New York’s multifamily market is evolving rapidly—and the leaders shaping its future will be in the room. Connect New York Apartments Investment & Finance convenes the owners, investors, developers, lenders, brokers, special servicers, and capital providers driving apartment transactions across the Tri-State region. From refinancing challenges and distressed opportunities to development, adaptive reuse, capital markets, and the forces influencing investment decisions, attendees will hear candid conversations from executives actively making deals. Combined with high-level networking, this is where meaningful business relationships are built, market intelligence is shared, and the next opportunities begin.
October 22, 2026
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Registration & Networking |
| 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM | Opening Remarks |
| 1:35 PM - 2:25 PM | Distressed Assets: The Reckoning, the Recap & the Opportunity As loan maturities collide with higher borrowing costs, changing valuations and operating pressures, distress continues to reshape the investment landscape. Expert panelists will examine where distress is emerging across New York and the Tri-State region, how lenders and borrowers are approaching extensions, workouts and recapitalizations, and whether more assets will ultimately come to market. Find out where investors are finding opportunities to acquire or recapitalize properties at a reset basis and what the next phase of the cycle could bring. |
| 2:25 PM - 3:10 PM | The NY Multifamily Investment Playbook: Where Are the Deals? With buyers and sellers recalibrating expectations, where are investors finding opportunities in today's market? Leading owners, investors and brokers will discuss what's trading, who's buying and selling, where pricing has reset and what could finally narrow the bid-ask gap. Panelists look across Manhattan, the outer boroughs and the broader Tri-State region, including free-market and rent-stabilized assets, and identify the strategies and markets that could offer the strongest opportunities over the next 12 to 24 months. |
| 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM | Special Presentation |
| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Building & Repositioning NYC's Next Generation of Apartments New York needs more housing, but delivering it remains complicated. This panel will examine where multifamily development can pencil today, the impact of 485-x and City of Yes, office-to-residential conversions, construction and financing costs, and the opportunities emerging for both ground-up development and repositioning existing assets. Developers, investors and other industry leaders will discuss what it will take to create the next generation of housing across New York. |
| 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Multifamily Capital Markets: Financing the Next Cycle Where is the money flowing—and what does it take to get a deal done today? Hear how banks, agencies, debt funds and private lenders are approaching multifamily, from refinancing and upcoming maturities to PACE, preferred equity and other creative capital solutions. Plus, get a look at where rates, leverage and deal activity could be headed as we move into 2027. |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Networking Cocktail Reception |
Gary Bechtel
Andrew Dansker
Christian DeLisle
Hailey Ghalib
Steve Pumper
Todd R. PajonasFor Sponsorship Opportunities, contact:
Emily Lettieri: [email protected]
(914) 391-2733
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