Blueprint 2024 Official Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 140
2024 Speakers
CEO,
Assembly OSM
Andrew
Staniforth
Partner & Co-Founder,
PTB
Paul Stanton
CEO & Co-Founder,
Jet Build
Adam Stark
Andrew Staniforth is CEO of Assembly OSM and a leader in the NYC
development landscape. Over the last decade, he has worked on over $4B of
residential, ofûce, and mixed-use development projects in NYC and Toronto.
As CEO of Assembly, Andrew partnered with the principals at SHoP Architects
to spin out the company as a standalone venture-backed business with the
mission of making urban development more scalable and sustainable. In 2022,
he raised $50M from major investors like Fifth Wall, Jefferies, Lendlease, and
Mercury to scale up the company and transition from the technical R&D phase
to real-world project execution. Today, Assembly has completed its ûrst
project in NYC and is working on its second Passive House high-rise in NYC,
demonstrating Assembly's ability to drive change in sustainable urban housing
development. Before his tenure at Assembly, Andrew was involved in key
urban development initiatives. At L&L Holding Company, he was a Principal
focused on ofûce development, and led the redevelopment of the $2B
Terminal Warehouse in NYC. This project required careful navigation through
one of the largest NYC Landmarks hearings and raising debt and equity from
partners like J.P. Morgan, Calstrs, Allianz, Goldman Sachs, and Blackstone.
Before L&L, Andrew was at Sidewalk Labs, a Google/Alphabet company,
where he led development feasibility analysis of the largest smart city in the
world 3 focusing on creating a mixed-income neighborhood powered by the
latest technology. The foundation of Andrew9s career was built at Forest City
Ratner Companies, under the mentorship of MaryAnne Gilmartin and Bruce
Ratner. His involvement in projects like the Barclays Center, Nassau Coliseum,
and the development of 461 Dean Street, North America's largest modular
tower, were instrumental in learning how to navigate the most complex
projects from a technical, political, and ûnancial perspective. Beyond his
professional roles, Andrew's background as a mixed-race, LGBT, ûrstgeneration American brings a unique perspective to his work. His education at
the University of Pennsylvania in real estate, ûnance, and computer science
has further equipped him to address the complexities of urban development,
bringing tech into real estate. Andrew continues to be a dedicated leader in
urban development, focused on innovative/sustainable solutions for city living.
Paul Stanton is a Co-Founder and Partner of PTB, an investment banking
boutique focused on joint ventures, capital raising, and M&A advisory for
innovative real estate operators and technology companies. Prior to PTB, Mr.
Stanton led asset management and leasing for Alliance HP9s core portfolio and
was the Head of Strategy for Equiem, a global property technology company.
He holds a BS from University of Richmond.
Adam's Real Estate career began as an internal Owners Rep at a NY-based
Developer-Owner. There, Adam achieved the title and responsibilities of VP of
Construction and Development. With a decade of experience on construction
jobsites, Adam has completed dozens of multi- million dollar high-complexity
development projects. Alongside his Co-Founder, Adam recognized the
inefûciencies of multi-company stakeholder accountability, communication,
operations, data retention, and protection for development assets and
construction management.
