September 2018 Newsletter

Development of brownfield sites offers both risk and reward. How do you evaluate each? When do the rewards outweigh the risks? Are the best opportunities already taken? Join us with a panel of experts to examine this topic. 

October 5th, 2018 | 7:30 am - 9:00 am, networking hour to follow until 10 am

Ballroom, Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center

Light breakfast to be provided. 

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Panelists:

Mark Wagenbrenner

Born and raised in columbus, Mark graduated from Bishop Hartley High School and later from Miami University with a B.S. in Finance. Mark worked three years for The Equity Group in Chicago, a national retail development company owned by Sam Zell, then returned to Columbus in 1991 to work with his family business. In Columbus, Mark began by heading the redevelopment of Grandview Avenue, and has since served as the lead developer of several retail, residential and office infill redevelopments in Central Ohio. 

Alison Goebel

Alison Goebel is the Executive Director of the Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) and has been with GOPC since 2010. Goebel is responsible for charting GOPC's strategic direction, directing the research, advocacy, and outreach teams, and securing resources for this work. She is the author of a number of research reports and policy briefs related to the revitalization of weak-market, legacy cities, transportation funding, and local governance structures in Ohio. Goebel is a graduate of Leadership Ohio and was elected by her class for the 2014 "Leaders Among Leaders" award. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology from the University of Urbana-Champaign and received her B.A. from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). 

Mayor Ben Kessler

Mayor Ben Kessler is a third-generation Bexley resident who lives with his family on Bryden Road. Ben has held the office of Mayor since 2012, and his current term extends through the end of 2019.

Mayor Kessler is the immediate past chair fo the Central Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association, and is a board member with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and the Franklin County Energy Efficiency Special Improvement District. Additionally, he has served as the chair of the Bexley Land Use Strategy Commission; a member of the Bexley Historical Society Board of Trustees; a committee member of the Alum Creek Corridor Committee and the Main Street Guidelines Committee; and a member of the Heritage Ohio Advisory Panel. 

Prior to his election as Mayor, Ben was a member of City council from 2008 through early 2012. He has served in Bexley City council as chair of the Zoning and Development Committee, chair of the Finance Committee, and briefly as President of Council in early 2012. 

Prior to taking office as the Mayor of Bexley, Mayor Kessler was employed as a commercial real estate appraiser, with a practice that specialized in property tax valuations of large format office and retail properties and expert testimony. 

Mayor Kessler's goals include continuing to build on the success of the City's police and infrastructure services; focusing on redevelopment in the North Cassady and Livingston Avenue Areas of the City; and continuing to push for sound fiscal policy that focuses on the long-term impacts of budgetary decisions. 

Kristin L. Watt

Kristin is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and chair of the environmental group.  Her practice focuses on environmental compliance and counseling, enforcement defense, environmental audits and permitting issues.  She also assists with due diligence in business and commercial real estate transactions and the contracting provisions related to each.  Kristin has worked extensively in the areas of solid and hazardous wastes, petroleum underground storage tanks, NPDES permits, wetlands, environmental investigation/remediation and green labeling.

Kristin is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law National Council.

Kristin has spoken on many topics, including multimedia audits, environmental audit privileges, environmental issues related to real estate transactions, storm water regulations, underground storage tanks and environmental issues related to Ohio shale fracing.

Kristin received her J.D. with honors from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law and her B.S.B.A. cum laude from The Ohio State University.

The Center for Real Estate at Fisher College of Business would like to invite you to join us for the inaugural Real Estate Career Fair. 

Note: Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your table as soon as possible (first come, first in). 

When: Friday, November 9th, 2018 | 2-4 pm

Where: Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center

Registration Fee: $100

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For more information, contact Program Manager, Supaphen Niroula at niroula.1@osu.edu. 

The Ohio State Center for Real Estate is pleased to welcome Bill Brennan and Andy Tanner to our Advisory Board. 

As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bill oversees all of Pizzuti’s financial activities, including cultivating capital markets partners. Bill also oversees both the property and asset management functions of the firm.

A member of Pizzuti’s senior executive team, Bill brings a wealth of experience in the real estate investment and banking fields. He is responsible for structuring debt and equity investments in Pizzuti’s projects, working with both private and public sources including pensions, insurance companies, endowments, Tax Increment Financing, and federal and state tax credits. He also chairs the Investment Committee and actively engages in lease negotiations within the Pizzuti portfolio.

Prior to joining Pizzuti, Bill was managing director and senior vice president for a major Ohio-based financial institution, where he managed the investment origination and portfolio management teams for the bank’s real estate funds. In this capacity, Bill structured JV and preferred equity investments, along with mezzanine and senior participating debt.

In addition, he served in other investment-related positions at the bank as well as real estate organizations in Florida and Oregon.

Mr. Tanner has been with NRP since 2000 as part of the executive management team responsible for growing the company into one of the largest multifamily real estate development firms in the country.  Today he sits on NRP’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.  Mr. Tanner is responsible for strategic planning, corporate and project finance, accounting, tax planning, risk management, legal, asset management and information systems. 

In 2010, Crain’s Cleveland Business named Mr. Tanner CFO of the year.

Prior to joining NRP, Mr. Tanner spent eight years with Medimetrix Consulting, a Cleveland based management consulting firm, where he performed strategic planning, interim financial management and merger and acquisitions services.  He previously served as a Manger in Ernst & Young’s consulting practice, an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Company and other roles in accounting and financial management. 

Mr. Tanner current sits on the Board of Trustees of Westside Christian Academy where he leads the school’s facility planning activities and serves as co-chair for its current capital campaign.  Historically, Mr. Tanner participated in Cleveland’s Business Volunteerism Council where he served on the Advisory Council of The Benjamin Rose Institute.  He also guided the strategic planning process of New Directions, a behavioral healthcare provider for chemically dependent adolescents. 

Mr. Tanner received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1999 and a BBA from Bowling Green State University in 1986.