Fra Jake Krassner (Sigma Zeta) Presenting 3/17/26 at Commercial Real Estate and Finance Networking Event

NEW YORK, NY, March 11, 2026 — Fra Jake Krassner (Sigma Zeta, Indiana University) will be the distinguished guest speaker at this month's Commercial RE and Finance Series, hosted by Kenneth Volandes, Esq. of Washington George Volandes PLLC. The event is a roundtable format with a case study presentation.

Jake volunteers on the SAM National Properties Board and is a Sammy Tri-State Business Dinner Club member. This speaking engagement was secured through the Sammy Tri-State Speakers Bureau, another valuable perk of our Business Dinner Club.

Sammies interested in attending this event can reply to SammyTriState (at) gmail (dot) com.

This month’s case study presentation is entitled:

Office to Resi - Bust to Boom - and 30% IRR!

Repositioning distressed historic district office buildings into luxe hotel and multi-family is just another day at the office for LEFT LANE Developers. But how do they target 30% IRR for their investors despite sustained industry headwinds?

Featured guest presenters Jake Krassner and Andy Bernard of LEFT LANE Development will offer a peek behind the curtain at our next Breakfast Networking Roundtable:

Tuesday March 17th

8:15 - 9:15am

1120 Avenue of the Americas, 4th floor

New York, NY 10016

LEFT LANE Development is a vertically integrated private equity real estate firm specializing in the adaptive reuse of historic office assets in high‑growth secondary markets.

Our distinguished guests:

Andy Bernard, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, brings deep development and hospitality expertise across asset classes. Most recently, Andy served as Head of Development for Equinox Hotels, overseeing more than $2 billion in projects across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. His prior experience includes senior roles at the Witkoff Group where he was involved in the $410 million EDITION Hotel in West Hollywood, and at Morgan Stanley, where he structured and sold over $18 billion in CMBS transactions.

Jake Krassner, CPA, Vice President and Controller, leads accounting and finance at LEFT LANE. Previously, Jake ran the development accounting group for Brookfield Asset Management’s 7‑million‑square‑foot Manhattan West project. Over his career, he has managed developments totaling more than 15 million square feet and $10 billion across commercial, multifamily, hospitality, and retail assets in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Houston.

Come for free breakfast, stay for the conversation and leave with insights and connections.

As always, please be prepared to give your best infomercial and tell us about your ideal referral. Seating is limited so please RSVP by Friday, March 13th.

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Fra Jake Krassner of LEFT LANE Development