Real estate calendar for the week of May 11
Webinars this week focus on a variety of topics, from best practices for working from home to the future of sustainable construction. Here are some of the week’s noteworthy talks:
May 12
▪ Florida International University’s Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center will host the webinar “Remote work best practices” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Aileen Izquierdo, the interim chair of the communications department in the College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts at FIU, will share communication strategies for supervisors and staff. Tickets cost: $25. RSVP here.
May 13
▪ The D.C.-based nonprofit Urban Land Institute will host “The purpose of place and retail’s great transformation” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Panelists will consider how the pandemic has influenced the retail market nationwide and what the future may hold for commercial real estate. Gensler Principal David Glover will moderate the discussion between Boston Properties Executive Vice President Bryan Koop and Gensler Principal Lara Marrero. The viewing is free for full members, but ranges for associates to nonmembers from $25 for student members to $145 for nonmembers. RSVP here.
▪ The Miami Lakes-based organization Commercial Real Estate Women Miami, or CREW Miami, will host the free webinar “Proceed with caution: CRE Advisors on reopening the workplace” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Local leaders will discuss the precautions supervisors should weigh before asking staff to return to the workplace, strategies when doing so and the ideal timing. Speakers include TLC Engineering Solutions Managing Principal Brian Lomel, Madison Marquette Executive Vice President for the eastern region Patty Nooney and Bilzin Sumberg partner Melissa Pallett-Vasquez. CoStar Group Director of Market Analytics Christos Constantinides will moderate the discussion. RSVP here.
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May 14
▪ The South Florida branch of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, or NAIOP, will host the free webinar “Show me the money...and the discount deals” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The discussion will focus on a market update for South Florida’s commercial real estate market and what the future may hold for pricing and sale volumes after the pandemic. Speakers include Foundry Commercial President of Development and Investment Pryse Elam, Cushman & Wakefield Senior Director Jason Hochman, CBRE Vice Chairman Christian Lee and Marcus & Millichap Executive Managing Director Doug Mandel. RSVP here.
May 15
▪ ULI’s “Building better: New opportunities in sustainable construction” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. will highlight the latest practices. ULI Senior Vice President for the Greenprint Center for Building Performance Martha Schantz will moderate the discussion among citizenM hotels Managing Director for U.S. hotels Menno Hilberts, Barton Malow Senior Virtual Design & Construction Manager Ted Jennings, Skanska USA Commercial Development Sustainability Director Sarah King and Eleni Reed, Lendlease’s head of sustainability for the Americas. The viewing is free for full members, but ranges for associates to nonmembers from $25 for student members to $145 for nonmembers. RSVP here.
