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Glendale Young Professionals Presents Eleve Lofts and Sky Deck with Eleve Developer Alan Dibartolomeo & City of Glendale Director of Economic Development Philip Lanzafame
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Please join us on Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00PM at Eleve Lofts and Sky Deck for an exciting evening among your peers. Eleve Lofts and Sky Deck is home to new urban lofts and living spaces in the heart of Downtown Glendale. Meet and mingle with your fellow young professionals and enjoy the 26,000 square feet of awe-inspiring views on the Eleve Sky Deck. Our event will feature Keynote Speakers Alan Dibartolomeo, Chief Development Officer of American Multifamily, and Philip Lanzafame, Director of Economic Development for the City of Glendale. Complimentary appetizers and drinks are included.
Sponsors:
Eleve Lofts and Sky Deck, Title Sponsor
Frank De Pietro and Sons
Admission:
Admission is FREE for GYP members and $15.00 for guests.
RSVP:
Please RSVP on the GYP Facebook event page or via email at RSVP@GlendaleYP.com.
Questions? Please call us at 818.240.7870 or email us at Info@GlendaleYP.com.
About Eleve Lofts and Sky Deck
Eleve Lofts andSkydeck in downtown Glendale are for the new urban pioneers: Thinking Big, Living Small and Embracing 21st Century Living… the 208 distinctive true lofts and one and two bedroom Flats at Eleve are brand new, super connected, green (Silver LEED), and within walking distance to great shopping, dining and bars. Only Eleve has the Sky Deck; 26,000 square feet of awe-inspiring views and fun complete with 24/7 sky & star gazing space that comes FREE with your loft apartment. Besides epic views 365 days a year, the Sky Deck at Eleve features large screen televisions, free hi-speed wi-fi in common spaces, a high-tech gym, a dog park and an event and party space big enough for you and your co-residents and closest friends to make instant memories. We also feature an outdoor piano, a one-of-a-kind Poets corner, fire pits, cabanas and bbq grills. See, 26,000 square feet really is big! Learn more about Eleve Lofts and Skydeck at http://www.eleveglendale.com.
About Alan Dibartolomeo, Chief Development Officer of American Multifamily
Alan Dibartolomeo brings over 25 years of real estate development and management expertise to the team as an advisory firm and a developer of urban infill product. Mr. Dibartomoleo has created mixed-use projects in key markets such as Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles, and San Gabriel Valley. Prior to joining AMF Development, Alan ran A&D Investment Group, and served in-house as Development/Construction advisor for Legacy Partners/Residential in Southern California, responsible for a seasoned team of professionals overseeing project completion of $150 million in construction of apartment buildings. Over a period covering the cycles of the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Dibartolomeo purchased assets, directed development, built teams and leased and managed over a million square feet in Southern California in positions with two of the most highly regarded commercial developers in the country, Trammell Crow Company and Spieker Properties. Mr. Dibartolomeo has a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree from UCLA. Learn more about American Multifamily at http://www.americanmultifamily.com.
About Philip Lanzafame, Director of Economic Development for the City of Glendale
Philip Lanzafame is the Director of Economic Development for the City of Glendale, CA. A member of the City Management’s executive team, Lanzafame was most recently tasked with leading Glendale’s effort to unwind its community redevelopment program in the wake of AB X1 26, legislation passed in June 2011 to eliminate redevelopment statewide. He is also responsible for creating an economic development corporation to continue business development and maximize public asset value throughout the City in the post-redevelopment era. Prior to its state-wide elimination, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations and activities of the City’s community redevelopment effort and affordable housing programs. Mr. Lanzafame brings to his position more than 20 years experience as a local government official specializing in the areas of redevelopment, economic development and housing development. Prior to his current appointment, Lanzafame served as the Director of Community Redevelopment & Housing (before its merger with Community Planning to create Community Development), Assistant Director of Development Services and Economic Development Administrator for the City of Glendale. Before coming to Glendale in 1996, Lanzafame was a Redevelopment Project Manager for the City of Brea, California. Among the many redevelopment projects he has managed are the Walt Disney Company’s 125-acre Grand Central Creative Campus, Caruso Affiliated’s 15.5 acre town center mixed-use development, The Americana at Brand; expansion of the DreamWorks Animation Campus; and the 110-acre Downtown Brea revitalization project in north Orange County.
Mr. Lanzafame earned a Master of Public Administration degree, with distinction, from California State University, Northridge. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from San Diego State University and in 2003, he was awarded a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a frequent lecturer and presenter to a wide variety of organizations from the Urban Land Institute and the former California Redevelopment Association to the USC School of Law and San Diego State University’s School of Planning. Lanzafame is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the California Redevelopment Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, California Association for Local Economic Development, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation and the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. Board positions with civic organizations include the Friends of the Glendale Public Library, Glendale Educational Foundation (past member) and GEF Summer School, Inc. where he is the organization’s founding president (the 501(c)(3) is a private school dedicated to providing accelerated summer school opportunities to Glendale students that are not offered by the GUSD).
Learn more about the City of Glendale at http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us.