The region’s top CRE pros gathered at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac for the eighth annual St. Louis Commercial Real Estate Summit held Sept. 24.
And what did attendees learn? That the St. Louis-area commercial real estate market, while working through challenges, is a resilient one, one with its best days ahead of it.
Panelists also spoke of the strength of the St. Louis region’s multifamily, industrial and retail sectors, all of which are seeing solid leasing activity even during the country’s economic challenges.

Participating on the Multifamily/Apartment Market Update and Forecast panel were John Morrissey, Jr., Vice President, Broadmoor Group, who served as the panel’s moderator; Dominic Martinez, Managing Director, Northmarq; Bobby Mills, Managing Director, GREA; Tom Kaiman, Founder, Mia Rose Holdings LLC.; Matt Bukhshtaber, Vice Chairman, Investment Properties, CBRE; and Kyle Howerton, Co-Founder and Principal, AHM Group.

Speaking on the St. Louis Market Sector Update panel were Greg Schowe, Division Manager, Asset Preservation, Inc.; Matt Mabie, President, Oakline Construction Group; John Skae, VP, Relationship Manager, Enterprise Bank & Trust; Ben Haas, Investment Leasing Officer, EQT Real Estate; Amanda Enger, Associate, JLL; Adam Glosier, Partner, Scout Realty Group; and Jenn Mesey, CPM, President, Institute of Real Estate Management, St. Louis Chapter, the panel’s moderator.

The event closed with the Transforming Downtown and Suburban Development—Game Changers panel that featured Mike LaMartina, President, Ballpark Village; Greg Gleicher, CEO, Good Developments Group; Otis Williams, Interim President and CEO, St. Louis Development Corporation, the panel’s moderator; and Taylor Reich, Mixed-Use Development and Operations, The Staenberg Group.
