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PROPERTY FEATURES
• 21-story, Class A iconic trophy tower centrally located in the Downtown West Palm Beach
• The building’s prime location at the base of the Flagler Memorial Bridge (“North Bridge”), provides quicker ingress and egress to Palm Beach Island, Interstate 95 & Okeechobee Blvd
• Unobstructed, beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway and Palm Beach Island to the north, south and east
• Attached parking garage with a climate controlled covered sky bridge allow tenants to travel between the Tower, Pavilion and Garage without exposure to the elements
• Executive valet parking with direct access to tenant floors and the building lobby
• Amenities within the complex including dining options (Cafe and Chopsticks), full service banking with ATM service, Paul James Salon and Palm Beach Waterfront Fitness Club
• Multi-Million dollar renovations planned
• On-site property management, closed circuit TV monitoring and 24/7 security guard

Speakers and Panels

Reid Boren

Reid Boren

Managing Partner/President

Eastview Development

Joe McMillan

Joe McMillan

Founder, Chairman & CEO

DDG

Reid Boren

Managing Partner/President

Eastview Development

Mr. Boren is responsible for the oversight of the various sales, marketing, property management, and design teams.He is also the firm’s liaison with it’s partners/investors.

Mr. Boren has over 20 years of general real estate experience encompassing financing, management, sales and development with a focus on Florida, New York, and Louisville. He has participated in projects with costs exceeding $1 billion dollars within the residential, commercial, private, and retail sectors.

Prior to Eastview Mr. Boren was the managing partner of K&B Equity Group, a real estate finance company. He is also a general partner of Title Matters LLC, 331 Freeport Partners and Beanstalk Networks LLC, all headquartered in West Palm Beach , Fl. Currently, Mr. Boren is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County and Founder and Chairman of Barefoot On The Beach, The Boys & Girls Club annual gala.

Mr. Boren graduated with an A.B. from Rollins College.

Joe McMillan

Founder, Chairman & CEO

DDG

Joe McMillan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DDG, an integrated

investment, development, design, construction and asset management firm focused on the

acquisition and development of real estate and underlying equity, debt or hybrid

securities.

Since founding the firm in 2009, DDG has become one of the most active developers in

Manhattan. Under McMillan’s tutelage the company has expanded its luxury real estate

portfolio to California and most recently Florida.

McMillan’s development portfolio of projects underway in prime locations in New York

City include 325 West Broadway in Soho, 12 Warren Street and 100 Franklin Street in

Tribeca, and his first tower at 180 East 88 th Street on the Upper East Side. The firm is also

developing its first residential development in Brooklyn at the former rental building The

Standish in Brooklyn Heights.

Other celebrated projects developed under his helm include 41 Bond in NoHo and the

price-record- breaking 345meatpacking in the Meatpacking District.

In San Francisco DDG is currently developing four architecturally adventurous

residential projects in the fashionable Hayes Valley neighborhood. McMillan also

recently spearheaded DDG’s acquisition of 532 West 20th Street in New York, and

Parcel T and 235 Valencia Street in San Francisco.

In addition to his developments in New York and California, McMillan led DDG through

its first foray into Florida with a new residential project in Palm Beach. Located at 3550

South Ocean Boulevard, the development will be the first new oceanfront luxury

condominium in the area in over a decade.

Prior to founding DDG McMillan was a senior member of the U.S. private equity

investment team at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, an institutional alternative asset

management firm with over $45 billion of assets under management. He was also a

principal at Greenhill & Co., and a founding member of Greenhill Capital Partners

investment team managing $1.1 billion of equity capital.

A graduate of the University of Virginia, he holds a B.S. in Commerce, Concentration in

Finance. McMillan also served in the U.S. Army.

Building West Palm Beach

Past, Present & Future

Angelo Bianco

Angelo Bianco

Managing Partner

Crocker Partners

Steven McCraney

Steven McCraney

President & CEO

McCraney Property Co.

Michael Belmont

Michael Belmont

President

Minto Communities

Jeff Greene

Jeff Greene

Billionaire Investor

Developer

Jeri Muoio

Jeri Muoio

Mayor

West Palm Beach

David Layman
Moderator

David Layman

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Angelo Bianco

Managing Partner

Crocker Partners

Angelo Bianco assumed the role of Managing Partner for Crocker Partners in January 2017. He previously managed Crocker Partners’ capital market activities and investor relations and directed operations in Florida and Texas, including acquisition and development opportunities, asset management, property management, and leasing functions. Most notably, he led the development of CityPlace Tower.

Mr. Bianco joined the Crocker organization in 2001 as Senior Vice President at CRT Properties, Inc while Tom Crocker served as the CEO. During that time, Mr. Bianco was responsible for the acquisition of properties totaling 2.1 million square feet and managing the company’s Florida assets, which consisted of ten office complexes totaling 77 buildings.

Previously, Mr. Bianco served as counsel for Tishman Speyer Properties, concentrating on the redevelopment of Rockefeller Center in New York City. He began his career as a real estate attorney in New York City.

Mr. Bianco holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from George Washington University.

Steven McCraney

President & CEO

McCraney Property Co.

Steven E. McCraney, President & CEO of McCraney Property Company, has offices

in West Palm Beach, Orlando, FL. and Charlotte, NC. A self-made entrepreneur, he

and his team have developer of Industrial/distribution and office-flex properties.

Additionally, the company has developed and operated some 24 company-owned fuel

properties within the Florida markets. The company's present active Industrial /

distribution developments in South Florida, Orlando (Central Florida), Charlotte

and Atlanta total 6,600,000 sf for 2017 / 2018.

Mr. McCraney is an active member of The Florida Council of 100, The Orange Bowl

Committee, NAIOP’s National Board of Directors, and past President of NAIOP

South Florida. National Real Estate Investor magazine acknowledged McCraney to

its Top 50 list of US Industrial Developers for 2017. He was Developer of the Year

for Central Florida in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He was the former Chairman of the

YPO Florida, and serves on its Southern US Executive Board. He serves on the

University of Florida’s Bergstrom Real Estate Advisory Board, Place of Hope

Children's Charity, Villanova University DiLella Center for Real Estate, and was

honored by the South Florida Business Journal as an Ultimate CEO. He holds the

CCIM Designation and is a delegate member of SIOR.

Mr. McCraney earned his degree from Villanova University, Villanova,

Pennsylvania, and has completed additional post graduate work at Harvard

Business School and Duke University.

He is an active alpine mountain climber, having scaled many of the world’s tallest

peaks for Children’s Charity "Place of Hope". Recent climbs include: The Avenue of

Volcanos, Cayambe, Ecuador 19,000', Elbrus, Russia – 18,510', Aconcagua,

Argentina-22,241', Kilimanjaro-Tanzania, Africa-19,340', Mt. Rainier14,411', the

Grand Canyon 48 Mile-24 Hour Challenge, and ran the Marine Corp Marathon –

Washington, DC.

Michael Belmont

President

Minto Communities

Mike joined Minto Communities in March 2008 as the Executive Vice President

for the newly created West Central Florida division and was responsible for

Minto’s expansion into the Tampa and Sarasota market areas. In June of 2010

Mike was named President of Minto Communities and is currently responsible for

the management and oversight of Minto’s US operations. Minto is currently

developing and building homes throughout the major markets in Florida and

Hilton Head, South Carolina. Minto has been developing master planned

communities and building homes in Florida for over 35 years and has built more

than 25,000 homes in Florida.

Two of Minto’s most notable, recent land acquisitions include Callery Judge

Groves in Palm Beach County where Minto will develop Westlake, a community

with more than 4,500 homes and over 2 million square feet of non-residential

land uses. In February of 2017, Minto purchased 1,600 acres in Daytona Beach,

Florida for a 3,000 home active adult community. This is where Minto will launch

the first Latitude Margaritaville community, a partnership between Minto and

Margaritaville Holdings. A second Latitude Margaritaville property by Minto was

acquired in May 2017 in Hilton Head, South Carolina. This will be a 3,000 home

community and expected to open in early 2018.

Prior to joining Minto, Mike has spent 30 years in the Florida home building

industry working for Meritage Homes where he was division president in Fort

Myers/Naples, Florida from 2006-2008. Mike’s previous experience includes

several management level positions with Centex Homes, where he worked from

1994-2006. Mike was division president in the West Florida market from 1998-

2004 and division president in Houston, Texas from 2004-2006. Prior to joining

Centex Homes, Mike worked for home builder/developers The William Lyon

Company and Ryan Homes in the Southeast Florida market area.

Mike graduated in 1981 from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and

worked in municipal and real estate finance for several years after graduation.

Mike and his wife Karen reside in Tampa, Florida.

Jeff Greene

Billionaire Investor

Developer

Jeff Greene was born in 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father ran a business selling used textile

machinery and his mother was a religious school teacher.  His parents taught and instilled in him a strong

set of moral and economic values that would become the basis of a long and fortuitous career in real

estate investment and development.

Greene worked his way through The Johns Hopkins University teaching religious school three days per

week, checking ID’s outside the Hopkins gym and working winter vacations as a busboy and waiter at the

Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.   He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and

sociology from Johns Hopkins in just two and a half years.  After Johns Hopkins, Greene worked on- the-

road as a circus promoter for almost 3 years, accumulating the seed capital for what would become a

billion dollar real estate portfolio.  After 3 years of hard work, Greene went back to Harvard Business

School where he received his Masters of Business Administration in 1979.

While at Harvard, Greene began investing in residential real estate by purchasing a 3-family home not far

from the business school, where he would reside while getting his MBA.  He gained a quick

understanding of the real estate business and by the time he completed his second year at Harvard

Business School, he had accumulated 18 properties and a net worth of over a million dollars.  After

business school, Greene moved to Los Angeles where he successfully navigated a roller coaster real estate

market through the 80s and 90s.  By 2006, he had accumulated a $1 billion real estate portfolio.  Worried

about the possible collapse of the real estate market, he devised a hedge for that portfolio in which he

shorted what he determined were enormously overvalued subprime mortgage backed securities.  This

investment has been described as the most successful trade in history by an individual on Wall Street.

In 2010, Greene felt that the country was heading in the wrong direction and ran for the Democrat

nomination for United States Senate in Florida.

Greene manages a vast portfolio of financial investments in real estate, hospitality and energy.  He is an

active philanthropist supporting a variety of charities and is a signatory to the Buffet-Gates Giving

Pledge.

The Greene Institute’s Managing the Disruption Conference is an annual event bringing together many of

the world’s most respected academics, business leaders and political leaders to discuss the importance of

maintaining a skilled middle class. He and his wife, Mei Sze, are the founders of The Greene School,

dedicated to empowering high-performing students to be adaptive, confident and productive stewards of

an evolving world. Mr. Greene and wife Mei Sze reside in Palm Beach, Florida with their three children.

Jeri Muoio

Mayor

West Palm Beach

Jeri Muoio was first elected Mayor of the City of West Palm Beach March, 2011 and re-elected

in 2015. She previously served on the West Palm Beach City Commission for four years, having

been reelected twice by the voters.

During her administration, Mayor Muoio has presided over the important first stages of an

economic resurgence in the city. Her focus on strengthening the economy has led to hundreds

of new jobs in the city since taking office. Mayor Muoio has pledged to make the City of West

Palm Beach more business friendly, understanding that progress and growth are the keys to the

city’s future.

She frequently tells business and industry leaders that the City of West Palm Beach is not only

open “for” business, but also open “to” business.

Mayor Muoio is a strong advocate for open, transparent government. Her ongoing “Open

Access” campaign has led to numerous town hall meetings, neighborhood chats, and outreach

efforts. She is the first mayor in the city’s history to make herself available for a weekly “no

question off limits” press briefing. She is also the first mayor to reach out directly to residents

with a Twitter Town Hall.

Since taking office, Mayor Muoio has fulfilled her pledge to make government more responsive.

She reorganized several departments, and demanded they focus on customer service. In

addition, under her leadership, a strategic plan for the City, a 10 year budget plan, and short

and long term water plans were developed.

Mayor Muoio has worked to make the City of West Palm Beach a great place to live, work and

raise a family. She has led the fight against unnecessary roads and has been instrumental in

the building of fire stations to serve the communities which were underserved. The creation of a

vibrant Downtown, the maintenance of safe, beautiful neighborhoods and the open

communication with constituents are all priorities for Mayor Muoio.

Mayor Muoio holds a doctorate in Education Leadership from Syracuse University and worked

for many years as a school district leader.

She resides in West Palm Beach with her husband Charles and is the mother of Jessica and

grandmother of Jordan, Jada and Julian.

David Layman

Moderator

Greenberg Traurig

David M. Layman, shareholder in the West Palm Beach office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., has concentrated his practice in commercial real estate transactions and land use law for more than 30 years.

Among his noteworthy transactions, Layman represented the developer of the ultra-luxury condominium, The Bristol, in all related land acquisitions and in the closing of its $206 million construction loan. The financing is the largest single construction loan in West Palm Beach to date. Layman also assisted affiliates of Castle Lanterra Properties in obtaining financing and closing on their $63.5 million purchase of the Loftin Place apartment complex with the most comprehensive amenity package and ultra-luxury finishes in a downtown rental project in West Palm Beach. He also represented an affiliate of the Amirsaleh Family Trust in a $19.5 million purchase of Via Bice on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

Layman has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America from 2010-2018 where he was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Real Estate Law in West Palm Beach in 2010 and 2016. He is also rated AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell®. He earned a B.A. with high honors from the University of Florida and a J.D. with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Neighboring Investment

Why outside investment is bullish on West Palm Beach

Daniel O'Connell
Moderator

Daniel O'Connell

VP National Sales

Hotwire Communications

Michael Nunziata

Michael Nunziata

Principal

13th Floor Investments

Michael Masanoff

Michael Masanoff

Managing Member

RDJ Group/ Transit Village, LLC

Brian Ray

Brian Ray

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners

Daniel O'Connell

Moderator

Hotwire Communications

Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the burgeoning telecommunications/cable

industry, Daniel O’Connell has stood at the forefront of telecom expansion, beginning

his career at Ameritech Corporation in 1989 when, at the time, it was one of the largest

telecommunications companies in the US. In 1995, he continued his career in the global

telecom market at MCI in Mexico, where Mr. O’Connell represented MCI’s joint venture,

Avantel, in negotiating the interconnection agreements with incumbent provider Telmex,

and through lobbying at the Mexican Federal Commission of Telecommunications or

COFETEL for favorable market entry rules and regulations. This venture led to a similar

role representing MCI as it moved into Brazil, and established long-term, manageable

telecom policies, practices, and competitive market structures.

In 2000, Mr. O’Connell joined Verizon, heading the national sales organization for multi-

family housing and the roll-out of Fiber-to- the-Home solutions with the FiOS program

beginning in 2004. This experience garnered senior executive responsibilities at both

Comcast and Time Warner Cable, where he cultivated these MSO’s respective

business development groups for MDUs, student housing, senior housing, master-

planned communities and other residential vertical markets. Mr. O’Connell also served

as the President of the Fiber to the Home Council, a non-profit organization with a

mission to expand next generation fiber optic networks in support of education, health

care, and quality of life improvements in underserved communities.

Today, Daniel O’Connell is the Vice President of National Sales for Hotwire

Communications, a telecom company specializing in fiber-to- the-home technology.

During his tenure, he has more than doubled the number of communities under contract

in his markets.

Michael Nunziata

Principal

13th Floor Investments

Michael Nunziata is a Vice President and Principal of 13th Floor Investments. Mr. Nunziata joined 13th Floor in 2009 and brings more than 10 years of direct experience in the real estate investment industry. He is responsible for various aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, asset management and strategy for 13th Floor’s real estate investment portfolio.

Additionally, Mr. Nunziata has taken a lead role in establishing 13th Floor’s homebuilding division, Central Communities, and serves as its Division President, overseeing and expanding the firm’s homebuilding program. Prior to joining 13th Floor, Mr. Nunziata worked with Lane Capital Partners and its predecessor opportunity fund, Rossrock. Mr. Nunziata started his career with SunTrust Bank as a portfolio manager in the commercial real estate finance group, where he worked on the origination and analysis of lending facilities.

Mr. Nunziata holds a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in entrepreneurship from the University of Florida and a master’s of science degree in real estate from Columbia University.

Michael Masanoff

Managing Member

RDJ Group/ Transit Village, LLC

Mike Masanoff spent over thirty-five

years cultivating relationships,

collaborating with private and public

entities, and leading numerous real estate

and corporate acquisition activities. In all

cases, his efforts meet and exceed

sustainable, financial, social and

environmental performance goals and

are beneficial to each of the communities

in which his projects are located.

Being a firm believer in improving the quality of life through well planned and structured

growth, in September 2001 the Governor of the State of Florida appointed Mr. Masanoff to the

Board of Directors of Tri-County Community Rail Authority (“Tri-Rail”). As a result of his

achievements, the Tri-Rail Board elected Mr. Masanoff as Vice Chair in 2002, and in 2003 the

Board elected him as Chair of Tri-Rail. In July 2003, as a result of his and other’s efforts, the

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (“SFRTA”) was created to coordinate all

passenger and freight transit systems in the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm

Beach Counties, including Tri-Rail. Mr. Masanoff was once again appointed by the Governor

of the State of Florida to the Board of the SFRTA and was elected the first Chair of the SFRTA.

In 2005, Mr. Masanoff resigned from SFRTA to devote his efforts to transit oriented

developments (“TOD”) and commercial projects in the private sector and public-private

partnerships.

Since 1994, when Mr. Masanoff and his family moved to South Florida, he quickly became

involved in giving back to his new region. A firm believer in the importance of education,

Masanoff served as an Adjunct Professor of Advanced Legal Study at Florida Atlantic

University, an Advisory Board Member in the Legal Assistant Department of Broward

Community College and a guest lecturer at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law and

Florida Atlantic University. He is a frequent speaker and consultant on regional transportation

and property development issues. On the private side, Mr. Masanoff has used his expertise to

structure complex corporate transactions; leading teams in obtaining federal, foreign and local

governmental approvals, acquiring and/or closing on acquisitions, dispositions and financings

of operating corporate and real estate assets throughout the United States and abroad.

Mr. Masanoff has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. His achievements

include: March of Dimes – Franklin Award; Boca Raton YMCA – Chairman’s Club; Boca

Raton YMCA – President’s Club; Best Real Estate Project - Ernst & Young’s South Florida

Business Journal – Best Real Estate Deal with Existing Real Estate; Ernst & Young’s South

Florida Business Journal – Economic Development Award; Ernst & Young’s South Florida

Business Journal – Private Development Special Achievement Award; Ernst & Young’s Best

Real Estate Deal with Existing Real Estate for Renovations and Rehab.

Of particular importance to Mr. Masanoff is that he is the first and proud recipient of the South

Florida Regional Resource Center’s Regional Governance Award for Regional Thinking and

Action in South Florida.

Brian Ray

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners

Brian Ray is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners as well as ABR Partners, LLC, a New York based real estate investment & development company. Brian is responsible for sourcing, equity raising, financing, deal structuring, and asset management for the company’s acquisition and development activities. Throughout his twenty-year career, Brian has acquired, developed, and managed properties with a value exceeding $3 Billion. Recent projects include 211 East 43rd Street, 4200-4400 Northcorp Parkway in Palm Beach Gardens, 429 East 75th Street, L.I. City Lofts, Co-Op City Retail, 318 West 47th Street Condominium, 287 Park Avenue South Condominium, 555 West End Avenue Condominium and Bacalar Beach Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Prior to founding ABR Partners in 2006, Brian spent

Summary

Join our All-Star panelists as we discuss the major projects, key trends and new development pipeline in Bisnow's first foray in to West Palm Beach. We'll explore how West Palm Beach compares to other local markets and where the power players see biggest growth in 2017 & beyond.

From international investment to locally driven growth, Palm Beach County is booming and West Palm Beach is in the drivers seat! In the midst of an economic and development boom, West Palm has over $2.5 billion in product currently being delivered. From a highly coveted Office market, to a pipeline that includes over 3,000 residential units, over 2,000 new hotel keys a bunch of game changing mixed-use developments.

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Venue

Northbridge Centre
515 N. Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach FL 33401


Valet available as well as Self-parking which is on the west side of Olive Street parking garage.

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Breakfast & Networking
12:30 PM
1:10 PM
Neighboring Investment -- Why outside investors are bullish on West Palm Beach
1:10 PM
1:50 PM
Building West Palm Beach: Past, Present & Future
1:50 PM
2:30 PM
Post Game Schmooze