2012 Conference

470 attendees and speakers from 300+ firms attended the TerraCRG Brooklyn Real Estate Summit on June 14, 2012.

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Below is a re-cap of the 2012 event. Presentations, photos and event video to be posted soon.

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Featured Speakers:

MaryAnne GilmartinMaryAnne Gilmartin, EVP, Forest City Ratner

MaryAnne Gilmartin is in charge of Forest City’s Commercial & Residential Development in New York. Throughout her 17 years at Forest City, Ms. Gilmartin has played a key role in the creation of civic public/private development projects in the city. Ms. Gilmartin oversees the company’s most visible and prestigious projects: The Barclays Center — the future home of the NBA Nets franchise — the feature component of the 8 million square foot Frank Gehry-master plan for the Atlantic Yards redevelopment project. Ms. Gilmartin also manages the MetroTech office portfolio in Brooklyn, which consists of 6.7 million square feet of Class A office space.

Jeffrey LevineJeffrey Levine, Chairman, Douglaston Development

Jeffrey Levine has successfully built, renovated or rehabilitated millions of square feet of commercial space, including retail centers, office buildings, and religious, educational and healthcare facilities, as well as thousands of residential units including rentals, condominiums, hotels, dormitories and special needs housing. In Brooklyn, he is most recently known for his work at 1 North 4th Place and The Edge. 1 North 4th Place, under development, is a new 40 story residential tower with 510 rental apartments, designed by FXFowle Architects. It will be the first highrise rental project on the Williamsburg waterfront. The Edge represents one of the largest and most ambitious new construction mixed-use projects in the history of the City of New York. The Edge consists of over 1.1 million square feet including 565 condominiums in two towers striving for LEED gold, 347 affordable units in two mid-rise buildings, over 60,000 square feet of retail, 509 below-grade parking spaces.

Marty MarkowitzMarty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President

No one works harder for all 2.6 million Brooklynites than Marty Markowitz. Since entering Borough Hall in January 2002, Marty has reinvigorated the office of borough president, serving as the tireless chief advocate for Brooklyn’s economic, social and cultural interests, while initiating and promoting efforts to improve Brooklynites’ quality of life. Born and raised in Crown Heights, Marty graduated from Wingate High School in 1962. He received his B.A. in Political Science after attending evening sessions at Brooklyn College from 1962 to 1970. Elected to the New York State Senate in 1978, Marty represented Central Brooklyn for 23 years. In 2001, he became the first borough president elected in the new millennium; he was honored to be re-elected to his third term in 2009.

Conference Speakers

  • Andrew Barrocas, Chief Executive Officer, MNS
  • Todd Bassen, Senior Acquisitions Director, Invesco
  • Bennat Berger, Principal, BCB Properties
  • Ben Bernstein, Principal, RedSky Capital
  • Jonathan Butler, Private Investor and Founder, Brownstoner
  • Stewart Campbell, Senior Vice President, Berkadia
  • Isaac Chera, President, Crown Acquisitions
  • Ofer Cohen, Founder & President, TerraCRG
  • Jeff Cohn, President, Boro Energy
  • Ashish Dua, Principal, Acumen Capital Partners
  • Baldev Duggal, Private Investor and Owner, Duggal Vision
  • Alexander Friedman, Director, Sugar Hill Property Fund
  • MaryAnne Gilmartin, Executive Vice President, Forest City Ratner
  • Adam Ginsburg, Co-Chairman, GDC Properties
  • Daniel Hartman, Principal, Ares Management
  • Christopher Havens, Founder, Creative Real Estate Group
  • Adam Hess, Partner & Senior Vice President, TerraCRG
  • Jay Itkowitz, Founding Partner, Itkowitz & Harwood
  • David Kramer, Principal, The Hudson Companies
  • Jeffrey Levine, Chairman, Douglaston Development
  • Ramon Maislen, Principal, Phasa Development
  • Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President
  • David Maundrell, Founder & President, aptsandlofts.com
  • Toby Moskovits, Founder & CEO, Heritage Equity Partners
  • Gregory T. O’Connell, Principal, The O’Connell Organization
  • George Olsen, Managing Principal, New York City Regional Center
  • Stephen Palmese, Director of Sales, Massey Knakal Realty Services
  • Julia Yong-Hee Park, Principal Attorney, Law Offices of Julia Park
  • Michael Pintchik, Principal, Pintchik Development
  • Steven Polivy, Chair – Economic Development Practice, Akerman Senterfitt
  • Jordan Ray, Managing Director – Debt & Equity, Mission Capital
  • David Ridini, Managing Director, Canyon Capital Advisors
  • Victor Sigoura, Chief Investment Officer, Naftali Group
  • Daniel Silverman, Vice President, Angus Energy
  • Daniel Spitalnic, Partner, Itkowitz & Harwood
  • Douglas Steiner, Chairman, Steiner Studios
  • Brian Su, President & CEO, Artisan Business Group
  • Paul Travis, Managing Partner, Washington Square Partners
  • Kathryn Welch, Senior Vice President, Forest City Ratner

About the 2012 event

GreenPearl Events partnered with TerraCRG for the 2012 Brooklyn Real Estate Summit. TerraCRG is rapidly becoming synonymous with “brooklyn real estate investment sales” having carved out a Brooklyn-specific niche to compete successfully against firms headquartered elsewhere. TerraCRG brings its prowess to this event contributing access to its coveted network of both local and national players who are investing or looking to invest in Brooklyn. Visit TerraCRG at www.terracrg.com.

The Agenda:

  • Morning Keynote: Jeffrey Levine, Chairman, Douglaston Development
  • Acquisition Capital: Debt & equity sources for investments
  • Residential Development: Who’s building; Where are they building; What are they building
  • Foreign Investors: Attracting foreign investment capital to Brooklyn projects
  • WORKSHOP: Good Guy Guaranties – presented by Itkowitz & Harwood
  • Networking Lunch
  • Anatomy of a (Multifamily) Deal: The inside scoop on real world deals
  • Commercial Redevelopment: Brooklyn isn’t just a bedroom community anymore
  • Nothing But Net: Retail activity & opportunities surrounding Barclays Center
  • Afternoon Keynote: MaryAnne Gilmartin, EVP, Forest City Ratner
  • Post-Event Networking and VIP Tours of the Arena – sponsored by TerraCRG and aptsandlofts

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Details:

TerraCRG Brooklyn Real Estate Summit
St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street
Downtown Brooklyn
Thursday, June 14, 2012

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