New Jersey Multifamily Developers, Brokers, Investors to Convene on October 27 for "The 5th Annual New Jersey Apartment Summi

The confirmed attendance count is building for New Jersey’s premier multifamily real estate conference. The Fifth Annual New Jersey Apartment Summit on October 27, 2015 will take place at The Eisenhower Conference Center (290 W. Mount Pleasant Ave) in Livingston, New Jersey. More than 225 attendees have signed up with a total of 400-senior level executives expected to participate in important discussion, debate and networking on the myriad opportunities and challenges in today’s market, according to Brian Klebash, president and founder, CapRate Events.

The summit is planned to provide market intelligence and networking and is open to developers, investors, capital sources, brokers and consultants. The full-day will feature more than 50 industry speakers, who will participate in 10 panel discussions covering key trends, opportunities and challenges in the region’s multifamily arena. Topics will cover buying and selling activity; capitalization and rental rates; the interest from foreign investors, and new developments planned or in progress.

The multifamily industry has consistently been among the strongest segments of the commercial real estate industry according to Klebash. He has assembled private and public speakers for the event including Carl Goldberg, Canoe Brook Investments; Jeffrey Nadell, NJ Transit; Marcos D. Vigil, Deputy Mayor, City of Jersey City; Jason Kaplan, Kaplan Companies; Jeffrey Persky, KRE Group; Jeffery G. Otteau, Otteau Valuation Group; and Michael Sommer, Advance Realty Development.

The New Jersey conference is part of the National Multifamily Investment Series, a series of multifamily finance and investment events held around the nation, including New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., produced by CapRate Events.

“Our firm is excited to bring the industry-leading National Multifamily Investment Series to New Jersey on October 27. More than 4,000 active and innovative multifamily executives have attended our events over the last three years, paving the way for the next generation in commercial real estate media and events. We hope you will join our speakers, sponsors and exhibitors for new information and new business development opportunities at The Fifth Annual New Jersey Apartment Summit,” says Brian Klebash.

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers interested in attending the Fifth Annual New Jersey Apartment Summit on October 27, connect to us at info@cre-events.com or www.cre-events.com.

Additional industry speakers include:

• Mitchell S. Berkey, Co-Chair, Real Estate, Development and Land Use Group, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
• Daryl J. Book, Vice President, Real Estate Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Bank
• Chad Buchanan, Chief Investment Officer, Tryko Partners
• Jose R. Cruz, Senior Managing Director, HFF, L.P.
• Mark DeLillo, Founding Member and Managing Partner, BlueGate Partners, LLC
• David P. Donnelly, Executive Director, Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
• James Driscoll, Senior Vice President, LCOR, Inc.
• Carl Goldberg, Managing Member, Canoe Brook Investors, LLC
• Patrick Gniadek, Vice President, Investments, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
• Alan R. Hammer, Member, Brach Eichler, LLC
• David Heiden, Managing Member, W Financial
• W. David Henderson, AIA LEED AP-BD+C, Principal, HHG Development Associates LLC
• Tony Ianuale, Chief Operating Officer & CFO, Dresdner Robin Environmental Management, Inc.
• Jason Kaplan, President, Kaplan Companies
• Stanley J Koreyva, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Amboy Bank
• Justin Levitt, Principal, Prudential Mortgage Capital
• Lesley Lisser, Director Asset Management, Invesco Real Estate
• Jackson Marsteller, Market Analyst, CoStar Group
• Luis Mejia, Ph.D., Director of U.S. Research – Multifamily, CoStar Portfolio Strategy
• David Minno, President, MINNO & WASKO Architects and Planners
• Dean R. Mon, President and CEO, Mon Group Properties
• Jeffrey Nadell, Senior Director, Real Estate & Economic Development, NJ Transit
• Jeffrey G. Otteau, President, Otteau Valuation Group, Inc.
• Neil Owens, Senior Vice President & Principal, Elias B. Cohen & Associates
• Jeffrey Persky, Executive Vice President, KRE Group
• Matthew Pestronk, President, Post Brothers
• Jon Pfeil, Vice President – Acquisitions, Berkshire Group
• Peter Rand, Senior Vice President, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
• Elie Rieder, Founder and CEO, Castle Lanterra Equity and Castle Lanterra Properties
• Edward Russo, Chief Executive Officer, Russo Development
• Jonathan A. Schein, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Global Business Development, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
• Lara Schwager, Development Principal, Ingerman
• Jonathan Schwartz, Partner, BNE Real Estate Group
• Gabriel B. Shiff, Vice Executive Vice President – Finance, Roseland
• Paul Silverman, SILVERMAN, Building Neighborhoods
• John Sims, President, Marketlogics
• Michael Sommer, Managing Director, Advance Realty Development
• Zach Solomon, Managing Director, The Solomon Organization
• Brian M. Stolar, President and CEO, The Pinnacle Companies
• Jamie Stover, Vice President, Mill Creek Residential
• Debra Tantleff, Founding Principal, TANTUM Realty L.L.C.
• Russell Tepper, Senior Managing Director, Northeast, Mill Creek Residential Trust
• Tim Touhey, Senior Vice President, Investors Bank
• George Vallone, Founder, Hoboken Brownstone Company
• Marcos D. Vigil, Deputy Mayor, City of Jersey City
• Matt Weilheimer, Senior Vice President, The Kislak Company, Inc.
• Brian Whitmer, Senior Director, Cushman & Wakefield
• Eric Witmondt, CEO, Woodmont Properties
• Fred Worstell, President, Dresdner Robin Environmental Management, Inc.