Greater Richmond Construction and Development

Greater Richmond Construction and Development

Organiser: Bisnow
Edition: 2024 (one-day conference)
Date held: Thursday 21 November 2024
Venue: Richmond Marriott, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (Capital Ballroom, Salon E)

About

One of Virginia's fastest-growing regions, Richmond has seen a surge in construction and development across asset classes - from multifamily and retail to life sciences and industrial. With 75+ developments completed or underway in the previous three years, the summit examined how Richmond's developers, investors and city officials are meeting demand for housing, commercial space and infrastructure.

Agenda (21 Nov 2024)

• 1:00-2:00 PM - Registration, networking and breakfast
• 2:00-2:30 PM - Case study: Economic Resilience: Key Drivers of Richmond's Growth
• 2:30-2:45 PM - Networking break
• 2:45-3:45 PM - Panel: Richmond 2025 Outlook: Development, Financing, and Construction Solutions
• 3:45-4:30 PM - Closing networking

Speakers

• Nadia O'Dea, Sr. Director, Corporate Real Estate & Facilities, CoStar Group
• Arthur Collins, President, Collins Capital Partners, LLC
• Maritza Pechin, Director of Development, Thalhimer Realty Partners
• Tim Cotter, Development Manager, The Beach Company
• Langdon Lynch, NE Prefabrication Leader, DPR Construction
• Chris Guerra, Virginia Business Development Manager, Ruppert Landscape (moderator)
• Sonya Ravindranath Waddell, VP & Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Margaret Reed, VP, Gilbane Building Company
• Jennifer Wakefield, President & CEO, Greater Richmond Partnership (moderator)

Key topics

Construction and development trends in Richmond; the development pipeline and which neighbourhoods/asset classes attract capital; cost management from planning to completion; project timelines and efficiency under shifting economic conditions; AI and innovative building practices for construction efficiency and sustainability.

Audience

Owners, developers, investors, brokers, construction firms, designers, architects and financial institutions from the RVA region.

Notes / verification

• Verified against the official organiser page on 2026-10-04. Bisnow lists the event as "Event Ended On: Thursday November 21, 2024"; no 2025/2026/2027 edition of this title is announced on Bisnow's Virginia events calendar (bisnow.com/events/virginia) or past-events archive as of this check.
• Website, organiser (Bisnow) and venue all remain live and active; the placeholder date 2020-01-01 has been replaced with the last confirmed edition date.
• Registration contact: eventregistration@bisnow.com / +1 202-684-2034; Mid-Atlantic event producer Katie Telder (katie.telder@bisnow.com).