If you weren’t able to join us for one of our recent meetings, we’ve provide meeting resources below, including meeting summaries, event photos and some audio recordings.  We hope to see you in person next time, but if you’re schedule doesn’t allow, we’ve got you covered!

YL Small Group Discussion Series | “One Chicago: INVEST South/West: Englewood Connect”
August 24, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leader’s hosted their third and final session of a three-part Small Group Discussion Series, “INVEST South/West: Englewood Connect.” INVEST South/West is a community improvement initiative under Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot to direct resources toward 10 communities on Chicago’s South and West Sides.  Guest speakers were Zeb McLaurin, CEO & Founder, McLaurin Development Partners and Dawveed Scully, Associate Director & Senior Urban Designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM).
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YL Small Group Discussion Series | “Checking In On Hospitality”
August 18, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leader’s hosted the second session of a three-part Small Group Discussion Series, “Checking in on Hospitality”. The panel of hospitality experts explored the performance of recently opened hotels, design/construction innovations following the pandemic, and the future of the hospitality sector over the next 1-2 years. Guest speakers included James Francque, Global Head of Transactions, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Robert J. Habeeb, Founder & CEO, Maverick Hotels & Restaurants and Zack Lamp, Vice President, HKS.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series | “One Chicago: Transforming the Chicago Skyline”
August 11, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leaders hosted the first session of a three-part Small Group Discussion Series, “One Chicago: Transforming the Chicago Skyline.” The Young Leaders were joined by the JDL Development team:  Jim Letchinger, Founder and CEO; Heather Elkins, Director of Interior Design; Joey Letchinger, Project Manager and Doug Metzger, EVP Construction.
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Webinar | “Exploring Multifamily’s Latest Boom: Single Family Rental”
June 24, 2021
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually for a panel discussion on the latest boom in the single-family rental (SFR) and build-for-rent (BFR) housing sectors. The panel was moderated by Susan Tjarksen, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield who engaged a conversation with Jake Anderson, Assistant Vice President, Heitman; Josh Hartmann, CEO, NexMetro Communities; and George Maravilla, Senior Vice President, Tower Capital, LLC.
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Webinar | “Project Deep Dive: Bronzeville Lakefront”
April 22, 2021
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually for a panel discussion on the Bronzeville Lakefront project with members from the project team: Ken Bahk, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Kaleidoscope Health Ventures; Ciere Boatright, Vice President Real Estate & Inclusion, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives; Bob Chib, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Kaleidoscope Health Ventures; and Scott Goodman, Principal, Farpoint Development.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series | “Informing Affordable Housing Policy Through Civic Engagement”
March 30, 2021
Young Leader’s hosted the final session of a three-part Small Group Discussion series and were joined by Bill Eager, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Midwest, Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.; Aaron Johnson, Project Manager, Office of Community Engagement, Racial Equity and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Housing, City of Chicago; and Barbara Taylor, Financial Planning Analyst/Project Manager, Department of Housing, City of Chicago.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series | “Life Science Lift Off”
March 23, 2021
YL’s hosted the second session of a three-part Small Group Discussion Series and were joined by Dave Liu, Vice President, Asset Management, Harrison Street.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series | “Up & Over: The Red & Purple Line Modernization Program”
March 9, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leader’s hosted their first session of a three-part Small Group Discussion Series. Sven Bosold, Senior Project Manager, Walsh Construction and Construction Manager, Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team; Katrina Denny, RPM Systems & Stations Project Manager, Chicago Transit Authority; Graham Garfield, General Manager, RPM Operations & Communication Coordination, Chicago Transit Authority and Michal Williams, RPM Heavy Civil Project Manager, Chicago Transit Authority; all joined to provide their expert input.
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Webinar | “2021 Economic Forecast”
February 25, 2021
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually in February for a panel discussion, “2021 Economic Forecast”, with leading economists Sam Chandan, PhD, Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development and Dean, NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate (Moderator); Dr. Peter Linneman, Founding Principal, Linneman Associates, LLC and Marianne Wanamaker, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee and Former Chief Domestic Economist, Council of Economic Advisers.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “Uncovering the Complexities at the Intersection of Healthcare and Real Estate”
February 23, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leaders convened virtually in February to discuss the intersection of healthcare and real estate.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “The Future of Experiential Retail”
January 19, 2021
ULI Chicago Young Leaders gathered virtually to discuss the future of experiential retail post COVID-19.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “The Future of Cities: How Will Cities Adapt to Our Changing World”
December 9, 2020
ULI Chicago Young Leaders gathered virtually to discuss the long-lasting impacts of COVID-19 on cities. Participants were asked to read Emerging Trends in Real Estate: United States and Canada 2021 beforehand to inform the discussion.
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WLI’s Equity in Real Estate | “Resisting in Place through Equitable Real Estate Development” 
December 8, 2020
ULI Chicago Women’s Leadership Initiative closes its “Equity in Real Estate” series with Ciere Boatright and Morgan Malone.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “Navigating Great Uncertainty: How the Industry is Reacting to the Unknown”
November 18, 2020
ULI Chicago’s Young Leaders gathered to discuss solution to effectively navigate periods of uncertainty in the commercial real estate industry. Participants were asked to read the following article prior to the discussion.
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WLI’s Equity in Real Estate | “Segregation in the Modern Age”
November 17, 2020
ULI Chicago Women’s Leadership Initiative features WBEZ’s Natalie Moore for the second session in its “Equity in Real Estate” series.
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Webinar | Growing Chicago’s Communities: How Economic Development is Transforming Chicago’s South & West Sides
November 5, 2020
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually for our panel discussion with guest speakers Zeb McLaurin, CEO  & Founder, McLaurin Development Partners; Rhonda McFarland, Executive Director, Quad Communities Development Corporation (QDCC) and Carlos Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC).
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “Climate Change and Real Estate: How the Industry is Adapting to a Dynamic Environment”
October 22, 2020
ULI Chicago’s Young Leaders convened to discuss the affect of climate change on commercial real estate industry. Participants were asked to read Climate Change on the Real Estate Sector beforehand to inform the discussion.
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Webinar | “Navigating Real Estate Market Uncertainty in Unprecedented Times”
October 20, 2020
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually for our annual forecast event featuring the ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2021 report.
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WLI’s Equity in Real Estate | “Racial Disparity in Lending”
October 6, 2020
ULI Chicago Women’s Leadership Initiative launches “Equity in Real Estate” series focusing on racial disparity in lending.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “Racism in Real Estate: Confronting the Systematic Injustices of Development, Finance and Policy”
September 17, 2020
ULI Chicago’s Young Leaders discussed the legacy of racism in the commercial real estate industry. Participants were asked to read The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago beforehand to deepen the conversation.
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Webinar | “Spotlight on the IMD”
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
ULI Chicago members and guests gathered virtually this week for our “Spotlight on the IMD” webinar, which convened key individuals working to redevelop the IMD, located just two miles west of Chicago’s Loop.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #3 | “Cannabis and its Elevating Effect on Real Estate”
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Young Leaders discussed the topic of cannabis, and how owners, manufacturers, designers, and contractors have ignited their innovation to accommodate production and distribution needs as well as state and federal regulation.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #2 | “Entertainment in Real Estate”
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The second installment of the Small Group Discussion Series reviewed some of the more atypical projects in the City of Chicago, including Morton Salt and Gallagher Way.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #1 | “Modern Trends in Affordable Housing”
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Young Leaders heard from leading affordable housing experts on modern trends in affordable housing.
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“2020 Mid-Year Perspective on Chicago Real Estate Markets”
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Members from ULI Chicago and the DePaul Real Estate Center joined for a discussion around the 2020 Mid-Year Perspective on Chicago Real Estate Report.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “To Rent or to Buy: The Debate on Home Ownership”
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
ULI Chicago Young Leaders discussed three transitional renter demographics that will fill demand for rental housing, namely single-family homes. Beforehand, participants read The New Face of Rental Housing: Single-Family Built-For-Rent to deepen the conversation.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “How On-Demand Services & Amenities are Changing the Ways We Think about Real Estate”
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
ULI Chicago’s Young Leader’s Group held a virtual roundtable discussion via Zoom. More than twenty young leaders participated, and the discussion was based around an article concerning commercial real estate and the humanitarian challenge posed by the COVID-19 crisis. The participants shared an on-demand service that they find useful during this trying time (like Zoom, Instacart, and Grubhub) and the conversation naturally flowed to several pertinent and timely questions.
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YL Virtual Roundtable | “The Impact of Technology on CRE”
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
ULI Chicago Young Leaders group kicked off its first virtual roundtable, discussing the impact of technology on commercial real estate. The discussion was based around the Urban Land article: “Industry Outlook for Property Technology: Americas”. Valerie Berstene, Architect, SmithGroup, led the 15-person roundtable, comprised of lenders, developers, architects, engineers, and brokers.
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“Why Chicago? The Investment Case for Buying & Owning Commercial Real Estate in Chicago”
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Our panel of experts debate the positives – Chicago’s world class talent, technology, transportation, infrastructure and cost relative to its national and global peers – along with current challenges and unique perspectives regarding how Chicago is best positioning itself for the future.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #3 |  “Technology as an Amenity”
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Mobile Doorman Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Debjit Das, and Director of Marketing, Will Clanfield, will discussed how technology has become one of the most valuable amenities in multifamily properties today.  Mobile Doorman provides custom apps for apartment communities that elevate the renter experience while delivering valuable data and efficiencies to owners, operators, and investors.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #2 |  “Tribune Tower Redevelopment”
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
As Principal and Executive Vice President of Golub & Company, Lee Golub discussed the transformation of the historic Tribune Tower from an office building into luxury condominiums. A tour was followed of the sales gallery which overlooks the iconic tower and learned about the planning that went into this one-of-a-kind redevelopment.
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YL Small Group Discussion Series #1 | “State of the US Mall: Land Use”
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Retail assets continue to pose a complex challenge for many owners and investors in today’s market.  Ben Freeman from Brookfield Properties spoke to Brookfield’s strategy for shopping malls and provided insight into how to retail assets can find success in an evolving industry. He then expanded on how these assets have transitioned from “destination shopping centers” and have been transformed into “hubs of daily life” to meet the changing lifestyle and shopping habits of consumers.
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