Registration fee: $775
MEETING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 9: Networking Reception
Location: The Smith Midtown, 956 2nd Avenue (at 51st street and 2nd Ave) New York, NY 10022
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6:00pm-9:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 10: Meeting
Location: 757 Third Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
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8:00am: Breakfast
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9:00am: Meeting content, roundtables, workshops
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4:00pm: End of meeting
agenda
The NAREIM Architecture, Engineering & Development Committee is hard at work putting together an interactive agenda. Continue checking back below for more details.
Tuesday, September 9
Attendees are invited to reconnect with peers and create new connections at our networking reception in NYC.
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Location: The Smith Midtown, 956 2nd Avenue (at 51st street and 2nd Ave) New York, NY 10022
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Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm ET
WEDNESDAY, September 10
8:00am Breakfast
8:50am Welcome Comments & NAREIM Architecture, Engineering & Development Committee Update
NAREIM's Architecture, Engineering & Development committee co-chairs will provide a short update on the industry, as well as key issues to be addressed through the following peer discussions.
Co-Chairs:
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Ty Barker, Vice President, Real Estate Services, Unico Properties
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Dave Ridley, Real Estate Americas, Development & Engineering, JPMorgan Asset Management
NAREIM:
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Marynia Kruk, Meeting Producer
9:00am Developing for Insurability
Session Leaders:
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Jody Tomlinson, Senior Director - Environmental & Engineering Services, Invesco Real Estate
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Kerem Kuroglu, Development Manager, Prologis
10:00am Break
10:15am Construction Keynote Panel
Session Leader:
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Matthew Christy, Director, AEW Capital Management
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Dave Ridley, Global Real Assets, Development & Engineering, JPMorgan Asset Management
11.15am Break
11.30am Equity vs. Debt: Scope, Speed & Quality
Session Leaders:
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Anne Faeth-Boyd, Director, Engineering & Environmental Services, Aegon Asset Management
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Matthew Christy, Director, AEW Capital Management
12.30pm Lunch
1:30pm All About Roofs: One of the Larger Capital Costs in an Asset Life Cycle
Session Leaders:
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Hank Feibusch, Managing Director, LaSalle Investment Management
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Jessica Weyandt, AVP, Technical Due Diligence, Revantage
2:30pm Break
2:45pm MANAGERS ONLY: Practical Applications of AI & Navigating Third Party Consultants
An open discussion on how peers are using ChapGPT and other LLMs in their day-to-day. What are effective prompts? What are the technology’s limitations? In this session, attendees will participate in a live-polling-driven whole-room discussion on AI use cases. NAREIM members will also participate in a guided exercise to create a vendor directory for a nuanced approach to consultant selection based on deal complexity and equity deployment.
Session Leaders:
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Belinda Bail, Managing Director, Development & Construction Management, BGO
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Kerem Kuroglu, Development Manager, Prologis
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Ty Barker, Vice President, Real Estate Services, Unico Properties
4:00pm End of meeting
feedback & pictures from The architecture,
engineering & development 2024 meeting
“This meeting is always my favorite conference/meeting I attend. I love the small-group atmosphere which promotes effective networking and knowledge share.”
“The one event I look forward to every year! The most engaging, thought-provoking and enjoyable conference, hands down.”
“Spending a day or two in a casual setting with peers and friends is so valuable. [The] planning and executing efforts make it easy for everyone.”






Location
757 Third Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY, 10017
NAREIM will not have a hotel room block for the Architecture, Engineering, & Development meeting. Below are some nearby hotels.
Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza
The Westin New York Grand Central

2025 committee members
Co-Chair: Ty Barker, Unico Properties
Co-Chair: Dave Ridley, JP Morgan Asset Management
Anne (Annie) Faeth-Boyd, Aegon Asset Management
Matt Christy, AEW Capital Management
Belinda Bail, BGO
Jody Tomlinson, Invesco Real Estate
Hank Feibusch, LaSalle Investment Management
Gary Cohn & Bob Geiger, Partner Engineering & Science
Kerem Kuroglu, Prologis
Jessica Weyandt, Revantage
Disclaimer: NAREIM meetings are open to NAREIM members only and their guests. For further information on attending meeting or other NAREIM discussions, please contact Reesa Fischer, CEO. Please note that any executive who is not a NAREIM member, guest of a member or working in the real estate investment management industry will not be admitted to NAREIM events. NAREIM reserves the right to decline any registration. By registering for NAREIM events, you are consenting to NAREIM’s privacy policy.