Name: Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) Florida
Start: 2022-11-03T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-11-03T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort

Presented By

Speakers and Panels

Driving Meaningful Community Engagement

Asi Cymbal

Asi Cymbal is the Chairman of Cymbal DLT Companies. Mr. Cymbal has over 30 years of experience in real estate development, construction, finance, and law. He is driven by his passion for great architecture and design, his focus on transforming communities, and his commitment to creating great wealth for his investors. He has been fortunate to work with the world’s best architects and designers (Philippe Starck, Bjarke Ingels, Enrique Norten, Jo Palma, Arquitectonica) as a first mover in neighborhoods at a critical time in their transition (the Financial District in Manhattan, Tribeca, SOHO, the Miami Design District, Wynwood, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Miami Gardens). Mr. Cymbal is grateful to his investors and proud of the fact that he has rewarded them with unmatched returns. Mr. Cymbal raised his first fund in 2010. That $3 million fund is now worth over $180 million. He is focused on increasing that to $700 million by 2026. After experimenting with retirement in 2014, he came back to create a second fund during the 2020 Pandemic. He turned that $16 million fund into $90 million in 20 months. Mr. Cymbal is currently raising a $100 million evergreen fund to be deployed into the $2 billion Cymbal DLT pipeline. Mr. Cymbal also has significant food and beverage experience. He has co-created and owned over half a dozen of the hottest restaurants and clubs in Miami, including Sra. Martinez (with celebrity chef and James Beard award-winner, Michelle Bernstein), Bardot, and gigi. Mr. Cymbal has been named by the South Florida Business Journal as a Heavy Hitter in Construction and Real Estate Development, a Top 100 Power Leader, and as one of 2013’s People to Watch. He has also appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Cymbal is the Vice Chair and board member of Florida International University’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts - Miami Beach Urban Studios. He is also a board member of Wynwood Norte, the organization that is spearheading the revitalization of north Wynwood. Mr. Cymbal was a past board member of Business for the Arts of Broward. Mr. Cymbal is a graduate of Vassar College and the UCLA School of Law. He is an experienced real estate and business attorney licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., and is a licensed general contractor in Florida.

Cymbal DLT

Chairman

Asi Cymbal

Chairman, Cymbal DLT

Harvey Hernandez

Fueled by his innate creativity and armed with a diehard entrepreneurial spirit, Harvey Hernandez began his involvement in real estate development as a hands-on investor in the rapidly expanding South Florida market. With more than two decades in South Florida, he has observed first-hand the region’s tremendous capacity for change and progress. Holding firm to excellence from the forefront of the industry, Harvey continues to revitalize the high-end residential market by developing innovative projects that deliver the best in location, cutting- edge amenities, luxury finishes and forward-thinking design. Harvey entered the real estate industry following a successful foray scaling a technology startup that sold in year 2000. The sale provided the initial capital for the $260 million-dollar multifamily development firm, H&H Development Company -- a pivotal catalyst to Harvey’s career. These ventures paved the way for Harvey’s subsequent endeavors, giving him the necessary momentum to launch Newgard Development Group and NGD Homesharing LLC. In 2017, Harvey partnered with Airbnb to create Niido, the first and only residential brand designed to encourage and facilitate home sharing. The partnership includes multifamily developments that are tailor-made to optimize flexible living, with a suite of technology, services and amenities. The first Niido, powered by Airbnb, communities are open in Orlando and Nashville with more locations coming soon. Following Niido’s launch, in June of 2019, Harvey expanded his partnership with Airbnb to create yet another revolutionary new hospitality brand, Natiivo. Purposely designed, built and licensed for home sharing, Natiivo is the first brand to offer ownership with home sharing as an amenity. On the heels of the success of Natiivo Miami and Natiivo Austin, which both sold out before breaking ground, his latest brand LOFTY has debuted its first iteration in Brickell, Miami. Harvey’s other notable projects include Gale Boutique Hotel Fort Lauderdale, Gale Residences in Fort Lauderdale; One Flagler office building, Centro Condominium Miami and BrickellHouse.

Newgard Development Group

CEO & President

Harvey Hernandez

CEO & President, Newgard Development Group

Laurel Hillocks

Area VP, Morgan Properties

Doron Broman

Founder & Managing Partner, Moderno Development

Joseph Hernandez

Joe Hernandez is a sought-after transactional real estate and business lawyer with a unique perspective: he is able to draw from his prior work experience as a banker and general counsel for a private equity firm to inform his representation of a variety of clients seeking to engage in complex commercial real estate and business transactions. Joe’s clients include real estate developers, financial institutions, private equity firms, high net worth individuals, and public entities in all phases of complex commercial real estate and business transactions in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. He handles acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, joint ventures, and advises clients on raising capital for real estate projects. Joe has also developed a particular niche representing condominium associations and cooperative corporations being pursued by developers for acquisition of the units and termination of the condominium or cooperative. Joe coordinates a multi-disciplinary approach in order to counsel clients in navigating the myriad of legal issues faced by associations and unit owners in these situations. Joe also represents condominium associations, community associations, developers of condominium projects, and groups of unit owners in a variety of condominium law and community association matters, including turnovers, dispute resolution, casualties and construction defects issues. Joe is an agent for several national title insurance companies and has handled the resolution of complex title insurance issues involving real property in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the firm, Joe served as general counsel for an asset management firm owned by Cerberus Capital. Prior to that, Joe was the head of the real estate practice group at the Miami office of an AmLaw 100 firm and a real estate shareholder at one of the largest law firms in the country. Prior to law school, Joe was a banker at a large money center bank in New York and also worked for the predecessor of Bank of America for five years as a corporate and real estate banker. Joe was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) in 2017. Active in the community, Joe is on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Greater Miami. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and teaches courses in real estate finance for the Real Property Development L.L.M Program.

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

Partner

Moderator

Joseph Hernandez

Partner, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

Affordable and Workforce Housing

Alex Ballina

Director of Governmental & Public Affairs, Resia

Michael Tillman

CEO, PTM Partners

Michael Wohl

Principal, Coral Rock Development Group

Raul Rodriguez

CEO, CREI Holdings

Jake Morrow

Principal, Interurban

Rich Ionelli

Vice President of Southeast Operations, NEI General Contracting

Moderator

Nathaniel G. Dutt

Of Counsel, Bilzin Sumberg

Forward Thinking Multifamily: Investment, Technology, and Preparing for a Potential Recession

Jay Parker

Since 2013, Jay Parker has been the Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman Florida Brokerage where he has capitalized on his extensive brokerage relationships and realtor contacts to grow Douglas Elliman’s presence in Miami, Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Aventura, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach and Jupiter. Jay has shown a propensity for leadership throughout his career. His fundamental role in handling over $300 million in mergers and acquisitions at the Law Firm of Gunster Yoakley Valdez Fauli & Stewart in the Miami and Palm Beach Real Estate Departments ultimately led his client to an IPO. Then, as General Counsel for LandTel Communications in New York, he oversaw the implementation of a Pan-European fixed wireless market. In this role, he raised over $375 million from numerous private equity firms and restructured the company’s assets after recognizing a funding gap at a time when the industry was in distress, thereby avoiding bankruptcy. In late 2001, Jay returned to Miami Beach to form Clear Title Group, LLC a boutique real estate title insurance company focused on offering closing services to luxury condominium and home buyers. After strengthening his brokerage roots in South Florida while also representing Titan Capital as the company’s local counsel, Jay sought a joint venture, founding Titan Capital Florida, LLC in 2006. Jay continues to serve as Managing Partner of Titan Capital Florida, a Direct Lender with offices in New York, Connecticut and Miami. In its first year of operations, Titan Capital Florida closed on over $100 million in transactions. In 2010, Jay formed Beloff Parker which grew to Beloff Parker Jacobs, a real estate and transactional law firm based in Miami Beach. Building off Parker and Beloff’s long- standing relationships in the Miami market, Clear Title Group quickly distinguished itself as one of the largest and most successful real estate law firms in the area, representing many of Miami Beach’s most respected developers, landlords and tenants, as well as handling some of their most significant real estate transactions. Jay received a Bachleor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario located in London Ontario Canada. During this time, he spent a year studying abroad in Tel Aviv. Jay completed his studies at the University of Miami, School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1998. Today, Jay lives with his twin boys in Miami where he is a member of the Florida Bar Association and serves on the Board of Governors for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. Jay is also President of the Executive Board of Mt. Sinai Medical Center Foundation and sits on the Miami Association of Realtors Leadership Board.

Douglas Elliman

CEO

Jay Parker

CEO, Douglas Elliman

Roberto Pesant

Sr. Managing Director, Investment Sales, Berkadia Miami

Jim Lott

National Director of Development, Waypoint

Paul Sacco

Chief Growth & Development Officer, Mint House

Scott Davis

Manager, Real Estate Capital Solutions, LLC

Moderator

Adrian Alfonso

Principal, Tax, Kaufman Rossin

Multifamily Construction and Development

Alfonso Costa Jr.

As Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Falcone Group, Alfonso Costa Jr. oversees the development of multifamily apartment communities and condominium projects, leading public-private partnership opportunities as well as the company’s operational and strategic initiatives. His current pipeline of mixed-use development projects includes more than 2,000 residential units and 200,000 square feet of retail & self-storage, with a total value exceeding $1 billion. Such projects include “Block C-East” at Miami WorldCenter, and the “Horizon of Oakland Park,” a mixed-use public-private-partnership with the City of Oakland Park. Prior to joining the Falcone Group, Alfonso served as Deputy Chief of Staff & Opportunity Zones lead for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where he oversaw policy for the $50 billion annually-budgeted Cabinet agency, which maintains a wide range of housing and community development programs, a $1.3 trillion mortgage insurance portfolio, and approximately 7,000 employees across 57 offices nationwide. As an expert on the bi-partisan Opportunity Zones program, he held the title of Chairman’s delegate and HUD’s lead representative on the Federal Government’s inter-agency Opportunity and Revitalization Council, and for his efforts he was recognized in the Opportunity Zone Magazine’s “Top 25 OZ Influencers” list for both 2020 and 2021. A former 5th-grade teacher as a Teach for America corps member, Alfonso is now an active social advocate through philanthropic & academic volunteer efforts on both the local and national levels. In his home State of Florida, he is the Program Chair of ULI Florida’s Affordable & Workforce Housing Council (AWHC), Advisory Board Member & recent Chair of the Nova Southeastern University Master’s in Real Estate Development (MSRED) Program, recent Member of the City of West Palm Beach Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, Heart & Spirit Society member for the Boca Helping Hands food-giving non-profit organization, and an In Jacob’s Shoes of Hope Hero member for the shoes/socks/school supplies non-profit organization. Nationally, he serves as a Member of the Harvard Alumni Real Estate Board, National Housing Taskforce, Housing Advisory Council Member of the Bipartisan Policy Center, Board Member of the Home Builders Institute, and Full Member of the Urban Land Institute. He earned his law degree from Harvard University, master’s degree from the University of Oxford, and bachelor’s degree from Yale University, where he played both Division-I basketball and Division-I lacrosse while serving as Chair of the Yale Athletic Department’s Thomas W. Ford Community Outreach Committee.

Falcone Group

COO

Alfonso Costa Jr.

COO, Falcone Group

Inigo Ardid

Co-President, Key International

James Curnin

James Curnin is the CEO and founder of Clara Homes, a Miami-based, vertically integrated real estate firm offering residential and commercial development, operations oversight and custom homes. He has pursued ground-up new construction opportunities in high-end markets across Los Angeles and Miami, and specializes in the development of luxury spec homes, multifamily assets and workforce rental communities. In Miami, James seeks to fill the city’s much needed niche for reliable, quality and innovative work. To date, he has acquired seven waterfront properties, totaling $200 million in assets. Four of these spec homes have completed and sold for above market rate, and the other three are in still in the preliminary stages of construction. James has also started taking on custom home projects with private owners as demand for turnkey residences surges. In addition to developing spec homes, James is reinventing luxury apartment living in Bay Harbor with a new, three-building rental project called Clara Bay Harbor. The 150-unit new development will complete in three phases. James eagerly continues to pursue active opportunities in the South Florida multifamily and single-family home markets. Having grown up the great grandson of the renowned New York City developer, Jack Parker, James has had extensive experience in real estate from the age of 14. He contributed to the development and operations of major tri-state area projects such as Parker Meridian Hotels, Parker Towers and Parker Plaza, and spent five years working on various JPC NYC assets and acquisitions. Most notable is his on-site leasing work of Truffles Tribeca, a 291-unit rental building, and oversight of the remainder of the JPC NYC portfolio, comprising of complete gut renovation and sales/marketing of the remaining 300 sponsor units, constituting roughly $150 million in assets. James graduated with a degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Miami in 2008.

Clara Homes

CEO

James Curnin

CEO, Clara Homes

Bill Finfrock

William A. Finfrock is the president of FINFROCK, a vertically-integrated, single source Design-Build firm based in Apopka, Florida – one of Central Florida’s largest employers and ranked #9 of the 100 largest privately held companies in Central Florida by the Orlando Business Journal in 2019. Bill is part of the third generation of the Finfrock family to lead the 75-year old company founded by his grandfather and has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He has played a significant role in FINFROCK’s growth through a multitude of various business activities from executive oversight to real estate development. Under his leadership, the company has more than quadrupled in size due to significant projects including hotels, student housing and luxury multifamily residential properties. Between 2016 and 2022, FINFROCK will deliver hotel and student housing projects totaling over 6,200 rooms. As the president, William ensures project goals and initiatives are met – from conceptual architectural and engineering design, through manufacturing and construction to a final certificate of occupancy. He is the key point of contact for the customer and works with all FINFROCK departments to ensure projects are running smoothly and the customer is satisfied. Bill is a 1992 civil engineering graduate of Vanderbilt University and received his MBA from The Crummer Graduate School of Business in 1997. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Florida and a certified general contractor in Florida and Virginia. Bill is also an active member of the community, having served as Chairman the Board of Habitat for Humanity/Seminole County & Greater Apopka, Inc and Chairman of the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute Board. In 2009, he was an Orlando Business Journal Honoree for the 40 Under 40. He is also a graduate of Leadership Orlando. Bill is a native of Winter Park, Florida and resides there with his wife Jennifer and two children.

Finfrock Construction

President

Bill Finfrock

President, Finfrock Construction

Patricia Wallace

Sales & Market Expansion Manager, Quantum Fiber

Phil Rosen

Philip Rosen is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate practice group. His practice is focused on commercial and residential real estate matters and business transactions. With more than 16 years’ experience, he has counseled countless clients through the life cycle of their transactions. His clients include investors, developers, REIT’s, commercial landlords and tenants, private and institutional lenders, franchisees and business owners across Florida and the U.S. He routinely collaborates with brokers, lenders, and investors to help push his clients’ deals across the finish line. Philip also assists clients with all aspects of probate and trust administration, including marshaling assets, communicating and negotiating with beneficiaries and creditors, and the distribution of assets. EXPERIENCE Counsel to large Wendy’s franchisee in their acquisition of various portfolios totaling over 100 stores Counsel to Florida-based business in purchase and sale of dozens of real estate parcels throughout the U.S. Counsel to franchisee in leasing matters for a 180+ unit nationwide restaurant business Counsel to NJ-based REIT in their Florida real estate matters Counsel to South Florida investor in acquisition of $100,000,000 nationwide multifamily portfolio Counsel to South-Florida investor in acquisition and disposition of real estate throughout the Florida totaling over $85,000,000 Counsel to local real estate developer in acquisition, development and disposition of real estate throughout Florida totaling over $45,000,000 Counsel to local developer/investor in their Florida real estate and corporate matters Counsel to developer in financing, development and sale of luxury townhouse project in Key West Preparation of Operating Agreements and Shareholder agreements for countless real estate investors and developers Counsel to hundreds of Personal Representatives and Trustees in connection with the administration of estates and trusts and disposition of their real estate holdings RECOGNITION Recognized by the Miami Herald as a Top Rated Lawyer in 2015 Recognized by Florida Super Lawyers – South Florida Edition as one of South Florida’s Rising Stars for 2009 AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Florida Bar – Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section New York Bar – Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Jewish Federation of Broward County – Real Estate Committee Broward County Bar Association- Young Lawyers Division

Becker

Shareholder

Moderator

Phil Rosen

Shareholder, Becker

Opening Remarks

Raelin Storey

Assist City Manager, City of Hollywood

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn:

What are owners, developers, property management, and leasing agents doing to help foster and create community within their buildings? How does community engagement lead to quicker leases and higher renewal rates?
What strategies can the industry use to mitigate barriers to developing more affordable & workforce housing? What innovative strategic funding options have been implemented to address the need for more housing delivery?
How can developers maximize revenue while having to keep rent affordable?
How and where are Single Family Rental (SFR) properties, and Build to Rent (BTR) communities being developed and acquired throughout Florida?
How are today's developers reconsidering tomorrow's floor plans, and designs to meet the needs of tenants? Are common areas and other shared spaces out? What is replacing them?
What architecture and design trends are at the forefront of Multifamily development? What new amenities are needed to bring in tenants and make them feel safer in their homes?
Are older multifamily developments repositioning shared spaces to accommodate resident desires?
How are today's developers reconsidering tomorrow's floor plans, and designs to meet the needs of tenants? Are common areas and other shared spaces out? What is replacing them?

How You'll Do More Business: Join industry experts as they discuss the multifamily rental, luxury condo, affordable, and workforce housing markets across Florida. Hear how developers are positioning these assets for long-term growth and what is impacting rental value, leasing and management strategies.

Why You Should Attend: Network with top industry experts, developers, property managers, brokers, owners, and more.

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Venue

Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
1111 N Ocean Dr
Hollywood, FL 33019

Ballroom: CR Ballroom West & South

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Agenda

Time	Activity
7:45 AM 8:45 AM	Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
8:45 AM 9:30 AM	Driving Meaningful Community Engagement
9:30 AM 10:15 AM	Affordable and Workforce Housing
10:15 AM 10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:30 AM 11:15 AM	Forward Thinking Multifamily: Investment, Technology, and Preparing for a Potential Recession
11:15 AM 12:00 PM	Multifamily Construction and Development
12:00 PM 12:30 PM	Post Panel Networking

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Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) Florida

Updates in Luxury rentals and condos, affordable and workforce housing, SFR, BTR, and amenities

Presented By

Speakers and Panels

Driving Meaningful Community Engagement

Asi Cymbal

Harvey Hernandez

Laurel Hillocks

Doron Broman

Joseph Hernandez

Affordable and Workforce Housing

Alex Ballina

Michael Tillman

Michael Wohl

Raul Rodriguez

Jake Morrow

Rich Ionelli

Nathaniel G. Dutt

Forward Thinking Multifamily: Investment, Technology, and Preparing for a Potential Recession

Jay Parker

Roberto Pesant

Jim Lott

Paul Sacco

Scott Davis

Adrian Alfonso

Multifamily Construction and Development

Alfonso Costa Jr.

Inigo Ardid

James Curnin

Bill Finfrock

Patricia Wallace

Phil Rosen

Opening Remarks

Raelin Storey

Why This Matters

Venue

Agenda

Sponsors

Our commitment to your safety

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