PIONEERING WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE 2015

A Special Edition from Sokol Media

JUNE 2015

PIONEERING WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE 2015

SUZEN HEELEY Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Josie Robertson Surgery Center Construction Site

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Kristi Ambrosetti Janice Barnes Gina Bedoya Michele Boddewyn Lauren Cahill Audra Canfield Jennifer Carpenter Nicole Ceci Clodagh Linda J. Isaacson Dana L. Moskowitz

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For Clodagh, who is pictured on a dog-shaped bench anchored by three Yorkshire terriers who just happened to be walking through the Abington House lobby the morning of the shoot, this photo speaks of the unique creativity that has contributed to Clodagh’s award-winning success as an international designer. And for the props augmenting Suzen Heeley’s cover shot, which were found on a top floor of the Jose Robertson Surgical Center’s construction site, her photo illustrates the vast and intricte array of details that go into managing the successful design of a medical center that will serve the health needs of so many.

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And these women are just two of the 12 Pioneering Women who are being honored in this issue, each of whom has learned how to combine her creativity and management skills into shaping successful careers in an industry where women remain a minority. It is through their persistence, dedication and ambition, however, that we hope other women will follow in their footsteps to demonstrate that success can be attained in a variety of ways, and through a multiplicity of strengths.

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Cover Story - Pioneering Woman

CLODAGH This award-winning, internationally-acclaimed designer ‘creates experiences by bringing the outside in.’

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Cover Story - Pioneering Woman

SUZEN HEELEY (Memorial Sloan Kettering) Suzen’s management of the new Josie Robertson Surgery Center is creating a more modernized experience in medical care.

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I advocate for forwardthinking, patientcentered healthcare design innovation, and MSK provides me with an ideal environment to put this into practice.

Suzen L. Heeley As the Executive Director, Design+Construction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [MSK] in New York City, Suzen is responsible for the design of an ongoing $2 billion capital program, comprised of new construction and renovation projects in over 30 locations throughout the New York tri-state area.

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Josie Robertson Surgery Center under construction

Her past work in architectural/design consulting and as an owner’s representative for innovative healthcare, environmental, interior and exhibit design for Fortune 500 corporations and healthcare systems has not only earned her many design awards, but has made her ideally suited for her responsibilities at MSK. “I advocate for forward-thinking, patient-centered healthcare design innovation,” she says, “and MSK provides me with an ideal environment to put this into practice.”

Specially, Suzen is currently managing MSK’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center (JRSC), a first-of- its-kind freestanding outpatient and short-stay cancer surgery facility. Due to open in January 2016, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Josie Robertson Surgery Center will offer a seamless experience for both patients and their caregivers, providing them with exceptional care using the latest in surgical technology in a serene and beautiful environment.

Made possible by a generous commitment from the Robertson Foundation, the (JRSC), upon completion, will form a 16- story, 179,000-square-foot building on York Avenue between East 61st and 62nd Streets, and will feature 12 operating rooms equipped to provide technologically sophisticated surgical care, including minimally invasive and robot-assisted procedures, on an outpatient basis.

“This technology, along with the expertise of MSK’s surgeons and support staff, will allow the Center to perform cancer surgeries that have typically required hospitalization but that now can be performed safely on an outpatient basis with a single overnight stay,” Suzen says. MSK is one of only a handful of cancer hospitals offering this type of leading-edge surgery.

Since patient and family engagement is central to the JRSC experience, education, preoperative preparation, and technological innovation will help patients and

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Operating room

Entry lobby

Exterior

families participate in their own care. An online patient portal and mobile device application, for example, will help them prepare for the day of surgery, permitting interactions with their team of healthcare professionals as well as giving them the ability to ask questions and monitor their post-surgery progress.

Further, a real-time location system will enable patients and caregivers to move freely around the JRSC rather than remain tethered to waiting rooms. Twenty-eight private postoperative recovery rooms with private bathrooms will also offer sleeper sofas and recliners for caregivers. Essentially, the facility is being designed to encourage patients to get out of their rooms and ambulate, and to engage them and their families in actively participating in their care both in the facility and at home post-discharge.

As a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, and as an active participant in the Healthy Building Network and the MSK Green Team, Suzen is dedicated to promoting sustainable, environmentally responsible design. It is no wonder, then, that MSK has just been named by Practice Greenhealth as one of the Top 25 sustainable hospitals in the nation. “We are dedicated to responding to the connection between health and the constructed environment,�

Suzen adds.

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The Josie Robertson Surgery Center MSKCC/JRSC HOSPITALITY

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PROGRESS RENDERING - MAIN CAMP VIEW

Patient & caregiver lounge rendering

Building Facts & Figures: ››

179,000 square feet * 16 stories (14 occupied floors)

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12 operating rooms in total spanning three floors, including 4 rooms with the latest surgical robotic systems

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18 pre-op/ outpatient PACU beds

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28 private rooms for postoperative short stay with bathrooms and space for caregivers

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Select surgical procedures related to the following cancers will be available at JRSC: Breast and Reconstruction, Gynecologic, Head and Neck, Urology and other Plastics and Reconstruction procedures.

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Food, rest, work, and entertainment spaces designed for caregivers while they wait for patients in surgery.

MSKCC/JRSC HOSPITALITY

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PROGRESS RENDERING - LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN VIEW

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A post-operative floor layout and design that promotes movement for patients recovering after surgery. Design features will include interactive graphics and an “Oasis” that will encourage family members and patients to come out of the postoperative rooms to recover, relax, plug in, or have a snack.

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A design and execution that meets the highest standards for sustainability seeking U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver certification.

This includes energy- and water-saving measures and utilizing recycled and low-emission interior materials and natural light, among other features.

MSKCC/JRSC HOSPITALITY Exterior rendering

“The Loft” staff lounge

PACU FLOORSrendering

PROGRESS RENDERING - PATIENT ROOM VIEW

Patient room rendering

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CLODAGH “I design experiences.”

Reflecting a design style that is uniquely Clodagh, these three words illustrate her commitment to one that, she says, “Allows everyone to feel alone in a crowd.” Continually looking at new modalities to help people be happy in their surroundings, Clodagh leaves no stone unturned by addressing all of the senses (touch, sight, smell, sound, spirit, and taste) into her environments. “We bring the outside in,” she says.

Still, perhaps the best way to experience the uniqueness of her work is to step into the properties, themselves.

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ON THE HIGH-LINE At Abington House, for example, Clodagh’s vision and mission for this 33-story 300- plus residence building on the High Line was to create an environment with a sense of place dedicated to the wellness and joy of its residents, staff and visitors. Capturing the muscular intrigue of the Highline and referencing it in the interior finishes, Clodagh was inspired to place multi-stemmed burches and specimen trees on axis with the main entry. “This, in addition to the plantings on the Highline reflecting a garden in the sky, allow people to enjoy the seasons as they exit and enter,” Clodagh says.

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As the first luxury 26-story high-rise on the High Line, the Caledonia made its mark in historic Chelsea by selling out over half of its condominiums in just eight weeks. With city and river views, the 10,000 square foot lobby boasts a skylight space flanked by a 15 ft cascading water fall and reflecting pool which runs the entire length of the lobby. Custom art which enhances the unique ambiance of the space lines the vast walls, including sculptural backlight tree grates. A cozy library designed for Assouline Publishing House forms a waiting room at one end of the lobby, complete with a working fireplace and custom bookshelves. An additional children’s room, party room, and Equinox gym, all designed by Clodagh, complete the public space.

Photos © Eric Laignel

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RECTOR PLACE Once the Related Companies chose to reintroduce this 27-year-old Battery Park City building at 225 Rector Street to the market, Clodagh was granted license to renovate all of the interiors and common spaces. Hosting 181-residences and 15,000 square feet of common usage area including a children’s playroom, fitness center, a common roof terrace with sun chairs and barbecues, and a large rooftop ‘cabana’ with prep kitchen, powder room and dining for eight, Clodagh created a soothing environment that would enable residents to still feel ‘nomadic’ within the building itself. Based upon the concept of hospitality, Clodagh incorporated modalities such as feng shui into the lobby which sports burnished metal that frames the concierge desk, a rock and water feature, a 10-foot-high mirror and a wall mounted flower arrangement. Further, the corridor carpeting is designed by Clodagh, and the room that houses the building’s pool is fitted with wooden window treatments and spa-like furnishings. Its fitness center had walls removed and an airy staircase is installed in its place, while the roof deck is paired with an indoor rooftop lounge for entertaining.

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SANTA MONICA Tucked next to the glamorous Viceroy Hotel, one block from Santa Monica Beach and the iconic, much photographed and filmed Santa Monica Pier, this ninety-two unit condominium building offers a wealth of amenities, and some of the most avant-garde details in the United States. Here, Clodagh carefully executes her design mantra “everything you need and nothing more than what you need” throughout this residential building by infusing her minimalist interiors with natural elements. Using nothing extraneous or superfluous, yet with all the elements included and all the senses addressed, she created textured, sensuous and warm spaces for circulating, lounging, meeting, playing, exercising, thinking, living, “And, that most important aspect of our life, sleeping,” she adds.

With careful use of integrative design in which Feng Shui, biophilia, biogeometry, and the beauty of low maintenance materials are celebrated, the building has been planned to enhance the lives of its residents and their guests, delivering timeless design, lasting value, and a sense of community.

Photo © Daniel Aubry

MIRAVAL SPA Based upon Clodagh’s mantra of “Life Enhancing Minimalism”, the Miraval Life in Balance Spa in Tuscon, Arizona, was designed to mirror an authentic experience of the Arizona desert through its strong connection to the spirit of its rugged landscape. On the entrance wall of the spa building, for example, there is a giant symbol in oxidized steel and healing copper with a turquoise stone center, announcing to visitors that they are approaching the gate to wellness and the fifth world. The massive stucco walls of the spa are colored the rich tone of mesquite bark, blending into the desert, and all the senses and elements have been enlisted in a cavalcade of design and natural elements. Built in harmony with the healing power of its Sonoran desert surroundings, the spa transforms its guests both physically and emotionally, creating balance and promoting a sense of well-being.

“We work a lot with symbolism and sacred symbols, while infusing respect for sensuality throughout the spaces we design,” Clodagh says. “Essentially, we are playing with the mind, providing the healthiest and most stress-free environments possible. I’m really a simple person,” she adds, “I like nothing but the best!”

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Honoring Gina Bedoya

Kristi AmbrosettiPei Partnership Architects Jennifer Carpenter Sotheby’s International Realty

Janice Barnes

Jennifer Carpenter Architect

Avalon Bay Communities

Perkins + Will

Gina Bedoya

Lauren Cahill

Nicole Ceci

Jennifer CarpenterSteven Winter Associates Jennifer Carpenter Architect

Pei Partnership Architects

Clodagh

Nicole Ceci Clodagh Design (cover story) Steven Winter Associates

Michele Boddewyn

Clodagh

Suzen Heeley

Memorial Sloan - Kettering

Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, Clodagh Design Cancer Center (cover story) d.p.c.

Cathy Hobbs

Linda & J. Isaacson Lauren CahillCathy Hobbs Design Recipes First American Title

Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist Avalon Bay Communities

Audra Canfield Audra Canfield Interiors

Linda IsaacsonDana L. Moskowitz

First American Title EVO Real Estate Group, A Member of NAI Global

Andrea Kretchmer Poko Partners

Carol Sigmund

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ears spent residing in both Brooklyn and Manhattan have afforded a myriad opportunities to become a trusted authority in New York estate, and an invaluable resource to buyers and sellers alike.

Gina real Bedoya FromArchitects renting in Chelsea and on the Upper West Side to owning in Pei Partnership Prospect Heights — where she served on the cooperative’s Board of Directors — Kristi’s expertise and passion for this city are instantly apparent.

Lauren Cahill a longtime touring Broadway performer, Kristi has traveled AvalonPreviously Bay Communities the world — from the U.S. and Canada to Russia, Japan and China. This extraordinary experience supplied the foundation for her creative marketing of Jennifer Carpenter properties, instinctive people skills and tenacity in a comparably competitive Jennifer Carpenter Architect industry. It instilled in her a distinct appreciation for not only international living, but also the notion of home, a compelling concept she always returns Nicole Ceci to when conferring with her clients.

Steven Winter Associates Entering the real estate arena in 2011, Kristi has to date participated in moreClodagh than $100 million of closed sales and $200,000 of closed rental transactions, dealsDesign that benefited from her fresh perspective and professionalism, Clodagh adaptability and dependability.

Specializing in the sale of cooperatives, condominiums and townhouses Cathy Hobbs in Manhattan Sotheby’s International Realty, Kristi’s success in the Cathy Hobbs Design with Recipes & field thus far can be attributed to her intuition and insight, organization Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist and discernment. A fierce advocate for her clients, Kristi prides herself on getting to know their goals, really listening, and guiding them through the Linda Isaacson entire buying First Americanand Titleselling process. A skilled negotiator, she is no stranger to navigating difficult transactions. Kristi takes a pro-active approach to problemKretchmer solving, providing superior service — steeped in communication Andrea and accessibility Poko Partners — at every step.

Kristi is also committed to giving back by supporting organizations dedicated supporting human rights for women, girls and the LGBT community, CaroltoSigmund and hopes to increase her support as her career continues to escalate.

Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA

Kristi Ambrosetti

Sotheby’s International Realty

Real estate transactions are stressful, whether you are a first-time buyer or a seasoned investor. I thrive in the chaotic world of New York City real estate, however I strive to be a calming presence for my clients. I am proud to be a part of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand, with its luxury global reach and local expertise. No two transactions are alike and I am dedicated to listening, researching and delivering results.

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s Principal and Global Discipline Leader for Planning and StrateGina Bedoya gies, Janice focuses on the ways in which strategic planning enables Pei Partnership Architects clients to meet their business goals. With over 25 years of design experience bridging practical applications with empirical research, Lauren Cahill Janice recognizes critical business processes and links these to appropriate Avalon Bay Communities organizational design responses. Internationally recognized for this expertise, Janice chairs the firm’s Resiliency Task Force linking environmental, social Jennifer Carpenter and economic indicators to advance resiliency principles in design and to Jennifer Carpenter Architect connect expertise across communities. She leads the New York Urban Design team and its work with regional municipalities on urban redevelopment Nicole Ceci strategies, brownfield opportunity areas and community engagement. She Steven Winter Associates also publishes extensively on the evolving nature of work and workplace in our cities. She leads engagements with diverse clients such as the NYCEDC, Clodagh District Department of the Environment, Ottawa Police Services, the UniClodagh Design versity of California San Francisco and KPMG while serving on numerous editorial review boards, ULI Advisory Board and the Board of Urban Green Cathy Hobbs in New York City. She leads the Resiliency component of Perkins+Will’s Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes & AREA Research initiative and most recently participated in the nationwide Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist Rockefeller Foundation Capacity-Building Academies.

Linda Isaacson First American Title

Janice Barnes Perkins + Will

Andrea Kretchmer Poko Partners

I have changed the focus of my practice to resiliency, since it has the greatest potential Carol Sigmund Horowitz LLP & incoming President/NYCLA impact on the world today.

It Sigmund supersedes boundaries, and is the biggest problem we are facing. It also provides an incredible opportunity to collaborate with international experts to expand the conversation beyond that of disaster response and recovery. It is no longer about the individual…it is about our collective collaboration.

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Gina Bedoya Pei Partnership Architects

ina Bedoya, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Pei Partnership Architects, has been a trailblazer in the field of marketing professional services for the built environment. Immigrating Gina Bedoya to the United States from Ecuador at age 8, she was fascinated by Pei Partnership Architects the skyscrapers of New York City. She recalls her father taking her downtown toLauren see the Twin Towers as they were completed in the early 1970s.

Cahill on to receive a B.A. in Urban Studies from Douglass College, AvalonGina Baywent Communities Rutgers University and has completed graduate course work in Urban and Environmental Planning from the Graduate School of Urban Planning, RutJennifer Carpenter gersCarpenter University.Architect Jennifer She is a Fellow of The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), and a past president Nicole Ceci of the New York Chapter. She is also a past chair of the SMPS National Education Committee, where she contributed to redefining Steven Winter Associates the Body of Knowledge in marketing professional services for the design and construction industry. She has contributed articles on marketing and business Clodagh management to various industry publications and has been a speaker and a Clodagh Design participant on various seminar panels. She authored the chapter “Developing and Implementing an Effective Marketing Program” for the Marketing Cathy Hobbs Handbook for the Design Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes & & Construction Professional.

She received several recognitions by the SMPS New York chapter, including Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist the Marketing Mentor Award in May of 2001 and the Lifetime Service Award in May of 2003. SMPS National recognized Gina for grassroots leadership Linda Isaacson following the events, when she led her chapter to change their scheduled First American9/11 Title seminars to fundraisers to help the families of the victims of 9/11. Gina was featuredKretchmer in Women on the Fast Track, published by Multicultural Marketing Andrea Resources, Inc., New York City in 2001.

Poko Partners Gina enjoys teaching students, young marketers and industry colleagues about Carolmarketing; Sigmundshe has developed a presentation, “Building Buildings,” to educate grammar school children about the built environment. In her Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA quest to educate the design and construction industry about best business practices, Gina founded the AEC Business Academy. The Academy provides a platform for industry experts to present the various topics that are currently challenging the design and construction community. Gina is involved in SMPS’s mentoring program and is an active member of the AIA New York Chapter Marketing & Communications Committee.

At Pei Partnership Architects Gina is responsible for directing the business development and marketing efforts for all local and international markets.

She oversees the communication endeavors and is involved with firm management and strategic planning.

I am fortunate to have had some remarkable women mentors throughout my career. I am grateful that now I can give back and mentor girls, young women and women colleagues so that they may realize the opportunities in the real estate, design and construction professions and be confident that they can succeed in working in the built environment industry.

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ichele Boddewyn, president, Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, d.p.c.

(BGA), is a seasoned and knowledgeable professional, with 35 years of experience. A woman of many talents, she continues to Gina Bedoya be instrumental in the growth of the firm. Among her countless Pei Partnership Architects initiatives that have advanced BGA’s fortunes, Michele led the acquisition of LMG Architects in 2008.

Lauren Cahill After acquiring a majority interest in BGA in 2010, Michele obtained Avalon Bay Communities Women’s Business Enterprise certification from WBENC, NYS Empire State Development Corp., and D.B.E. certification from the NYC Metropolitan Jennifer Carpenter Transportation Authority.

Jennifer Carpenter Architect Time and again, she has demonstrated her skill in commanding and mobilizing BGA’s teams for projects of all sizes and complexities. Known for her Nicole Ceci scrupulous attention to detail, Michele has spearheaded numerous projects Steven Winter including: Weill Cornell Medical Center, The Bar Association of TheAssociates City of New York and the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Clodagh Michele is a caring and inclusive leader who protects her clients’ interests Design above all. In addition to her discriminating tastes in design,Clodagh she’s known for her responsive and can-do attitude, her gift for communicating well with Cathy Hobbs clients and co-workers, and for listening. She learns, reflects, and then impleCathy Hobbs Recipes & ments, incorporating the best of everyone’s ideas. Firm yet flexible,Design Michele earns the trust of her clients by guiding each one Emmy-Award-Winning toward a solution that isJournalist attractive, functional, on-time, and on-budget.

Isaacson A graduate of Pratt Institute, School of Architecture inLinda Brooklyn, N.Y., First American Title Michele is a LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the NCARB and the American Institute of Architects.

Andrea Kretchmer Michele, who is an avid traveler, a Francophile and fluent in French, travels PokoShe Partners frequently to her roots in Belgium. Reading is a favorite pastime. serves as President of The Friends of the Library in her Westchester community.

Michele Boddewyn Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, d.p.c.

Carol Sigmund

Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA

Each project comes with its unique set of challenges where the solution will be inevitably different from any other project we’ve done before. It’s always gratifying to see the evolution of the process into a tangible outcome.

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Pei Partnership Architects auren N. Cahill is a Senior Development Director at AvalonBay Com-

munities, where she joined in the Fall of 2011. Amongst her numerous

Lauren Cahill she presently is overseeing the development of Avalon responsibilities,

Avalon Bay Communities Willoughby Square/AVA Do Bro, an 826-unit residential tower that

will be the tallest building in Brooklyn upon opening in the 3rd quarter of

Jennifer 2015. Ms.Carpenter Cahill is also managing 1865 Broadway, a mixed-use tower that is

Jennifer Carpenter Architect anticipated to contain approximately 340,000 sf of residential and retail. 1865

Lauren Cahill

Broadway looks to break ground in the third quarter of 2016. In addition, Nicole Ceci Lauren is also actively involved in identifying, sourcing and underwriting Steven Winter Associates future development projects.

Prior to joining to AvalonBay Communities, Ms. Cahill was an Assistant Vice Clodagh President of Development at the Gotham Organization, Inc. While at ClodaghLauren Designwas involved in the development of 200 West 72nd Street Gotham, (a 196-unit luxury residential property) and assisted in the predevelopment Cathy phase and Hobbs construction financing closing of Gotham West, a mixed-use resiCathydential/retail Hobbs Design Recipes & project in excess of 1 million square feet. From 2007 to 2009, Emmy-Award-Winning Ms. Cahill was anJournalist Assistant Development Director at Western Development Corporation, located in Washington, DC. While there, she was responsible Linda Isaacson for managing the redevelopment of Georgetown Park, a 300,000sf retail Firstresidential American redevelopment Title and project in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, and the redevelopment of a 320,000sf Class A office, retail Andrea Kretchmer and parking development in Towson, Maryland. Lauren’s early professional Poko Partners experience also included a position at Liberty Property Trust in Philadelphia, where she was a team member within the Urban and National Development Carol ASigmund Group. trained architect, Ms. Cahill initially began her career with the esteemed architectural firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects in New York City.

Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA Lauren received her BA in Architecture from Columbia University and a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, along with a Degree Certificate in Real Estate Design Development from the Wharton School of Business. She is a member of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where she is currently the Co-Chair for ULI New York’s Housing Council and is a member of the Management Committee. Previously, she was the Co-Chair for the ULI Young Leaders Group (YLG) for ULI New York (2011-2013), Vice Chair for YLG ULI Washington (2008-2009) and Co-Chair of YLG ULI Philadelphia (2006-2007).

Avalon Bay Communities

Every project can’t be everything to everyone. People have different opinions on how they want to live and the types of experiences they want to have. Our brands have enabled us to design communities with distinct offerings to appeal to the specific psychographic we are targeting.

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udra Canfield has over 10 years of experience in residential and Avalon Bay Communities commercial interior design and is an allied member of ASID. While Jennifer Carpenter studying interior design at FIT in New York City, she interned and later worked full time as lead designer for ASID’s President Phyllis Jennifer Carpenter Architect Harbinger with Design Concepts Interiors, LLC. Nicole Ceci In 2010, A udra made the difficult decision to go out on her own and moved to Brooklyn to begin the first of three companies. TheSteven first company​ ​was a Winter Associates direct response to a need she saw in the interior design field for high quality, Clodagh decorative pillows with a quick lead time. Designer Fluff (designerfluff.com) is a luxury throw pillow line and Customer’s Own MaterialClodagh (C.O.M.)Design workroom that caters to the trade and works with interior design firms across the United States. Audra and her business partner, Trisha Gardner, created the Cathy Hobbs company in 20​11.​ ​​ All Designer Fluff pillows ship within days and Cathy7 business Hobbs Design Recipes & are available in 12 sizes with 3 edge details. They are hand-crafted at a U.S. Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist workroom that has been specializing in interior design applications for over 20 years. Designer Fluff has been growing consistently sinceLinda its inception and Isaacson proudly provide​s​some of the best customer service in theFirst industry.

American Title That same year, Audra incorporated Audra Canfield Interiors, LLC that focuses on residential design, staging and property development.

ACI has Andrea Kretchmer designed apartments and houses in both Manhattan and Brooklyn.

As a Poko Partners designer she aims to create functional spaces that both translate the client’s personal style and stretch their level of comfort to createCarol a totally unique Sigmund environment as special as the client whoHorowitz dwells there.

Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA In 2012, Audra was asked to design Foursquare’s office in SoHo. At that time, commercial design was in the midst of a big change. Audra saw the residential and commercial design worlds colliding as young new companies were demanding comfortable, open work spaces that allowed employees to collaborate in new and exciting ways. She was able to create such a space for Foursquare and that experience led Audra and Trisha to team again to form EdgeQuarters in 2014. Over the past year and a half, EdgeQuarters (edgequarters.com) has been designing offices that enhance employee experiences, increase productivity, and aid in company recruiting. EdgeQuarters is currently working on office spaces for Indeed across the United States.

Audra Canfield Audra Canfield Interiors I enjoy designing comfortable and open work spaces that allow employees to collaborate in new and exciting ways.

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Ginaennifer Bedoya Malia Carpenter launched her firm Jennifer Carpenter Archi-

Pei Partnership Architects tect, an architecture and interiors firm focused on retail, hospitality and workspace projects, in 2009. Jennifer’s approach is rooted in

Lauren Cahill her clients’ missions and identities and searching for understanding

Avalon Bay Communities clever and unexpected ways to support them through material and spatial innovations. Recently completed projects include Alder Restaurant in New

Jennifer York CityCarpenter and the Converse San Francisco flagship store, both featured in

Jennifer Carpenter Interior DesignArchitect Magazine. JCA is pleased to work with many clients on re-

peat projects -- both in the US and abroad -- including Converse, the French NicoleInstitute, Ceci Alder Restaurant Group, and Media Math. New clients Culinary Steven Associates withWinter projects on the boards include Ray Ban, Honeygrow, and Ubiq.

Jennifer is featured in several design anthologies, including “Dish,” a compendiumClodagh of women in design from Princeton Architectural Press, and “…& Fork”, Design a Clodagh global survey of ‘the most exciting and important young product designers’ from Phaidon Press. Jennifer taught Senior Thesis & Analysis Studio at the CathySchool Hobbs Parsons of Design and has guest lectured at MassArt, NYU, Clemson CathyUniversity Hobbs Design Recipes and the Center& for Architecture. She has been a Registered Architect in the state of New York since 1998, and became a LEED (Leadership in Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional in 2009. Jennifer Carpenter Architect is an official Women Business Enterprise (WBE) for New Linda Isaacson York State and New First American TitleYork City.

Before starting JCA, Jennifer was an Associate and the Director for Retail and Hospitality with Rogers Marvel Architects, a firm she joined in 1998. In Andrea Kretchmer 2000 Jennifer founded the award-winning furniture and product design studio Poko Partners TRUCK Product Architecture with the Rogers Marvel partners; she designed furniture for retailers including the MoMA Design Store and Design Within Carol Sigmund Reach, a full range of tabletop for Arc International.

Horowitz Sigmund LLP &and incoming President/NYCLA Before earning her Master of Architecture from Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Jennifer worked with Cesar Pelli + Associates, where she was on the design team for the Cleveland Clinic and the Washington National Airport. Prior to joining Pelli, Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Yale.

The firm is happy to be part of Manhattan’s burgeoning Lower East Side, where JCA occupies a storefront on Hester Street. Jennifer has lived in the neighborhood for over a decade with her husband, author and culinary-tech wiz Dave Arnold, and their two boys, Booker and Dax.

Jennifer Carpenter Jennifer Carpenter Architect We have a history of our clients come back to us again and again to help them design their newest projects.

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s an engineer in the Multifamily Group at Steven Winter Associates, Nicole assists clients to meet energy savings goals in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and Connecticut. Her building science Gina Bedoya experience includes energy auditing, design and implementation, Pei Partnership Architects cogeneration feasibility evaluation, data analysis of building and portfolio performance, and commissioning. Recently Nicole has completed city-wide Lauren Cahill studies on New York City energy usage performance for NYCEEC and Fannie Avalon Bay Communities Mae. She serves as a reviewer for the PlaNYC Local Law 84 Benchmarking Report and advises the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability on data-driven apJennifer Carpenter proaches to policies promoting multifamily sector energy savings.

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Franklin Plaza, New York City – Audit, retrofit design, construction Steven Winter Associates administration, and commissioning of a 14-tower Mitchell Lama complex under NYSERDA MPP. Clodagh Liberty Towers, Jersey City, NJ – Audit, retrofit design, construction Clodagh Design administration, and commissioning on a 650-unit high rise complex.

Project pursuing LEED EB and PSE&G incentives.

Cathy Hobbs Peter Cooper-Stuyvesant Town, New York City – First ENERGY Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes & STAR® rated existing multifamily property in New York City.

Pumping Retrofit Research – Audit, retrofitEmmy-Award-Winning design, construction ad-Journalist ministration, and commissioning with measurement of pre- and postLinda Isaacson retrofit energy usage. Partnering with major pump manufacturers and First American Title a research university.

Hunters Point South, Queens, NY – New construction plan reviews, Andrea Kretchmer inspections, and commissioning for a 900-unit mixed use development Poko Partners pursuing LEED NC, NYSERDA incentives, and tax credits.

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Sustainable engineering is cutting-edge and fast-paced, Service Offerings Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA • Cogeneration Feasibility Studies – In situ thermal load monitoring, particularly as we continue to electrical metering, and analysis of load profiles for cogeneration sizing and feasibility determinations. Plan reviews and M&V also performed. focus on making structures • Energy Audits – Local Law 87, forensic investigation of poorly performmore usable in emergencies. If ing systems, portfolio-level investigations, modeling projected energy savings for diverse energy savings measures. nothing else, Hurricane Sandy • Incentive Program Assistance – work with NYSERDA, Con Ed, Naforced all of us to give this much tional Grid, NJ PSE&G, federal tax incentives, Connecticut utilities, and others. more important consideration.

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inda J. Isaacson serves as senior vice president of First American Title. As the director of business intelligence, she leads a strategic of business intelligence and technology initiatives, data Ginaportfolio Bedoya analytics and process improvement for the National Commercial Pei Services Partnership Architects Division, while communicating the vision of business intelligence and strategy throughout the enterprise. Linda’s focus is to drive revenue Lauren Cahill growth by developing critical market and competitive intelligence, trend Avalon Bay Communities analysis, predictive analytics and innovative research in both the debt and equity quadrants of the major commercial capital markets throughout the Jennifer Carpenter United States.

Jennifer Carpenter Architect Linda also oversees tactical account management of title and portfolio transactions for many principals, lenders, developers, law firms, Public and Nicole Ceci Private REITS, institutional/pension funds and cross-border investors.

Steven Winter Associates Appointed to First American Title’s Global Commercial Services team and the executive management team of the National Commercial Services Clodagh Division, Linda assists in targeting cross-border investors seeking investment Clodagh Design opportunities in the U.S., and has presented to institutional investors internationally.

Cathy Hobbs Prior to serving as a senior vice president of First American Title, Linda was Cathythe Hobbs Design Recipes chief operating officer&and executive vice president of the company’s New Emmy-Award-Winning York Division. InJournalist that role, she was responsible for the strategic planning, management and overall risk mitigation projects of the New York operation.

Lindajoined Isaacson Linda First American Title Insurance Company of New York in 2007, First American and in 2010, ledTitle its merger with the independent subsidiary First American Title Insurance Company of New York, resulting in First American’s New Andrea Kretchmer York Division.

Previously, Linda was a member of the board of directors of Poko Partners First American Title Insurance Company of New York.

In both 2008 and 2011, Linda was selected as a “Women of Influence” by Carol Sigmund Real Estate New York, a publication of Real Estate Forum. In 2012, Linda Horowitz Sigmund LLP & incoming President/NYCLA was recognized among the “Top Women in Real Estate” by Sokol Media, Inc. In 2013, Linda received a “Passionate Champion Award” from First American Financial Corporation at Linkage Institute’s Women in Leadership Forum in San Francisco. Linda is a member of WX, Inc., New York’s leading Women Executives in Real Estate, an invitation-only association of executive-level women actively engaged in the commercial real estate industry in New York. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where she is a representative of the Global Exchange Council. Linda is also First American’s delegate to PREA, the Pension and Real Estate Association, and serves on their Research Affinity Group.

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Capitalizing on data and analytics presents an incredible opportunity to accelerate performance, both within one’s enterprise and the industry as a whole.

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ana L. Moskowitz is the President of the EVO Real Estate Group, Avalon Bay Communities a member of NAI Global, which she, along with her partners, acquired in February of 2013. Her main responsibilities entail day to Jennifer Carpenter day management of the company, as well as oversight of the brokerJennifer Carpenter Architect age division.

Ms. Moskowitz has spearheaded the rebranding of the company, which Nicole Ceci includes a new name, logo and corporate website. She is also focused on Steven Winter Associates attracting new talent to the firm to enhance the brokerage division and expand the company’s building agency portfolio. Additionally, she was instrumental in Clodagh EVO becoming the New York City member of NAI Global, the largest and most powerful network of independently owned commercialClodagh real estateDesign firms.

Prior to EVO, Dana was one of the founding partners and a Principal Cathy Hobbs of ID Real Estate Partners, LLC, where she focused on acquisitions and Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes & brokerage. While at ID, she acquired the leasehold for 41-45 West 34th Street, a 112,000-square-foot office building. Dana servesEmmy-Award-Winning as the leasing agent andJournalist is overseeing the capital improvement projects at the property, totaling over Linda Isaacson $10 million dollars.

First American Ms. Moskowitz began her career at Winoker Realty Company in 2003 Title as a leasing broker representing both tenants and landlords.

Andrea Kretchmer Ms. Moskowitz graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Poko Partners Arts in Government. She is a former Chairperson for the Real Estate New Leadership Cabinet of Israel Bonds, a member of the Young Men and Women’s Real Estate Association and the Real Estate BoardCarol of NewSigmund York. She Horowitz Sigmund LLP Leadership & incoming President/NYCLA is also a founding member and former Chairperson of the Young Committee of Boys Town of New York. Dana has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by The Real Deal and a “Woman of Influence” by Real Estate Forum.

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