Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) South Florida

Andrew Burnett

Senior Principal
Stantec

Andrew provides design leadership and expertise to our Stantec Miami office. Honed by over 20 years of experience and a wide variety of complex projects, clients, and teams - he always strives to deliver an experience which is uniquely crafted for the community which it will ultimately serve. His passion for Architecture is always evident as he guides our firm’s creative vision through collaboration, rigorous attention to detail, and willingness to dream. Firmly holding the belief that high design should be profitable, buildable, and beautiful - Andrew enjoys creating lasting professional relationships and is always searching for ways to add value, inspire our communities, and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

Lewis Stoneburner

Managing Director, Development
Greystar

Lewis Stoneburner is a managing director of development for Greystar Development and Construction Services with responsibility for the Florida market, including site selection, negotiation, underwriting, capitalization, and execution of new development opportunities. Since joining Greystar in 2014, he has been involved in the development and predevelopment of over 2,100 multifamily units, representing nearly $600 million of total capitalization, across garden, mid-rise, and high-rise projects in several markets in the Southeast. Prior to joining Greystar, Lewis served as vice president for Robinson Development Group, executing on acquisition and development deals across multiple product types. He started his career with CBRE as an associate and then senior associate, specializing in office brokerage and executing nearly 300,000 square feet of office leases. He earned his MBA in real estate development/finance and corporate finance with highest distinction and Dean’s Scholar recognition (top 5%) from the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Virginia.

Jerome Hollo

Executive Vice President
Florida East Coast Realty

Following an internship with the Chief Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Jerome Hollo obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1993. Jerome practiced for three years with the law firm of Rosenthal, Rosenthal, and Rasco, where he established a leading transactional practice. In 1994, he was recognized by his peers and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association, where he served for three years. In 1995, Jerome joined FECR as Vice President and General Counsel to the company. Since joining the company, Jerome has become intimately involved in all facets of the business—from the acquisition and development of the Hobe Shops retail center in 1995, to the design and approvals of Bay Parc Plaza, a 471-unit residential apartment building located in Downtown Miami. During this time, he has directed the closely-held company, Quantum Development Group, which has been developing land and building single-family homes in the Orlando area since 1995. Jerome also spearheaded marketing, sales, and construction of the Townhomes of Quayside. Additionally, Jerome has been directing FECR’s projects in the New York area, including the completion of the Element Condominium on Manhattan’s West Side, 20 East End on the Upper East Side, and Brynwood Golf & Country Club in Armonk, New York. Currently, Jerome is directing project development for Panorama Tower (which is under construction) and predevelopment for The Towers by Foster + Partners. Jerome has been directly involved and routinely liaisons with municipal, community, and civic organizations. In 2002, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), which oversees the growth and development of Miami’s core district. In addition, he has been inducted as a Founder of Mt. Sinai Hospital, and in May 2011, he was recognized by the business community and Business Leader Magazine as a Business Leader of the Year for Commercial Development. Throughout his time at FECR, Jerome has and will continue to be an integral part of the continuing success of the company and a conscientious supporter of the community of which he is a part.

Michael Wohl

Principal
Coral Rock Development Group

Mr. Wohl is a Principal of Coral Rock Development Group. He has an in-depth familiarity with real estate and law. He is a second-generation real estate developer, carrying on his family’s successful tradition of quality development first started in New York and carried down to South Florida with Mr. Wohl’s relocation to the area in 1975. Mr. Wohl had been active in real estate development and management while continuing to practice law until 1990, when he formed his own full-service real estate firm, which has owned and managed over one million square feet of commercial property and 700 apartment units in Florida. He co-founded Pinnacle Housing Group in 1997, twenty years later Pinnacle is recognized as the leading producer of affordable housing in the southeast United States having delivered over 10,000 units in over 70 complexes. Mr. Wohl is also a co-founder of Ascend Properties. Mr. Wohl, has extensive experience in negotiating, documenting and closing acquisitions and sales of residential, industrial and commercial office space. Mr. Wohl is well versed in project financing and leasing and he leads Pinnacle’s acquisition and disposition efforts. Mr. Wohl is a recognized industry leader in devising approaches to developing affordable housing in an urban environment. Mr. Wohl is chairman of the distinguished Urban Land Institute’s Center for Workforce Housing, which continually works to solve the persistent affordable housing problems in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. He earned both is B.A. and J.D. degrees at Syracuse University where he serves the University as a Trustee, and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker

Nathan Raymond

VP
Placemakr

Based out of Washington DC, Nathan is the Vice President of Real Estate Partnerships at Placemakr – a cutting edge owner/operator of mixed-use assets (multi-family/hotel) focused on unlocking real estate value and creating dynamic communities for the modern renter. Since starting with the company in 2017, Nathan has been intricately involved in building out Placemakr’s national portfolio (currently 10 locations, ~2,000 units) and helping to pioneer the advent of a new “flexible” asset class they have termed Hospitality Living. Prior to Placemakr (f/k/a WhyHotel), Nathan spent over 15 years in business development and consulting across several sectors, bringing with him a strong track record of successful management, advisory support, and strategic goal attainment. Nathan’s experience at Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: CEB), and more recently in the DC startup community (since 2014) has curated his passion and focus on building companies aimed at disruption of long-standing industry norms. When he isn’t focused on cultivating Placemakr’s national footprint, Nathan loves spending time with his wife, daughter, and two dogs traveling around country in search new hospitality experiences and exploring the great outdoors. Nathan originally hails from Massachusetts, where he earned his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and is currently a candidate for a Master’s in Real Estate Development and Finance at Georgetown University.

Kimble Ratliff

VP
NMHC

Kimble Ratliff joins us from the National Multifamily Housing Council in Washington DC, the leading trade association representing multifamily owners, developers, and managers, along with firms involved in finance and operations of multifamily real estate. Kimble works with the White House, federal agencies, and Congress on a variety of topics for NMHC, including capital markets and housing finance reform, housing affordability and affordable housing programs, immigration reform, and workforce development.

Cassie Resnick

Managing Director
Mast Capital

Ms. Resnick serves as Managing Director. In this capacity, she provides oversight to all of the firm’s investments, asset management activities and business plan execution. Cassie is also involved in all facets of the acquisition, disposition and financing processes for the firm. Prior to joining Mast, Ms. Resnick was an Associate at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in New York. During her tenure at JLL, she provided advisory and disposition services on hospitality and mixed-use assets valued in excess of $5 billion. Additionally, she was responsible for underwriting equity and debt transactions ranging in size from $50 million to $1 billion across recapitalization, restructuring and other value recovery strategies for non-performing positions. Prior to JLL, Ms. Resnick was an Analyst at WR Hambrecht + Co., a San Francisco-based investment bank where she evaluated initial and secondary equity offerings, and merger and acquisitions opportunities for technology-focused companies. Previously, Mr. Resnick was an Intern at Ernst and Young where she analyzed hotel markets and worked on feasibility studies. Ms. Resnick received her Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. She is often a guest lecturer at FIU’s hospitality master’s program, actively participates in the South Florida Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society, Pi Beta Phi fraternity for Women, and Renew, a real estate network empowering women. Ms. Resnick Cassie came in first place in the New York Road Runners 31st Annual NYRR Empire State Building Run-up. She also holds a Series 7 license as well as a Real Estate Salesperson license in New York. Ms. Resnick spends time volunteering at Tribe events and is an active supporter of Kiva, an international nonprofit founded in 2005 that connects people through lending to alleviate poverty.

Marc Suarez

Managing Director
Lument

Marc Suarez is a managing director at Lument. Based in Miami, Florida, he originates loans utilizing Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD/FHA, and proprietary programs for multifamily housing. Since joining predecessor firm Hunt Real Estate Capital and opening the Miami office, Marc and his team have originated more than $600 million in financing. Previous employment includes serving as an executive managing director at SL Capital, where he originated $300 million in CMBS loans. He also ran his own consulting firm working on distressed debt, was a partner at a boutique development company, and was a general manager at Gables Professional Realty where he established and ran the firm’s commercial real estate division. Marc was a professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and later held a management position on the scouting and player development department. Marc is an active member and sits on committees of the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade County, where he spent most of his childhood. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University.

Bruce Gago

SVP
FCP

Bruce Gago heads FCP’s South Florida office as Senior Vice President– Acquisitions, where he sources multifamily investments and works closely with the company’s commercial and structured investment teams on transactions in those sectors.

Joe Lubeck

CEO
American Landmark

Joe is the CEO of Electra America and CEO and Co-Manager of American Landmark. An expert in value-added and distressed real estate repositioning, and multifamily acquisitions, operations and disposals, Joe has overseen four successful multifamily portfolio builds totaling 100,000 units, with a value in excess of $7 billion, over the last 15 years. He was the original founder of Landmark Apartment Trust, which sold its portfolio in 2015 for $1.9 billion. Joe and his partners returned to the private sector in 2015 to begin a new portfolio build under the Electra America brand. As CEO of Electra America, Joe oversees all aspects of the company’s operations, from finance to property management. An honors graduate of Cornell University, Joe holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Delaware Law School. He is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including AIPAC, Hillel, and The Cornell University Tower Club.

David Deutch

Partner
Pinnacle

Mr. Deutch is a third generation Miamian who co-founded Pinnacle in 1997. He brings a wealth of experience to the multi-family housing arena, including finance, accounting, asset management and public policy. Mr. Deutch is involved in the hands-on, day-to-day management of the Pinnacle family of companies and oversees many facets of the business enterprise to ensure performance, sustainability and compliance. Mr. Deutch began his career in the Corporate Banking Division at Southeast Bank, where he served as Vice President, responsible for a large portfolio of corporate loans as well as new business development. Thereafter, he became Manager of Business Planning at Costa Cruise Lines where he played a role in enhancing the company's various business goals and objectives. Mr. Deutch received his M.B.A. from the University of Miami Graduate School of Business and B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Deutch is currently the President of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, a $300MM enterprise that supports the mission of the hospital and also serves on the Executive Board of Trustees of the medical center. Mr. Deutch was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, Florida’s statewide housing advocacy organization for the affordable housing industry, from 2011-2015. Mr. Deutch continues to serve in various leadership roles at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Temple Beth Am.

Schuyler Shannon

Associate Director, Real Estate
Stay Alfred

Andreas Geovanis

Managing Partner
Sextant Stays

Andreas is the Managing Partner and Founder of Sextant Stays, a next generation hospitality company. After graduating from the University of Miami on a President's Scholarship with degrees in Economics and Environment Science, Andreas purchased Sextant's first property in 2014. Since then, the company has sustainably grown to 100+ units across four markets, and provides guests the value of a vacation rental with the consistency and professionalism of a hotel. When Andreas isn't working, he enjoys long distance running and fencing competitively.

Scott Desharnais

Executive Vice President
Moss

As an Executive Vice President, Scott Desharnais implements daily planning, strategy and project management in a hands on fashion. He began working in the industry as a teen laborer and has moved up through the ranks giving him vast experience in most aspects of the industry. He is driven by the pace and challenges of the business and has concentrated on incorporating fast-track methods for building complicated projects while satisfying strict schedules, budget guidelines and Owner expectations. Scott is a graduate of Florida International University and a Certified General Contractor in the state of Florida. He leads by example and holds active roles in professional and community based organizations and encourages volunteering and participation amongst his staff. Mission Statement: “The most gratifying part of this industry is the feeling of accomplishment after delivering a project that enhances a community and brings people together.”

Dan Kodsi

CEO
RPC Holdings

Harvey Hernandez

CEO & President
Newgard Development Group

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.

Ryan Shear

Managing Partner
Property Markets Group

Ryan Shear manages the development of a growing real estate portfolio with over $10B in assets, including all acquisitions, financing, construction, design, marketing, sales and operations. Ryan primarily focuses on new construction condo and multifamily high rises in urban cores, including Miami, New York, Orlando, Denver, Atlanta and more. Recent condo projects he’s spearheaded include Echo Aventura, Echo Brickell, Muse Sunny Isles, Sage Longboat Key Residences, E11EVEN Hotel & Residences and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami. Recent multifamily projects include X Miami, Society Las Olas, Society Biscayne, Society Orlando and Society Wynwood. Ryan graduated with a BA in Business Administration from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University in Atlanta.

Gil Dezer

CEO
Dezer Development

Kevin Keane

COO
Bainbridge

A forty-year veteran of the real estate industry, Mr. Keane has been involved in over $4.5 billion of real estate transactions including development, construction, asset management, acquisitions/dispositions, and financing of institutional real estate. Kevin is responsible for development and execution of all Bainbridge Companies business strategies, client relationships, and oversees all property and asset management activities for Bainbridge’s owned and third party managed real estate portfolio. Prior to joining Bainbridge, Mr. Keane was the Senior Market Leader, Executive Vice President of Lincoln Property Company’s Mid-West Region for 30 years. Lincoln Property Company is one of the largest apartment owners, developers and managers in the country, with more than 165,000 units in its management portfolio. In these roles, he oversaw all aspects of development, asset management, investor relations, governmental compliance and new business generation for the company. Mr. Keane graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate and Finance. Kevin is an active member of The National Multi-Housing Council, The Urban Land Institute and The National Apartment Association. He has been active in The Make A Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, and is on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Delray Beach, Florida.

Aaron Kurlansky

Co-Founder and Principal
FM Capital

Co-Founder, and Principal of FM Capital, since FM Capital’s inception in 2007. Currently, responsible for portfolio decision making; overseeing the sourcing acquisition, management of portfolio assets; and managing FM Capital’s commercial loan origination division. FM Capital manages over $1 billion in assets. We have handled the acquisition of more than $1 billion in assets, and have originated well over $3 billion dollars in commercial loans. Began my real estate career as a Property Manager at Crescent Heights of America in 2000. Licensed mortgage loan originator in Florida and New York.

Zach Murphy

Co-Founder
Pender Capital

Zach is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pender Capital. Zach co-founded Pender in 2015 and brings over 16 years of experience in both commercial real estate finance and capital markets expertise. Zach oversees the firm’s Investment and Research program which includes deal sourcing, research, and structuring and is a member of the Investment and Research Committee and the Management Committee. Prior to Pender, Zach served as Managing Director/ Senior Vice President for Liberty SBF, a commercial finance company based in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for establishing Liberty’s Western Regional HQ in Los Angeles and directed West Coast originations and operations. Zach personally originated over $60 million of commercial loans during the first year of operations on the West Coast. In 2008, Zach joined Silver Point Capital, LP in New York, a Goldman Sachs partner fund, where he was responsible for commercial real estate loan originations and insurance-linked securities trading. During his tenure at Silver Point, Zach traded more than $500 million in distressed commercial real estate debt, insurance-linked securities, and assets in the capital markets. From 2004 to 2008, Zach served as Senior Vice President/Division Director of Velocity Commercial Capital where he was the company’s highest grossing originator in e

Matt Allen

EVP & COO
Related Group

Arden Karson

Founder
Karson & Co.

Arden Karson is the Founder and Managing Principal of Karson & Co, a real estate advisory, brokerage, and investment firm. Prior to her current role, Karson held senior leadership positions at CBRE and the Related Group Karson also partnered with private equity firm Barrow Street Capital and Advenir Real Estate. Earlier in her career, she worked at Lennar Corporation and Arvida/JMP Partners, where she focused on project management and operational roles across various asset classes and markets. Before entering the real estate industry, Karson worked as a commercial lender at Bank of America and at PwC. She received a BA in International Relations from Tufts University where she graduated summa cum laude and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Karson is a designated Financial Expert under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. She holds positions on multiple advisory boards and committees, including serving on the Board of Advisors, Audit, and Investment Committees for ECI Group. She also sits on the Advisory Board of the University of Miami Masters in Real Estate + Urbanism program, the South Florida/Caribbean Chapter of the Urban Land Institute as Treasurer and the Investment Committee of the Michigan Ross Real Estate Fund. Karson also served as a Board of Directors and Audit Committee member for Ashton Woods USA LLC and as an Executive Committee member of Friends of the Underline. Karson is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events. She has received many community and industry leadership awards. She is also a mentor and active in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and is committed to advancing the next generation of business professionals. She believes in giving back to the community as evidenced by her active fundraising for the Sylvester Cancer Center. Karson is also the proud mother of three children and one grandson, who all live in New York City. When she is not busy with work or family, Arden enjoys traveling with her husband, exploring the local art scene, and hiking the National Parks and beach trails. She is also a foodie and loves dining at new and exciting restaurants.