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Building Broward: The Deals, The Challenges & Best Opportunities to Invest
Where capital is flowing, how projects are getting done, and the opportunities shaping Broward’s next wave of growth
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Mark Levy
CIO
Florida Rock Holdings, Inc
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Isaac Toledano
CEO
BH Group
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Chris Gandolfo
SVP
Tavistock
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Arman Shahbazyan
Co-Founder
Starlife Group
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Jennifer Leong
Managing Director of Developments
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
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Austin Fox
Founder & Principal
Austin Fox Architecture
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Shawn Oden
Managing Director
BMO Commercial Bank
Keynote Session: A Lesson in How Luxury Developers Give Back
Aligning capital, community, and purpose to create impact beyond the property line
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Dean Trantalis
Mayor
Fort Lauderdale
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Nick Pérez
President
Related Group
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Jimmy Tate
CEO
Tate Capital
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Dan McCawley
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Behind the Execution of One of Broward's Most Ambitious Mixed-Use Projects
Inside the strategy, capital stack, and coordination behind delivering large-scale mixed-use in Broward
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Alan Kennedy
Managing Director
Hines
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Jenni Morejon
CEO & President
Fort Lauderdale DDA
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Alan Hooper
Founder
Urban Street Development
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Christina Jolley
VP and Director of Business Development
Blanca Commercial Real Estate
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Andrew Schein
Of Counsel
Bilzin Sumberg
Main Street Broward: The Evolution of Urban Cores Across the County
How Fort Lauderdale and Broward cities are shaping identity, density, and walkable, mixed-use downtowns
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Russell Galbut
Founder & Chairman | GFO
Co‑Founder & Managing Principal | Crescent Heights
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Asi Cymbal
Chairman
Cymbal DLT
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Nicole Shiman
Managing Director
EDENS
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Erick Collazo
Vice President - Development
Metropica Development Company
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Jeff Hardin
Founder/CEO
Straticon Construction
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Ryan Loftus
EVP, Multi-Tenant Environments
Hotwire Communications
Why Attend Broward State of the Market
Broward County is carving out its own identity as South Florida’s most balanced, opportunity-rich market. From oceanfront luxury and branded residential to downtown office resurgence, healthcare expansion, mixed-use redevelopment, and large-scale housing delivery, Broward’s growth story is diverse, intentional, and accelerating. Bisnow’s Broward County State of the Market brings together the developers, investors, public officials, and economic leaders shaping this next chapter. Attendees will gain a high-level view of where capital is flowing, how cities are leveraging redevelopment and incentives, and what it actually takes to get projects delivered across Broward’s coastal, urban, and suburban submarkets. This event blends macro insight with real-world execution, offering a candid look at what’s working, what’s slowing deals down, and where the next wave of opportunity is emerging.
Key Takeaways: What Attendees Will Walk Away With
Why Broward is emerging as South Florida’s most diversified and resilient CRE market
How beachfront luxury, branded residences, and mixed-use redevelopment are reshaping the coastline
Where office, healthcare, and employment centers are driving demand beyond residential growth
How cities are using incentives, public investment, and placemaking to unlock stalled corridors
What developers are seeing firsthand around financing, insurance, construction costs, and absorption
Which Broward submarkets are positioned for the next cycle of growth and which are being redefined
For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Event Producer, Elizabeth Herrgott, at elizabeth.herrgott@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact Jordan.Hinsch@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact ariel.fromm@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
1 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL 33314
Ballroom: Salon East
Floor: Lobby
Please self-parking at SEMINOLE WAY PARKING GARAGE and follow above head signage to "Ballrooms & Meeting Spaces"
Agenda
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12:00 PM
1:00 PM
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Registration, Breakfast & Networking
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1:00 PM
1:45 PM
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Keynote Session: A Lesson in How Luxury Developers Give Back
Today’s leading developers are thinking more holistically about their role in shaping communities, investing in public spaces, supporting local initiatives, and partnering with city leaders to create places that deliver long-term value for both residents and the broader community. This panel brings together developers and public-sector leaders to unpack how these partnerships actually come together from early alignment with municipalities to identifying the right community investments that create meaningful impact. |
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1:50 PM
2:35 PM
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Building Broward: The Deals, The Challenges & Best Opportunities to Invest
Broward County is seeing continued investment and development activity, but the path to getting deals done has become more nuanced. From shifting capital markets and construction costs to evolving demand across asset classes, developers and investors are being more strategic than ever about where and how they deploy capital. This panel brings together the key players actively building and investing in Broward to break down where deals are penciling today, which submarkets are gaining momentum, and how teams are navigating today’s challenges to uncover opportunity |
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2:35 PM
2:50 PM
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Networking Break
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2:50 PM
3:35 PM
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Behind the Execution of One of Broward's Most Ambitious Projects
Executing a district-scale mixed-use project requires more than a strong vision, it demands coordination across developers, capital partners, designers, contractors, and the city at every stage. This conversation brings together the key stakeholders behind one of Fort Lauderdale’s most anticipated developments to break down how a project of this scale moves from concept to reality. |
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3:40 PM
4:25 PM
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Main Street Broward: The Evolution of Urban Cores Across the County
Across Broward County, cities are moving beyond traditional growth patterns and actively shaping defined, vibrant urban cores. From Fort Lauderdale’s evolving downtown to emerging centers in surrounding municipalities, a new generation of mixed-use, walkable environments is taking form, each with its own identity and vision for the future. This panel brings together the developers and city leaders driving these transformations to explore how urban cores are being planned, designed, and delivered. |
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4:25 PM
5:00 PM
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Post-Event Networking
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