NYC’s Evolving Real Estate Landscape: Residential Trends Reshaping the Market

New York City’s residential and mixed-use real estate market is in a unique position, shaped by unprecedented market mechanics and an evolving local policy landscape. Lenders and investors are recalibrating how they view the sector as rezoning activity unfolds in key submarkets such as LIC and Midtown South, and as the policy environment shifts under new city leadership. This panel will bring together legal, financial, and transactional perspectives to unpack how these forces are influencing residential and mixed-use financing, investment, and development. The panelists will explore how different profiles of market participants are navigating the sector, how deals are coming together, and how professionals are advising around emerging questions.

NYC’s Evolving Real Estate Landscape:
Residential Trends Reshaping the Market

New York City’s residential and mixed-use real estate market is in a unique position, shaped by unprecedented market mechanics and an evolving local policy landscape. Lenders and investors are recalibrating how they view the sector as rezoning activity unfolds in key submarkets such as LIC and Midtown South, and as the policy environment shifts under new city leadership.

This panel will bring together legal, financial, and transactional perspectives to unpack how these forces are influencing residential and mixed-use financing, investment, and development. The panelists will explore how different profiles of market participants are navigating the sector, how deals are coming together, and how professionals are advising around emerging questions.

Discussion Topics:

How are lenders and investors viewing the NYC residential and mixed-use market, and how have rezoning pushes in submarkets like LIC and Midtown South shaped sentiment, opportunity, and risk?
How is the market viewing New York’s pied-à-terre tax phasing in for the 2026 tax year, and how are sponsors, counsel, and intermediaries advising around it, including potential valuation disputes and legal challenges?
How do commercial condominium structures interact with tax incentive programs like
485-x, Affordable New York, and ICAP, and what structuring opportunities or pitfalls should sponsors and counsel watch for?
Where are construction activity, deal volume, pricing, and financing headed in 2027, and what factors — from policy developments to the maturing conversion pipeline and evolving commercial condominium dynamics — pose the greatest risks and opportunities for investors, lenders, and developers?

Moderator:

Nicole De Bare, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Panelists:

Tracey Appelbaum, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, BedRock Real Estate Partners LLC
Abbe Franchot Borok, Managing Partner, Head of US Debt, BentallGreenOak
Helen Hwang, Senior Executive Managing Director, Meridian Capital Group

Additional panelist to be announced.

Wednesday, November 18th:

Registration: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Seminar: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking Reception: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Event Hosted By:

CREFC’s Women’s Network

Women's Network Series Sponsor:

Registration Rates:

$50 - Members
$100 - Non-Members

$25 - Members 30 Years of Age or Younger & Academic Members

When

11/18/2026 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time

Where

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 UNITED STATES

The CREFC Women's Network's Mission is to:

Enhance the visibility, profile and advancement opportunities of women in the commercial real estate finance industry.
Provide a structured platform with CREFC dedicated to women's initiatives.
Provide opportunities for networking, mentoring and development of professional women.

We welcome and encourage industry participants to join and be a part of this network.

Women's Network Series Sponsor

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is a global law firm trusted to deliver on complex, high-stakes matters. Operating at the intersection of business, finance, and government, the firm brings the decisive counsel that helps clients move markets, shape industries, define new opportunities, and succeed. Consistently recognized for innovation across legal services, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader combines sharp judgment with intellectual rigor to address critical, cutting-edge challenges. With 3,100 lawyers worldwide, the firm offers global scale with strong local insight in the markets that matter most. Its commitment extends beyond client work through pro bono activities, community investment, and responsible business practices.

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is a global law firm trusted to deliver on complex, high-stakes matters. Operating at the intersection of business, finance, and government, the firm brings the decisive counsel that helps clients move markets, shape industries, define new opportunities, and succeed. Consistently recognized for innovation across legal services, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader combines sharp judgment with intellectual rigor to address critical, cutting-edge challenges. With 3,100 lawyers worldwide, the firm offers global scale with strong local insight in the markets that matter most. Its commitment extends beyond client work through pro bono activities, community investment, and responsible business practices.

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