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Setting the Stage: Exploring Local and National Policy Impacting Today's Multifamily Investments and Pipeline

From rent control to green retrofits, and programs such as FSS, learn how top associations and developers are integrating today's policy into tomorrow's development pipeline

Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Senator

State of Oregon

Todd Young

Todd Young

Senator

State of Indiana

Adrianne Todman

Adrianne Todman

Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sharon Wilson Géno
Moderator

Sharon Wilson Géno

President

NMHC

Ron Wyden

Senator

State of Oregon

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, is the senior senator for Oregon and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Throughout his time in the Senate, he has been a committed champion for permanent housing stability and expanding affordable housing.

Wyden’s work on the Finance Committee is led by his conviction that housing is a human right. This year, Wyden introduced legislation that would make a generational investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis, and expand homeownership opportunities for young people by creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

Todd Young

Senator

State of Indiana

Senator Todd Young represents Hoosiers in the United States Senate. He currently serves on the Senate Committees on Finance; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science & Transportation; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

A fifth-generation Hoosier, Todd grew up watching his parents work hard in order to support the family. His first jobs were delivering newspapers, mowing lawns, and providing janitorial services at the family business.

Todd is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated with honors in 1995 and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 2000, Todd was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as a Captain. While serving in the Marines and working as a business consultant, Todd earned an MBA and his law degree.

In 2010, he ran for Congress and served three terms representing Indiana's 9th District. He was elected to the US Senate in 2016.

Todd married his wife Jenny in 2005 and worked together at a small law firm in Paoli, Indiana started by Jenny's great-grandfather. Today, they reside in Greenwood, Indiana with their four young children: a son, Tucker, and three daughters, Annalise, Abigail and Ava.

Adrianne Todman

Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Adrianne Todman is the 12th Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Deputy Secretary Todman has dedicated her career to improving people’s lives and strengthening neighborhoods through housing and strong community development.

Deputy Secretary Todman served as the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) from 2017 to June 2021. During her tenure, Deputy Secretary Todman improved the association’s financial standing and business operations, created a member-centric culture, and advocated for funding and policies to preserve and develop affordable housing and help communities thrive.

Before joining NAHRO, Deputy Secretary Todman served as the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). At DCHA, Ms. Todman implemented a national award-winning model to house veterans experiencing homelessness, increased homeownership opportunities by 50 percent for low- and moderate-income families served by DCHA, increased the number of affordable units available in neighborhoods experiencing rapid growth, and oversaw 12 concurrent large redevelopment efforts. She prioritized repairs to units, services for youth, workforce development, and commissioned the first citywide needs assessment of public housing residents.

Deputy Secretary Todman previously served in several career positions at HUD. First, as a manager of HUD’s $500 million grant competition that focused on the redevelopment of distressed public housing sites and then as a policy aide in both the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of the Secretary where she worked with staff across HUD’s programs on policy solutions and streamlining program implementation.

Her career in public service began in the office of then-Congressman Ron de Lugo, a long-serving delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Todman was born and raised.

Deputy Secretary Todman believes that we have a responsibility to confront housing insecurity; increase and preserve the nation’s housing supply; eliminate housing discrimination; and support community resiliency, particularly following a natural disaster.

As Deputy Secretary, Todman works alongside Secretary Marcia L. Fudge to ensure that HUD has the staff and tools it needs to administer and provide oversight over programs critical to supporting people and communities across the country.

She is a graduate of Smith College and lives in Washington, D.C.

Sharon Wilson Géno

Moderator

NMHC

Sharon Wilson Géno is the president of NMHC. She is a 30-year veteran of the housing industry, during which she has helped guide numerous for-profit, nonprofit and governmental entities around housing affordability, community development and other housing policy challenges.

Sharon most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS), the housing and healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization and one of the largest nonprofit affordable and mixed-income/mixed-use housing operators in the nation. VOANS operated 240 properties and nearly 13,000 units in over 40 states during her tenure.

She originally joined the organization as its Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and provided advice and counsel to the organization on a wide variety of legal matters, including housing operations and housing development issues.

Before joining Volunteers of America, Sharon was a partner in a private practice in Washington DC, where she advised on housing and community development projects, government contracting, corporate structure, internal governance, and compliance with federal, state and local laws.

During her career, Sharon has served as both in-house counsel and outside General Counsel for various types of organizations. Her legal experience includes providing advice regarding government and non-government contracts, nonprofit organizations, corporate formation, litigation, employment law, tax law, and other topics. She has also taught courses on housing law and policy at The George Washington School of Law and Georgetown University.

She has also worked on legislation and advocacy efforts related to affordable housing programs on both the local and national levels. Sharon has a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center, a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs from St. Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Newcomb College of Tulane University.

Follow the Money: How Deals are Getting Done in Today's Economic Volatility

Exploring asset values, cap rates, and today's top mergers and acquisitions

Aaron Kutner

Aaron Kutner

Regional Head, Mid-Atlantic Acquisitions

MetLife Investment Management

Eric Ekeroth

Eric Ekeroth

Regional Director

Northwestern Mutual

Doug Root

Doug Root

Co-Founder

Blackfin Real Estate Investors

Justin Shay

Justin Shay

Managing Director – Multifamily Investment Sales

BermanCRE

Matt Grabler

Matt Grabler

Managing Director, Acquisitions

Harbor Group International

David Webb
Moderator

David Webb

Vice Chairman

CBRE

Aaron Kutner

Regional Head, Mid-Atlantic Acquisitions

MetLife Investment Management

Aaron Kutner is MetLife Investment Management’s Regional Head of Acquisitions & Joint Ventures in the Mid-Atlantic, and previously oversaw regional acquisitions extending north through Boston. Before joining MetLife in 2019, Aaron ran US real estate acquisitions for Paris-based AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (n/k/a AXA IM-Alts) and served as Vice President at Clarion Partners in New York. Aaron has directly led more than $5.2 billion of real estate investments ranging from core wholly-owned properties and portfolios to opportunistic joint venture developments. Aaron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He also holds the LEED Green Associate credential from the US Green Building Council.

Eric Ekeroth

Regional Director

Northwestern Mutual

Eric Ekeroth manages a team of investment professionals that are responsible for producing both mortgage and real estate equity investments throughout the Mid-Atlantic on behalf of Northwestern Mutual. The Mid-Atlantic has historically been one of the most productive regional offices for Northwestern and in 2018 it was responsible for originating 20 investments totaling over $900 million in mortgage investments plus $300 million in direct equity investments.

Eric has been active in real estate since 1989 when he began his real estate career at the American Security Bank in Washington, DC. His previous real estate experience includes production roles with Union Labor Life Insurance and GMAC. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and currently resides in Ashburn, VA with his wife and two sons.

Doug Root

Co-Founder

Blackfin Real Estate Investors

Mr. Root is a co-founder and managing principal of Blackfin Real Estate Investors, LLC. Mr. Root is responsible for the acquisitions and investor relations of the venture’s investment portfolio.

Mr. Root joined Greystar’s Investment Group in March of 2011. There he was responsible for the acquisition, disposition, financing, and asset management of investments in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Mid-West. Over his 5 year tenure at Greystar, Mr. Root acquired approximately $1.2 Billion of apartments. Prior to joining Greystar, he worked for Invesco Real Estate’s Acquisitions Group and closed over $1.4 billion in multifamily, office, retail, and industrial transactions.

Mr. Root is a 2007 graduate of Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management where he received an MBA with a concentration in real estate and finance. Also a graduate of Duke University, Mr. Root received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Certificate in Markets and Management. Mr. Root was a two-time All-American while competing on the Duke University Men’s Tennis Team and went on to compete on the ATP professional tennis tour for 3 years playing in tournaments as notable as the U.S. Open.

Mr. Root is an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the DC Real Estate Group, and serves on the Board of the Arlington Free Clinic. Mr. Root is an avid fly fisherman and golfer.

Justin Shay

Managing Director – Multifamily Investment Sales

BermanCRE

Justin Shay, CCIM is Managing Director for BermanCRE’s Multifamily Investment Sales Team and is responsible for business development, client relationships, and investment sales of existing multifamily assets and development opportunities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

With more than 20 years of experience focusing exclusively on the multifamily real estate industry, Mr. Shay has been involved in the sale of more than 55,000 units totaling more than $6.5 billion in sales volume. Prior to joining BermanCRE, Mr. Shay served as Senior Vice President with Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Sales team where he variety of sellers including institutional owners, REITS, pension funds, non-profit organizations, family offices, private capital investors, and legacy owners. Mr. Shay has represented include Avalon Bay, Equity Residential, Sentinel Real Estate, Angelo Gordon, The Bozzuto Group, Morgan Properties, Foulger-Pratt, Federal Capital Partners, Harbor Group, Hampshire Properties, AIMCO, Eagle Rock, Castle Lanterra, and more.

Matt Grabler

Managing Director, Acquisitions

Harbor Group International

Matt Grabler is a Managing Director of Acquisitions of HGI. Mr. Grabler is responsible for the sourcing and underwriting of new multifamily opportunities, as well as coordinating due diligence and closing efforts for HGI’s multifamily acquisitions. Mr. Grabler also leads transactions within HGI’s alternative asset platform, which includes the origination of mezzanine loans, preferred equity fundings and senior mortgage loans to 3rd party real estate sponsors. Mr. Grabler started with HGI as a Senior Associate at the beginning of 2013. During his tenure with the firm, he has closed on $6.6 billion of direct acquisitions and provided $800 million of financing to 3rd party sponsors.

Prior to HGI, Mr. Grabler was an Analyst at the Praedium Group, a real estate private equity fund based in NYC. Mr. Grabler studied at Duke University where he received his B.A. in Economics, and received his M.B.A. with distinction from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He lives with his wife and two children in Bethesda, MD.

David Webb

Moderator

CBRE

The world’s leading developers and commercial property owners turn to CBRE to provide creative financial solutions for their commercial real estate investment needs. CBRE has long-term, established relationships with more than 400 of the industry’s premier international lenders. As a Vice Chairman with CBRE’s Capital Markets Group, Mr. Webb leads the Company’s Mid Atlantic Debt & Structured Finance Team which arranges senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity for a wide variety of apartment/condominium, office, retail, industrial and other properties and development projects. The Team is comprised of 12 real estate professionals who work collaboratively with the other groups within CBRE to secure funds from a wide range of capital sources including Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, FHA, pension funds, endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, offshore and domestic banks, debt funds, mortgage REITS and other sources. Over the past five years, Mr. Webb and his team have closed over $14 Billion of debt and equity transactions.

After having worked early in his career as an attorney and real estate developer, Mr. Webb has since acted as broker and/or advisor in the financing of over $30 Billion of commercial real estate transactions, including over 100 major development and repositioning deals, and hundreds of refinance transactions of more than 60,000 apartment and condo units and 15 Million square feet of office space.

Notable transactions closed by Mr. Webb include 200 Stovall (Alexandria), The Boro mixed-use project (Tysons), Central Place Apartments (Rosslyn), National Science Foundation headquarters (Alexandria), Portals III recapitalizations (Washington, D.C), Columbia Hospital (Washington D.C.), Highland Park I & II (Washington, DC), Liberty Place (Arlington), The Hepburn Residences (Washington, DC), National Cancer Institute (Frederick), and the LCOR apartment portfolio recapitalization (throughout the US).

Location, Location, Location: Site Selection and Migration Trends in the DMV

Where are we seeing increased residential demand, and how are today's builders and developers financing new development pipeline?

Bo Menkiti

Bo Menkiti

CEO

Menkiti Group

Mark Carroll

Mark Carroll

EVP

Skanska USA Commercial Development

Peter Braunohler

Peter Braunohler

Managing Director, Development

Mill Creek Residential

Scott Zimmerly

Scott Zimmerly

Head of Mid-Atlantic

Wood Partners

Sarah Alexander

Sarah Alexander

Principal

Torti Gallas & Partners

Benjamin Kasdan
Moderator

Benjamin Kasdan

Principal and Design Leader

KTGY

Bo Menkiti

CEO

Menkiti Group

Bo Menkiti is the Founder and CEO of the Menkiti Group, a real estate company dedicated to transforming lives

and communities through real estate. The Menkiti Group is focused on strengthening neighborhoods through

the strategic development, management, and disposition of real estate in urban markets. Mr. Menkiti also

serves as CEO and is the Founding Partner of Keller Williams Capital Properties, a residential real estate

brokerage managed by the Menkiti Group.

Mr. Menkiti’s work has been featured in David Bornstein’s book on social entrepreneurs “How to Change the

World,” and in Stephen Goldsmith’s “The Power of Social Innovation.” Mr. Menkiti has been recognized

nationally by Ebony and Inc. Magazine as one of the coolest young entrepreneurs in America, and was awarded

The National Association of Realtors Prestigious “30 under 30” award in 2006. Mr. Menkiti was also honored

as a Minority Business Leader by the Washington Business Journal and named to the paper’s 2014 Power 100,

a list of the most influential business leaders in the Washington metropolitan area. He was also recently

honored by the National Association of Realtors as the District of Columbia Realtor of the Year in 2014 and as

Keller Williams Realty International’s 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Under Mr. Menkiti’s leadership, the Menkiti Group and Keller Williams Capital Properties have been recognized

by Inc. Magazine as being among the fastest growing private companies in the nation and by the Initiative for

Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune Magazine as two of the fastest growing inner city businesses in

America.

Prior to forming the Menkiti Group and Keller Williams Capital Properties, Mr. Menkiti served as Chief

Operating Officer of College Summit, a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the college

enrollment rate of low-income students. In this capacity, Mr. Menkiti oversaw the organization’s successful

growth into a multi-site national organization.

Mr. Menkiti served as the 2013 President of the District of Columbia Association of Realtors and is a board

member of City First Bank of DC and Dance Place. Mr. Menkiti also serves as a member of the Steering

Committee of the Small Business Policy Project and on the board of DC Water, the District of Columbia Water

and Sewer Authority. In 2015, Mr. Menkiti was inducted on the board of the Myer Foundation, the Federal

City Council, and was elected as the Executive Board Member of Prolanthropy. Earlier this year, Mr. Menkiti

launched the Capital Properties Menkiti Group Foundation, an organization that focuses its resources on

serving the diverse social needs existing in the National Capital Area.

Mr. Menkiti is a graduate of Harvard University. He lives in the District with his wife and three young sons.

Mark Carroll

EVP

Skanska USA Commercial Development

Mark is vice president for CDUS in the Washington metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition and execution of development projects. He oversees project development teams and supports the executive vice president/area manager in growing Skanska’s development business throughout the region.

Mark has more than 20 years of industry experience and has worked with site acquisition, site planning, design, development, construction management and the disposition of income-producing properties. He previously served as regional director of development for JPI, a national development firm. Mark’s development experience includes land, office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects, primarily in the Washington and Baltimore markets.

Mark holds a Masters of Architecture degree from The Catholic University of America and a Masters of Engineering Management degree from The University of California at Berkeley.

Peter Braunohler

Managing Director, Development

Mill Creek Residential

Peter Braunohler serves as Managing Director of Development in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is responsible for all aspects of the development process, including sourcing, financing, and executing multifamily and mixed-use projects.

Prior to joining Mill Creek, Mr. Braunohler was the development lead of Maryland-based multifamily investment firm Commonwealth Residential, where he spearheaded the partnership’s value-add acquisition strategy. Peter has past experience in construction management and architecture in both the commercial and residential sectors.

Mr. Braunohler earned a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy from Bowdoin College and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Finance from Georgetown University. He is also an active member of the DC Real Estate Group and the Urban Land Institute.

Scott Zimmerly

Head of Mid-Atlantic

Wood Partners

Scott Zimmerly is Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Wood Partners managing the development and financing for projects in northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He has been involved in the sourcing, development and financing of more than 2,600 units with a total capitalization in excess of $600 million.

Before joining Wood Partners in 2006, Zimmerly spent five years in the investment banking industry in New York and Maryland, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across a multitude of industries. He also has experience working in the acquisitions department of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust.

Zimmerly received his MBA with a real estate concentration from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Zimmerly is a previous Board Member and Vice President of the Baltimore Waterfront Rotary Club and is currently a young leader in the Urban Land Institute's Baltimore Chapter.

Sarah Alexander

Principal

Torti Gallas & Partners

Ms. Alexander is an award-winning architectural designer committed to

improving the quality of life for those who live in the homes and neighborhoods

she helps create. Through her work she espouses her belief that community

transformation begins with understanding the community and the people who

live there. Ms. Alexander is an expert in building consensus among a wide array

of community stakeholders. She listens, learns, understands and responds to

what is important and meaningful to the people who will live, work, shop and

play in the communities and homes she designs.

Ms. Alexander believes that there are inextricable links between people and

the places they inhabit. Her keen awareness of the changing patterns of

society have enabled her to design housing for people of all ages, incomes and

lifestyles, creating inviting communities that will meet the needs of people

now and in the future.

Ms. Alexander has worked throughout the District of Columbia and the greater

Washington Metropolitan area on projects that have transformed not only the

lives of the people who live there, but also the surrounding communities. In many cases this means transforming urban blight into livable communities. These complex, mixed-use urban infill projects serve as catalysts for change,

creating transit-oriented, walkable communities that in many cases now represent some of the most desirable places to live in the Washington region.

Ms. Alexander is sought out by clients and colleagues for her leadership in the unique District of Columbia zoning and entitlement realm, specializing in creating real estate value for her clients through innovative design solutions that

maximize the allowable density for a site, while at the same time adding value to communities. She is frequently called upon to lead projects through the District’s complex approval process which can involve presentations to various

agencies and commissions, including Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the Historic Preservation Review Board, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Commission of Fine Arts, the State Historic Preservation Office and the National

Capital Planning Commission. Ms. Alexander has recently begun to expand her expertise in entitlement processes to include projects in both Maryland and Virginia.

Ms. Alexander’s designs have been honored with numerous regional and national design awards from such prestigious groups as the Congress for the New Urbanism, the Urban Land Institute, the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, the Urban Guild, and Builder Magazine.

Mr. Alexander is a Registered Architect and a LEED Accredited Professional. She received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Maryland and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Benjamin Kasdan

Moderator

KTGY

Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, is a Principal and Design Leader at KTGY in Tysons, VA near Washington, DC. He is a frequent speaker and published writer about the value of design, mentorship, advocacy, sustainable architecture, resilience, student housing, multifamily housing, and mixed-use communities. He has held leadership positions with the American Institute of Architecture Students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, AIA Orange County, AIA California, and AIA National including serving as the 2019 President of AIA California. He is the chair of the KTGY 2030 Committee, an interoffice committee leading the national sustainability efforts as a part of KTGY being a signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment. Some of his notable projects include Gables Point 14,AVA NoMa, Anthem House, AVA H Street, The Maxwell, Crystal Flats, Fenton Apartments, and Plaza Verde Student Housing.

Understanding the Modern Resident: Integrating Wellness, Design, Amenities, and Proptech into Multifamily

Out with the lounge, and in with the rooftop amenities: what does today's data say about tomorrow's tenants?

Mike Ennes

Mike Ennes

SVP, Mixed-Use Initiatives

Federal Realty

Marnie Abramson

Marnie Abramson

Principal

Lightility

Caroline Berry

Caroline Berry

SVP

Bozzuto

Santiago Manent Alonso

Santiago Manent Alonso

General Manager, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

Porcelanosa USA

Michael Broder

Michael Broder

CEO

RCKRBX

Kristin Ellis

Kristin Ellis

National Account Manager

ADT

Martiena Schneller
Moderator

Martiena Schneller

SVP, Design

Hoffman & Associates

Mike Ennes

SVP, Mixed-Use Initiatives

Federal Realty

Mike has over 15 years of diverse real estate experience, and joined Federal Realty in 2015 from the luxury hospitality sector to better integrate Federal’s various residential offerings into its burgeoning mixed-use portfolio. Since joining, Mike has leveraged his creativity and vision, coupled with business acumen to help deliver the many facets necessary to market and launch fully integrated mixed-use projects. Mike also directs corporate public relations strategy and branding.

Prior to joining Federal, Mike was senior director of brand development for luxury and lifestyle brands at Hilton Worldwide. In that role, he was responsible for supporting global development efforts to grow the Waldorf Astoria and Conrad brands, and leading development of the Canopy brand, the company’s first global lifestyle brand. Prior professional experience includes hotel development and contract negotiation, hospitality real estate consulting and valuation, and several hotel operations positions.

Mike received an MBA with a specialization in hotel finance and investments from Daniels College of Business at University of Denver, and a BA from The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University.

Marnie Abramson

Principal

Lightility

Marnie is the Principal and Founder of Lightility, a Woman-Owned Small Business dedicated to converting outdated and inefficient energy infrastructures into cost savings and improved asset value. Under her leadership, Lightility clients have realized over $110 million in energy savings, more than $23 million in utility rebates and grants, and carbon emission reductions of over one

billion pounds. Lightility is a mutli-award-winning trade ally with PEPCO utility company, winning seven awards in the last five years. In 2018 was honored with an ‘Outstanding Achievement in Green Building Technology’ Award from the Mayor and Council of the City of Rockville, Maryland. In 2022 they were a finalist for Emerging Business of the Year through the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.

Prior to Lightility, Marnie co-founded RE3 Institute, an executive education program offering

technical and analytic skills to real estate and finance professionals. Part of the initial curriculum

was based on her graduate thesis, ‘Sustainability and Graduate Business Education: An Analysis of the Need, Best Efforts to Date, and Curriculum Recommendations’, which was published in the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate at the University of San Diego. Marnie left the RE3 Institute once the company established a permanent residency within George Mason University’s Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship.

Marnie began her real estate and sustainability career working alongside her family at The Tower Companies, a real estate development firm that has become internationally recognized as the early market leader committed to developing socially responsible, environmentally conscious buildings and communities. In 2007, Marnie was recognized by Bisnow Media and one of their ‘35 under 35’ business leaders in the Washington region. In 2008, she was honored with the Washington Business Journal’s prestigious ‘Women Who Mean Business’ Award. In 2010 she was recognized by Montgomery County, Maryland with their ’40 Environmentalists in 40 Years’ Award.

Marnie holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from American University. She has guest lectured in the Master’s programs at Georgetown University, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins

University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation,

the Sustainability Advisory Council for The American University Kogod School of Business, The

Suburban Hospital Foundation Board, and the Pepco Holdings EmPOWER Maryland Advisory

Board. Marnie is also a LEED Accredited Professional.

Caroline Berry

SVP

Bozzuto

Caroline Berry, Senior Vice President with Bozzuto Management Company, is an accredited real estate executive with over 12 years of experience managing portfolios of Class A projects in urban and suburban markets in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Caroline’s management experience spans large-scale mixed-use developments, lease-ups, and the re-positioning of takeover assets, resulting in value optimization.

Caroline has extensive experience guiding clients throughout the design, development, and construction periods of new projects. In her current role, Caroline collaborates with clients and their development partners to influence the positioning and programming for these developments, provide initial underwriting, and coordinate and implement launch strategies.

Caroline is a proud champion, and supporter of Bozzuto’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts and has served as a facilitator for Belonging at Bozzuto since its original format launched in 2016.

Caroline joined Bozzuto Management Company in 2010 and has held various positions throughout her career. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.

Santiago Manent Alonso

General Manager, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

Porcelanosa USA

Santiago Manent is General Manager for Porcelanosa USA Mid-Atlantic and South East regions. With over 15 years of experience in the building materials industry, he has held roles in various states and positions within the company, gathering a holistic view of the industry. He is responsible, alongside the executive team of the Spanish manufacturer, for the growth, diversification and brand recognition the company enjoys in the U.S.

Today Porcelanosa USA operates 35 locations and employs close to 500 people in the U.S., with Charlotte, opening in 2024, being the next addition to the business units.

Santiago is originally from Spain, has and MBA from I.E. Business school in Madrid, Spain, and currently lives in Bethesda with his wife and three kids.

Michael Broder

CEO

RCKRBX

Prior to founding RCKRBX™, Michael Broder served as president and chief executive officer of Brightline Strategies from January 1999 to May 2022 when the Company was absorbed into RCKRBX™ as its bespoke research and advisory services provider. Prior to Brightline Strategies, Michael served as campaign strategist and media consultant to several gubernatorial, senatorial, and congressional candidates throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions during the 1994, 1996 and 1998 election cycles. Additionally, Michael worked with Michael Deaver (former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Reagan) at Edelman Public Relations and served in the Office of Political Affairs in the first Bush Administration.

Michael’s work has received numerous awards including: Pollie, Telly, ADDY, AMR Gold Medals, and the International Television and Video Association Award of Excellence. He has lectured at the George Washington University’s undergraduate School of Political Communications and the Graduate School of Political Management. He holds a B.A. in Political Communications from The George Washington University, a M.A. in Campaign Management from the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University, and a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

Kristin Ellis

National Account Manager

ADT

Kristin Ellis has been in the multifamily security and smart space for over 21 years. In her role at ADT Multifamily, she brings smart home technology like locks, thermostats, leak detectors, and security to property managers and owners nationwide. Our solutions also extend outside the unit to include access control, CCTV, and commercial fire. We are fully integrated with the top property management software companies, putting control in the hands of your on-site staff without having to learn a new system. Our solutions improve operational efficiency, deliver NOI, and improve resident retention.

Martiena Schneller

Moderator

Hoffman & Associates

Martiena Schneller joined Hoffman & Associates in 2012, and as Senior Vice President of

Design, determines design and quality standards across the company’s portfolio and manages

the retail development division. With over a decade of experience, Martiena utilizes her

architectural and urban planning background to guide her development and construction

management role.

Across her time at Hoffman & Associates, Martiena has worked on several notable projects

including all residential units, office buildings and entertainment venues at The Wharf. Beyond

her work on The Wharf, Martiena managed the public-private partnership with Montgomery

County in Bethesda for two residential projects: The Darcy and The Flats, along with The Bower,

a 137-unit condominium at The Yards and The Banks, a 10-story apartment residence located

in the Southwest DC. She is currently focused on the company’s expanding portfolio including

Seaboard Station, West Falls and Parcel B at Audi Field.

Prior to joining Hoffman & Associates, Martiena served in architectural and construction

management roles at Lukemire Partnership, EE&K Architects and Wiencek & Associates.

Across her career she has contributed to the community by volunteering her architectural skills

to projects for Habitat for Humanity, Christmas In April DC and District of Columbia Building

Industries Association Community Improvement.

Martiena is a LEED® Accredited Professional. She graduated from Lehigh University with a

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and the University of Maryland with a Master of Architecture.

Housing For All: Understanding the Importance of Affordability in the DMV and Beyond

Exploring new opportunities for investment and development in accessible and affordable housing, and how today's developers can form meaningful partnerships

Colleen Green

Colleen Green

Director

DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Charles Sims

Charles Sims

Director

True Ground Housing Partners

Myron Adoteye

Myron Adoteye

Founder and Principal

AYA Enterprises

Paul Weissman

Paul Weissman

Senior Managing Director

Lument

John Ducey

John Ducey

Chief Production Officer

Walker & Dunlop

Ryn Burns

Ryn Burns

Principal

FGM Architects

Stacy Plotkin Silber
Moderator

Stacy Plotkin Silber

Principal & Land Use Attorney

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Colleen Green

Director

DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Colleen Green was appointed Director of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on January 3, 2023.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Green was the Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives at CORE DC and Managing Partner for Ashleys Builders.

Ms. Green has extensive experience in finance, real estate, advisory services, operations, strategic planning, and business development. Throughout her career, Ms. Green has developed over 2000 units of housing and overseen the acquisitions and dispositions for a $60 million national real estate investment fund.

Prior to her role as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, Ms. Green managed CORE’s business portfolio which included community reentry, homeless shelters, and transitional housing for marginalized communities.

In addition, Ms. Green has previously worked at several prolific financial institutions, operated her own property management and construction management firm, and served as Chief of Staff for the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Ms. Green received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University.

Charles Sims

Director

True Ground Housing Partners

Charles Sims joined APAH in April 2019 as a Project Manager and was promoted to Director of Real Estate Development in January 2022. Charles is responsible for overseeing half of APAH’s

development portfolio, including current and pipeline projects.

Charles supports several Project Managers, evaluates properties for future development opportunities, and co-leads the real estate development team. Charles contributes to APAH’s regional expansion by supporting projects throughout Maryland and Virginia. Charles has led and supported several notable APAH development projects including:

Snowden’s Ridge APAH’s first development in Maryland, the 87-unit re-development of a family community located in Silver Spring Maryland.

Ballston Station a mixed-use re-development of the Central United Methodist Church older facility into. 144 units of affordable housing located above a newly developed church and daycare facility, located adjacent to the Ballston Metro Station.

Marbella Campus Re-Development is the re development of a 134 unit garden style affordable housing community into 621 units of affordable housing across three development projects involving both preservation and new construction.

Previously, Charles worked as a Senior Construction project manager for Office Depot Office Max in Boca Raton, FL and New Urban Development in Miami, FL. Charles managed Multi-Family new construction and re-development projects, Industrial, and Retail development projects working in both high-density urban and suburban environments throughout the South Eastern U.S.

Myron Adoteye

Founder and Principal

AYA Enterprises

Myron Adoteye is an investor and financial professional with more than a decade of experience in real estate

investment and financing. He founded Aya Enterprises LLC - a capital markets firm sourcing the full capital stack

for middle market real estate developers - in 2020. Throughout his career, Myron completed $100 million of

commercial transactions; with another $100 million in the pipeline. He is a Venture Fellow at Rebel One

Ventures (RBL1) – an early-stage venture capital syndication firm.

In the greater New York area, Myron worked for REIS (now Moody’s Analytics’ REIS) where he consulted in

different capacities including commercial real estate data, modeled economic data for commercial real estate,

and closed one of the company’s top ten new business deals (Brixmor, NYSE: BRX) in the retail sector for 2014.

Myron’s is certified in REIS 2.0 Subscriber Edition Data Analysis and acquired his Life, Accident & Health, and

Series 7 & 66 licenses. He is a guest venture capital judge and business mentor for the Georgetown University

Law School Entrepreneurship Practicum and a member of the Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference

Host Committee, which runs the largest diverse commercial real estate conference in the country. Myron has

spoken at the United Nations & the US Black Chamber. He has also been featured on NPR's Streetwise program -

a real estate show that explores industry trends and issues. Myron’s interest in community service led to his

appointment as the CFO/treasurer for New Passage Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to

connecting with and expanding the African Diaspora. He received the Presidential Silver Volunteer Service

Award in 2022.

Myron completed his Bachelor of Science in Marketing & Communications and MBA in Management &

Entrepreneurship at Fordham University. He lives with his wife Courtney in New Jersey and Virginia.

John Ducey

Chief Production Officer

Walker & Dunlop

As Chief Production Officer of Walker & Dunlop’s affordable lending group, John Ducey brings an array of affordable housing finance expertise, including a deep knowledge of tax exempt bonds, low income housing tax credit equity, Section 8 housing, real estate tax abatements and a range of affordable subordinate financing. Mr. Ducey is responsible for leading Walker & Dunlop’s affordable housing financing efforts across all capital sources, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and private capital providers, as the company seeks to expand its affordable lending footprint across the United States.

Mr. Ducey joined Walker & Dunlop after an eight-year tenure at Fannie Mae, where he served as Director of Multifamily LIHTC Equity Investments and as Manager of Multifamily Affordable Housing and he approved over $3 billion in loans for Fannie Mae’s Affordable Housing team. As Director of Multifamily LIHTC Equity Investments, Mr. Ducey assisted with Fannie Mae’s re-entry into the LIHTC equity business, and structured LIHTC equity investment funds with eight syndicators, resulting in $550 million in equity investments over the course of three years. Throughout his career in affordable housing and community development, which spans over two decades, Mr. Ducey honed his GSE lending skills at Prudential Mortgage Capital Company and Muni Mae, and he led an originations team investing in new market tax credit projects at Enterprise Community Investment.

Mr. Ducey holds a Master of Public Policy in public sector financial management and social policy from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from St. Bonaventure University. He began his career as a community organizer and affordable housing developer with So Others Might Eat, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit organization, and he is currently active on the Social Justice Committee at Holy Redeemer Church in Washington, which focuses on local affordable housing issues.

Ryn Burns

Principal

FGM Architects

Ryn Burns is a registered Architect with a passion for multifamily and mixed-use architecture, adaptive reuse, and sustainable design. Ryn is currently the director of FMGA's Multifamily Studio, working on projects throughout the US with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. He works across project teams to conceptualize and deliver effective, impactful, and inventive projects that enhance the communities they inhabit and optimize clients’ goals.

Ryn is dedicated to partnering with municipalities to analyze creative opportunities to deliver needed affordable housing and generate innovative solutions for urban infill and adaptive reuse of sites and structures. His focus at FGMA has been on growth, while continuing an exemplary tradition of client service, building long lasting relationships for repeat business.

Ryn holds a Master in Design Studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a concentration in Critical Conservation and a Master of Architecture from Northeastern University. He also holds a B.A. in Architecture from Princeton University. Ryn’s academic and professional work has centered on the transformative redevelopment of existing building fabric, including adaptive reuse, historic preservation, urban infill, and deep energy retrofits. The studio’s current design work is pushing the envelope of mixed uses to create vibrant, healthy, and inspired urban environments.

Stacy Plotkin Silber

Moderator

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Stacy Plotkin Silber is a land use attorney at Lerch, Early & Brewer who helps developers, national retailers, senior housing providers, and property owners navigate zoning approvals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland. She is deeply involved in master plan and sector plan development, having represented many clients in updates to the Bethesda Downtown, White Flint 2, Westbard, Chevy Chase Lake and Montgomery Village Sector Plans. Stacy has an expertise in handling complex cases and in representing clients in all aspects of mixed use and single user developments, including master planning, zoning, rezoning, sketch plans, site plans, subdivisions, historic preservation, affordable housing matters, transferrable development rights, legislative matters, and conditional uses. Her clients have included national and local developers and retailers, including Lowe Enterprises, Clark Enterprises, Federal Realty, Sunrise, CVS, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, First National Bank and JP Morgan Chase, among others. Stacy is on the Board for a number of organizations, including serving on the Board and chairing NAIOP DC/MD’s Leadership Committee. Stacy is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, where she teaches a land use course.

Breaking New Ground: Developing and Designing Tomorrow's Multifamily Units

Exploring today's supply chain, labor, and raw material challenges to keep up with ever-increasing demand

Charles Battle

Charles Battle

Director, Real Estate Development

Banneker Ventures

Ruth Hoang

Ruth Hoang

SVP, Development

Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

Rob Seldin

Rob Seldin

Managing Principal

Madison Highland Live Work Lofts

Omar Karim

Omar Karim

President

Banneker Ventures

Ulises Montes De Oca

Ulises Montes De Oca

VP

Lessard Design

Jason Fudin

Jason Fudin

CEO and Co-founder

Placemakr

Bobby Efthimiadis
Moderator

Bobby Efthimiadis

VP, Business Development

MMG Tile & Stone

Charles Battle

Director, Real Estate Development

Banneker Ventures

Charles brings over two decades of industry experience in development and construction to Banneker Ventures. Throughout his career, Charles has worked on complex commercial, mixed-use, high-rise, new multi-family residential, and renovation projects in both urban and suburban markets, totaling over $1.5 billion. Prior to joining Banneker Ventures, Charles managed residential and mixed-use developments, preconstruction services, and served as a construction project manager during his combined time at Hoffman & Associates, Clark Construction, Bozzuto, Duball, LLC, and Madison Homes, Inc. Charles received a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University, and retains real estate licenses in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. He is a native of Prince George’s County MD and still maintains a residence there with his wife and two sons.

Ruth Hoang

SVP, Development

Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

Ms. Hoang serves as Senior Vice President of Development where she oversees all company sponsored real estate investment projects from inception to construction completion. Her responsibilities include master planning and entitlement strategy, ensuring design and construction excellence, adherence to project business plans, team mentoring and training, investor relations and reporting, and implementation of portfolio-wide procedures, standards and reports. She is driven by her passion for the built environment and the ability to develop extraordinary places that connect to the soul of a community. By growing and challenging the teams around her, she is able to successfully deliver complex, sustainable and legacy projects in the region.

Ms. Hoang is a decisive and seasoned real estate executive with over 25 years of experience, specializing in the complete life-cycle development of multifamily and mixed-use communities with involvement in the pre/development of approximately 10,000 units valued at nearly $3 billion in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Prior to joining Jair Lynch in 2020, Ms. Hoang led the strategic master planning and development of the Merriweather District in Columbia, MD for the Howard Hughes Corporation; and she has previously worked in development for Home Properties, JPI Development, and the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, along with time spent in real estate consulting at Ernst & Young and RCLCO.

Rob Seldin

Managing Principal

Madison Highland Live Work Lofts

Robert Seldin is the Managing Principal of Madison Highland Live Work Lofts and is responsible

for leading all company development activity. With 25 years of award-winning apartment

development, design, strategy and innovation leadership, Rob is widely recognized as an

industry thought leader. With a 100% entitlement success rate on over 13,000 units in high

barrier to entry US markets, Rob consistently generates market leading returns at below market

cost bases, providing a permanent competitive advantage to his investors. In addition to

conventional apartment assets, Rob is also the US Patent Inventor for the proprietary live/work

building conversion and construction method and apartment operating system that has become

the basis for this industry re-defining asset type. Prior to managing Madison Highland LW Lofts,

Rob was the Founder and CEO of Highland Square Holdings, as well as the Founder and CEO

of Novus Residences, LLC; both of which were award winning, DMV based, apartment and

Live/Work development and operating companies and Head of National Product Design and

Senior Vice President of Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Development for Archstone, a premier

apartment industry REIT.

Omar Karim

President

Banneker Ventures

Mr. Karim has served as President of Banneker since its founding in 2005. Banneker has grown from a boutique real estate development firm to a diversified, full-service real estate and construction firm specializing in facilities and construction management with federal, state and local clients.

Since its founding, Mr. Karim has been responsible for Banneker winning more than $30MM in contracts and overseeing the construction of more than $200MM in public and private projects. Prior to founding Banneker, Mr. Karim served as General Counsel for a Washington, D.C. based development company. Before that, he served as a Corporate Associate with a large New York law firm.

Mr. Karim received a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University where he was a member of The Howard Law Journal and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, also from Howard, where he became the first undergraduate student to serve two terms on the University’s Board of Trustees.

Ulises Montes De Oca

VP

Lessard Design

Ulises Montes De Oca has been with Lessard Design since 2004 with a career spanning over 25

years. As Vice President, Ulises plays a key role as head of the Design Studio by providing the overall

design direction of the firm. The depth of Ulises’s experience makes him a firm-wide resource on

planning, design and project management, which has been recognized in major awards for design

excellence on projects located all over the nation.

Jason Fudin

CEO and Co-founder

Placemakr

Jason Fudin is the CEO and Co-founder of the hospitality living platform, Placemakr. He is a well-

respected entrepreneur in the industries of real estate, hospitality, travel, and business. Before co-

founding Placemakr, Jason was the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Vornado Realty Trust. At

Vornado, Jason worked on large asset repositioning and developing innovative commercial real estate

concepts for the organization. Over his career at Vornado, Jason has managed commercial real estate

development projects valued at over $2 billion.

Fueled by a desire for disruption, Jason co-founded Placemakr, an innovative, venture-backed, tech-

enabled real estate company. Here Jason has emerged as a pioneer in the urban, high-rise real estate

space, raising over $350M in capital to develop his vision of a flexible real estate model, one that blends

multifamily and hospitality use into one property.  Throughout his career, Jason has become a voice for

change in the real estate sector, often turning to his vision of the future in institutional real estate

development and investment, proptech, alternative lodging, homes, and hospitality space.

Bobby Efthimiadis

Moderator

MMG Tile & Stone

As VP of Business Development at MMG, Bobby is responsible for interfacing with a variety of clients from the commercial, multi-family and hospitality sector. With 15 years experience in the tile & stone industry, Bobby brings an unparalleled expertise to global supply chain, value engineering and project management. Bobby has led the expansion of product offering at MMG to encompass everything from natural stone, porcelain tile & slabs, ceramics and an expansive hardscape collection. MMG currently imports products from over 20 countries globally with projects all across North America, ranging from large scale multi family to casinos to 5 star resorts. Bobby is a graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in Finance. He currently resides in Annapolis, MD.

The Executive Outlook: Our Multifamily Forecast

Learn where our multifamily experts see the future of multifamily going

Rebecca Snyder

Rebecca Snyder

COO

Bernstein Management Corporation

Kelly Nagel

Kelly Nagel

Head of Residential

EDENS

Ethan Handelman

Ethan Handelman

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Wendy Drucker

Wendy Drucker

Managing Director

Drucker & Falk

Jennifer Crosby

Jennifer Crosby

President & CEO

Crosby Design Group

David Kuncheff

David Kuncheff

Executive Vice President

DAVIS Construction

Harvey Goodman
Moderator

Harvey Goodman

President & CEO

Goodman Gable Gould

Kelly Nagel

Head of Residential

EDENS

Kelly Sewell Nagel is the head of residentials for EDENS, a

leading national owner, developer, and steward of more

than 100 open-air retail and mixed-use places in high-

growth markets coast to coast. Prior to joining EDENS,

Kelly was the founder and managing partner of Residy, a

multifamily investment management platform, and was

responsible for acquisitions and asset management of the

venture’s investment portfolio. She has broad experience in

multifamily operations, development, and investments in

both publicly traded REITs and privately held firms and has

developed and asset managed thousands of apartment

units.

Before founding Residy, she built and oversaw the

multifamily platform and portfolio for a Philadelphia-based

real estate private equity fund manager, managing

acquisitions, dispositions, financings, redevelopment and capital expenditures, asset and property

management. She served as a regional vice president at AIMCO Apartment Homes, one of the country's

largest owners and operators of apartments, with 125 communities in 17 states, where she was responsible for

the company’s east coast investments including acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, and

construction. Ms. Nagel led development and asset management teams for over $1.5 billion of multifamily and

mixed-use projects throughout the US. She also provided direction and strategic oversight in key functional

areas of operations, marketing, long-range planning, and property management for over 5,700 apartments.

Ms. Nagel has held senior positions at AvalonBay Communities and Archstone where she led development

teams for over $600 million of multifamily and mixed-use projects. She started her commercial real estate

career at Regency Centers, a leading national retail REIT, where she was responsible for the financial

underwriting of acquisitions and developments for multiple markets. Prior to commercial real estate, Kelly was

a senior program manager for the Defense Intelligence Agency and served as a consultant with Accenture.

She has been an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) since 2009, recently serving as a Global

Governing Trustee and she is a past chair of the Americas Women’s Leadership Initiative. Kelly is also on the

leadership team of the Urban Development and Mixed Use (UDMUC) Bronze Product Council.

She holds an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and a

BS in Business Administration & Accounting from Washington & Lee University, where she sits on the advisory

board for UNC’s Leonard Wood Center for Real Estate Studies (executive committee and chair of the

nominating and governance committee), and currently chairs the board of advisors for the W&L Williams

School of Commerce. She is a Girl Scout leader and a board member of Good Shepherd Housing, a nonprofit

providing affordable housing and ancillary services in Fairfax County, VA. Kelly also serves as an adjunct

professor and executive in residence for the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University’s

McDonough School of Business. Kelly resides in McLean, VA, with her three children.

Wendy Drucker

Managing Director

Drucker & Falk

With a degree in experimental psychology from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, Wendy pursued her passion of working with autistic children for many years prior to starting her career in 1981 with Drucker + Falk. Based first in the Raleigh office, she has worked in almost every multifamily capacity in the firm. In 1994, Wendy moved to the company’s headquarters in Newport News, Virginia, where she currently serves as Managing Director. In addition to new business development, her passion is multifamily development and working with developers on new construction and lease up projects, older and historic apartment community renovations, and repositioning and renovating mature, value add assets. She remains a leader in adopting emerging technology as a means to working within an ever changing multifamily and commercial real estate landscape. Wendy currently serves on multiple community boards, is immediate past President of the Newport News Economic Development Alliance, Board Member Emeritus for Hampton Roads Academy, and is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Virginia and North Carolina. She also holds licenses in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, and is a Certified Property Manager (CPM®) as designated by the Institute of Real Estate Management.

A former athlete turned exercise fanatic, on any given morning you will find Wendy at the gym or walking along a nature trail with her beloved Boston Terrier, “Bentley.” Wendy is a lover of all things outdoors, and relishes time with family cruising down the James River.

Jennifer Crosby

President & CEO

Crosby Design Group

Founded by Jennifer Crosby in 2000, Crosby Design Group has been a trusted name in the multifamily community for over 23 years. Her love of taking on new challenges and passion for every part of design has cemented her place in the market as a go-to partner for developers looking to increase value and set themselves apart as creative leaders in the industry.

CDG commercial studio emphasis on multifamily, Jennifer's team has completed hundreds of projects throughout the country. With the best of the best design talents on board, our culture of collaborative approach ensures every square inch of your space functions beautifully for your target demographic.

As a relationship driven leader with a work hard, play hard mentality, Jennifer enjoys creating opportunities for fun and connection among her curated design team. When she is not working, you can find her sipping on Tito's with ginger beer and lime on a date night with her husband or enjoying lake life with her family and fur babies.

David Kuncheff

Executive Vice President

DAVIS Construction

Highly regarded by DAVIS employees and clients alike, Dave is a true leader who brings out the best in others. He oversees the Mutli-Family Residential market, overseeing a variety of projects — from low-, mid-, and high-rise multifamily to senior living and hospitality. Dave is regularly involved in the business development and preconstruction phases, in addition to his complete oversight of operations staff. His extraordinary leadership has contributed to the completion of over 12,500 residential units, totaling over $2.6B.

Harvey Goodman

Moderator

Goodman Gable Gould

Harvey M. Goodman is a nationally recognized public adjuster with extensive experience in adjusting first-party property insurance claims. He has assisted numerous industries including construction, education, health, hospitality, manufacturing, non-profits, real estate, retail, transportation, and warehousing with claims ranging from builders risk to collapse, fire, wind, and water damage.

With over 35 years of experience in property insurance, Harvey has been involved with numerous insurance claims including: Four New York Plaza/Edge Funds, Beaulieu of America, Coakley & Williams Construction, Dulles Jet Center, Durst Organization/One Bryant Park, Eagle Bank, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Foulger-Pratt Companies, Howard Hughes Corporation, LaSalle Hotels, Macklowe Properties/510 Madison, MedStar Health, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Ronald D. Paul Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, TAMKO Building Products, Union Station Investco/Ashkenazy Acquisition, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, Urban Outfitters and York International.

Mr. Goodman leads the firm’s senior management, adjusts complex claims and initiates and manages relationships with new clients throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe. Additionally, Harvey writes and lectures on builders risk, collapse coverage, catastrophic claim adjusting, gaps in insurance coverage and other topics.

Remarks throughout the Day

Tim Veith
Opening Remarks

Tim Veith

Regional President, Greater Washington, DC

United Bank

Hamid Hajian
Opening Remarks

Hamid Hajian

Co-Founder & CEO

Zebel

Chris Magnolia
Opening Remarks

Chris Magnolia

Vice President

Magnolia Companies

Hamid Hajian

Opening Remarks

Zebel

Hamid grew up in the construction industry by learning the trade in his family’s real estate development business and has pursued a technology-oriented education and professional life in the past 20 years. Prior to founding Zebel in 2019, Hamid led the preconstruction data analytics at Western National Group, a large multifamily development/construction/property management firm, based in Southern California. He now works with large multifamily developers and GC's, such as Irvine Company, Ryan Companies, and Legacy Partners, who share their historical construction cost data anonymously through Zebel, the "Switzerland of Construction Cost Data".

Hamid received a Master of Business Administration from Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, earned a Master of Science in Construction Management and an Engineer degree in Construction Information Technology both from University of Southern California.

Chris Magnolia

Opening Remarks

Magnolia Companies

Chris Magnolia, Vice President and Owner of Magnolia Companies, is a highly respected expert in wastewater treatment and management with over 30 years of experience in the industry.

Chris was raised in the Four Corners section of Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended St. Bernadette School before graduating from St. John's College High School in 1988. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Salisbury State University in 1992 and then joined the family business, where he worked alongside his father, mother, uncles, and brothers.

Chris began his career as an apprentice plumber and attended the Maryland Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractor's Association (MPHCC) to learn more about the trade. In 1994, he moved to the dispatch office to improve the company's procedures for processing daily work requests. In 1997, he was promoted to supervisor of the plumbing service division, and in 1999, he became the Support Services Manager, overseeing customer service and accounting.

In late 2004, Chris moved back to operations and took over the Wastewater Division, which includes drain cleaning, pumping, and stormwater management activities. He has focused on this area for the past 20 years.

Chris holds licenses in cross connection (backflow) prevention, plumbing, alternative onsite sewage system operations, and stormwater management inspection. He has been married for nearly 30 years to his wife, Cary, and they have two children: Christian, Jr., a wealth planner in the financial services industry, and Taylor, the only fourth-generation Magnolia in the family business. Taylor currently oversees the commercial inside sales office while pursuing her MBA from the University of Maryland.

Survive 'Til 25: Navigating Capital, Defensive & Alternative Investment Strategies

Analyzing Investor Risk Appetite, & Creative Financing Solutions

Matthew Karp

Matthew Karp

President

Amstar

Jim Halliwell

Jim Halliwell

Managing Director

Principal Real Estate Investors

Brian Finerty

Brian Finerty

COO

Penzance

Mark Caplan

Mark Caplan

CEO

Time Group

Geri Borger Urgo

Geri Borger Urgo

President, Agency Lending

NewPoint Real Estate Capital

Bill Collins
Moderator

Bill Collins

Executive Vice Chairman

Cushman & Wakefield

Matthew Karp

President

Amstar

Matthew Karp is the President of Amstar and is responsible for U.S. acquisitions, new business initiatives, and strategy as well as overseeing asset and portfolio management of Amstar’s U.S. investments. Mr. Karp joined Amstar in 2017 and has over 25 years of real estate investment experience.

Before joining Amstar, Mr. Karp was a Partner and Head of Real Estate for TriSpan LLP, an alternative investment management group, where he directed all elements of investment strategy and capital deployment within real estate. Earlier in his career, Mr. Karp held various senior investment and management positions at Cerberus Capital Management, Savanna Partners, and CPG Real Estate where he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting, structuring, negotiating and asset managing opportunistic real estate equity and debt investments across the U.S. and Latin America/Caribbean.

In 2018, Mr. Karp was appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of the GDB Debt Recovery Authority which was a newly formed statutory public trust and government instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Mr. Karp graduated with a BS from Cornell University and received his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Jim Halliwell

Managing Director

Principal Real Estate Investors

Jim Halliwell is Managing Director of Acquisitions and Dispositions at

Principal Real Estate Investors and has been with the firm for 19 years. He

has been in the real estate industry for 30 years in areas of finance, asset

management, workouts and equity production. At Principal, he is

responsible for overseeing acquisitions and dispositions for the eastern half

of the United States. He has been involved in equity transactions

approximating $15 billion dollars. This investment activity includes

structuring joint ventures, forward purchases, portfolio purchases and single

asset acquisitions. These activities cover the risk spectrum from

development to stabilized properties and encompass the four main product

types of office, multifamily, industrial and retail. Mr. Halliwell is also a

member of the Investment Committee for Principal Real Estate Investors

and a contributing writer to the firm’s economic research team. Prior to

Principal, Jim was a Senior Vice President at Signet Banking Corporation

where he was in charge of the real estate workout area. He received an

MBA from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in

Finance from Georgetown University. Jim is a member of the Urban Land

Institute and International Council of Shopping Centers.

Brian Finerty

COO

Penzance

Brian Finerty is the Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Penzance, with oversight of capital markets, risk, finance, asset and property management, and all other administrative functions. He is a member of the Investment, Executive, and ESG Committees.

Prior to joining Penzance, Mr. Finerty, as Chief Investment Officer, led Equity International’s Investments Group (founded and chaired by Sam Zell) overseeing investment and portfolio company activity as well as playing a key role in oversight of all other areas. He was one of three members of Equity International’s Investment Committee, which included Sam Zell. Previously, he was vice president at Madison Dearborn Partners, responsible for sourcing and executing transactions across multiple real estate sectors, and a vice president within the global commercial real estate group at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Finerty received a BBA from the University of Michigan and earned an MBA in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mark Caplan

CEO

Time Group

Mark Caplan, is a Baltimore native active in real estate investment and management as well as

equipment and vehicle financing in the region. He is the President and CEO of The Time Group,

a real estate equity firm where he has worked since the mid-1970s. The Time Group has interests

in approximately 7,500 units of multi-family, manufactured housing, and senior living. He is also

a founder and is currently the Chairman of WPM Real Estate Management, a manager of multi-

family properties as well as other property types currently comprising in excess of 23,000 units.

In addition to his real estate activities, Mr. Caplan is Chairman of the Management Committee of

Madison Capital, an independent vehicle and equipment financing firm. Mr. Caplan is a member

of the Board of Directors at Capital Bank, (NASDAQ, CBNK). Mr. Caplan is active in the non-

for-profit community in Baltimore, having served or currently serving on the Boards of The

Walters Art Museum, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, The Bryn Mawr School, The Enoch

Pratt Free Library, The Gilman School, Center Stage, B.E.S.T., Charles Street Development

Corp., Real Estate Advisory Board of Columbia Business School, and St. Ignatius Loyola

Academy. Mr. Caplan graduated from Gilman School in 1976 and Johns Hopkins University in

1981 where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social & Behavioral Sciences. He

received his Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School in 1983,

which he attended as a Dean’s Fellow.

Geri Borger Urgo

President, Agency Lending

NewPoint Real Estate Capital

Geri Borger Urgo serves as President of Agency Lending for NewPoint Real Estate Capital, where she leads the strategic expansion of the firm’s national origination platform.

Ms. Borger Urgo joined NewPoint in 2021 as a member of its founding leadership team and Head of Originations. She has since tripled the size of the firm's Agency and Proprietary Lending production teams and driven the firm's notable increase in multifamily volume. Her focus on client advocacy and operational efficiency has been pivotal in establishing NewPoint as a market leader.

Her past experience includes a wide range of multifamily finance roles, including GSE production and underwriting, acquisitions for a national multifamily investment platform, and advisory work for a family office focused on multifamily operations. Prior to NewPoint, Ms. Borger Urgo spent nearly 15 years at Freddie Mac Multifamily leading Loan Production and Institutional Relationship Management efforts.

Ms. Borger Urgo earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bill Collins

Moderator

Cushman & Wakefield

William M. Collins has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience focused primarily in the sale of commercial real estate office buildings and land in the Washington metropolitan area.

Bill works actively with institutional owners in the consultation and disposition of their real estate assets. During the past ten years, he has successfully completed more than $30 billion in investment property sales.

Areas of Specialization

• Investment Sales

• Finance, Debt, and Equity

• Land Acquisition & Disposition

Why You Can't Miss this Full-Day DC Region Multifamily Commercial Real Estate Conference

  • Costs are still rising for both for sale and for rent housing — albeit slowly. According to Bisnow, asking rents rose 0.4% month-over-month, in June, coming in at $1,726, while year-over-year, rent growth for the month was 1.3%. Single-family rents also grew in June, but that sector too has seen a slowdown in rental growth, dropping 80 basis points for the month to 1.3% year-over-year growth in June. How are these slow increases in costs impacting renting decisions across the East Coast?

  • Amidst today's economic volatility, how are investors sourcing debt for the capital stack? How are developers financing net-new projects, versus handling acquisitions of multifamily portfolios?

  • According to Delta Associates, the number of Class-A apartments actively leasing up in the D.C. area hit a record level in the second quarter of 27,697 units. How are the region's property managers and owners working to woo new residents to these buildings and working to remain competitive? 

  • Affordability, wellness, and tech — how are each of these impacting developer and owner decision-making for net-new, or older, portfolios? 

  • What national and regional policies are investors and developers monitoring going into 2024, and what impact can these policies have on multifamily moving forward?

How You'll Do More Business: According to CBRE, housing is coming -- and lots of it. The firm forecasts that delivery of a near-record 716,000 new multifamily housing units over the next two years will push the sector’s overall vacancy rate above equilibrium from 4.6% to a peak of 5.2% by year-end of 2023. That doesn't mean that the sector is out of the woods — investors and owners will have to first battle rising rents and housing costs, paired with difficulties sourcing debt and other economic factors making it difficult to pencil and close new deals. While supply is promised down the pipeline, how are today's issues such as labor, delays in supply chain, and raw materials, paired with changes in policy both regionally and nationally, changing the way we build and invest in multifamily? Join Bisnow and our panel of multifamily's top investors, owners, developers, providers, policy-makers and more for this full-day summit. You don't want to miss out! 

Free Professional Headshots Sponsored by Biscred
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Who You'll Meet: The East Coast's top owners, developers, investors, policy-makers, economists, analysts, and more.

For Questions regarding content, speaker recommendations, or sponsorship activations, please email our Director of Event Production, Elizabeth Baker, at liz.baker@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact lizzie.smith@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

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Venue

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

Ballroom: Grand Ballroom (content) East & State Ballroom (networking)


Valet: $40 daily
Nearby Garages within a few blocks:
• 1820 L St NW
o 1 Hour: $10
o Early Bird in by 10AM $13/day
o Daily Max: $20

• Colonial Parking 1139 18th St NW, Washington, DC
o Early Bird (enter before 9:00am): $14/day
o 1 hr: $12
o Daily Max $20

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Agenda

Time Activity
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Welcome to BMAC East!
2:20 PM
2:50 PM
Setting the Stage: Exploring Local and National Policy Impacting Today's Multifamily Investments and Pipeline

From rent control to green retrofits, and programs such as FSS, learn how top associations and developers are integrating today's policy into tomorrow's development pipeline

2:50 PM
3:40 PM
Understanding the Modern Resident: Integrating Wellness, Design, Amenities, and Proptech into Multifamily

Out with the lounge, and in with the rooftop amenities: what does today's data say about tomorrow's tenants?

3:40 PM
4:00 PM
Networking Break!
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Location, Location, Location: Site Selection and Migration Trends in the DMV

Where are we seeing increased residential demand, and how are today's builders and developers financing new development pipeline?

4:45 PM
5:30 PM
Survive 'Til 25: Navigating Capital, Defensive & Alternative Investment Strategies

Analyzing Investor Risk Appetite, & Creative Financing Solutions

5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Lunch Break!
6:30 PM
7:15 PM
Follow the Money: How Deals are Getting Done in Today's Economic Volatility

Exploring asset values, cap rates, and today's top mergers and acquisitions

7:15 PM
8:00 PM
Housing For All: Understanding the Importance of Affordability in the DMV and Beyond

Exploring new opportunities for investment and development in accessible and affordable housing, and how today's developers can form meaningful partnerships

8:00 PM
8:15 PM
Networking Break!
8:15 PM
9:00 PM
Breaking New Ground: Developing, Building and Designing Tomorrow's Multifamily Units

Exploring today's supply chain, labor, and raw material challenges to keep up with ever-increasing demand

9:00 PM
9:45 PM
The Executive Outlook: Our Multifamily Forecast

Learn where our multifamily experts see the future of multifamily going

9:45 PM
11:30 PM
BMAC East Final Networking and Cocktail Hour