Northern California Student Housing and Higher Education Summit

Tue May 13, 2025

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Northern California Student Housing and Higher Education Summit

Name: Northern California Student Housing and Higher Education Summit
Start: 2025-05-13T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-05-13T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Grand Hyatt San Francisco

Addressing Growing Demand and Affordability, Innovative Development and Design Strategies, and Building with the Next Generation in Mind

Tuesday May 13 2025 @ 8:00 AM PDT

$125.00

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Speakers and Panels

UC Berkeley Case Study: Redefining Historic People’s Park

How This Transformative Mixed-Use Project Addresses the Student and Affordable Housing Crisis While Preserving Green Space

Wendy Hillis

Assistant Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect, UC, Berkeley

Gregg Novicoff

Gregg Novicoff, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal with Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. He works closely with his clients to produce creative and thoughtful solutions — buildings that perform a vital role in leading the way to an environmentally and socially sustainable future. His diverse body of work includes cultural, educational, residential, and civic projects in both new construction and the adaptive reuse of existing and historic structures. Since joining the firm in 2005, Gregg has been instrumental in many of the firm’s most important projects including the award-winning Ed Roberts Campus, an 85,000-square-foot international center for the Independent Living and Disabled Rights movement in Berkeley, California, which integrates advanced sustainable and universal design strategies within a transit-oriented development. He also worked on the Edwin M. Lee Apartments in San Francisco, which is the first building in the city to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families. Ed Lee is a 2022 AIA COTE award-winning project, showcasing alternative energy generation and connections to nearby public transportation. Gregg is currently working on the UC Berkeley People’s Park Student Housing project, and Stanford University’s Department of African and African American Studies. Other notable projects include Family House San Francisco, the Commonwealth Club, and Stanford University’s MLK Institute. He is a current board member and treasurer with the AIA San Francisco, and a member of both the United States Green Building Council and the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition. He is a registered architect in California and received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and English from the University California, Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Harvard University. University.

LMS Architects

Principal

Gregg Novicoff

Principal, LMS Architects

Addressing Demand and Affordability: Development and Delivery Strategies

Navigating Costs, Innovative Construction and Design Methods, and Speed to Market

Sally Oerth

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing, UCSF Real Estate

Riaz Taplin

CEO and Founder, Riaz Capital

Pramod Sanoor

With over 20 years of experience, Pramod Sanoor specializes in designing student, affordable, and market-rate housing. He has collaborated with public and private institutions, non-profits, and developers, including UC Merced, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, The Presidio Trust, Alexandria Life Science, Eden Housing, and BRIDGE Housing among others. Currently, Pramod is leading the design of Promise Student Housing for UC Merced, a 488-bed mass timber Design-Build project slated for completion in Fall 2026. In addition to his project work, he serves as an Architectural Advisory Board Member for the Architecture Dept at San Francisco State University. Pramod is committed to creating enduring spaces that positively transform communities and the environment. He believes that thoughtful, purposeful design has the power to shape behaviors, support ecosystems, foster connections, and promote social well-being across generations. He champions innovation, curiosity, environmental stewardship, and social equity to meet today’s needs while enriching the built environment for the future. An Associate Principal and a leader in sustainability, Pramod has been integral in researching and implementing strategies to reduce operational and embodied carbon, incorporating Red List-free and healthy materials, and exploring alternative construction methods such as mass timber, prefab, and volumetric modular systems. He also spearheads BAR’s Annual SEED Week (Sustainability, Education & Environmental Design), a week-long program of educational sessions and events held in conjunction with Earth Day. Pramod holds a Master of Architecture from Texas A&M University. He is married and has a three-year-old daughter. He enjoys traveling with his family to explore different cultures, with recent adventures in Central and South America. He is a philatelist, enjoys hiking in the Bay Area and the Sierras, and spending time with his family and dog.

BAR Architects & Interiors

Associate Principal

Pramod Sanoor

Associate Principal, BAR Architects & Interiors

Denzil D'Sa

Preconstruction Director, McCarthy

Enhancing the Student Experience: Building with the Next Generation in Mind

Exploring Design Trends, Amenities, Sustainability, Wellness, and Community Impact

Lucas Griffith

Executive Director, Campus Planning, UC, Davis

Samuel Jones

Associate Vice President, Campus Life, California State University, Sacramento

Sam Wolfgram

Associate Principal, Lionakis

Mahalakshmi Balachandran

Senior Associate, McCullough Landscape Architecture

Power of Partnerships: Building a Bridge to Better Student Housing

Advancing the Development of Student Housing through Cross-Sector Collaboration and P3s

Raoul Amescua

RVP of Development & Public-Private Partnerships, The Michael's Organization

Gabriel Gardner

Senior Director, Development, Greystar

Stephen Siri

Co-Managing Principal, The Martin Group

Amy Coburn

Associate Principal, Page

Doug Bevier

Associate Director of Preconstruction, Clark Pacific

Moderator

Karri Novak

VP, Suffolk Construction

What You'll Learn:

What You’ll Learn:

Gain insights into the ongoing challenges and strategies aimed at addressing the increasing demand for and affordability of student housing in Northern California.
Explore the latest trends in student housing development, focusing on innovative construction, design, and delivery methods that are addressing the affordability gap in Northern California.
Learn about the role of public-private partnerships (P3s) in advancing the development of student housing, and how collaboration between the public and private sectors, as well as universities, can help meet the increasing demand.
Discover strategies for navigating complex regulations and zoning challenges when building student housing, and how developers are working with universities to streamline approval and construction processes.
Understand how regulatory frameworks like the California Density Bonus and SB 330 affect student housing development in Northern California.
Examine the impact of design trends and amenities—such as amenities, shared spaces, and eco-friendly building practices—on attracting and retaining students while ensuring affordability.

How You’ll Do More Business: With the growing demand for affordable student housing in Northern California, a significant gap exists that must be addressed to meet this need. Join us to hear from leading universities and industry experts on supply and demand dynamics, effective development strategies, the role of partnerships, and how to successfully deliver affordable student housing in the region.

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

Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108

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

Parking Information:

Valet is $75 per person but there are plenty of self parking lots nearby.

Nearby Garages:
Union Square Garage - 333 Post Street - 2 minute walk - $3 per hour
Sutter-Stockton Garage - 444 Stockton Street - 5 minute walk - $5 per hour
SF City Parking LLC - 520 Mason Street - 6 minute walk - $15 per day

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	Addressing Demand and Affordability: Development and Delivery Strategies Navigating Costs, Innovative Construction and Design Methods, and Speed to Market
9:45 AM 10:10 AM	UC Berkeley Case Study: Redefining Historic People’s Park How This Transformative Mixed-Use Project Addresses the Student and Affordable Housing Crisis While Preserving Green Space
10:10 AM 10:30 AM	Networking Break
10:30 AM 11:15 AM	Enhancing the Student Experience: Building with the Next Generation in Mind Exploring Design Trends, Amenities, Sustainability, Wellness, and Community Impact
11:15 AM 12:00 PM	Power of Partnerships: Building a Bridge to Better Student Housing Advancing the Development of Student Housing through Cross-Sector Collaboration and P3s
12:00 PM 12:30 PM	Closing Networking

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