Event Has Ended

Speakers to be Announced

Speakers

John A Sobrato
Philanthropy & Social Responsibility Thought Leader

John A Sobrato

Chairman Emeritus
The Sobrato Organization

Larry Baer
1.5M sqft at Mission Rock. Affordable Aspects and Community Growth

Larry Baer

President and CEO
San Francisco Giants

Tad Taube
President Emeritus of the Koret Foundation & Chairman and Founder Woodmont Companies

Tad Taube

Chairman
Taube Philanthropies

Matt Lituchy

CIO
Jay Paul Company

Carl Shannon

Carl Shannon

Senior Managing Director
Tishman Speyer

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Transportation Policy Manager
Stanford University

Kevin Ratner

Kevin Ratner

President
Forest City West

Sean Brooks

Sean Brooks

Department Manager of Real Estate and Property Development
Bay Area Rapid Transportation

Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman

CEO
Chariot

Daniel Minkoff

Daniel Minkoff

Owner
The Minkoff Group

Giselle Bonilla

Giselle Bonilla

Director, Global Real Estate
Zendesk

Jim Hartnett

Jim Hartnett

CEO
Caltrain

Ben Kochalski

Ben Kochalski

Principal
The John Buck Company

John Herr

EVP
Lincoln Property Company

David Wilbur

David Wilbur

Principal
Four Corners Properties

Vinson Heine

Vinson Heine

Vice President
Overaa Construction

Alan Mackay

Alan Mackay

Founder and CEO
Werqwise

Andrew Pearl

Andrew Pearl

VP, Division Manager
Swinerton

Kareem Barzegar

Kareem Barzegar

Senior Vice President
Avison Young

Emily Williams

Emily Williams

Head of Global Real Estate
Twitch

Jesse Gundersheim

Jesse Gundersheim

Director of Market Analytics, San Francisco Bay Area
CoStar

Eli Khouri

Eli Khouri

Principal
Probis Strategic Solutions

Aliza Skolnik

Aliza Skolnik

VP & Director of SF Office
ESD

Vance Harris
Moderator

Vance Harris

Principal, Architect
Dialog

John Grubb
Moderator

John Grubb

Philanthropy & Social Responsibility
Bay Area Council

Tony Natsis
Moderator

Tony Natsis

Partner
Allen Matkins

Jenny Hehemann
Moderator

Jenny Hehemann

Vice President
HKS Architects

Manuel Fishman
Moderator

Manuel Fishman

Shareholder
Buchalter

MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Agenda

  • Networking, Breakfast & Registration

  • Bisnow Welcome to BOLD West 2018!

  • The State of Leasing: Deep Dive on the West Coast Office Market

    - Ben Kochalski, The John Buck Company
    - Daniel Minkoff, The Minkoff Group
    - Jesse Gundersheim, CoStar
    - Kareem Barzegar, Avison Young
    - Giselle Bonilla, NerdWallet
    - Moderator: Manuel Fishman, Buchalter

  • Transit in California – The Future of Commuting!

    - Jim Hartnett, Caltrains
    - Sean Brooks, BART
    - Dan Grossman, Chariot
    - Jessica Alba, Stanford University
    - Vinson Heine, Overra Construction
    - Moderator: Vance Harris, Dialog

  • Networking & Lunch

  • Philanthropy & Social Responsibility

    - John A Sobrato, The Sobrato Organization
    - Tad Taube, Taube Philanthropies
    - Larry Baer, San Francisco Giants
    - Moderator: John Grubb, Bay Area Council

  • Building & Designing for the Tenants of Tomorrow: TI's, Amenity Wars, and the Roadmap for Ideal Interior Build-outs

    - David Wilbur, Four Corners Properties
    - Eli Khouri, Probis Strategic Solutions
    - Emily Williams, Twitch
    - Andrew Pearl, Swinerton Builders
    - Alan Mackay, Werqwise
    - Aliza Skolnik, ESD
    - Moderator: Jenny Hehemann, HKS Architects

  • Class A & B Office Development: How The Tight Office Market Is Shifting Demand

    - John Herr, Lincoln Property Company
    - Matt Lituchy, Jay Paul Company
    - Carl Shannon, Tishman Speyer
    - Kevin Ratner, Forest City
    - Moderator: Tony Natsis, Allen Matkins

  • BOLD West 2018 Special Reception

    Cocktails, H'orderves, and more networking!

Bisnow's West Coast Office Leasing & Development Conference

According to Cushman & Wakefield's San Francisco Q2 Office Market Beat, the San Francisco and San Mateo counties closed May with an unemployment rate of just 2.0%, tying its modern-era record low initially recorded in December 1999. This is due to year-over-year total private sector jobs increasing by 1.7% to 992,200 while office using positions increased a very strong 4.3% to 441,100. 
 
These increases have allowed, for the first time in more than two years, for San Francisco office rents to go up by 2.2%, just over $76 per square foot, during the second quarter, according to brokerage firm JLL.
 
The downside to all of this good leasing news is that jobs of all types are becoming much harder to fill with immigration slowing, due in large part to the high cost of living.
 
Construction and development is on the rise as well, with 1.3 million square feet of new construction scheduled to deliver in the second half of 2018 including Adobe's 100 Hooper. New construction completions will total 4.4 million square feet in 2018, setting a single year record in San Francisco!
 
After a slow fourth quarter and first quarter, office investment activity picked up in San Francisco and on the peninsula with several office transactions worth over $100M completed during the second quarter. San Francisco and San Mateo counties remain attractive for investors due to high barriers of entry, low vacancy rates and limited office supply. 
 
Demand has been so high for new office product that a majority of projects are pre-leased by the time of delivery, like Adobe's 100 Hopper. The San Francisco downtown market and San Francisco Peninsula market have among the highest occupancy costs in the world at $113.84/SF and $103.22/SF, respectively. And Investor interest in San Francisco remains very strong for value-add opportunities. 
 
Join Bisnow, John A Sobrato, Tad Taube and our all-star speakers as we dive deep into North California's office market, answer all the most important questions and forecast what the future holds for this booming market!

Venue & Travel

The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
335 Powell Street
San Francisco CA 94102

Ballroom: California & Elizabethan Ballroom, 2nd Floor


Parking Information:
Discounted rate of $50 for full day parking (Based on availability)
Self Parking Options:
Hilton Union Square: Entrance @ 222 Ellis Street - Early Bird $13 In by 9AM, Out by 6pm
Downtown Center Garage: 325 Mason & O'Farrell Sts - Over 4 hrs $35
433 Mason Garage: 3-12hrs $32

*Pricing Subject to Change*

Lodging: 10% Discounted Room Rates https://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/room.html?propertyID=1010&rp=SN:343553