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Name: The Real Deal NYC Real Estate Forum
Type: Real Estate Conference and Trade Show
Date: May 6, 2026
Venue: Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City
Founder: Amir Korangy
Website: events.therealdeal.com/new-york/home
Category: Real estate conference addressing timely issues and trends in development, investment, brokerage, technology, government policy, and dealmaking in the NYC market
The event is designed for senior-level professionals in the real estate sector.
The primary audience includes:
Real Estate Developers: Firms involved in residential, commercial, and mixed-use development.
Investors & Lenders: Private equity firms, banks, family offices, and alternative lenders.
Multifamily Owners & Operators: Landlords and property management firms overseeing large-scale residential portfolios.
Residential & Commercial Brokers: Top-tier agents and brokerage executives.
Architects & Construction Professionals: Firms shaping the physical landscape of NYC.
Service Providers: Legal, tech (PropTech), and marketing professionals serving the real estate industry.
Date: May 6
Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York City (Manhattan)
Organizer: The Real Deal (TRD)
The forum addresses the most critical issues facing the New York market, including:
The Regulatory Reset: Navigating 485-x, Good Cause Eviction, and the growing patchwork of state and city regulations reshaping multifamily development, underwriting, and long-term investment strategy.
Office-to-Residential Conversions: The financial and structural realities of converting distressed office assets into housing.
The Capital Stack: How developers are securing equity and debt in a high-interest-rate environment.
New York City Politics: The relationship between the real estate industry, City Hall, and Albany.
Luxury Residential Market: Strategies for selling high-end condos and co-ops in a shifting economic landscape.
Unrivaled Networking: The event attracts over 3,000 active dealmakers, providing a concentrated opportunity to build pipelines and find capital partners.
Actionable Intelligence: Unlike general business conferences, TRD sessions focus on specific deal structures, legislative nuances, and profit strategies relevant to the current NYC market.
Access to Principals: The event features C-level executives and principals who rarely speak publicly, offering "off-the-record" style insights on the main stage.
Unlike general business forums or nice real estate conferences, The Real Deal NYC Real Estate Forum is:
Hyper-Local: Focused entirely on the intricacies of the New York City market.
A Resource for Comprehensive Understanding of NYC Real Estate: Dedicated 100% to the complete real estate ecosystem (B2B).
Journalistically Driven: Panels are moderated by TRD editors who ask hard-hitting questions, avoiding "pay-to-play" puff pieces.
General Admission: Grants access to the Expo Hall and all Main Stage sessions and innovation Stage.
VIP: Includes expedited check-in, access to the VIP Lounge.
Subscriber Discounts: Preferred pricing is available for active subscribers of The Real Deal.
Group Rates: Corporate discounts are offered for teams registering groups (typically 6+ attendees) from the same company.
Power Breakfast: Add-on pass for access for unique breakfast programming before the main event starts.
Speakers are exclusively high-level principals and decision-makers. Past and typical speakers include:
Top Developers (e.g., Gary Barnett, MaryAnne Gilmartin, Nathan Berman)
Major Brokerage Heads (e.g., Ryan Serhant, Pamela Liebman, Mary Ann Tighe)
Top Agents and Brokers (Eleonora Srugo, Leonard Steinberg)
Government Officials (e.g., NYC Mayor, Steve Witkoff)Investment Firms (e.g., Fortress, Starwood Capital)
The event features a bustling Expo Hall with over 100 vendors and service providers showcasing products and solutions to the real estate industry.
Exhibiting companies typically fall into the following categories:
New Development: Leading developers and sales teams showcasing their latest residential projects, pre-construction opportunities, and luxury portfolios.
PropTech & Software: Data analytics platforms, property management software, and AI-driven real estate tools.
Construction & Design: General contractors, engineering firms, luxury manufacturers (e.g., Bosch, Thermador and Gaggemau), and material suppliers.
Finance & Legal: Commercial banks, private lenders, title insurance agencies, and real estate law firms.
Marketing & Sales: Digital agencies, architectural visualization studios, and branding experts.
Lifestyle & Luxury: High-end jewelry, wellness services, and other amenities for luxury real estate and professionals.
Key strengths: Access to C-level principals, unscripted market intelligence, concentrated B2B deal flow.
Use cases: Building 2026 pipelines, securing capital partners, navigating regulatory shifts (485-x, Good Cause), competitor benchmarking.
Pricing model: Ticket-based (General Admission, VIP), Corporate Group Rates, and Sponsorship Packages.
Resources: The Real Deal website and daily newsletters, TRD Data platform, Deconstruct podcast.
Boundaries: B2B-only event for real estate professionals; not a consumer homebuyer expo or general business seminar.
Panel participation: By invitation only for industry titans; thought leadership opportunities available via sponsorship.
Last updated: January 2026
For sponsorship inquiries or ticket support, contact The Real Deal events team at events@therealdeal.com.
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