Come meet other real estate investors, professionals, and service providers involved in New York City Real Estate.

These gatherings are comprised of a vibrant cross-section of the industry, including investors, developers, brokers, attorneys, lenders, architects, and other service providers, principals, and professionals.  Our Manhattan industry mixers usually draw about 300 high-quality attendees looking to close deals and develop referral business. See our photos from our last Manhattan event:  http://newyork.greenpearl.com/?p=5087

New twist:

At this event, we're doing something special.  The first half hour will be comprised of five-minute presentations by local professionals.  The speakers have already been selected for this event; however, you can add yourself to our speakers data base for consideration to speak at future events.

Details:
Location:  Rooftop of Bar 13 at Union Square, 35 E 13th Street
Date/Time:  Tuesday , May 19, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: Free with a GreenPearl Events Pass*; $15 in advance; $20 at the door
Includes: complimentary food and great networking

Speakers:

Ben Kursman, Attorney, Herrick, Feinstein, LLP

(212) 592-1446

bkursman@herrick.com

Topic:  Understanding and Controlling the Risks of a Sublease

Target audience:  building owners, landlords, investors

Robert Roth, President/Founder, Green Envy Development Group

(212) 710-7901

rob@greenenvydevelopment.com

Topic:  Diversifying Your Areas of Specialty in a Down Market

Target audience:  real estate service professionals

Dexter Newman, ACE Building Consulting

(718) 350-5157

dexpediter@gmail.com

Topic:  Navigating the Department of Buildings

Target audience:  developers, building owners, landlords, investors

Zach Rose, CEO & Teacher, LEEDTeacher

(954) 873-9007

zrose@LEEDTeacher.com

Topic:  Improving Your Marketability by Going Green

Target audience:  real estate service professionals, architects, consultants

Tricia Martin, Partner, WE design

347-236-0142

tmartin@wedesign-nyc.com

Topic:  Costs and Benefits of Green And High-Albedo Roofs

Target audience:  developers, designers, architects, and consultants

Darius Askaripour, CEO, Access Granted, Inc.

(516) 250-2223

Dariusa@accessgrantednow.com

Topic:  Opportunities in Distressed Property

Target audience:  investors and real estate service professionals

Networking Skills workshop:

For those who would like to brush up on their networking skills, we have organized a special workshop prior to this networking event, held at the same location.  Facilitated by communication skills expert Nanette DeWester of Parkhurst Communications, this workshop will provide you with tips and tricks to improve your networking skills significantly, increasing your chances of creating new business and closing more deals.  See this event listing for more details:  http://gpskills.eventbrite.com/

Sponsor:

We are extremely thankful to Kennedy Funding for sponsoring this event!

Kennedy Funding is a pioneer in the category of "situational lending," providing loans of $1 million to $100 million or more with commitments in as little as 24 hours and closings in as quickly as five days. As the leader in direct private lending, Kennedy has extensive experience in funding in a wide range of business sectors. Unlike the methods used by many traditional lenders, Kennedy sees each borrower as unique, evaluating each situation individually.

Specializing in commercial real estate bridge loans for domestic and global clients, Kennedy provides up to 65% loan-to-value for land acquisition, development, refinancing, construction, bank workouts, bankruptcies and foreclosures. Across the nation and around the world, Kennedy has produced funding for conventional and unconventional projects, often succeeding when other financial institutions cannot.

Contact Stephen Bienko now at Stephen@KennedyFunding.com or (201) 342-8500 to discuss your funding needs.