Blank Rome partner Beth Bernstein Connors will serve as a panel moderator at Bisnow’s National Retail Conference in New York City, being held Thursday July 25, 2024, from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m., at the New York Marriott Marquis.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Attendees will gain a stronger understanding for the increased optimism for the retail sector, where deals are getting done, and how this is impacting the future of mixed-use communities, as well as how the real estate industry can benefit from understanding how consumers are shopping and where they are spending time.
Topics include:
- How retail development and transaction volume compares to the last few years and how this will impact deal flow in 2024 and 2025.
- What the recent shifts top retail tenants are seeing in consumer trends and how that is impacting their companies’ real estate needs.
- How investors and developers are assessing growth opportunities across different retail products, including shopping centers, malls, ground-floor urban retail, and suburban store fronts.
- Which markets are leading the way with deals, foot traffic and leasing? What are the differentiators in those areas?
- What retail leases are transacting and what lease terms and length looks like in an unpredictable capital markets environment.
- Designers, builders, and engineers’ perspectives on designing the next wave of retail spaces and what tenants are looking for in their spaces.
Beth’s session, “Identifying Top Locations, Emerging Tenant Types & Leasing Outcomes,” will take place from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
ABOUT THE SESSION
The panel will discuss how locations, both based on geography and urban vs. suburban, are impacting development and leasing strategies and share the types of tenants that are signing leases and what their space needs look like.
Panelists:
- Moderator: Beth Bernstein Connors, Partner, Blank Rome
- Alissa Bersin, Managing Director, Leasing, Tishman Speyer
- Scott Auster, EVP, Head of Leasing, Urban Edge Properties
- Brooke Cabrera, Director of Real Estate, Northeast Region, Jersey Mike's Subs
- Peter Braus, Managing Principal, Lee & Associates
- James Famularo, President of Retail Leasing, Meridian Capital
- Adam Matloff, Director, Meridian Capital
Other sessions include:
- Retail Demand: Assessing Capital Markets Returns across Shopping Centers, Urban Retail & More
- Developing Retail around Data, Technology & Consumer Trends
Blank Rome is pleased to be a sponsor of this event.
For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.
