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Geoffrey Sears

Geoffrey Sears

Partner

Wareham Development

Evan Schwimmer

Evan Schwimmer

Managing Director

Longfellow

John Assunto
Moderator

John Assunto

Director of Business Development

Truebeck Construction

Geoffrey Sears

Partner

Wareham Development

Wareham Development is committed to the long-term economic and environmental vitality of our communities. We work closely with city and state agencies to ensure that each project provides maximum benefit to its surrounding community. Unlike many developers who build projects only to sell, we retain ownership of the majority of our developments, many of which have defined the thriving technology corridor between the Bay and Richmond-San Rafael bridges.

Evan Schwimmer

Managing Director

Longfellow

Evan serves as Managing Director for Longfellow’s San Francisco Bay Area office. He is responsible for strategic growth and operations including oversight of acquisitions, development, property management, design and construction, asset management and leasing across properties in Northern California. Prior to Longfellow, Evan managed the San Francisco office of The John Buck Company with responsibilities for West Coast investment and development in office and residential totalling over $1.8 billion. He also led office acquisition and development activities for the Irvine Company’s Northern California region.

Evan holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley

John Assunto

Moderator

Truebeck Construction

John Assunto is on the Leadership Team for Truebeck Construction, a full-service commercial general contractor focused on technical projects in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Education, Mission Critical and Commercial market segments. Truebeck has 4 offices on the West Coast. With over 25 years of experience in construction, John has spent his career building complex projects for valued Clients across all of the Truebeck market segments, including Life Sciences/Lab projects, from Pharma firms to Top Tier University Research Institutions.

Summary

  1. Despite a record-low vacancy rate, major construction of new life sciences facilities are underway. What is pre-leasing activity like in the Bay Area?

  2. How has the coronavirus impacted life sciences tenant demands and changed the operation and management of life sciences assets?

  3. What sub geographies are developers and investors looking to as land for new construction becomes increasingly sparse?

  4. With a strong talent pool, consistent VC-attention and local civic support — what challenges do Life Sciences CRE developers foresee in the future?

  5. What are some of the most notable recent developments, investments, and leases?

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Time Activity
10:30 PM
11:15 PM
Bay Area Life Sciences & CRE

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