Developing Boston: 2025 & Beyond
Wednesday May 7, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Boston Federal Reserve Plaza
Montgomery Room, 4th Floor 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA
Join us for an exclusive real estate and urban development forum, “Developing Boston: 2025 & Beyond,” featuring expert insights from top industry leaders. This event will explore Boston’s future urban planning, investment opportunities, and challenges in the current high-interest rate environment. Engage in discussions with city planners, investment executives, and real estate professionals as they share their perspectives on upcoming projects shaping the city’s future.
Ticket Price & Membership Benefits
This is a members-only event, and the $100 ticket fee serves as the membership fee. As a member, you’ll receive free access to four quarterly events in New York and free or discounted access to the remaining three quarterly events in Boston in 2025.
Save on Event Fees:
To avoid paying the Eventbrite transaction fee, sign up for an AREPA membership and you’ll receive a promotional code for free registration.
Limited tickets available—secure yours before they sell out.
Event Sponsors
We are proud to be supported by the following sponsors:
- Boston Appraisal & Consulting
- Brookline Bank
- Colliers
- Eagle Bank
- East West Bank
- Hinckley Allen
- Landvest Consulting
- Legal 1031 Exchange
- Needham Bank
Program Agenda
8:00 to 8:30 AM – Registration/Breakfast/Networking
8:30 AM – Welcome Introduction (Paul Briggs, CRE New England Chapter President; Thomas Jensen,
CRE Chapter Program Committee Co-Chair)
8:35 AM – Introduction to the Counselors of Real Estate (John Hentschel, 2025 CRE Global Chair;
Mary Fleischmann, CRE Global President/CEO)
8:55 AM – Introduction to the Asian Real Estate Professionals Association (Margaret Ling AREPA NY
BOD Member)
9:05 AM – Kairos Shen, Chief of Planning, City of Boston Planning Department will provide an overview of the City of Boston Planning Department, the permitting process, and the goals of the department.
9:30 AM - Douglas Manz, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, HYM Investment Group will provide an overview of their Government Center Garage and Suffolk Downs projects as well as discuss the challenges currently facing new development in Boston.
10:10 AM –Thomas Welch, Executive VP, Colliers Capital Markets Group will discuss how new development projects obtain construction financing in the current high interest rate environment.
10:30 AM – There will be roundtable discussion with the speakers taking questions from attendees.
11:00 AM Closing Comments
