The National Brownfield Association’s Riverfront Redevelopment Conference and Dealflow Exhibition

The National Brownfield Association's Riverfront Redevelopment Conference will be held in Aurora, IL April 6-7 and will bring together experts to explore and evaluate best practices for redeveloping riverfront communities and uncover new funding sources for redevelopment.

At the Riverfront Redevelopment Conference, you will learn what the developers, cities, and the industry as a whole need to close more deals and advance the brownfield cause. At the Dealflow Exhibition, riverfront communities will be bringing properties that are ready for redevelopment to developers with the expertise to reposition these sites for commercial retail and residential use.

Registration is available at the Brownfield Association website.

Session Overviews

What Are Developers Looking For? This panel will explore, in detail, which factors are most important to bring developers to your town and project. It will help clarify where you should focus your resources and time to entice developers to build in your area. Do incentives carry the same pull as finality? What would make your process more easily navigable? You will learn the answers to these questions and more.

What Do Cities Need? Learn what makes you the right developer for a project. This panel will explore issues such as becoming the winning bidder. We will discuss best-practices in working with residents and municipalities. The panel will also cover achieving a win-win project and a collaborative vision and why this collaboration is critical to your bottom line.

Technical Issues Surrounding Riverfront Redevelopment. This panel will discuss the technical aspects of riverfront development, ranging from waterfront permitting, dredging, wetlands issues, protective fencing, habitat development, and insurance to control of geese. The panel includes representatives from AIG Insurance, Chicago Wilderness, remediation consultants, waterfront design consultants, and a retired Corps of Engineers District Chief.

How to Market a Brownfield Site on the Path to Redevelopment. The public sector will share their experiences (and lessons learned) of how they marketed municipally-owned sites to attract private sector interest.