Name: The Recovery of the Bay Area’s Office Market
Start: 2021-09-30T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2021-09-30T10:30:00-07:00
Location: The Mills Building

Event Host

The Mills Building

The Mills Building is a 470,000 RSF San Francisco landmark with singular historical, architectural and aesthetic interest. Average floorplates in the main Building contain 39,000 rsf. The Mills offers tenants a central location close to San Francisco’s main mass transit lines along with a 150 car valet garage. Our newest amenity, to be delivered in Q1 2022, is a contemporary health and secure bike complex featuring showers, lockers and a wellness room. The Building recently welcomed a new state of the art conference center and tenant lounge. Retail in the Building is anchored by ILLY Coffee’s west coast flagship store, as well as other food options and personal services

Our commitment to your safety

We have been inspired by the industry’s enthusiasm as we return to live events and have been thrilled to safely host more than 4,000 executives this summer. As we continue to overcome and emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, we know the best way through the latest developments and to keep the industry thriving is by working together. As such, we are updating our event safety guidelines & protocols as follows:

Given that the overwhelming majority of the market is already fully vaccinated, we will be requiring proof of vaccination as a condition of entry to our event. Proof of vaccination can be shown via a physical card or a digital image of your records.
Facial coverings will be required by all staff & attendees, regardless of vaccination status. Masks will be made available at the door.
Temperature checks will be conducted at entry.
Attendance at the event will be capped and no tickets will be sold at the door.
Contact tracing procedures will be employed for any reported exposure.
Socially distanced seating will be available in the main event space.
Enhanced sanitization protocols will be adhered to throughout the event space including regularly disinfecting surfaces throughout the event and hand sanitizer provided to all attendees.

As local regulations and guidance evolve, the CRE industry continues to lead the way forward. We look forward to gathering safely to do what we do best: network, connect, and engage to do more business. We look forward to hosting you soon.

Speakers and Panels

Capital Markets and Investing in Office in the Bay Area

What is the current state of the Bay Area's investment climate? What neighborhoods and communities in the Bay Area present opportunities for investors? What are current office investment trends?

Kathryn Hofstetter

SVP, Strada Investment Group

Moderator

Rachel Horsch

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Colby Wick

Managing Director, Shorenstein

David Dokko

Senior Director, Capital Markets, JLL

Bringing Tenants Back

What steps are landlords taking to nurture relationships, and leases, with their office tenants? How are owners encouraging their tenants to come back?

Jeffrey Rogers

President, Briggs Development

Josh Callahan

Director, West Coast Asset Management, Jamestown Properties

Eric LaCoursiere

Senior Account Director, HqO

Tony Natsis

A name partner of the firm, Anton N. Natsis is Chair of Allen Matkins’ Real Estate Department and is one of the top real estate attorneys in the United States. His practice focuses on development, leasing, purchase and sale, and portfolio investment sales transactions involving office, retail, and industrial projects, as well as arbitrating numerous fair market value disputes, CAM disputes and other significant landlord/tenant disputes. He also has extensive experience in debt, equity, and joint venture workouts, and the purchase of distressed assets and distressed debt. Tony is continually sought out by some of the largest national land owners, such as J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Blackstone Real Estate, Brookfield Properties, HCP, Vornado Realty Trust, Regent Properties, The Irvine Company, Boston Properties, Equity Office Properties, Kilroy Realty, Inc., Beacon Capital Partners, MPG Office Trust, Kamehameha Schools (The Bishop Estate) and Westfield Corporation. He represents many governmental entities, including the LAUSD, State of California, and City of Anaheim. Tony is also frequently retained as counsel for major national office tenants, such as AT&T, Citicorp, the FDIC, AIG, The Walt Disney Company, and the Los Angeles Times. A frequent lecturer and author, Tony is the chief consultant for the California Continuing Education of the Bar Commercial Leasing Series, the legal education reference book on leasing for California attorneys, is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School for a course covering commercial real estate transactions, and has spoken before such national real estate groups as ULI and BOMA. Tony is a founding board member of The Ziman Real Estate Center, which is governed under the joint auspices of the UCLA Anderson School of Business and the UCLA Law School. In the past decade, Tony has closed commercial office leases exceeding 50 million square feet. He has worked on real estate purchase contracts with a total consideration of more than $30 billion and on development transactions with a total consideration in excess of $25 billion. Since 2006, Tony has represented clients in office building portfolio investment sales transactions involving over $75 billion of consideration. One of Tony's most significant transactions is the largest real estate acquisition deal in the history of the United States. He provided extensive real estate services in connection with Blackstone Real Estate's purchase of Equity Office Properties Trust, at that point the largest owner of office space in the U.S. other than the Federal Government, for $43 billion. Subsequently, Blackstone contracted to sell over 50% of the properties it purchased with such sales closing in the first and second quarter of 2007. Tony assisted Blackstone in its acquisition due diligence related to EOP and the subsequent sales of the properties. The transactions related to this deal included Maguire Properties' purchase of Blackstone/EOP in Orange County for $2 billion, Irvine Company's purchase of Blackstone/EOP in San Diego for $1 billion, Morgan Stanley's purchase of Blackstone/EOP in San Francisco for $2.5 billion, and Beacon Capital Partners’ purchase of Blackstone/EOP Seattle for $6.3 billion.

Allen Matkins

Partner

Moderator

Tony Natsis

Partner, Allen Matkins

The Future of Office in the Bay Area

What innovations in office construction and design have come from the pandemic? How are developers reducing costs during pre-construction and construction today?

Yayu Lin

COO, Sares Regis

Thomas Yee

Principal, Board Chair, STUDIOS Architecture

Danny Murtagh

VP, Boston Properties

Jon Mohle

Product Manager - NetZERO Building Platform, Clark Pacific

Manuel Fishman

Manuel Fishman focuses his practice on representing real estate developers and owners in the acquisition, sale, and financing of commercial properties. In addition, he has an active leasing practice representing owners of several major office buildings in San Francisco, including the Transamerica Pyramid, as well as tenants in lease and sublease transactions. His expertise includes letters of intent, tenant improvement work agreements, security deposits/letters of credit, signage rights, expansion and contraction rights, permitted transfers, operating expense audits, and lender and master landlord recognition agreements. Mr. Fishman maintains close relationships with the real estate brokerage community and utilizes these relationships to provide clients with market based information important to their existing and prospective real estate requirements. Mr. Fishman also has extensive experience in the area of ground leasing and retail leasing and is recognized as a leading attorney in the area of landline and wireless communications and Internet-based services in commercial properties and rooftop installations. In addition, Mr. Fishman acts as outside general counsel to start-ups that seek to leverage some part of commercial real estate into a tech application, and helps guide these companies in their efficient use of legal time and expertise in various subject matters, from employment and IP to enterprise contracts and web site privacy policies. Mr. Fishman also represents clients in equity structuring for, and the acquisition of, value add properties, including the formation of single purpose entities and joint ventures, and acquisition financing. Mr. Fishman has negotiated numerous construction management, project development and property management agreements relative to ground up development projects, as well as all types of easements and other adjoining owner agreements. Mr. Fishman serves as chair of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of San Francisco’s Government Affairs and Policy Advisory Committee (GAPAC). He served on BOMA San Francisco’s Board of Directors from 2003–2006, and was the recipient of the 2006 Associate Member of the Year from BOMA San Francisco. He is the past representative of BOMA San Francisco to the California BOMA Board. Mr. Fishman is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Real Property Sections of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California. Most recently, Mr. Fishman has been recognized as a 2017 Best Lawyer in America in Real Estate Law, an honor he has received since 2007, and was recognized as a 2014 Top Rated Lawyer by American Lawyer Media in conjunction with Martindale Hubbell. He has also been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2012-2016 and as one of Bay Area Magazine’s Top Lawyers in the Bay Area. Mr. Fishman is a frequent lecturer on office and shopping center leasing matters and writes frequently for industry newsletters.

Buchalter

Shareholder

Moderator

Manuel Fishman

Shareholder, Buchalter

Opening Remarks

Stacia Keisner

Asset Manager, The Swig Company

Venue

The Mills Building
220 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

Floor: 2nd Floor

Parking Information:

Parking information: $4.00 for every 15 minutes, after 2 hours is $35.00 which is the maximum for the day. There are two entrances, one at Treasury alley, adjacent to 220 Bush and the second entrance is on Pine St, adjacent to 333 Pine St.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Pre-Event Networking
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	Capital Markets and Investing in Office in the Bay Area What is the current state of the Bay Area's investment climate? What neighborhoods and communities in the Bay Area present opportunities for investors? What are current office investment trends? How is capital entering the market and how do dealmakers see it playing out?
9:45 AM 10:30 AM	Bringing Tenants Back What steps are landlords taking to nurture relationships, and leases, with their office tenants? How are owners encouraging their tenants to come back?
10:30 AM 11:15 AM	The Future of Office in the Bay Area What innovations in office construction and design have come from the pandemic? How are developers reducing costs during pre-construction and construction today?
11:15 AM 12:00 PM	Post-Event Networking

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn:

How office spaces are evolving to accommodate for changing workforce needs, such as changing layouts, offices in residential buildings, hybrids, etc.
Tenants' perspective on leasing office in the Bay Area in the short and long term
Effective changes to leasing strategy such as micro-leasing, options, etc.
Perks and amenities owners are implementing if their office buildings to attract and retain tenants
Major changes to design, construction, and development to keep offices safe

How You'll Do More Business:

Learn how to make smarter business decisions in the Bay Area by gaining the answers to these questions: How bad was COVID-19 for offices in San Francisco and how will the city recover? Where are there opportunities for investment and development across the Bay? How will landlords attract and retain tenants to keep their offices occupied? Our all-star panelists will break down these topics, showcase their most innovative projects and shed light on the future of the market in the Bay Area. Join the top minds in the market as we analyze this pivotal moment in the Bay Area’s commercial real estate cycle.

Who Attends:

Brokers, owners, developers, investors, construction, designers, architects, financial institutions, government officials and more!

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to 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. Join Bisnow as we jump into the market in Northern California to analyze its strengths and strategize on its areas of opportunity.

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