The Office Leasing, Finance, & Investment Summit: An Important Mid-Year Update

GreenPearl Events will bring the office sector into focus on June 10th at the OFFICE LEASING, FINANCE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT. This innovative half-day informational and networking event will be held at the McGraw Hill Conference Center in Midtown Manhattan. The OFFICE LEASING, FINANCE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT will feature in-depth discussions for opportunistic investors, developers, brokers, architects and financiers. What are the firms/sectors driving new leasing activity? Foreign investors, REITs, private capital firms and institutional players are deploying capital, or planning to deploy capital in New York and Washington D.C. Learn about the buying opportunities that exist –in both distressed and non-distressed deals–and the unique JV opportunities that will exist in the next 12 months. Additionally, data centers are in demand. Learn about data centers as the new investment alternative and and the opportunities that will exist an increasingly technology-dependent business climate. Industry executives are discussing the possibility of a double-dip recession. What are the ramifications of a “double-dip” on investment strategy? Don’t miss this executive-level gathering of the region’s most innovative and active commercial real estate executives who specialize in office leasing, finance and investment as they assess the state of the industry in this important mid-year update.

The OFFICE LEASING, FINANCE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT agenda will offer an important mid-year review, covering the following important themes:

* Rush to Capital & Cap Rate Compression of Core, Trophy Assets
* The “Double-Dip” Recession Scenario & Impact on Investment Strategy
* Finding Clarity in Today’s Investment Sales Market: What are the factors holding back the market?
* Regional/Community Banks & Preservation of Capital: For How Long Will the Bid-Ask Gap Continue?
* The Return of CMBS: Analysis and Review of CMBS in Recent Deals
* How are Special Servicers Responding to Troubled Loans Backed by Office Assets?
* Suburban Office Opportunities: Where are Investors Finding Under the Radar Deals in Suburban? Are Corporate End-Users Becoming the New Landlords?
* Recent Leasing Activity: Where is Activity Occurring, and Involving What Tenant Sectors and Lease Terms?
* Data Center Demand: Is the Next Big Wave of Investment and Development Opportunity in Data Centers?

Featured Speakers

Isaac Zion, Managing Director, SL Green Realty Corp. Isaac Zion is Managing Director of SL Green Realty Corp, a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that predominantly acquires, owns, repositions and manages Manhattan office properties. The Company is the only publicly-held REIT that specializes in this niche. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 29 New York City office properties totaling approximately 23,211,200 square feet, making it New York’s largest office landlord.

Abraham J. Hidary, President, Hidrock Realty At age 22, Abie Hidary started working at Hidrock Realty as the company’s controller. Hidrock is a commercial real estate firm with properties up and down the East Coast. By 2002, Abie was promoted to Director of Acquisitions for the company. His first acquisitions were office buildings totaling approximately 200,000 sf in New York City and Pennsylvania. His tasks included negotiating the purchases, procuring acquisition debt financing, conducting due diligence and ensuring a smooth closing and transition for the buildings’ tenants. Thereafter, Abie handled all of Hidrock acquisitions, dispositions and refinances.

Serge Appel, AIA, LEED-AP, Associate Partner, Cook+Fox Architects Since joining Cook+Fox Architects 10 years ago, Serge Appel has become a key team member for the firm’s largest projects, including the environmentally avant-garde One Bryant Park (Bank of America Tower) in Midtown Manhattan. Serge truly enjoys grappling with, understanding and ultimately solving highly-complex three-dimensional problems through innovative design solutions. Key to his development as an architect, Cook+Fox has allowed Serge to be highly innovative in all phases, from the initial sketch through to the final punchlist.

Confirmed Speakers

• Serge Appel, AIA, LEED-AP, USGBC-NY Member, Associate Partner, Cook+Fox Architects
• Colton Brown, Regional Director Sales & Leasing, DuPont Fabros Technology
• Sam Chandan, PhD, FRICS, Global Chief Economist & Executive Vice President, Real Capital Analytics
• Kevin Davis, Partner, AREA Property Partners
• Hugh P. Finnegan, Partner,  Sullivan & Worcester LLP
• Paul Fried, Managing Director, Traxi, LLC
• Dan E. Gorczycki, Managing Director, Savills Granite, LLC
• Mitchell Gould, Executive Vice President, BRT Realty Trust
• George S. Hasenecz, SVP – Investments, Brandywine Realty Trust
• Abraham J. Hidary, President, Hidrock Realty
• Jeff Hipschman, Senior Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis | Brokerage Services
• James Houlihan, Principal, Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, LLC
• Barclay Jones, Executive Vice President-Investments, iStar Financial
• Frank Kenny, Founder and CEO, Willet Companies LLC
• Jim Kerrigan, Executive Vice President, Grubb & Ellis
• Peter Lewis, Founder & Principal, Wharton Equity Partners
• Saul Lubetski, Vice Chairman, Harbor Group International
• Mark Marasciullo, Managing Principal, New Canaan Partners
• Alanna Martin, Principal, Green Properties New York
• Robert S. Nash, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
• Josh Rabina, Co-President, Sentinel Data Centers
• Michael Schor, Executive Vice President/Counsel, The Treeline Companies
• Jonathan Schultz, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Onyx Equities, LLC
• Shekhar Shah, President, SRS Property Group LLC
• Andrew G. Simon, Executive Managing Director, NAI Global — New York City
• Scott A. Singer, Principal, Singer & Bassuk Organization
• Nick Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, First Potomac Realty Trust
• David Spiewak, Executive Vice President, CS Technology
• Neil R. Tucker, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
• Robert Verrone, Principal, Iron Hound Management Company, LLC
• James R. Wacht, President, Sierra Realty Corp.
• Tim Wang, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research & Investment Strategy, ING Clarion
• Kevin P. Welsh, Senior Vice President, New York Capital Markets, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
• Marc Weil, Senior Associate, Avenue Capital
• Isaac Zion, Managing Director, SL Green Realty Corp.

The Agenda

• State of the Market Presentation: Analysis and Review of Office Market Fundamentals & Investment Sales Volume
• Deleveraging the Office Market: Investment Scenarios & Opportunities in the Next 12 Months
• A Green Design & Leasing Success Story in the Face of Economic Malaise: The Story Behind The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
• The Office Debt Players–Will the “Unexpected Turnaround” in Debt Financing Continue?
• Landlord & Broker Roundtable: Signs of Optimism, or Too Soon To Get Bullish?
• Suburban Office Markets: Are Corporate End-Users Becoming the New Landlords? And, Will Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey Markets See New Rent Growth in an Economic Recovery Period?
• The New Investment Alternative: Exploring the Rise of Data Centers in Investor and Developer Portfolios

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