SB Friedman Development Advisors

Ranadip Bose and Michael Ryzhov, together with the Albuquerque Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, are presenting on tax increment financing (TIF) best practices at 1PM CT tomorrow. You can register now at https://ow.ly/okI350UVQPw

Our first newsletter of the year is out! Please join us in congratulating Carolyn Hines and Tracy Brown on 25 years with the firm, and Elena Caminer, Carlos Mercado and Samantha Moskol, AICP on their recent promotions. Click the link below to learn more about what we've been up to: https://lnkd.in/g2Yygmf8]

Lance Dorn, Elena Caminer and Whitney Thomas enjoyed meeting with community members in Englewood to understand their perspectives on the neighborhood's commercial corridors. We appreciate the opportunity to team up with Community Desk Chicago and TEAMWORK ENGLEWOOD, and are excited about the efforts underway in the neighborhood!

Happy Holidays! As we reflect on the past year, we are thankful to have the opportunity to improve communities through impactful work with our clients, partners and colleagues. We wish you all good health, happiness and success in 2025! In the spirit of giving, we have made donations to Growing Home Inc. and Nourishing Hope.

Check out our December newsletter linked below with firm announcements, project features and event highlights! Geoffrey Dickinson reflects on his 20 years at the firm, Meera Gosavi joins our team, we celebrate work completed for BandWith Chicago and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, and kick off projects in Florida, Indiana and the Chicago region. https://lnkd.in/gubYD6dR

We had a wonderful time volunteering at the Chicago Furniture Bank’s (CFB) headquarters last Friday. CFB’s mission is to provide dignity, stability and comfort to Chicagoans that face poverty by allowing clients to handpick an entire home's worth of furnishings for free. The SB Friedman team assembled furniture, rolled rugs for showcasing and easy transport, and packed kitchenware boxes for CFB beneficiaries. We are thankful to have been able to kick off the holiday season by giving back to our community in a meaningful way.

Thank you to Novogradac & Company LLP for hosting a fantastic conference last week! We enjoyed attending and participating in sessions, including the NMTC Compliance & Asset Management workshop featuring Carlos Mercado. It was also great to catch up with old colleagues and make new connections throughout the week. Already looking forward to the next conference! 

📧 Our October newsletter is now live! We have a lot to celebrate, including new team members, professional milestones, and exciting projects across the country. We’ve also had a strong start to the fall conference season and are looking forward to attending and speaking at more sessions about urban planning and development. Click the link below to read the full newsletter! https://lnkd.in/gRAr2ZHh

This week, we’re headed down to Champaign for the American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter Conference at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center! Make sure to stop by our exhibit table and catch the following sessions that feature SB Friedman team members: • Speed Planning: Incorporating Economic and Real Estate Development Best Practices on 9/25, 9:45AM – 10:45AM | Tony Canepa, AICP • Speed Internships: Choose Your Own Adventure on 9/25, 3:45PM – 5:15PM | Emma Bonanno-Lynch • Engagement in Action: Building a Community Vision through the 2024 Central Area Plan Update on 9/27, 11AM – 12PM | Fran Lefor Rood, AICP with Kimberley Rudd, Marisa Schulz and Heidi Sperry We hope to see you there! View the complete conference program here: https://lnkd.in/gqq9ZJV8

Tomorrow, SB Friedman will be attending the Illinois Tax Increment Association Fall Conference. Geoffrey Dickinson will be joined by Dan Bolin and Nancy Hill to kick off the conference with a live podcast recording focused on Ethics. Caitlin (Amos) Johnson, AICP, Caren Kay and Fran Lefor Rood, AICP will also be there and look forward to a day of insightful sessions and connecting with other professionals in the field. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g8tUJ-ww