Name: San Francisco State of the Market
Start: 2024-06-04T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-04T12:30:00-07:00
Location: Grand Hyatt San Francisco

Speakers and Panels

Fireside Chat with Chief Economist, Ted Egan

Analyzing Macroeconomic Trends and Solutions to Uplift the Hyperlocal Economy

Keynote

Ted Egan

Chief Economist, City and County of San Francisco

Moderator

Marty Smith

Managing Director, Kennedy Wilson Property Services

Do More in ’24" and "Survive ‘til ’25

A Closer Look at What, Where, and How San Francisco's Top Executives Are Building and Navigating the Volatile Market

Dan Safier

President and CEO, Prado Group

Gino Canori

President, Related California

Kathryn Hofstetter

SVP, Strada Investment Group

David Nelson

President, Northern California, and Nevada Brokerage, Kidder Mathews

Brent Saldaña

Brent Saldaña is a partner and practice group leader in the real estate practice at Farella Braun + Martel. He represents owners, operators, developers, lenders, investors, tenants, and others in a variety of real estate transactions and projects, including acquisitions and sales, development, leasing, financing, management, and ownership and investment transactions. He particularly enjoys complex projects where protecting his clients requires negotiating mutually beneficial solutions among many stakeholders, thoughtful consideration of interrelated agreements, superb project management skills, and a continuing appreciation of the big picture. Brent also has a soft spot for ground-up development work and major renovation projects. Whether he is structuring real estate investment vehicles, negotiating build-to-suit leases, reviewing construction documents, or closing a financing, Brent strives to continue Farella’s legacy of delivering practical, smart guidance in a package of outstanding client service. Recent real estate projects include:  Negotiating financing for the developer of a mixed-use project in India Basin.  Assisting an East Bay developer to acquire the site for a 220,000-square-foot office building for a life sciences company and to negotiate joint venture agreements with limited partners, a build-to- suit lease with the tenant, construction agreements with the contractor, and other project documents.  Strategizing with landlords to respond to COVID-related tenant issues.  Counseling a real estate investor in the sales and acquisitions of fee and ground lease interests in South Bay/Peninsula properties. Brent earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2010, where he was a contributing editor and served on the Submissions Review Board for the Texas International Law Journal, and was a member of the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students’ Association. Before joining a law firm, Brent worked in development and marketing at The San Francisco Foundation and as in-house counsel for a nonprofit lender for businesses in disaster recovery zones. He received his B.A. with honors from Tufts University in 2003. He is admitted to practice in California and New York.

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Partner

Moderator

Brent Saldaña

Partner, Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Where is the Money?: Access to Capital and Getting Deals Done

Exploring Creative Approaches to Securing Debt and Equity, Investments, and Strategies for Successful Dealmaking

Chris Fraley

Prior to his work with Forge, Chris served as a Partner of Rockwood Capital, a privately held real estate investment and advisory firm managing more than $8.3 billion of equity commitments from investors. From 1999 through 2013, Chris was responsible for acquisitions and asset management on the East Coast, including sourcing transactions and negotiating joint venture partnerships. Chris was voted into the partnership of Rockwood in 2006 and served on the Investment Committees of Funds V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX. He also served as member of the Research and Strategy Committee and of the Management Committee. Chris has an interest in the delivery of affordable housing in the urban core. From 1992 to 1997, Chris served as the Director of various tax incentive programs for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The Inclusionary and 421(a) Housing Programs provided increased density bonus and real estate tax exemptions for market rate residential developments in exchange for the creation of affordable housing. The 421(g) Program, also known as the Lower Manhattan Residential Conversion Program, provided real estate tax exemptions to incentivize private sector developers to convert obsolete office buildings to residential use; the program resulted in the conversion of over 5,000 units to residential use. Chris remains an active voice in the LGBTQ community, serving on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of StartOut, and previously on the Board of GLAAD. He also serves on the Investment Committee as Chief Investment Officer for RealtyMogul, one of the leading real estate financial technology firms. Chris received a Bachelor of Arts, Metropolitan Studies from New York University in 1990 and a Masters of Business Administration from Yale University in 1999. When he’s not working, Chris enjoys swimming, indoor cycling and frequent family taco Tuesday’s with his husband, Victor, and their daughters Coco and Kiki.

Forge Development Partners

Chief Investment Officer

Chris Fraley

Chief Investment Officer, Forge Development Partners

Marie Murphy

Principal & CEO, MJD Capital Partners

Moderator

Maxim Shapiro

CEO, Novateur Capital

San Francisco Construction and Development Outlook: Insights and Strategies

Navigating Construction Challenges, Regulations, and Development Strategies Amidst Market Volatility

Dave Hopkins

Co-President of Development and Investments, Sares Regis Group

Steve Buster

SVP, Development, Grosvenor

Arden Hearing

Executive General Manager, Development - West Region, Lendlease

Cynthia NeSmith-Montanez

Senior Director, Northern California, MGAC

John Bringenberg

Outreach Specialist, Willdan

Ed Wood

President, CoBuild Construction Services

Moderator

Tim Kelly

Partner, Allen Matkins

Opening Remarks by the City of San Francisco

Discussing The Obstacles And Strategies For Long-Term Success In San Francisco's Real Estate Market

Rachael Tanner

Rachael A. Tanner has dedicated her life to generating positive social change. A passion for leadership development in tandem with strategic thinking undergirds her work. Rachael is committed to developing strong systems and leaders that support institutions and organizations, because it is through these institutions that people can unite for collective action. Rachael serves as the Assistant Director of Planning & Development Services for the City of Palo Alto, assuming this leadership role in June 2019. She has served local governments as a bureactivist—as distinguished from a bureaucrat—since 2013; serving the City and County of San Francisco (2016-2018) and the City of Long Beach (2013-2016). In the late 2000’s, Rachael served as Executive Director of Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community (ISAAC), a community-based organization in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There she learned how to organize, build winning coalitions for policy change, and hold government accountable to implementing successful programs. She earned her Political Science Bachelor’s Degree with minors in Spanish and also Urban Studies from the University of Michigan. At Michigan she co-founded the Semester in Detroit program, which continues to serve students today. Rachael earned her Master’s in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She focused on Housing, Community, Economic Development. Upon graduation, Rachael was recognized as the AICP outstanding student of the year. Rachael lives in San Francisco with her partner Nathan Baird. In her free time, she serves San Francisco as the president of the San Francisco Planning Commission and officiates weddings through her business Officially Hitched. You can find her biking to Caltrain (once Shelter in Place is over), playing board games, and exploring the peaks and valleys of California.

City and County of San Francisco

Director of Long Range Planning

Rachael Tanner

Director of Long Range Planning, City and County of San Francisco

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Commercial Real Estate Deal-Making Conference:

What You’ll Learn From San Francisco CRE Leaders At This Event:

Understand key trends and shifts shaping the transformative real estate cycle in San Francisco from 2024 to 2025.
- Gain insights into the innovative strategies employed by industry trailblazers to thrive in San Francisco's dynamic real estate landscape.
Examine the impact of recent shifts in interest rates and borrowing costs on the capital challenges confronted by investors in San Francisco’s real estate market.
Explore emerging construction trends and alternative site selection strategies to mitigate risks and drive projects forward despite market volatility.
Investigate national and regional policies and regulations influencing the investment and development landscape and consider their potential impact on the CRE landscape.
Understand the diverse financing models San Francisco's CRE leaders utilize to navigate market fluctuations and ensure project success.

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Session: As San Francisco undergoes a transformative real estate cycle, there's an abundance to explore, from the effect of plateauing of interest rates to numerous efforts underway to revitalize the city and uplift its economy, high construction costs and demographic shifts. Join us for an insightful event that delves into the shifts and trends in development, construction, investment, capital markets and the economy amidst this transformative cycle. Don't miss this exhilarating opportunity to seize the market's potential and network with industry trailblazers.

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants and bankers.

Why You Should Attend This Summit: 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 thea.parkert@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco Ca 94108

Ballroom: Grand Ballroom (3B level: enter lobby, go left through the elevator bay, down 2 sets of escalators)

Parking Information:

Valet Only, $85 (Plenty of self parking lots nearby)

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 8:50 AM	Breakfast & Networking
8:50 AM 9:00 AM	Opening Remarks by the City of San Francisco Discussing The Obstacles And Strategies For Long-Term Success In San Francisco's Real Estate Market
9:00 AM 9:20 AM	Fireside Chat with Chief Economist, Ted Egan Analyzing Macroeconomic Trends and Solutions to Uplift the Hyperlocal Economy
9:20 AM 10:05 AM	San Francisco Construction and Development Outlook: Insights and Strategies Navigating Construction Challenges, Regulations, and Development Strategies Amidst Market Volatility
10:05 AM 10:20 AM	Networking Break
10:20 AM 11:05 AM	Where is the Money?: Access to Capital and Getting Deals Done Exploring Creative Approaches to Securing Debt and Equity, Investments, and Strategies for Successful Dealmaking
11:05 AM 11:50 AM	Do More in ’24" and "Survive ‘til ’25 A Closer Look at What, Where, and How San Francisco's Top Executives Are Building and Navigating the Volatile Market
11:50 AM 12:30 PM	Closing Networking

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San Francisco State of the Market

Exploring Developments, Construction Trends, Investment Strategies, Capital Markets, and the Economy Amidst a Transformative Real Estate Cycle

Speakers and Panels

Fireside Chat with Chief Economist, Ted Egan

Analyzing Macroeconomic Trends and Solutions to Uplift the Hyperlocal Economy

Ted Egan

Marty Smith

Do More in ’24" and "Survive ‘til ’25

A Closer Look at What, Where, and How San Francisco's Top Executives Are Building and Navigating the Volatile Market

Dan Safier

Gino Canori

Kathryn Hofstetter

David Nelson

Brent Saldaña

Where is the Money?: Access to Capital and Getting Deals Done

Exploring Creative Approaches to Securing Debt and Equity, Investments, and Strategies for Successful Dealmaking

Chris Fraley

Marie Murphy

Maxim Shapiro

San Francisco Construction and Development Outlook: Insights and Strategies

Navigating Construction Challenges, Regulations, and Development Strategies Amidst Market Volatility

Dave Hopkins

Steve Buster

Arden Hearing

Cynthia NeSmith-Montanez

John Bringenberg

Ed Wood

Tim Kelly

Opening Remarks by the City of San Francisco

Discussing The Obstacles And Strategies For Long-Term Success In San Francisco's Real Estate Market

Rachael Tanner

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Commercial Real Estate Deal-Making Conference:

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