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Portland State of the Market

Creating a Live and Work Destination, Downtown Activations, Suburban Developments and Strategies in Driving Projects to Completion

Event Ended On: Thursday September 12 2024

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Living and Working in Portland

Exploring Supply and Demand Dynamics, Downtown Activations, Suburban Developments, and Tenant Demands and Attraction Strategies

Gus Baum

Gus Baum

Director of Development, Security Properties

Portland Development Outlook: Driving Projects to Completion

From Financing and Construction Trends to Design Innovations and Site Selection, How Are Portland's CRE Leaders Driving Projects to Completion?

Evan Bernstein

Evan Bernstein

Partner, Pacific NW Properties
Bashar Wali

Bashar Wali

Founder & CEO, Practice Hospitality
Trevor Wyckoff

Trevor Wyckoff

SVP, Skanska
Michael Kaplan

Michael Kaplan

VP & COO, Cambridge CM
Michael Mathews
Moderator

Michael Mathews

Founder & CEO, Assemblage-Works

What You'll Learn:

What You’ll Learn:

  • While Portland’s office market still exhibits high vacancy rates, the signing of multiple large leases in Q2 indicates signs of improvement and optimism in downtown and the overall market. Explore how leading owners and developers strategically incentivize tenants to sign office leases and create attractive spaces amid Portland's evolving market conditions.
  • Gain insights into the evolving dynamics of downtown activations, suburban developments and effective tenant attraction strategies in Portland's real estate landscape.
  • Explore current development and investment activity in Portland’s housing market, spanning from luxury to affordable housing options.
  • Examine the expected impacts of supply and demand dynamics on market fundamentals moving forward.
  • Understand the diverse financing models Portland's CRE leaders utilize to navigate market fluctuations and ensure project success.
  • Explore emerging construction trends and alternative site selection strategies to mitigate risks and drive projects forward despite market volatility.
  • Understand the challenges and opportunities associated with navigating the tax landscape and securing financing for real estate projects in Portland.

 

How You’ll Do More Business: Join us for a deep dive into Portland's investment and development landscape, where we'll explore its resilience in the face of recent challenges. Discover how a surge in transactions, investments and development activities underscores the city's rebounding economy. We'll examine downtown revitalization efforts, analyze the housing sector's supply and demand dynamics and uncover strategies for attracting and retaining tenants in today's evolving market.

 

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants and bankers.

 

Why You Should Attend This Session: 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 we do.

 

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Bora Altunay, at bora.altunay@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact rachel.sundin@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

Hyatt Regency Portland
375 NE Holladay St
Portland, OR 97232

Ballroom: Deschutes Ballroom & Foyer, Level 1


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Valet - from $45
Self parking - from $35

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Portland Development Outlook: Driving Projects to Completion
From Financing and Construction Trends to Design Innovations and Site Selection, How Are Portland's CRE Leaders Driving Projects to Completion?
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Networking Break
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Living and Working in Portland
Exploring Supply and Demand Dynamics, Downtown Activations, Suburban Developments, and Tenant Demands and Attraction Strategies
10:45 AM
11:15 AM
Closing Networking

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