Recent Trends in Real Estate Development and Financing

Session 2 of the Phillips Lytle Real Estate Institute Webinar Series

May 20, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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Phillips Lytle Real Estate Institute Webinar Series

Session 2 of the Phillips Lytle Real Estate Institute Webinar Series

Recent Trends in Real Estate Development and Financing

This webinar will examine the current state of commercial real estate financing through the perspectives of experienced industry professionals. The panel will feature insights from a variety of perspectives, offering a well-rounded view of today’s market. Panelists will discuss the strategies and deal structures used to assemble a project’s capital stack, while attendees will gain practical insight into current market conditions, capital availability, underwriting trends and approaches to navigating an increasingly complex and evolving financing environment.

Key Topics

  • Overview of the state of the commercial real estate market — local, state and national.
  • Examine and evaluate the state of real estate financing and the cost of borrowing.
  • Review of potential available incentives and funding sources to help complete a project’s capital stack, including potential new credits in New York State.
  • Discussion of industrial development agency (IDA) benefits.

Participants

  • Joseph P. Heins, Special Counsel, Phillips Lytle LLP
  • Timothy P. Moriarty, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP
  • Russ Gentner, SVP, Director of Commercial Real Estate, BankOnBuffalo
  • Thomas F. Grzebinski II, Principal, Gantry
  • Tom Ivancic, Director of Capital Markets, Good Carbon Co.

Questions

Please contact Kathy Gibbons with any questions at kgibbons@phillipslytle.com or (716) 847‑5469.

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