Venue
Loews Chicago Hotel
Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 N Park Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

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Event Date Thu May 26 CDT (over 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Thu May 26 1:00am - Thu May 26 1:00am
Location Loews Chicago Hotel
455 N Park Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Region Americas
Details

What You'll Learn:
• With the shrinking demand for office space and increasing interest in downtown living, how are developers creating new life for old office buildings in downtown Chicago?
• What makes a building a potential candidate for repositioning?
• What are the most compelling reasons to choose adaptive reuse for multifamily versus new multifamily construction?
• What are some of the most unusual and creative building transformations in and around Chicago?
• How are owners and developers reinventing their office spaces to help attract the workforce back to the office?
• What is the process for adaptive reuse for historic buildings and landmarks?

How You'll Do More Business:
Repositioning is booming in Chicago, a trend that began before the pandemic, with converting old buildings, such as former offices, warehouses, and retail stores into desirable multifamily units. Chicago has the second-highest number of office-to-apartment conversions in the country, placing it among the top cities in office redevelopment. Join industry leaders in Chicago as they discuss how owners and developers are capitalizing on repositioning and adaptive reuse in Chicago. Find out where there is room for opportunities, and where to capitalize on these trends. Join us and the region's best as we dive deep into the market and the trends impacting its growth.

Who Attends: Brokers, owners, developers, investors, construction, designers, architects, financial institutions, government officials and more!

Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us. Join Bisnow as we jump into the market in Chicago to analyze its strengths and strategize on its areas of opportunity.

Speakers

2022 Speakers

Brian Goldberg
Partner, LG Development Group

Joseph Slezak
CEO, 3L Real Estate

Eric Weber
Principal, Cubed Construction

Patrick Carata
Design Director, Epstein

David Baum
Principal, Baum Revision

Michael McLean Jr.
Partner, Condor Partners

Ramzi Hassan
President, Edwards Realty Company

Sheilah Carroll
Creative Director, Knickpoint Ventures

Katie Lambert
Partner and Design Director, OKW Architects

Patrick Clay
Director, ARCO/Murray

Bonnie McDonald
President & CEO, Landmarks Illinois

Julie Sommese
Upper Midwest Director of Originations, Nuveen Green Capital

Tim Frens
Partner, Plante Moran

Chad Huber
Vice President of Operations, W.E. O’Neil Construction

MODERATORS:

Autumn Harris
Marketing Manager, PREMIER Design + Build Group

Eleanor Gorski
Executive Director, Cook County Land Bank Authority

Sponsors & Partners

2022 Sponsors

• Nuveen Green Capital
• BOMA
• YES!
• We Oneil
• Arco Murray
• Premier Design + Build Group
• OKW
• Epstein
• Everywhere
• Cubed
• Plante Moran