NJFuture Redevelopment Forum 2015 Teague

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Prudential Impact Investments Reuben Teague Director, Impact Investments

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Prudential Impact Investments

Reuben TeagueDirector, Impact Investments

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• Prudential’s Office of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) manages a set of tools that the

company utilizes in its CSR work:

- Strategic grants

- Impact investments (out of both corporate and foundation assets)

- Corporate contributions (supporting pro-social causes that complement business

interests)

- Engagement of Prudential executives and employees in volunteering and service

- Matching Gifts administration

• Oversight is provided by a board consisting of corporate directors and Prudential

executives

• Prudential’s CSR work is local, national and international in scope with an emphasis

on its headquarters city of Newark, NJ

Corporate Social Responsibility

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PII Summary

Impact Investments (II) was formally established in 1976 and since that time has made

more than $1.5 billion in investments. II provides financing in a variety of forms to for-

profits and non-profits to create powerful social impact while earning an appropriate risk-

adjusted return.

Investments are focused on strategic areas determined by the Office of Corporate Social

Responsibility (CSR). CSR adopted a new strategic framework in the beginning of 2014

and future investments will be deployed against this framework.

Focus areas for impact:

Basic needs – housing, energy, food

Quality Jobs

Savings and Protection

Urban Transformation

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PII Summary (cont)

The outstanding balance of the portfolio is approximately $350 million with a stated goal

of increasing to $1 billion by 2020.

Portfolio is divided among direct investments (equity and debt), structured finance, real

estate and revenue-backed bonds, LP funds, and financial intermediaries.

Nearly all holdings are private (just one publicly-traded)

Real estate related investments are largest portfolio component

Rigorous portfolio management is central to our work

Impact assessment across asset classes is a growing area of emphasis

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Overview of Newark

• At the end of 2013, there were over $2 billion in active development projects downtown including:

– Over 1 million square feet of commercial development

– 200,000 sf of retail development

– 1000 units of housing, with roughly 20% set aside for affordable housing

– 250 new hotel rooms

• Physical development is complemented by civic amenities like Military Park, vital anchor

institutions like NJPAC and Rutgers, and the on-going commitment to education reform

• Prudential, in addition to its new tower, is investing approximately $100 million in a variety

of projects that will leverage over $1 billion in new development

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Downtown Development

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Downtown Development (cont)

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Prudential Tower

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Prudential Tower (cont)

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Hahne’s Building

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hanini group

• Development team led by L&M Development Partners and the Hanini Group

• 150+ Loft Apartments

• 100,000 sf of retail

• Whole Foods is a confirmed tenant

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•First hotels to be built in downtown Newark in the last 40 years

•Courtyard Marriott has 150 rooms and anchor restaurant, Joe’s Crab Shack

•Indigo Hotel is a 106 room boutique hotel with rooftop bar and full service restaurant

Courtyard by Marriott and Indigo Hotels

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Teachers Village

Teachers Village is a catalytic

redevelopment project on

Halsey Street that features

eight new buildings consisting

of:

✏ 3 new charter schools and a

daycare facility

✏ 205 units of rental housing

marketed to teachers, and

✏ 65,000 sf of high quality retail

for 20 different businesses.

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Military Park

• Six-acre green space located on Broad Street, reopened in 2014

• Redesign team is Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, who successfully revitalized Bryant Park in New York City

• Park will have a restaurant (Burg) and intensive programming

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Military Park

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Military Park

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The future of downtown Newark