Registration for the Building a Foundation 2022-2023 course has now closed.  If you are interested in being added to the interest list for future offering of this course, please email Rachel Keenan at [email protected]

Building a Foundation is a practical introduction to the essential components of completing a successful development project. Building a Foundation is appropriate for early-stage professionals or those of all levels who seek a better understanding of the development process across different disciplines.

The once per month cadence of this course can fit into a busy schedule! Each month’s session will be held over the lunch hour (11:30AM-1PM), running from October 7, 2022 – June 2023. Sessions are planned for the first Friday of each month.

Sessions consist of presentations and discussion on a core component of real estate delivered by a local industry expert, paired with a suggested reading from the course textbook.  Subject to appropriate covid protocols and conditions at the time, Building a Foundation will be an in-person course with sessions held at Osborn370 in Downtown Saint Paul, MN. 

To facilitate relationship-building across the cohort, the course is limited to 30 people. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and includes the cost of the textbook, lunch, and the opportunity to earn up to 9 hours* of MN Dept. of Commerce Real Estate CE credits.
*(Applications for credits have been submitted and are pending approval. ).

Registration Fee: $375 Members / $495 Nonmembers

Registration Fee Includes:

• • ULI Real Estate Development: Principles and Process textbook ($124.95 value) – Hardcover.
  • Opportunity to earn up to 9 hours* of MN Dept. of Commerce Real Estate CE.
    (*Applications for credits have been submitted and are pending approval.)
  • Nine monthly sessions held over the lunch hour (11:30AM-1PM). Subject to appropriate covid protocols and conditions at the time, Building a Foundation will be an in-person course, hosted in Saint Paul, MN. Registration for individual sessions is not available.
  • Session recording and copy of each presentation.
  • Graduation tour of a recent noteworthy real estate development, planned for Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 4-6PM.
  • To facilitate relationship-building across the cohort, the course is limited to 30 people.

Building a Foundation Course Outline

Subject to appropriate covid protocols and conditions at the time, Building a Foundation will be an in-person course at Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN. The goal is for each monthly session to be held on the first Friday of each month, October 7, 2022 – June 2023.

Oct. 7, 2022 11:30AM-1PM: Managing the Development Process
Speaker: Joseph Peris, Director of Real Estate Development at Ryan Companies
Meeting Location: Ryan Companies’ Office in Minneapolis, MN

Nov. 4, 2022 11:30AM-1PM: Land Use Law and Entitlements
Speaker: Brian Bell, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

Dec. 2, 2022  11:30AM-1PM: Feasibility Analysis
Speakers: Amanda Janzen, Vice President of Development at Doran Companies
Joseph Bergman, Vice President of Development at Endeavor Development
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

Jan. 6, 2023 11:30AM-1PM: Design and Site Planning
Speakers: Robert Loken, Principal at ESG Architecture & Design
John Slack, Associate Principal, Senior Landscape Architect/Urban Designer at Perkins & Will
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

Feb. 3, 2023 11:30AM-1PM: Construction
Joy Jayaram, Director of Design & Construction- Development, McGough
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

Mar. 3, 2023 11:30AM-1PM: Capital Markets & Project Financing
Ron R. Richard, CFO, The Richard White Consulting Group
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

Apr. 7, 2023 11:30AM-1PM: Real Estate Law – Key Deal Points
Speaker: Peter Berrie, Partner at Faegre Drinker
Meeting Location: Osborn370 in Saint Paul, MN

May 5, 2023 11:30AM-1PM: Property, Asset, and Portfolio Management (likely to include a project tour)

THURSDAY, June 1, 2023, 4:00PM-6:00PM: Graduation Happy Hour and Project Tour, Location TBD