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Industry Experts to Explore Strategies for Navigating the Complexities of Multifamily Development

SAN DIEGO (October 27, 2026) – What does it take to build attainable housing that works? How can owners position portfolios for the next cycle?  How are developers navigating housing policy and rising construction costs in today’s market? These are among the key questions industry leaders will explore at Bisnow’s Southern California Multifamily Annual Conference, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach.

Joe von Meier, a partner at Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3), will moderate a panel titled “The Apartment of the Future: Reimagining Multifamily Operations.” The discussion will examine the challenges and strategies involved in multifamily property management, proptech, artificial intelligence, resident experience and driving NOI.

Von Meier will lead a panel of commercial real estate professionals, including Shane Robinson (Westhome Property Management, President), Alicia Bramble (SoCal Premier Property Management, Co-Founder), Michael Kadisha (K3 Holdings, Principal), and Varun Sawhney (Parity, SVP, Western Region).

The two-day conference will bring together real estate investors, developers, lenders, architects, construction professionals and other industry leaders to discuss the forces shaping Southern California’s multifamily market. Other conference sessions will address a range of issues shaping the Southern California multifamily market, among them:

• Capital Markets Update: Debt, Equity & Financing Strategies – Interest rates, lending activity, refinancing risk and navigating the capital stack.
• The Multifamily Investment Playbook – Acquisitions, identifying value, closing deals and positioning portfolios for the next cycle.
• California’s Housing Laws: Turning Policy into Development Opportunity – Leveraging new legislation, expanding development potential and working with cities to get projects built.
• From Site to Shovel-Ready: Developing, Designing & Delivering Projects that Pencil – Site Selection, Feasibility, Zoning, Entitlements, Construction Costs & Execution Strategy.
• Alternative Delivery Methods & Construction Innovation – Adaptive reuse, repositioning and offsite construction.
• Affordable by Design: Building Attainable Housing That Actually Works – Cost-conscious design, construction and delivering affordable units at scale.
• Affordable Housing Capital & Funding – Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), tax credits, public subsidies and new financing strategies.
• Mixed-Use & Transit-Oriented Development: Building the 15-Minute City – Maximizing Land Value, Density & Infrastructure to Create Connected Communities
• Project Case Study: Westside Gateway: Alexan West End, Long Beach – Reimagining a Downtown Long Beach Superblock: How Strategic Development, Urban Design & Mixed-Use Planning Are Transforming a Major Westside Site
• Remarks from the Podium – Modular construction as a path to proforma success in challenging markets

Specializing in the multifamily residential and mixed-use development process, von Meier represents clients in complex commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on development and construction of multifamily, student housing, luxury residential and retail projects. Drawing on over 20 years of legal experience and an understanding of the full development lifecycle, he advises clients on matters ranging from entity formation and financing to design, construction, stabilization and disposition. His practice includes guiding developers, investment groups and construction firms through sophisticated real estate ventures nationwide.

For more information about the conference, visit Bisnow’s Southern California Multifamily Annual Conference website.

About Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3)

CGS3 is a recognized leader among a new generation of commercial real estate law firms with practice areas covering the entire commercial real estate life cycle, including finance, acquisition/disposition, entity formation, tax, construction and development, land use, leasing, distressed asset workouts and dispute resolution.  Earning a reputation as one of California’s leading commercial real estate law firms, CGS3 recruits some of the state’s top real estate attorneys from both large corporate firms and senior in-house positions.  For more information, visit http://www.cgs3.com.