Annual Report 2011 - ULI Los Angeles - Urban Land Institute

Annual Report 2011 - ULI Los Angeles - Urban Land Institute Annual Report 2011 - ULI Los Angeles - Urban Land Institute

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David Herjeczki, Gensler, and Ryan Spruston, Gensler, discuss their experience of Hollywood and Vine. Programs and Case Studies Over the past year the Young Leaders Group hosted a number of exciting programs that sparked insightful discussions and highlighted best practices of new initiatives and development projects, including: “Hollywood & Vine Case Study” and “Revitalizing Historic Corridors.” Partnership Forums The ULI LA YLG Partnership Forum provides an ongoing opportunity to share and discuss with a group of peers the issues that real estate professionals face each day. We would like to thank each of our moderators for their time and commitment to mentor the next generation of leaders: Jeff Gault, Sunbrook Partners; Lew Horne, CBRE; Greg Gotthardt, Alvarez and Marsal; David Malmuth, David Malmuth Development; Ray Evans, Austin Equities; Marty Borko, Gensler. Bob Eidson, Bank of America; Jonathan Littrell, Raines Law Group; Andrew Raines of the Raines Law Group; Bobby Borisov, Barons Empire; and Greg Mino, Fuscoe Engineering at the YLG Intro to Receivership Event. Education The YLG hosts a variety of workshops to educate its membership about current trends in real estate and help them expand their professional expertise. Workshops from this past year included: “Debt: Where to find it in 2010,” “Intro to Receivership,” “Forbearance, DIL, & Workouts: How to Banks Decide?”, “Asset Management: Who, What, Why, and How?”, and “ABC’s of BID’s”. Find ULI LA YLG on Facebook and Linkedin and online at www.uli-la.org/young-leaders 7 9 | ULI Los Angeles Annual Report Report 2011 2011 YOUNG LEADERS GROUP The mission of the ULI Los Angeles Young Leaders Group (YLG) is to create opportunities for young professionals to develop skills and build relationships that will help them advance in their careers, to help foster a connection to the great ULI community, and to gain an understanding of thoughtful land use and development practices. Lauren Madden, Urban Strategy Group, LLC.; Lev Gershman, GE Capital; Karin Liljegren, AIA, Architect, Omgivning; Justin Weiss Downtown BID; Noel Hyun, USC Law; Christine Fedukowski, Principal, CFC; Mott Smith, Principal, Civic Enterprise; Jessica Wethington McLean, Executive Director, Bringing Back Broadway; and Ryan Spruston, Gensler. Leading the Way Breakfast Series YLG continued its successful monthly breakfast series, titled “Leading the Way”, which provided an up close and personal opportunity to sit down with top real estate industry professionals and gain insight into leadership, career paths, success, lessons learned, and what ULI means to them. Thank you to Bud Ovrom of the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety, Michael Lesser of Eastdil Secured, Jonathan Genton of Genton Property Group, James Sohn of LAUSD, Mark Weinstein of MJW Investments, Tony Liou of Partner Energy and Dean Pappas of Goodwin Proctor. Below: Dennis Allen, LA Street Car; Lev Gershman, GE Capital and YLG Chair; and Noel Hyun, USC Law at a networking reception.

Participants tour the recently completed Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. Meet & Greets This year members had the opportunity for intimate discussions with Los Angeles public officials and prominent leaders through the Meet & Greet and Luminaries Series, including: - Richard Bruckner, County of Los Angeles Planning Department - Christine Essel, CEO, CRA/LA - Gail Goldberg, former Director of Planning, City of Los Angeles. - Douglas Guthrie, General Manager, LA Housing Department - Cal Hollis, Deputy Chief of Operations for Real Estate and Economic Development, CRA/LA - Bud Ovrom, General Manager, LA City Department of Building and Safety - Richard Ziman, Chairman, AVP Advisors - Michael LoGrande, Director of Planning, City of Los Angeles At the WAV, participants learned how PLACE and the City of Ventura were able to blend the arts, community-driven development, live/work spaces, small business development and affordable housing all together in one inspiring place. Breakfast Series The breakfast program features various topics of interest for the development community including: - Housing Trends with John McIlwain - Entitling Today for Tomorrow - New Money, Fresh Ideas, Diverse Directions - A Solution for Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Projects - State of the Capital Markets - Landscape as Land Leverage - Thinking Outside the Big Box ULI Los Angeles Programs ULI Los Angeles offers programs that will give you a bird’s-eye view of what lies ahead in the real estate industry, where you need to be to stay competitive, and how to prosper in the world of development. In 2010, program topics ranged from capital markets, distressed properties, entitling projects, housing trends, site tours and more. Woodie Tescher, PBS&J; Gail Goldberg; Mitch Menzer, Paul Hastings; and Andrew Fogg, Cox, Castle & Nicholson at the Tribute to Gail Goldberg Reception. Case Studies and Site Tours ULI Los Angeles held numerous case studies this year highlighting unique projects and best practices. Guests heard from the project team and community leaders on what it took to be successful and toured the site. This year sites included: - Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes - The WAV in Ventura - Century Business Center and Hawthorne Airport Below: Mike Marino, Wells Fargo Bank; Guy Johnson, Johnson Capital; Richard Pink, ING Clarion; Brian Bowis, Freddie Mac; and Scott Douglass, Prime Finance Partners, at the Building the Deal Pipeline capital markets breakfast. ULI Los Angeles Annual Report 2011 | 10

David Herjeczki, Gensler, and Ryan Spruston, Gensler, discuss their experience of Hollywood and Vine.<br />

Programs and Case Studies<br />

Over the past year the Young Leaders Group hosted a number of exciting<br />

programs that sparked insightful discussions and highlighted best practices of<br />

new initiatives and development projects, including: “Hollywood & Vine Case<br />

Study” and “Revitalizing Historic Corridors.”<br />

Partnership Forums<br />

The <strong>ULI</strong> LA YLG Partnership Forum provides an ongoing opportunity to share and<br />

discuss with a group of peers the issues that real estate professionals face each<br />

day. We would like to thank each of our moderators for their time and commitment<br />

to mentor the next generation of leaders: Jeff Gault, Sunbrook Partners; Lew<br />

Horne, CBRE; Greg Gotthardt, Alvarez and Marsal; David Malmuth, David<br />

Malmuth Development; Ray Evans, Austin Equities; Marty Borko, Gensler.<br />

Bob Eidson, Bank of America; Jonathan Littrell, Raines Law Group; Andrew Raines of the Raines<br />

Law Group; Bobby Borisov, Barons Empire; and Greg Mino, Fuscoe Engineering at the YLG Intro to<br />

Receivership Event.<br />

Education<br />

The YLG hosts a variety of workshops to educate its membership about<br />

current trends in real estate and help them expand their professional expertise.<br />

Workshops from this past year included: “Debt: Where to find it in 2010,” “Intro<br />

to Receivership,” “Forbearance, DIL, & Workouts: How to Banks Decide?”, “Asset<br />

Management: Who, What, Why, and How?”, and “ABC’s of BID’s”.<br />

Find <strong>ULI</strong> LA YLG on Facebook and Linkedin<br />

and online at www.uli-la.org/young-leaders<br />

7 9 | <strong>ULI</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />

YOUNG<br />

LEADERS GROUP<br />

The mission of the <strong>ULI</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Young Leaders Group (YLG)<br />

is to create opportunities for young professionals to develop skills<br />

and build relationships that will help them advance in their careers,<br />

to help foster a connection to the great <strong>ULI</strong> community, and to<br />

gain an understanding of thoughtful land use and development<br />

practices.<br />

Lauren Madden, <strong>Urban</strong> Strategy Group, LLC.; Lev Gershman, GE Capital; Karin Liljegren, AIA,<br />

Architect, Omgivning; Justin Weiss Downtown BID; Noel Hyun, USC Law; Christine Fedukowski,<br />

Principal, CFC; Mott Smith, Principal, Civic Enterprise; Jessica Wethington McLean, Executive<br />

Director, Bringing Back Broadway; and Ryan Spruston, Gensler.<br />

Leading the Way Breakfast Series<br />

YLG continued its successful monthly breakfast series, titled “Leading the<br />

Way”, which provided an up close and personal opportunity to sit down with<br />

top real estate industry professionals and gain insight into leadership, career<br />

paths, success, lessons learned, and what <strong>ULI</strong> means to them. Thank you to<br />

Bud Ovrom of the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Department of Building & Safety, Michael<br />

Lesser of Eastdil Secured, Jonathan Genton of Genton Property Group, James<br />

Sohn of LAUSD, Mark Weinstein of MJW Investments, Tony Liou of Partner<br />

Energy and Dean Pappas of Goodwin Proctor.<br />

Below: Dennis Allen, LA Street Car; Lev Gershman, GE Capital and YLG Chair; and Noel Hyun, USC Law<br />

at a networking reception.

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