Front Stoop Series

ULI Chicago members convene once a month on Zoom for our Members-Only “Front Stoop Series”.  Commercial real estate professionals join together for a candid conversation about current industry issues, and have the ability to ask questions and gain insight on what industry leaders are seeing. 

Read below and hear what members key-takeaways have been from some of our previous discussions.

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Cannabis in Illinois: Trends, Developments, and Opportunities
November 4, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • John Gaines, Director, Newmark
  • Dina Rollman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Green Thumb Industries
  • William Shih, Policy Advisor, City of Chicago
  • Stew Weiss, Attorney, Elrod Friedman LLP

Resilience Series: Clean, Smart, & Equitable: Building Tomorrow’s Infrastructure
September 9, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Gia Biagi, Commissioner, Department of Transportation, City of Chicago
  • Sara Disney Haufe, Director of Traffic Engineering, Chicago, Sam Schwartz
  • Scott Goldstein, Principal, Teska Associates
  • Billy Grayson, Executive Vice President, Centers and Initiatives, Urban Land Institute

Resilience Series: Building a Chicago that Works for All
August 26, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Ciere Boatright, Vice President, Real Estate and Inclusion, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
  • Claude Robinson Jr., Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Diversity, UCAN
  • Juan Sebastian Arias, Deputy Director of Policy, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago

Resilience Series: Creating a Thriving Economic Ecosystem
August 19, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Pamela Daniels-Halisi, Managing Director of Community Lending, BMO Harris Bank, N.A. and President, BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC
  • Marcia Delaney, Program Manager of Business Growth Services, Southland Development Authority
  • Brad McConnell, Chief Executive Officer, Allies for Community Business

Resilience Series: Thinking Outside the Housing Box
August 12, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Bryan Esenberg, Managing Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing, City of Chicago
  • Ameya Pawar, Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project, and Former Alderman, 47th Ward, City of Chicago
  • Jacques Sandberg, Vice President, Affordable Housing, Related Midwest

The Role of Technology in the Built Environment
July 15, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Michael Carson, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, The Habitat Company
  • Lindsay Hyde, Entrepreneur in Residence, Moderne Ventures
  • Prasan Kale, Co-Founder & CEO, Rise Buildings

The Evolution of Crowdfunding: Convergence of Technology & Retail Capital
June 10, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Jonathan Glick, Founder & Managing Principal, Incubation Capital Partners
  • Ryan Munoz, Director of Real Estate Acquisitions, Cadre
  • Darren Powderly, Co-Founder, CrowdStreet, Inc.
  • Tracy Treger, Principal, Syndicated Equities

Silver Linings: The Chicago Residential Market & the Pandemic
May 6, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Tim Anderson, CEO & Founder, Focus
  • Mike Golden, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, @Properties
  • Thad Wong, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, @Properties

Construction Trends & Costs
April 15, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Bethany Crispin, Senior Vice President, Residential Business Unit, Clayco
  • Paul James, Senior Vice President, Lendlease
  • Susan Uhlarik, Project Executive, McShane Construction Company

Check, Please! What’s Next for Chicago’s Restaurant Industry?
March 18, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Kevin Boehm, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Boka Restaurant Group
  • Allan Perales, Chief Operating Officer, Gold Street Partners
  • Sam Toia, President & CEO, Illinois Restaurant Association

The Next Normal is Now: Real Estate & the Higher Ed Campus
February 18, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Meghan Webster, Principal, Education, Gensler
  • Peter Isaac, Executive Vice President, Campus Partnerships, CA Ventures
  • Alex Darragh, Vice President, Facilities, Northwestern University

Predictions & Trends for Urban Retail
January 21, 2021
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A Conversation With:

  • Brennan Hitpas, Managing Director, Investment, Newcastle Limited
  • John Vance, Principal, Stone Real Estate

The Next Chapter for Malls
January 14, 2021
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A Conversation with:

  • Andrew Wilson, Vice President, Development, Miller Capital Advisory, Inc.
  • Joseph Stein, Senior Director, Construction, Brookfield Properties