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Westchester & Fairfield State of the Market

The Suburban Wake-up Call

Digital Summit Ended On: Thursday May 27 2021

HOW TO JOIN THE DIGITAL SUMMIT

Head to https://www.accelevents.com/e/6664WestchesterFairfield, 30 minutes prior to the summit at 11:30AM ET, the lobby opens and an "Enter Event" button will appear. Click the "Enter Event" button and then enter the email address you used when registering for your ticket. Next click "Forgot password?" followed by "Reset My Password". You will then be sent a 6 digit code that will allow you to set a password for your Accelevents account. Once your password is set, you will automatically enter the event and will stay logged into the platform. We suggest joining on a laptop or desktop using the latest version of Chrome for the best experience. If you have any questions, email digitalsummits@bisnow.com

Digital Summit Speakers and Panels

Betting on the Burbs

Assessing Investor Confidence

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Yaniv Blumenfeld

Founder & Managing Member, Glacier Global Partners
Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar

Director, US Real Estate Acquisitions, Zurich
Timothy Oberweger, Esq.
Moderator

Timothy Oberweger, Esq.

VP, Commercial Services Business Development Officer, Stewart Title

Now or Never

Emerging Suburban Office Trends

Justin Stewart

Justin Stewart

President & Co-Founder, Industrious
Tim Jones

Tim Jones

CEO, Robert Martin Company
Ted Ferrarone

Ted Ferrarone

Co-President, Building & Land Technology (BLT)
Kevin Welsh
Moderator

Kevin Welsh

Executive Managing Director, Newmark

Westchester County's 360° Recovery

with DCE Ken Jenkins

Kenneth Jenkins

Kenneth Jenkins

Deputy County Executive, Westchester County Executive

The Suburban Housing Agenda

How Can The Rental Market Remain Competitive?

Clay Fowler

Clay Fowler

CEO, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners
Caroline Vary

Caroline Vary

Managing Director of Asset Management, Jonathan Rose Companies

Greg Belew

Divisional President, NY/Tri-State Area, LMC

Why This Matters

What You’ll Learn: 

  • 2021 drivers of change and emerging opportunities in the Westchester and Fairfield market.
  • How the suburban multifamily rental market can stay competitive beyond the pandemic.
  • Repurposing, optimizing and creating suburban office spaces.
  • The long-term impact of a de-urbanizated workforce.
  • Investment strategies and how to leverage tax credits, interest rates and other policy initiatives for residential development in suburban locations.

 

How You'll Do More Business: If you are already invested or looking to expand in New York City's greater metro area, you don’t want to miss this event! We will unpack hot neighborhoods and asset classes that provide safe beds for investment, introduce top players and entrants and discuss key strategies for successfully transforming vacant or old space into high revenue-generating assets.

 

Who You'll Meet: Owners, investors, developers, brokers, government officials, lenders, lawyers, architects, urban planners, general contractors and others interested in developing and investing in greater NYC

 

What Your Ticket Gets You: Digital summit tickets include 2 hours of content and access to three virtual networking opportunities including direct messaging with other attendees, the ability to request and host video meetings and three-minute video-enabled speed networking to make deals happen.

Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
Pre-Event Networking
1:00 PM
1:25 PM
Betting on the Burbs: Assessing Investor Confidence
What’s currently attracting investors to suburban markets?
Which asset classes are most appealing to investors in a suburban setting?
How are investors identifying deals in these markets?
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Now or Never: Emerging Suburban Office Trends
1. Vacancy rates across the burbs have been relatively high- will this change now due to an increased demand for a ‘hub and spoke’ office model?
2. Which submarkets are developers eyeing for continued office investment in the area and what kinds of projects are being financed?
3. How will the recovery inform repositioning decisions as tenants' office demands have evolved in the past year?
2:15 PM
2:45 PM
Speed Networking
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Westchester County's 360° Recovery with DCE Ken Jenkins
Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins dives into the recovery of Westchester County through a comprehensive analysis of community enrichment needs spanning mixed-income, mixed need housing, and the County's forward thinking approaches to affordable housing initiatives.
3:05 PM
3:50 PM
The Suburban Housing Agenda: How Can The Rental Market Remain Competitive?
1. With vaccines arriving and a return to normalcy coming into view, how will the market respond?
2. How can Westchester and Fairfield remain competitive as the city opens back up? What are the long-term advantages of investing in the burbs?
3. What does this residential shift mean for the commercial and office industries if the workforce continues to avoid trains and public transportation?
3:50 PM
4:00 PM
Post Panel Networking

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