Leah Bassknight, Senior Property Manager, Jamestown

Pier 57 | Source: Hudson River Park Trust
The inaugural Lewis Center Sustainability Forum builds off the Building Healthy Places Forums series and will kick off at ULI’s 2024 Spring Meeting in New York City.
The forum, generously supported by ULI Foundation Governor Randall Lewis, will bring together leaders in health, wellness, and real estate to discuss what they are doing, planning, and observing in the field. The forum was a content-heavy, interactive discussion and exchange.
The forum will be organized in collaboration with ULI member leaders and focused on sharing information about NYC-based projects advancing sustainability in the built environment and applying lessons from these projects to the work of forum participants.
When: Monday, April 8th from 11:00am – 5:00pm ET
Where: Pier 57 (Address: 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011)
Registration: Through Spring Meeting registration. The Forum is open to Full Members. Associate Members interested in attending can reach out to [email protected].
At a glance, the forum will explore (subject to change) —
Forum Goals
| Time (ET) | Activity |
| 10:45am | If traveling with the group, arrive at departure point at Hilton Midtown, the departure point is the Rhinelander North/Center area on floor 2. |
| 11:00am |
(If planning to meet at Hilton Midtown and travel to venue via Subway with group)
Subway transportation from Hilton Midtown to Pier 57. Subway passes will be provided. |
| 11:30am |
Alternatively, please plan to arrive by 11:30 a.m. at Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10011
Venue: Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10011 + Lunch in Market 57 and networking |
| 12:30pm |
Forum Programming Start in the Daffodil & Seahorse Classrooms
+ Introductions, forum overview |
| 1:00pm | Panel Discussion + Q&A: Pier 57 |
| 2:00pm | Guided Tour: Pier 57 |
| 3:00pm | Break & Solar Eclipse. Safety glasses provided. |
| 3:40pm | Panel Discussion + Q&A: Equitable Electrification in NYC |
| 4:55pm | Closing |
Leah Bassknight, Senior Property Manager, Jamestown
Noreen Doyle, President & CEO, Hudson River Park Trust
Bill Elder, EVP and Managing Partner, New York City Leasing, RXR
Chloe Gurin-Sands, Program Officer, Healthy Communities, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Laura Humphrey, Senior Director of Energy and Sustainability, L+M Development Partners
Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President and Principal, Lewis Management Corp.
Charlotte Matthews, Managing Director, Carbon-Free Buildings, RMI
Kris Moon, President and COO, James Beard Foundation
Michael Phillips, Principal, Chairman, and President, Jamestown
Daphany Rose-Sanchez, Executive Director, Kinetic Communities Consulting (KC3)
Adam Schiabor, Manager, Research, Urban Green Council
Siobhan Watson, Senior Director, Sustainability, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
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