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Press Release: Bob Sonnenblick to Moderate at Crittenden Finance Conference Nov 7- 8, 2023
Press Release: October 19, 2023
Crittenden Real Estate Conferences Inc. has chosen Los Angeles-based real estate developer <span class”yellow”>Robert Sonnenblick</span>to moderate the opening keynote panel at the upcoming Crittenden Real Estate Conference on November 7, 2023 in Miami, Florida at the Trump International Hotel in Sunny Isles.
The topic of the opening panel will be “How to find high leverage dollars for acquisitions in today’s real estate finance markets.” Panelists will be an array of the most active lenders and equity providers doing major real estate funding on commercial and residential projects.
Sept 14, 2022: Bob Sonnenblick to Moderate Real Estate Investment Conference
State of the Industry for
Finance & Investment
Opening Keynote: September 14 – 2:30 PM EST
- Impact of interest rate escalation on the mortgage industry
- Today’s underwriting parameters
- Lender’s preferred product types
- Markets/cities that lenders like best
Moderator: Bob Sonnenblick, Chairman, Sonnenblick Development
Mon. June 20, 2022: Bob Sonnenblick to speak at InterFace Southern California Desert Commercial Retail Real Estate Conference
June 20 2022, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at University of Redlands Orton Center
The in-person event is hosted by Western Real Estate Business, Shopping Center Business, California Centers, and Western Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business magazines, along with the InterFace Conference Group.
The conference will attract attendees from throughout Southern California and surrounding areas, including owners, developers, property managers, economic development executives, buyers and lenders who are active in the retail, industrial and multifamily sectors.
Topics for discussion include:
- What is the economic outlook for the next 12 to 24 months?
- How has demand for industrial properties grown and what is the outlook for new development?
- What is the availability of industrial land? How are land prices affecting future development?
- Who is developing and who is buying industrial properties?
- How have changes in e-commerce and advances in logistics impacted industrial development and design?
- How has the retail sector fared through the pandemic? Where are the strengths and weaknesses as the retail sector recovers from the pandemic?
- What retailers are opening and closing in the market?
What is the market seeing in terms of experiential retail, pop-ups, and nontraditional tenants?
Tue May 10, 2022 BISNOW: Construction, Development and Design in Los Angeles
BISNOW IN-PERSON
Los Angeles
CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT
AND DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES
LOCATION
The Westin Bonaventure
404 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Ballroom: San Gabriel & Santa Anita, 1st Floor
SPEAKERS
KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND AMIDST CONSTRUCTION SETBACKS
Working Through Supply Chain Issues, Labor Shortages, and Construction Costs
BOB SONNENBLICK
Chairman, Sonnenblick Development
MIKE RACINE
Executive Vice President, Hackman Capital
JONATHAN SHUM
SVP, Related California
DANIEL STAFFORD
SVP, McCarthy Building Companies
For more information, please go to: www.Bisnow.com
Press Release: November 2, 2021. Los Angeles, Calif. Bob Sonnenblick to moderate IMN 3rd Annual Distressed Hotels Forum
IMN Conferences, Inc. has chosen Los Angeles-based real estate developer Bob Sonnenblick to moderate the keynote panel at their upcoming 3rd Annual Distressed Hotels Forum, to be located at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday November 16th.
Mr. Sonnenblick is the Chairman of both Sonnenblick Development LLC and Sonnenblick Resorts LLC.. His panel will feature institutional hotel lenders and investors who are active in today’s post-Covid hotel investment marketplace. The panel title is: “Private Equity Outlook-Hotel Industry Fundraising and Capital Structuring”.
For more information on this conference, please go to www.IMN.org or to www.SonnDev.com
Bob Sonnenblick – Crittendon 2021 Conference Speaker
Session 101: Opening Keynote
The Post-COVID Real Estate Finance MarketplaceModerator: Bob Sonnenblick
Chairman, Sonnenblick Development LLC
Real Estate Conference l Speakers
We would like to introduce you to some of our 2021 conference speakers!
Conference Speakers
Bob Sonnenblick – Chairman, Sonnenblick Development LLC
Mark Fluent – Head of West Coast Real Estate, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
David Eyzenberg – President, Eyzenberg & Company
David Moret – President, Highline Real Estate Capital
Donald Moses – Managing Director, Real Estate Private Credit, Arena Investors LP
Vic Clark – Senior Managing Director & Head of Conventional multifamily production, Lument
Randy Wynne – Director of Revenue Management, RE Carroll Management
Jason Miller – Chief Investment Officer, Grand Sakwa Properties
Gary Bechtel – Chief Executive Officer, Red Oak Financial
Arthur Nevid – Head of U.S. Loan Origination, Romspen Capital
Alison Coen – Managing Director, Barclays
Solomon Garber – Senior Vice President, Northeast Bank
Greg Schecher – Director, Archway Capital
**Note: These are only conference moderators. Please visit our website for other speakers
Don’t miss out on these amazing speakers that are guaranteed to give you advanced industry information to help your business prosper and give you the necessary tools to build your company and succeed in today’s ever changing market.
Conference Highlights
September 22-24, 2021 • Miami, Florida
2.5 days • 18 educational sessions • 65+ speakers • 5 networking events
We hope to see you there!
Testimonials
– Robert Kline, Cushman Wakefield
“You will learn more about the motivation, focus and risk tolerance of high level decision makers, lenders and investors in 36 hours than any other conference you can attend.”
– David Repka, Bison Financial Group
Bob Sonnenblick to Speak at Hotels Opportunities Conference March 31, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Monday March 29, 2021
UPDATED – SEE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO BELOW!
Hotels Magazine has announced that L.A.-based real estate developer Bob Sonnenblick has been added as a speaker on their keynote panel at the upcoming Hotel Opportunities Conference this Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, Florida.
The panel topic is: Financing New Hotel Opportunities- Debt & Equity. It is the first major “live & in-person” hotel industry conference in over one year. For more info, go to www.HotelsMagazine.com
Bob Sonnenblick to moderate IMN Keynote panel: 2nd Annual Distressed Hotels Virtual Forum February 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Monday February 15, 2021 Ny City, NY
IMN Conferences, Inc has announced that Los Angeles-based real estate developer, Robert Sonnenblick, Chairman of Sonnenblick Resorts LLC, has been chosen to moderate their keynote panel at the upcoming 2nd annual Distressed Hotels Virtual Forum & Webinar on February 18th.
Mr. Sonnenblick’s panel is entitled “Domestic & Global Opportunities in Distressed Hotel Investments”, and it will feature fund-investors and money sources from around the world who finance and acquire distressed hotel deals. The panel will discuss the current and future state of the lodging industry, and the money that funds new hotel transactions.
For more info, please see: www.lMN.org
Domestic and Global Opportunities in Distressed Hotel Investment
- Globally, which markets are proving most resilient throughout the pandemic?
- Where are luxury hotel investments on the rise? Which investor groups are driving activity?
- How are institutional investors viewing offshore vs. domestic distressed hotel investment opportunities?
- How are global tourism rates trending, and how will this impact investment and development pipelines?
- How do you finance acquistions?
- Partnering with foreclosure banks and funds
- How long is the domestic hotel industry down turn?
- What hotel segments recover first? (Urban, Itd services, resorts)?
- Which markets are leading in new construction activity?
- What are the unique complexities and risks of cross-border distressed hotel transactions?
For more info, please see: www.IMN.org
Bob Sonnenblick – Chairman of Sonnenblick Development chosen by IMN Conferences Inc. to moderate the “Mezzanine Loan & Gap Financing for Real Estate Deals”
PRESS RELEASE: N.Y. Monday Nov 16th, 2020
Los Angeles-based real estate developer and investor, Bob Sonnenblick, the Chairman of Sonnenblick Development LLC., has been chosen by IMN Conferences Inc. to moderate the “Mezzanine Loan & Gap Financing for Real Estate Deals” panel at the upcoming IMN Real Estate Mezz & Distressed Debt Conference on Wednesday November 18th.
Mr. Sonnenblick’s panel will feature interviews and questions with five major national real estate lenders, who are still active today funding projects amidst the “mid-Covid” financial turmoil in the real estate markets.
The webinar/”virtual conference” may be heard live at www.imn.org. or for more info, please call (212)-901-0506
Mezzanine Loan Origination Trends in an Uncertain Market Environment & Outlook for Gap Financing
- Which markets and sectors are most attractive/in need of mezzanine financing at the moment?
- How have terms and negotiations changed in the past 6 months?
- Is the market still saturated with too many debt funds originating mezzanine loans? How has the global health crisis impacted competition?
- Are we seeing banks starting to move back into the space?
- What are the outlooks for foreign investment and joint venture financing?
- What financing is available and favorable for distressed deals across different asset classes?
- How do terms compare to ground-up development deals?
Monday, Oct. 5 2020 Bob Sonnenblick to Moderate Real Estate Finance & Development Trends in 2020 & 2021 Crittenden Event
Crittenden Real Estate
Finance Conference
October 5 – 7, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT
The 2020 Crittenden Multifamily & Real Estate Finance Conference will now be VIRTUAL! This COMBINED event will allow attendees access to panel presentations and the opportunity to network online from the comfort of their home or office.
Real Estate Finance & Development Trends in 2020 & 2021
Hour 4 | 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
- What real estate product types are still finance-able?
- Has finance/underwriting changed since COVID-19 started?
- Has the supply of finance money into real estate changed at all?Will interest rates stay this low for the long-term?
- Will construction costs ease?
- Will land prices in Florida decrease over the next year? Is this the time to buy land?
- Are tenant/corporate bankruptcies affecting the real estate finance marketplace?
Moderator: Bob Sonnenblick Chairman Sonnenblick Development LLC
Sean Kelly-Rand, Managing Partner – RD Advisors LLC
Charles J. Foschini, Senior Managing Director, Florida – Berkadia
Bob Sonnenblick Speaking June 3rd 2020 iGlobal virtual event
The Future of Real Estate Mezzanine Financing Amidst Covid-19 – Part 2
June 23rd 2020, 2:00PM (EST) | Live Virtual Experience
June 23rd 2020 2:00 pm (EST) Bob Sonnenblick will be a panelist the latest in the iGlobal virtual event series The Future of Real Estate Mezzanine Financing Amidst COVID-19: Part 2..
This panel will focus on Money available today for investment into new real estate deals.
Hear speakers thoughts on:
- How much money their funds have already raised for Mezzanine investments over the last year or so?
- How much money they have remaining to be spent on Mezzanine investments?
- Should funds be re-routed any into distressed acquisitions, from Covid-19 “exploded deals”?
- With “senior” lending severely hampered, will/can they take down the entire capital stack themselves, and then sell off the senior later (after closing)?
- Any ability to raise new Mezz funds in today’s world?
In case you missed it Bob Sonnenblick was a panelist in the real estate sector for Part 1 of The Future of Real Estate Mezzanine Financing Amidst Covid-19 virtual event. [click for highlights]
ABOUT THE VIRTUAL EVENT
iGlobal Live is pleased to present the latest in our virtual event series ‘The Future of Real Estate Mezzanine Financing Amidst Covid-19 – Part 2’.
Join us for this 60-minute session on June 23rd to be part of the live debate, get your questions answered by leading industry experts and address the key challenges that you and your peers are facing amidst the current global pandemic as we start to edge closer to the ‘new normal’.
Key topics include:
- How much money has each of your funds already raised for Mezzanine investments over the last year or so?
- How much money do you have left to spend on Mezzanine investments today?
- Are you re-routing any of these funds into distressed acquisitions, from Covid-19 “exploded deals”?
- What are your preferred real estate product types (residential/industrial)? What product types won’t you touch (retail/hotel)?
- What are your preferred regions for investment? Has the choice between urban and suburban been affected by Covid-19?
- What yields should you be seeking on your Mezzanine money today (both current/short term and over-all long-term IRR)?
- What has your deal flow/closings looked like since the start of Covid-19?How has this shaped projections for 2020 on your Mezzanine volume? Are you expecting heavy competition or not any more?
- How high up the capital stack can your Mezzanine go? Has Covid-19 impacted this?
- With “senior” lending severely hampered, will/can you take down the entire cap stack yourselves and then sell off the senior after closing? How big of a deal can you swallow?
- Can you see any ability to raise new Mezzanine funds in today’s world?
PLUS, a new feature for iGlobal Live – attend a live virtual event and be personally introduced to a speaker of your choice. This is only available for attendees of our live events, and places are limited, so secure yours now to stay connected and stay informed.
Mr. Robert Sonnenblick, Chairman of Sonnenblick Development, LLC, is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania with more than 30 years of experience in various aspects of real estate development and real estate finance.
Bob Sonnenblick
Chairman
Sonnenblick Development LLC
PRESS RELEASE: New York, 10-11-2019 IMN Conf
IMN Conferences Inc has announced that Los Angeles-based real estate developer Bob Sonnenblick, Chairman of Sonnenblick Development LLC, has joined their keynote Finance Panel to speak at the upcoming Real Estate & Mezzanine Debt Conference to be held in New York City on November 7th at The Union League Club on East 37th Street.
- Where are the opportunities for the year ahead? Which markets and what deal types are you pursuing?
- What is the availability of capital (both debt and equity) in the current market?
- Who is financing your deals? Banks, insurance companies, CMBS, debt funds or other specialty finance companies?
- What projects are you looking to finance with mezzanine and other subordinated debt?
- What market factors are keeping you up at night?
RENTV’s Greater Los Angeles Development Summit
Please join RENTV for our 4th annual Greater Los Angeles Development Summit on Thursday June 13, 2019. At this conference, experts involved with major commercial real estate projects in the Greater LA area – developers, investors, brokers, architects, contractors and capital sources – will discuss:
- What is being built
- Where it is being built
- How it is being built
- How much it is costing to build
- How it is being financed
Headline Speakers including:
Date: Thursday June 13th at 9am
Location: Doubletree Hilton Hotel-Westside, (Culver City)
Press Release: Rotenberg, Germany – April 29,2019
The topic of the panel discussion will be:
Downtown L.A.’s Hospitality Revolution.
For more information, please go to:
www.TopHotelWorldTour.com
Downtown LA | April 11: Next Week Hear These Top DTLA Dealmakers at RENTV’s Annual CRE Conference
Find out why the RENTV Conferences are highly praised by attendees and speakers!!
Please join
RENTV
for our 4th Annual
Downtown Los Angeles
State of the Market Conference
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Please join RENTV for our 4th annual Downtown Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate State of the Market Conference on Thursday, April 11, 2019.
- Hear from an unrivaled line-up of veteran Downtown Los Angeles commercial real estate experts covering Retail, Office, Multifamily and the East Side – Arts, Fashion and Historic Districts (see below)
- Network with top industry leaders doing deals throughout L.A.’s CBD
- Gain timely insight about current happenings in the local commercial real estate market
The event will kick-off with a networking breakfast at 7:00 AM.
The event is being held at:
The L.A. Hotel Downtown
333 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
7:00 AM until 11:30 AM.
PROGRAM SPEAKERS (So far):
KEYNOTE
- Nick Griffin
- Executive Director
- Downtown Center Business Improvement District
OFFICE
- Kent Handleman
- Senior Vice President, Brokerage
- Lincoln Property Company
- Ian Gilbert
- Manager, Leasing / U.S. Office Division
- Brookfield Properties
- Bob Sonnenblick
- Chairman
- Sonnenblick Development LLC
RETAIL
- Gabe Kadosh
- Vice President/Retail Services
- Colliers International
- Chris Maling
- Principal
- Avison Young
MULTIFAMILY
- Laurie Lustig-Bower
- Executive Vice President / Multi-Housing Group
- CBRE
- Alex Valente
- Senior Vice President
- Trammell Crow Company
- Kevin M. Roberts
- Senior Vice President
- MacFarlane Partners
- Larry Perry
- Vice President Loan Originations
- Parkview Financial
EASTSIDE – ARTS, FASHION & HISTORIC DISTRICTS
- Jeff Lasky
- Vice President, Leasing
- Hudson Pacific Properties
- Michael Sabet
- Vice President / Co-Founder
- Strategic Legacy Investment Group, Inc.
- Jonathan Hakakha
- Managing Director
- Quantum Capital Partners
- Brandon Burns
- Executive Director
- Cushman & Wakefield
Real Estate Conference on April 19, 2019
Press Release: San Diego, Calif. March 5, 2019
Crittenden Conferences Inc has announced that Los Angeles-based real estate developer Bob Sonnenblick, Chairman of Sonnenblick Development LLC, has been chosen to moderate their keynote conference panel at the upcoming Crittenden National Real Estate Conference on April 19th in San Diego, California.
The panel topic is:
New Southern California Construction projects for 2019. The conference will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego.
For more information, please see www.CrittendenNational.com
2-14-19 IMN Conferences has chosen Robert Sonnenblick to be keynote panel moderator
Press Release: New York City, Feb 14, 2019
IMN Conferences has chosen Los Angeles-based hotel developer Robert Sonnenblick to be the keynote panel moderator for their upcoming Hotel Development & Construction Conference on Feb 25 & 26 at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in New York City.
Construction & Design Differences Between Different Hotel Segments And Brands:
- Full service vs Limited service
- Select service vs Extended stay
- Branded vs un-branded
- Resort vs all-inclusive
- High-rise vs Low-rise
- Concrete vs Steel vs “Stick”
- Hotel garage vs Surface parking
- Roof top pools & bars vs ground floor
- Pre-Construction/Construction
- Union construction vs Non-union
Marriott NY Downtown Hotel-85 West Street. For more info, please see: www.IMN.org
Bob Sonnenblick to headline BISNOW 2019 Development Dynamics 2019 Orange County Construction & Development Conference
PRESS RELEASE January 28, 2019:
Bisnow Conferences Inc has announced that Los Angeles-based real estate developer Bob Sonnenblick, Chairman of Sonnenblick Development LLC, will headline their “2019 Development Dynamics” panel at their upcoming Orange County Construction & Development Conference on February 12 at the Irvine Marriott Hotel.
The panel will focus on increasing construction costs, labor shortages, Orange County land prices, and local zoning issues.
For more info or to purchase tickets, please go to www.Bisnow.com
RENTV’s Orange County State of the Market Conference Jan 24th 2019
Save the Date!
RENTV’s
Orange County
State of the Market Conference
KEYNOTE
- William A. Shopoff
- President & CEO
- Shopoff Realty Investments, L.P.
OFFICE
- George Thomson
- Senior Managing Director
- Newmark Knight Frank
- Anthony DeLorenzo
- Senior Vice President
- CBRE
- Russ Parker
- Managing Member
- Parker Properties
- John Blanchard
- Partner, Acquisition and Asset Management
- Greenlaw Partners
INDUSTRIAL
- Rick Putnam
- Senior Vice President
- Kidder Mathews
- CoeSen NgWun
- Senior Manager of Acquisitions
- Rexford Industrial
- Jon Marchiorlatti
- Vice President, Industrial Development and Acquisitions
- Shea Properties
RETAIL
- Stenn Parton
- Chief Retail Officer
- DJM Capital Partners
- Glenn Rudy
- Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets / Retail Investments
- Newmark Knight Frank
- Bob Sonnenblick
- Chairman
- Sonnenblick Development, LLC
- John Read
- First Vice President
- CBRE NRP-West
Contact
Steven Bloom
Rentv.com
310-242-8613
sbloom@rentv.com
MULTIFAMILY
- Paul Julian
- Principal
- Advanced Real Estate Services
- Brent Stoll
- Acquisitions Director
- Rose Equities
- Dan Blackwell, CCIM
- Senior Vice President
- CBRE
- Rob Morgan
- Senior Vice President, Regional Development Partner
- JPI Companies
- Larry Perry
- Vice President Loan Originations
- Parkview Financial
IMN Hotel Development & Construction Conference Feb 25-26-2019
Press Release: New York City – Dec 3, 2018
IMN Conferences Inc. has chosen Los Angeles-based hotel developer Robert Sonnenblick, the Chairman of Sonnenblick Development LLC, to be the marquis panel moderator for their upcoming Hotel Development & Construction Conference on Feb. 25 & 26 at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in New York City.
The topic of the panel is:
Construction & Design & Operational differences between hotel brands and hotel segments…
The panel will be a discussion with industry experts on construction-cost differences and design differences and operational differences between the various brands and differing hotel market segments, such as:
Full Service vs Limited Service
Select Service vs Extended Stay
Branded vs Un-branded
Resort vs All-Inclusive
High-rise vs Low-Rise
Concrete vs Steel vs “Stick”
Hotel Garage Parking vs Surface Parking
Union vs NON-union (effects on both construction and operations)
Roof-Top Pools & Bars vs Ground Floor construction