NAIOP Onsite: 150 North Michigan

March 13, 2024


150 North Michigan
150 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Moderator

Speakers

Is it time to get back in? Has the floor been reached? Is there a first mover advantage? R2 recently partnered on the acquisition of Chicago’s iconic “Diamond” building – 150 North Michigan, located at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street. Join us onsite and hear more about ownership’s plans for the building and the case for non-commodity “Chicago Office”.

Moderator:
Bryan Rosenberg, Director, Eastdil Secured

Guest Speakers:
Max Meyers, Principal & CIO, R2 Companies
Matt Pistorio, Principal, R2 Companies
Jason Trailov, Principal & Director of Asset Management, R2 Companies

Location:
150 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Schedule of Events:
8:00 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. – Program
9:15 a.m. – Q & A
9:30 a.m. – Adjourn

Registration Fee:
NAIOP Members – $65
DL Members – $55
Nonmembers – $85

Please note: Pre-registration for this event is now closed.  Please contact info@naiopchicago.org or call 773-472-3072, with any questions.

Max Meyers

Principal & CIO
R2 Companies

Max oversees all investment activity for R2. He is responsible for the creation and implementation of
investment strategies, origination of new opportunities, debt and equity capitalization and structuring joint
ventures. At R2, Max has led over 50 transactions valued in excess of $1B.

Max joined R2 in 2012 to build R2’s Creative Office platform and bring an institutional mindset and discipline
to the Creative Office asset class. Over the last 10 years, Max has led discretionary fund formations and
acquired assets in institutional joint ventures with partners such as Goldman Sachs, Walton Street Capital,
Heitman and many others. He has grown a platform that started with a single Creative Office asset in 2012.

Max was previously a VP at Pearlmark Real Estate Partners (formerly Transwestern Investment Company)
where he was responsible for originating, negotiating, and closing commercial real estate acquisitions,
nationwide, on behalf of principal investment funds focused on opportunistic risk adjusted returns. Max
covered all major and secondary US markets and focused primarily on Office, Retail and Industrial assets.
With over 8 years of experience sourcing deals across the US, Max developed deep broker relationships and
market knowledge in many of R2’s target markets.

Max graduated from Northwestern University, with honors, in Economics and Communication Studies. He is
a native Chicagoan and active member of the Urban Land Institute.

Matt Pistorio

Principal
R2 Companies

Matt has +12 years experience directing the repositioning and leasing of commercial real estate assets. Most
notably, Matt has worked directly with institutions and developers on large-scale projects that include the
Chicago Main Post Office, Aon Center, Citadel Center, Willis Tower and Prudential Plaza.

Matt co-founded the Telos Group where he oversaw a portfolio of 25 million square feet and was a two-time
recipient of the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s ‘Broker of the Year’ Award. Matt graduated from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jason Trailov

Principal & Director of Asset Management
R2 Companies

Jason has over 16 years of investment experience across a variety of sectors in the commercial real estate
industry. He has asset managed several portfolios of properties with a gross investment value of $1.5 billion
and has completed $725 million of acquisitions, dispositions and financings.

Jason is a Bachelor of Science graduate in Finance & Real Estate from the Kelley School of Business at
Indiana University and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban
Land Institute.

Bryan Rosenberg

Director
Eastdil Secured

Bryan Rosenberg is a Director in the Chicago office of Eastdil Secured with more than 14 years of experience in real estate and finance. He is responsible for advising clients on Real Estate capital markets transactions across the United States with a focus on Office and Healthcare assets Nationwide. Throughout his career, Bryan has been involved in more than $13 billion in investment sale and recapitalization transactions. Prior to joining Eastdil Secured in 2019, he was a Director in HFF’s Chicago office.

Bryan is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in the State of Illinois and holds a B.S. in Finance from Miami
University. He is a member of the NAIOP Real Estate Investment & Development I National Forum.