“The Growing Power
of Urban Retail”
Northeast Corridor Leadership Exchange
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Union Trust, 717 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
9:00am
Registration, Breakfast and Welcome Remarks
10:00
Panel: The New Philadelphia Story – Transforming East of City Hall
Nearly a billion dollars in economic activity is being invested over the next few years in the heart of
Center City Philadelphia between City Hall and Independence Mall, an area rich in mass transit, tourism,
residential population and employment. Hear from panelists:
 Daniel M. Herman, Senior Vice President of Development, PREIT, which has joined with The
Macerich Company to redevelop the 1.4 million-square-foot “Gallery” urban mall.
 John J. Connors, Managing Partner, Brickstone Realty, redeveloping several blocks along East
Chestnut Street into a $70 million mixed-use development with lofts over retail.
 Dan Killinger, Managing Director, National Real Estate Development, creating the new $230 million
East Market development that will feature entertainment, retail, apartments and Times Square-style
signage.
 Anne Bovaird Nevins, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Philadelphia
Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC).
 Moderator: Steve Gartner, Executive Vice President, CBRE.
11:30
Guided Walking Tour including the famed Reading Terminal Market.
1:00
Luncheon: Keynote Speaker Maureen McAvey, ULI Bucksbaum Family Chair for Retail, on “Challenges
and Opportunities in Urban Retail.”
3:00:
Panel: New Ideas and Best Practices from Washington to Boston
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4:30
Rebirth of Lower Manhattan: Ed Hogan, National Director of Leasing, Brookfield Properties.
Corridor Revitalization and Adaptive Reuse in Washington: Bill Bonstra, FAIA, LEED AP,
Bonstra|Haresign ARCHITECTS, on utilizing independent retail to catalyze redevelopment.
Urban Retail in Baltimore – Convenience, Redevelopment & Walkability: Bryce A. Turner, President
and CEO, BCT Architects.
Yonkers’ Ridge Hill: Andrew Miller, Vice President, Forest City Ratner Companies, on this example
of an urban/suburban lifestyle retail center with a large medical component.
Boston speaker TBD
Moderator: Peter Leibowitz. AICP, Senior Vice President, AKRF, New York.
Closing Remarks and Walk to Networking Reception with food and open bar at Stratus Rooftop
Lounge, Hotel Monaco, 433 Chestnut Street.
Thank you to sponsors
“The Growing Power
of Urban Retail”
Members-Only
Northeast Corridor Leadership Exchange
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Union Trust, 717 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
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