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MREIC 2027 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Tom Liravongsa
The Skyscraper Guy
Tom Liravongsa owns multiple skyscrapers and is turning former office buildings into thousands of apartments across the Midwest. He brings that experience to MREIC 2027 with a practical perspective for investors weighing their next deal: what the property is worth, what renovations will really cost, and whether the numbers work.
May 20-21, 2027
Grand Rapids, MI • DeVos Place
Meet the Investor Behind The Skyscraper Guy
Tom Liravongsa is the founder of L’Cre Global and managing partner of The Landmark Collection. His work takes him inside historic Midwest towers, some rising 40 stories, where converting former offices into housing means preserving the architecture that makes each building distinctive.
At Chicago’s Pittsfield Building, Tom acquired much of the 38-story landmark at a foreclosure auction for $7.5 million. The project includes converting former office floors into apartments and undertaking one of the largest historic terra cotta façade restorations in the United States. For an investor weighing a renovation, the purchase price is only the starting point. The work a building needs before the first new resident moves in can change what it makes sense to offer.
As The Skyscraper Guy, Tom shares what ownership looks like after the deal closes. His videos have drawn more than 200 million views, taking people inside the buildings as his team uncovers original features and documents the cost of bringing entire floors back into use. His work has been featured in Business Insider, Fast Company, and the Chicago Sun-Times.
TOM'S WORK
Turning Midwest Office Towers into Housing
Tom Liravongsa and his team are converting former office buildings into thousands of apartments across the Midwest. Working in historic towers means adapting office floors for residential use while preserving the architectural details that give each building its character.
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