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Chris Buccini

Chris Buccini

Co-President

The Buccini/Pollin Group

Sara Toner

Sara Toner

Director

Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Chris Buccini

Co-President

The Buccini/Pollin Group

Chris Buccini is Co-President of The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. (“BPG”), and founder and President of BPG Real Estate Services, LLC, the entity responsible for BPG’s office, residential, retail, and parking management and leasing efforts. Mr. Buccini is responsible for the ultimate performance of the company’s commercial, retail, parking and entertainment activities, leading its acquisitions, financing, leasing, operations, and disposition efforts. Since joining BPG in 1999, Mr. Buccini has grown the company to over $4 billion in assets, including ownership of six million square feet of office and retail space, 6,500 hotel rooms, 2,000 apartments and four live entertainment venues. In addition, Mr. Buccini co-founded and is co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union.

Mr. Buccini is the founder and current member of the Board of The Light Up The Queen Foundation; a member of the Board of Trustees of Wilmington Friends School; on the Board of Directors of the Brandywine Conservancy, United Way of Delaware, and Wilmington Renaissance Corporation; and a member of the Delaware Business Roundtable, City of Chester Institute for Economic Development, and Hagley Museum and Library Council of Advisors.

Prior to The Buccini/Pollin Group, Mr. Buccini was the Director of Acquisitions and Senior Vice President of Barrow Street Capital, LLC, a New York City-based real estate private equity fund which is an affiliate of Greenhill and Company. Prior to joining Barrow Street, Mr. Buccini was a Vice President at Eastdil Realty, where he was involved in the disposition, financing and development of investment quality office, retail, industrial, lodging and multi-family projects.

Mr. Buccini received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.

Sara Toner

Director

Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

SARA T. TONER is chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group. She focuses her practice on complex transactions involving the finance, acquisition, sale, lease, and development of commercial real estate properties. With her “technical competence” and “impeccable skill set,” Sara is considered “the best real estate lawyer in Delaware” (Chambers USA).

Summary

  1. If the University of Delaware has limited students on campus in the fall, what impact will that have on Newark and its economy?

  2. Many rely on public transportation to get to Wilmington for work. If people are hesitant to take public transit for health reasons, how will that have on getting people back in the office?

  3. How delayed are new developments and what are the lasting implications of these delays?

  4. Retail was going through a period of change before this crisis. What does the future of retail look like now?

  5. Every crisis is a learning opportunity. What lessons can be learned from this pandemic?

Agenda

Time Activity
7:30 PM
8:15 PM
North Delaware Market Update
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
Q&A With The Audience!!

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