3 nonprofit funded by the

state and private-sector investors.

Foreman's experience includes serving in various senior roles in economic development

groups throughout the United States, including in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Pennsylvania,

Wisconsin and twice in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Foreman has served as a site

selection consultant working directly with companies to help assess and choose where

to locate or expand throughout the nation. He also worked as an executive recruiter with

a leading global executive search firm supporting senior-level searches across many

sectors. Foreman received his bachelor’s degree at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster,

Pa., and his master’s degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. And

perhaps most importantly, he and his wife, Julie, have four grown children and three

grandchildren.

Opening Remarks

Michael Purzycki

Michael Purzycki

Mayor

City of Wilmington

Michael Purzycki

Mayor

City of Wilmington

Michael S. Purzycki, Wilmington’s 57th Mayor, is currently serving his second, four-year term as the City’s

Chief Executive. The Mayor was initially elected to office in November of 2016. He was re-elected in

November of 2020 to a second term. His time as Mayor is driven by his desire to see the City run at a high

level of efficiency, to increase the level of shared prosperity among its citizens, and to confront the

problems too many cities experience throughout the country.

Mike Purzycki was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1945. He graduated Seton Hall Prep in 1963 and

earned a football scholarship to the University of Delaware, where he played for four years and set every

Blue Hen receiving record. After graduating with a degree in history, he signed a contract with the NewYork

Giants football team for the 1967-1968 season when an injury sidelined his professional football career.

The mayor worked with IBM in Data Processing sales, as a stockbroker, and then in real estate sales and

development while attending Delaware Law School at night. He was admitted to the Delaware bar and

served as attorney for the Delaware State Senate and then practiced law for over a decade. He first ran for

public office in 1982 and was elected to New Castle County Council where he served for nine years as

Chairman of the County’s Council’s Finance Committee and wrote the legislation that created the state’s

first ethics law.

In 1996, Mike Purzycki was tapped to head the Riverfront Development Corporation, and was tasked with

the challenging job of resurrecting the blighted, industrial wasteland along the Christina River. He and his

team did what many said would be impossible—they reinvented and reinvigorated the former World War ll

shipyard into an economic, cultural, and social hub of the City which included over one billion dollars of

public and private investment, including the Chase Center, The Peterson Wildlife Refuge, two miles of

Riverwalk, hundreds of apartments, restaurants, hotels, and other amenities.

Mike also served for ten years as Chairman of the Wilmington Hope Commission during which he oversaw

the 2014 opening of the Achievement Center, a ten thousand-square-foot building housing a

groundbreaking program that helps formerly incarcerated men successfully transition from prison back into

the community.

During his tenure as Mayor, the City has seen almost $1 billion of private investment injected into the local

economy. Thousands of apartments, hotels, and new nightlife and dining destinations have breathed new

life into the downtown and riverfront. Wilmington has invested $14 million in its neighborhood parks and

public spaces. Twenty-six miles of City streets have been paved and repaired. There has been no tax

increase for four years while the City’s cash position has been improved. During this same period, Moody’s

removed a negative outlook from the City’s previous bond rating to improve the City’s borrowing power.

Mike married the former Bette Richitelli in 1984. They live in the Highlands with their teenage son, Gage.

Their adult children—Adriane, her husband Andrew and granddaughter Pascal live in Hockessin, while

Mick, his wife Ally, and granddaughter Yoyo live in Maryland.

WHY THIS MATTERS

What You'll Learn: 

  • How has the economic market changed in Delaware in the last year? 

  • Are we entering into another recession? What asset classes are most impacted?

  • When will things start to change with supply chain delays? Will this trend continue for another year?

  • While leasing is thriving in Wilmington lately, is it true for the rest of Delaware? 

  • The industrial real estate market is on the rise and showing no signs of slowing down, with record low vacancy rates how will you continue to keep up with demand?

How You'll Do More Business: 

Come learn what major projects and updates are occurring in Delaware. Hear how the economy and capital markets are holding up with a recession just on the horizon and what this means for new developments. 

Why You Should Attend: 

Network with top developers, property managers, brokers, owners and more.

What Does Your Ticket Get You: 

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 we do. 

For questions, recommendations, comments for press inquiries please email our Philadelphia Event Producer, Julianna Short at julianna.short@bisnow.com

Venue

1313 N. Market

1313 N. Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19801


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Agenda

Time Activity
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Registration And Pre-Event Networking
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Opening Remarks
2:15 PM
3:00 PM
CRE Market Update

Economic Forecast, Leasing Trends, Capital Market Update

3:00 PM
3:45 PM
Building In Delaware

An Inside Look at What’s to Come for Construction and Development

3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Post- Event Networking

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Our commitment to your 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:

  • Masks will be available at the door.

  • 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.