Boston Opportunity Zones Summit 2019 | Bisnow | 13 March 2019 | Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, USA

What you'll learn?

• What are the basics to understanding Opportunity Zones?
• How are investors treating Opportunity Zone Funds compared to other tax abatement alternatives?
• What is the necessary timing to ensure proper investment?
• What neighborhoods will come out of this program benefitting most?
• How are developers adjusting their investment strategies in and around these zones?

It's no secret that "Opportunity Zones" is the most talked about subject these days. However, most CRE professionals have no idea what is actually going on.

The Opportunity Zones tax incentive was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act President Donald Trump signed into law in December 2018. The law gives tax benefits to investors that place unrealized capital gains into Opportunity Funds, which then invest in Opportunity Zones, a host of census tracts local governments decide have the most need and can best support the investment.

2019 Speakers

Nick Ratti
Principal, CohnReznick

Jacquetta Van Zandt
Senior Advisor of External Relations, Office of Dr. Yvonne M. Spicer, Mayor of Framingham

Laura Canter
Executive Vice President, Finance Programs, MassDevelopment

Jeff Gronning
Founder, Normandy Real Estate Partners

Troy Merkel
Partner, Real Estate Senior Analyst, RSM

Gilbert Winn
CEO, WinnCompanies

Carlos Febres-Mazzei
Managing Principal, Quaker Lane Capital

Jake Upton
Partner, Upton + Partners

Karl Seidman
Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2019 Sponsors

• Upton + Partners
• RSM
• CohnReznick