Name: New York Multifamily Development & Investment Conference
Start: 2025-03-06T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-06T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square

Speakers and Panels

Multifamily Development Outlook & 485x Impact on Project Pipelines

Construction Labor Constraints & Navigating New Development Requirements

Justin Elghanayan

President, Rockrose

Sean Kelly

Sean R. Kelly, Esq. holds the title of Partner at Ariel Property Advisors. In addition to originating and executing exclusive listing sales, he is responsible for leading business development and networking initiatives in Brooklyn, with a particular focus on Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Park Slope, Gowanus, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Prior to joining Ariel Property Advisors, Mr. Kelly served as a Managing Director at CPEX Real Estate, where he led a team of dedicated sales professionals in selling and ground leasing development and conversion sites. In this role, Mr. Kelly managed all projects within his business line by maintaining client relationships, developing custom marketing campaigns, and leading the negotiation process. Since entering the New York City market, Mr. Kelly has successfully brokered more than 120 transactions, consisting of more than 6 million square feet with an aggregate value of over $800 million. His accomplishments earned him recognition as a CoStar “Power Broker,” and the Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator both named him a “Rising Star.” Mr. Kelly is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. His professional affiliations and licenses include the following: New York Real Estate Associate Broker License, St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association, St. John’s University Loughlin Society, University of South Carolina Alumni Association – President’s Club, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York County Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He received his Juris Doctorate from Saint John’s University School of Law, and his Bachelors of Science in Finance and Small Business Entrepreneurship from the University of South Carolina. He also worked as a journey-man Ironworker on 4 Times Square, 383 Madison Avenue, and several of the New York City bridges. Mr. Kelly currently resides in Staten Island, NY, with his wife and two daughters and can be reached at 212.544.9500 or via email at srkelly@arielpa.com

Ariel Property Advisors

Partner

Sean Kelly

Partner, Ariel Property Advisors

Sergey Rybak

Founder & Principal, Rybak Development

Yuri Geylik

CEO, MGNY

Nicholas DiLorenzo

Nicholas DiLorenzo joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2020 and is Counsel with the firm’s Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Department. DiLorenzo’s practice focuses on real estate development, with a specialization in tax incentives, affordable housing, and development bonuses. He assists clients in obtaining real estate property tax exemption and abatement benefits (421-a, 420-a, 420-c, Article XI, J-51, FRESH, ICAP, M-CORE, etc.), securing bonus floor area development rights through various New York City programs (Voluntary and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, AIRS, PFASH, FRESH, etc.), and negotiating land disposition agreements, regulatory agreements, and restrictive declarations with the City. DiLorenzo has broad knowledge regarding rent stabilization issues and rent registration with the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, as well as the Minority- and Women- Owned Business Enterprise outreach program and New York City Department of Small Business Services regulation and compliance. DiLorenzo has extensive experience in real estate transactions, finance, and land use and zoning, as well as performing due diligence for lenders on properties utilizing tax incentive and development programs and/or subject to rent regulations. Additional expertise includes drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements and zoning lot development and easement agreements in connection with development rights transfers, Inclusionary Housing air rights, and 421-a negotiable certificates. He also assists clients with the creation of “no-action” condominiums and issues related to the assessment and taxation of real property in New York. His expertise in tax incentive and development programs enables him to advise clients on the creation of condominium structures that result in the optimization of all available property tax and development incentives. Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, DiLorenzo was an Associate with Akerman LLP.

Rosenberg & Estis

Counsel

Moderator

Nicholas DiLorenzo

Counsel, Rosenberg & Estis

Development & Design Innovation + Keys to Securing Project Approvals

Overcoming Development Challenges & New Opportunities

Colleen Wenke

President & COO, Taconic Partners

Sara Levenson

Managing Director, L+M Development Partners

Stephen Skolas

SVP, Development, Davis Companies

David McCarty

Vice President, Alloy Development

Rebecca Gromet

Rebecca brings to her work a commitment to design excellence in connecting the interior and exterior experience. Her strength lies in her passion and ability to develop projects that are both functional and beautiful. Rebecca’s meticulous attention to detail enhances her designs through a process that translates the aspirations of the client and KPF’s values into the built environment. She celebrates the collaborative relationships created throughout the process, from conception to construction, revealing well- crafted and creative solutions. Demonstrating this approach at a range of scales, Rebecca has been integral in the success of one of KPF’s smallest projects, the boutique luxury residential condominium 500 W 21 st St, as well as the firm’s largest infrastructure project, Changi Airport Terminal 5. Overseeing KPF’s residential and hotel planning projects, Rebecca brings more than a two-decade history of work in the US, Asia, and Europe, and the accompanying sensitivities of their specific geographic location and the international trends that transform neighborhoods. In London, a city less known for high-rise residential living, she led the planning of the 500-unit 40 Charter Street. She applied lessons from her extensive luxury residential planning in New York City to create a new form of neighborhood with a range of unit types and robust indoor and outdoor amenities within a single building in London. In Beijing, she led WF Central, a luxury retail and hospitality destination adjacent to the Forbidden City. Modern in its offering and experience, the project is sensitive to the traditional and historical neighborhood in which it stands. Rebecca has served as a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design; a guest critic at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and NYIT’s School of Architecture and Design; and a lecturer at Yale School of Architecture. Rebecca is a former term member of The Council of Foreign Relations. She is a registered architect in the State of New York.

KPF

Principal

Rebecca Gromet

Principal, KPF

Moderator

Brendan Schmitt

Partner, Herrick

Underwriting Multifamily Deals and Executing Investment Strategies

Securing Financing & Underwriting Approaches

James Simmons

Managing Partner & CEO, Asland Capital Partners

Alecia Hill

VP, Impact Investing, FCP

Chad Goodman

Managing Director, Related Fund Management

Andrew Dansker

CEO, Dansker Capital Group

Chris Mitchell

Senior VP and Senior Banking Officer, Northern Trust Bank

Moderator

Steven Kurtz

Partner, Alvarez & Marsal

City of Yes: Transformational Multifamily Projects and Their Impact on Local Neighborhoods

Impact Investing & Prioritizing Growth Neighborhoods

David Hochfelder

CIO, Naftali Group

Rosie Tilley

Head of Development, Charney Companies

Derek Marcus

VP, Acquisitions & Development, TF Cornerstone

Eli Meltzer

Principal, Meltzer/Mandl Architects

Moderator

Alvin Schein

Partner, Seiden & Schein

Why This New York Multifamily Event Matters

What You'll Learn:

How are developers, investors and the construction industry navigating the 485x requirements, including labor constraints and unit count requirements.
Gain insights into how the development challenges are impacting the values of multifamily assets and what this means for the investment sales market.
From the West Village, Financial District to the Upper East Side, Brooklyn and Queens, gain insight into which neighborhoods will see the most new housing activity in the next few years.
Hear how conversions are being factored into multifamily development strategies to drive new units. Hear differing opinions on how sustainable this is as a longterm option for the city.
Better understand the specifics around the City of Yes and what this means for achieving new affordable housing units.
Learn the latest on New York's multifamily outlook with issues surrounding affordability, developer incentives and large-scale multifamily projects.
Gain insight to how developers, contractors and architects are executing conversion and rehab projects to increase New York's multifamily supply.

How you'll do more business:

Hear from developers, investors, builders, city officials and capital providers on the future of multifamily development and investment activity. Furthermore, learn how the industry is increasing housing supply, prioritizing affordability as well as attracting and keeping multifamily investment in the city vs. other competing markets.

Who attends:

Investors, owners, developers, architects, general contractors, engineers, lenders, brokers, lawyers, city officials, housing advocates, consultants, property managers and more!

Why should you attend:

Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.

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Venue

Marriott Marquis Times Square
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

Ballroom: Astor Ballroom / Foyer

Parking Information:

Valet only onsite; Cars - $70.00, SUV: Explorers, Mini-Vans, etc. - $80.00, Oversized: F150’s,Yukons, Suburbans, etc. - $95.00

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Coffee, Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	Multifamily Development Outlook and 485x Impact on Project Pipelines 1. The panel will discuss the initial successes and hurdles associated with the latest developer incentive program.
9:45 AM 10:30 AM	Development & Design Innovation + Keys to Securing Project Approvals 1. This panel will cover pre-development all the way through TCO (temporary certification of occupancy) and lease up. 2. Developers, local municipalities and builders will discuss keys to successful partnerships to deliver a successful and impactful community project.
10:30 AM 10:45 AM	Coffee and Networking
10:45 AM 11:30 AM	Underwriting Multifamily Deals and Executing Investment Strategies 1. Developers, investors and lenders will discuss their long term investment outlook on New York’s multifamily market dynamics. 2. Hear how owners and lenders are underwriting new and existing multifamily deals and what this means for rent growth as well as supply and demand dynamics.
11:30 AM 12:15 PM	City of Yes: Transformational Multifamily Projects and Their Impact on Local Neighborhoods 1. Developers, owners and design+build community will opine on the top projects across the Greater New York City market. 2. Top multifamily executives will discuss which markets and boroughs are in highest demand and the impact these projects will have on their communities and residents.
12:15 PM 12:30 PM	Networking

Featured New York Multifamily Projects & News

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New York Multifamily Development & Investment Conference

Increasing Housing Units, Financing, Project Approvals & Assessing Neighborhood Demand

Speakers and Panels

Multifamily Development Outlook & 485x Impact on Project Pipelines

Construction Labor Constraints & Navigating New Development Requirements

Justin Elghanayan

Sean Kelly

Sergey Rybak

Yuri Geylik

Nicholas DiLorenzo

Development & Design Innovation + Keys to Securing Project Approvals

Overcoming Development Challenges & New Opportunities

Colleen Wenke

Sara Levenson

Stephen Skolas

David McCarty

Rebecca Gromet

Brendan Schmitt

Underwriting Multifamily Deals and Executing Investment Strategies

Securing Financing & Underwriting Approaches

James Simmons

Alecia Hill

Chad Goodman

Andrew Dansker

Chris Mitchell

Steven Kurtz

City of Yes: Transformational Multifamily Projects and Their Impact on Local Neighborhoods

Impact Investing & Prioritizing Growth Neighborhoods

David Hochfelder

Rosie Tilley

Derek Marcus

Eli Meltzer

Alvin Schein

Why This New York Multifamily Event Matters

Venue

Agenda

Featured New York Multifamily Projects & News

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