CIBS presents “From Vacancy to Vitality” adaptive reuse panel to explore how underutilized properties are being reimagined across Long Island

Melville, NY On Tuesday, April 28, the Commercial and Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS) will host a panel discussion titled “From Vacancy to Vitality: Adaptive Reuse on Long Island.” The program will bring together leading experts in zoning, engineering, and design to examine how evolving market conditions are driving the transformation of underutilized and obsolete properties into economically productive assets.

Moderated by Andrea Tsoukalas Curto, Esq., partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, the panel will feature Kathleen Deegan Dickson, Esq., partner and co-chair of zoning and land use at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP; Salvatore Ferrara, RA, president of Combined Resources Consulting and Design, Inc.; Christopher Robinson, PE, president of R&M Engineering; and Joe Yacobellis, AIA, partner at MOJO STUMER & Associates. 

Panelists will share insights into the regulatory, design, and engineering considerations shaping adaptive reuse projects across office, retail, and industrial sectors, as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with repositioning properties in today’s market.

Where: RXR Building 58, South Service Rd., Lower-Level, Melville

When: April 28, 2026, 8:00AM – 10:00AM

Breakfast will be served. CIBS members may attend at no cost; non-members may register for $50. To register for the event log on to https://www.cibs-li.com/events/ or for additional information, please email [email protected] or call 630-451-9520. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.

The Commercial and Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS) was formed in 1992 out of the shared belief among the region’s leading brokers that the region needed a unified voice. Since its formation, CIBS has helped upgrade the industry by offering hundreds of educational programs, seminars, and presentations; advocated professional standards and offered grievance resolution; provided informal mentoring relationships; raised tens of thousands of dollars for local charities; and created social settings in which colleagues have become friends, and competitors respected peers. For more information, visit CIBS-LI.com.