Liberty Property Trust's John Gattuso tells how the developer weathered the criticism, endless delays and bureaucratic hurdles that finally led to groundbreaking at 17th and JFK, while David Binswanger unveils how he rolled up his sleeves for Comcast, his client, in very complicated negotiations. This is hardball, and Gattuso and Binswanger tell how it really played out behind the scenes.

The third annual RealShare Philadelphia moves to larger quarters at the Downtown Marriott this year, and, as before, begins and ends with networking among more than 600 top-level industry executives. Following breakfast, Jonathan Schein, president and CEO of Real Estate Media, sets the day-long program in motion. More than two dozen local-area real estate companies sponsor this year's event, which is hosted by Real Estate Media, publisher of GlobeSt.com, Real Estate Forum and other print and online publications.

Submarket by submarket and sector by sector, every aspect of commercial real estate is dissected by panels of experts in each of the areas that determine the fate of the markets throughout the MSA. Office property owners lay out plans for filling large blocks of vacant space and discuss strategies for luring more companies to this region.

Condo developers and brokers tell what's behind--and potentially ahead for--the current residential boom. Will the frenzy over-saturate and out-price the market? The investment market is also on a roll. Investors and the lenders who back them warn of what could tarnish Philadelphia's rising star among regional, national and even international players.

Brian O'Neill, chairman of O'Neill Properties Group, goes under the spotlight in a one-on-one "Inside the Real Estate Mind" interview with Michael Desiato, Real Estate Media editor-in-chief. And, during the popular Town Meeting session, everyone gets to question the experts and air their concerns.

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