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Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Loudermilk Center 40 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
About the Event - With support from the Atlanta Regional Commission and Enterprise Community Partners, Piece by Piece convened institutional investors, regional government leaders, affordable housing stakeholders and others for a collaborative discussion about recent real estate investment trends and strategies to ensure long-term health and viability of metro Atlanta neighborhoods. The half-day event featured five panels/presentations on the topics below.
EVENT PROGRAM
PANELS/PRESENTATIONS (PowerPoint and audio links below)
A. Understanding the Issues & Context
An overview of local and national investor activity in scattered-site, single-family rentail market. AUDIO 1
- Dr. Dan Immergluck, Professor, Georgia Institute for Technology POWERPOINT
- Mike Minutelli, Macallan Group and Member, Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panel POWERPOINT
- Dan Reuter, Land Use Chief, Atlanta Regional Commission (Moderator)
B. The Role of Private Equity Investors
This moderated panel discussion will feature representatives from private equity investment firms. Topics for this panel will include long-term goals, property management strategies, opportunities for partnership with nonprofits and more. AUDIO 2
- Aaron Edelheit, Chief Executive Officer, The American Home Real Estate Investment Trust
- Gavin P. Kleinknecht, Managing Director, Sylvan Road Capital, LLC
- Alicia Macphee, Regional President, Invitation Homes
- David Zanaty, Regional Director, Waypoint Homes
- Odetta MacLeish-White, Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners
C. Learning from Phoenix, AZ
What can metro Atlanta learn from Phoenix's experience with investor activity? Whave been the benefits and pitfalls for Phoenix neighborhoods? How can we maximize investor activity to further stabilize Atlanta neighborhoods? AUDIO 3
- Germán Reyes, Vice President for Community Stabilization, Chicanos Por La Causa - POWERPOINT
D. The Role of Code Enforcement
How does the growth in scattered-site, single-family rental impact code enforcement strategies? We'll talk with leaders in the field, hear about an encouraging program in Baltimore and discuss the perspective from a suburban market.
AUDIO 3 (Session D starts at 31:15 mark in the audio file).
- Deputy Commissioner Michael Braverman, City of Baltimore Housing Department
- Daphne Talley, Demolition Chief, City of Atlanta Code Enforcement
E. Vision for the Future of Atlanta Neighborhoods - AUDIO 4
- Sarah Edelman, Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress - POWERPOINT
- LaShawn Hoffman, CEO, Pittsburgh Community Improvement Association
- John O'Callaghan, President & CEO, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
- Paul Singh, Senior Manager, Community Stabilization, NeighborWorks America (Moderator)
QUESTIONS?
Contact Susan Adams at sadams@andpi.org or 404-420-1595. Download the event flyer.