SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

iGlobal Forum

19th Real Estate Private Equity Summit: West

November 13, 2018

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The Developer Panel at the iGlobal Forum West conference featured Chuck Cowley with other notable developer Hugh Hilton.  The group discussed opportunities in residential real estate (with a focus on multi-family rentals), finding returns in flexible office space, and creating value by providing a differentiated product.

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iGlobal Forum

Real Estate Joint Ventures Deal makers Meeting: Los Angeles

November 13, 2018

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Chuck Cowley joined a panel of local experts including Louis Harrison of Belveron Partners and Gary BEason of Landco Aresc LLC to discuss the anatomy of a real estate joint venture deal- how to get it right from the start. This discussion covered: structuring, management structures, partner selection, and where to channel investment 

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Bisnow

Multifamily Conference

January 17, 2017

Chuck Cowley joined a panel of other local experts, including Mike Concannon of Lendlease, at Bisnow’s Los Angeles Multifamily conference held January 17th, 2017, to discuss design, placemaking, construction techniques and their return on investment.

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Rent TV Symposium

Downtown Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate, State of the Market

April 14, 2016

Joined by commercial real estate experts including Sam Brownell (Blatteis and Schnur) and Matthew Fainchtein (Cushman Wakefield), Chuck Cowley discussed trends in the Arts District and the Historic District including proposed mixed use developments, the impact of the Hybrid Industrial Ordinance, the future of Arts District creative office and retail. 

Bisnow

DTLA: The Future of Urban Retail

November 5, 2015

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Retail development heavy weights Bert Dezzutti (EVP, Brookfield Property Partners) William Hecht (COO Westfield) and Wayne Ratkovich (CEO The Ratkovich Company) joined Chuck Cowley and others on the Acquisition and New Development Panel where they discussed developing innovative retail properties, the Downtown Los Angeles renaissance, the factors that have reignited the retail sector while providing a vision of the future of urban retail in DTLA and beyond.

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Bisnow

Bisnow Multifamily West

May 22, 2014

The Developer Panel at the Bisnow Multifamily West conference featured Chuck Cowley with other notable developer including Bob Champion, Ken Kahan, Michael Sorochinsky and Sam Simone.  The group discussed the economy and housing, industry trends that are driving supply and demand, how deals getting done, the capital markets, and the outlook for new development.

Urban Land Institute Los Angeles  

Case Study & Site Tour: One Santa Fe
May 15, 2014

Chuck Cowley, and others from the One Santa Fe Development team, will present the One Santa Fe case study to ULI participants, discussing the vision, architecture, and financing behind this catalytic project.  Chuck, along with others on the development team, will guide participants on an exciting site tour as the project approaches the final stages of construction.

Legal & Negotiation Issues for Non-Banks and Borrowers

The Borrower's Forum on Non-Bank Real Estate Finance & Subordinate 

Debt, Santa Monica

September 9-10, 2013 
 

Chuck Cowley along with panelists, Gary Zimmerman of Fidelity National Financial and John Trott of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, will cover a range of financial and debt topics in this distinguished speakers conference, including: intercreditor agreements, loan documentation and remedy update; deal hurdles and negotiations; recourse in the light of Cherryland Decisions; non-standard deals; recourse and a comparison of jurisdictions; and structuring around 

future tax implications.

Urban Land Institute Housing Council, Los Angeles

One Santa Fe Briefing 

July 12, 2013

As a partner of the One Santa Fe development, Chuck Cowley offers insight to this catalytic, transit oriented development which spans four acres in Downtown Los Angeles's Arts District.  Further detailing this project's extensive entitlement process, General Plan amendments and intricately layered capital financing, Chuck will present an in-depth look into one of Los Angeles' most exciting upcoming developments.   

Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles

Prefabricated Multifamily - Is It Fabulous? 

April 16, 2013

Chuck Cowley along with Tim Williams, managing principal of Michael Maltzan Architecture, breakdown the challenges, logistics and ultimate success of developing and building Los Angeles' first prefabricated apartment building, Star Apartments.

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Urban Land Institute Los Angeles 

Transit Oriented Los Angeles ("ToLA")

October, 2013

ToLA will expand the planning agenda from individual transit stations to a transformation of corridors to achieve a truly transit oriented Los Angeles.  At ToLA, ULI-LA will present the result of two groundbreaking studies from The Corridor Project, funded by a ULI Foundation Urban Innovation Grant, and The Building Reuse Partnership, with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.