Wednesday, April 23
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception (separate paid registration required)
Thursday, April 24
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Arrival and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:10 AM
Multifamily Operator, Investor, Developer Tax Minimization Workshop
Michael D’Onofrio
Managing Director
Engineered Tax Services
9:15 – 9:25 AM
Opening Remarks
Steven D. Weinstock
SVP & Regional Manager
Chicago Oak Brook
Marcus & Millichap
9:25 – 10:00 AM
Midwest Multifamily Market Metrics & Industry Outlook Presentation
John Chang
SVP & National Director
Research Services
Marcus & Millichap
10:05 – 10:55 AM
Unlocking Capital: Updated Strategies for Raising Equity and Debt for Multifamily Deals
Chris Ellis
Senior Director – Originations
Nuveen Green Capital
Spencer Gray
Chief Executive Officer
Gray Capital
Brian Munin
Managing Director
McCaffery
Adam Short
Chief Investment Officer
JVM Realty Corporation
Marc Sznajderman
SVP & Head of Production
Eastern Region
Marcus & Millichap
Moderator
10:55 – 11:25 AM
Networking Break
Hosted by:
11:25 AM – 12:15 PM
Blueprints for Growth: Developing Affordable, Market Rate & Luxury Housing in Chicago & the Midwest
Rick Filler
President
Harlem-Irving
Mark Heffron
Chief Development Officer
Managing Partner
CEDARst
Chris Horney
Managing Director
Murphy Development Group
Jason Koehn
President
Albion Residential
Brian Southworth
SVP – Acquisitions
Thompson Thrift
Jim Milliken
Principal – Real Estate
CLA
Moderator
12:20 – 1:10 PM
Operations 2.0: Leveraging People & Technology to Enhance Apartment Management & Performance
Jay Friedeck
Managing Director & Principal
Asset Management
& Operations
Magnolia Capital
Melody King
Chief Operating Officer
Property Operations
BH Management
Konrad Koczwara
Chief Executive Officer
ElevateOS
Ben Texler
President
Coastal Ridge Management
Elizabeth Erikson
Regional Director
Sales
Luxer One
Moderator
1:10 – 1:40 PM
Networking Lunch
1:40 – 2:30 PM
Finding Value: Investment Strategies and Acquisitions in the Multifamily Market
Trent Acuff
Chief Investment Officer
Banner Real Estate Group
Robb Bollhoffer
Managing Partner & CIO
29th Street Capital
Peter Kuzma
Managing Partner & CIO
Highgate Capital Group
Amy Rubenstein
Chief Executive Officer
Clear Investment Group
Peter Standley
VP & Director
Multifamily
Marcus & Millichap
Moderator
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Networking Reception
Schedule of Exclusive Sessions
Closed Door Roundtables & Exclusive Networking Opportunities:
GreenPearl organizes a series of exclusive invite-only roundtables and structured networking sessions. Scheduled for this event thus far are the following. Contact Samantha Williams at sam@greenpearlevents.com if you’d like to join one of these.
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Operators (Invite-Only)
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Investors (Invite-Only)
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Developers (Invite-Only)
11:25 AM – 1:10 PM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Capital Markets (Invite-Only)
Detailed Agenda
Wednesday, April 23
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception (separate paid registration required)
Thursday, April 24
Schedule of Public Sessions
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Arrival and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:10 AM
Multifamily Operator, Investor, Developer Tax Minimization Workshop
Presented by:
- Michael D’Onofrio, Managing Director, Engineered Tax Services
9:15 – 9:25 AM
Opening Remarks
Presented by:
- Steven D. Weinstock, SVP & Regional Manager – Chicago Oak Brook, Marcus & Millichap
9:25 – 10:00 AM
Midwest Multifamily Market Metrics & Industry Outlook Presentation
Presented by:
- John Chang, SVP & National Director – Research Services, Marcus & Millichap
10:05 – 10:55 AM
Unlocking Capital: Updated Strategies for Raising Equity and Debt for Multifamily Deals
Panelists:
- Chris Ellis, Senior Director – Originations, Nuveen Green Capital
- Spencer Gray, Chief Executive Officer, Gray Capital
- Brian Munin, Managing Director, McCaffery
- Adam Short, Chief Investment Officer, JVM Realty Corporation
Moderated by:
- Marc Sznajderman, SVP & Head of Production – Eastern Region, Marcus & Millichap
10:55 – 11:25 AM
Networking Break
Hosted by:
11:25 AM – 12:15 PM
Blueprints for Growth: Developing Affordable, Market Rate & Luxury Housing in Chicago & the Midwest
Panelists:
- Rick Filler, President, Harlem-Irving
- Mark Heffron, Chief Development Officer & Managing Partner, CEDARst
- Chris Horney, Managing Director, Murphy Development Group
- Jason Koehn, President, Albion Residential
- Brian Southworth, SVP – Acquisitions, Thompson Thrift
Moderated by:
- Jim Milliken, Principal – Real Estate, CLA
12:20 – 1:10 PM
Operations 2.0: Leveraging People & Technology to Enhance Apartment Management & Performance
Panelists:
- Jay Friedeck, Managing Director & Principal – Asset Management & Operations, Magnolia Capital
- Melody King, Chief Operating Officer – Property Operations, BH Management
- Konrad Koczwara, Chief Executive Officer, ElevateOS
- Ben Texler, President, Coastal Ridge Management
Moderated by:
- Elizabeth Erikson, Regional Director – Sales, Luxer One
1:10 – 1:40 PM
Networking Lunch
1:40 – 2:30 PM
Finding Value: Investment Strategies and Acquisitions in the Multifamily Market
Panelists:
- Trent Acuff, Chief Investment Officer, Banner Real Estate Group
- Robb Bollhoffer, Managing Partner & CIO, 29th Street Capital
- Peter Kuzma, Managing Partner & CIO, Highgate Capital Group
- Amy Rubenstein, Chief Executive Officer, Clear Investment Group
Moderated by:
- Peter Standley, VP & Director – Multifamily, Marcus & Millichap
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Networking Reception
Additional sessions to be announced.
Schedule of Exclusive Sessions
Closed Door Roundtables & Exclusive Networking Opportunities:
GreenPearl organizes a series of exclusive invite-only roundtables and structured networking sessions. Scheduled for this event thus far are the following. Contact Samantha Williams at sam@greenpearlevents.com if you’d like to join one of these.
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Operators (Invite-Only)
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Investors (Invite-Only)
9:25 – 10:55 AM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Developers (Invite-Only)
11:25 AM – 1:10 PM
Private Roundtable for Multifamily Capital Markets (Invite-Only)
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Registration & Event Questions
Marissa Monroe
Registration Manager
marissa@greenpearlevents.com
Sponsorship & Exhibits
Angela Bright
Head of Partnerships
angela@greenpearlevents.com
Panels & Roundtables
Samantha Williams
Event Director
sam@greenpearlevents.com
Conference Chairs:
With over 2,000 investment sales and financing professionals located throughout the United States and Canada, Marcus & Millichap is a leading specialist in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory services. Founded in 1971, the firm closed 8,954 transactions in 2020 with a value of approximately $43 billion. Marcus & Millichap has perfected a powerful system for marketing properties that combines investment specialization, local market expertise, the industry’s most comprehensive research, state-of-the-art technology, and relationships with the largest pool of qualified investors.
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) is a unique platform created to support the needs of institutional and sophisticated private investors. IPA is centered around a select national network of institutionally qualified brokerage professionals and supported by a robust technology platform and highly regarded research. IPA’s unique combination of real estate investment expertise, industry-leading technology, superior support services and acclaimed research will offer customized solutions for the acquisition and disposition of institutional multifamily properties and portfolios.
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