Broker Brunch

In this episode of Broker Brunch, we dive into the realities of New York City real estate, discussing brokerage commissions, AI’s impact on the industry, investment opportunities in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan, housing policy, cold calling, and what it takes to build a successful long-term career in real estate. From multifamily investing and development trends to leadership, reputation, and rel...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty David Schwartz has built over 80 deals and is just getting started. With over 100,000 New Yorkers living in homeless shelters, he believes we can't keep doing the same things and expecting different outcomes.  In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brian Whelan sits down wi...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty New York City has no shortage of people who want to live here. The real challenge is supply. In this episode of Broker Brunch, Mitchel Flaherty sits down with Jamie Smarr, President and CEO of the Housing Partnership Development Corporation, to discuss why NYC is not buildi...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Industrial real estate continues to outperform, but only for operators who understand the details that most investors miss. In this episode of Broker Brunch, Mitchel Flaherty sits down with Zach McHugh (Sitex Group) and Jack Shulman (B&D Holdings) to break down what is...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty In this episode of Broker Brunch,  Rod Santomassimo, founder of The Massimo Group, joins us to unpack what actually drives long-term success in commercial real estate brokerage. We talk about the mindset shift from chasing transactions to building a real business, why speci...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Lev Mavashev of Alpha Realty and George Gianopoulos of King’s Capital break down what is really happening in the New York City multifamily market, from record high rents and extreme supply constraints to the sharp divide between prime assets and rent stabilized buildings. I...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Jeff Gural is one of the most influential yet low profile figures in New York City real estate, with a career spanning construction, brokerage, long term ownership, and large scale development. In this episode, he shares his full story, from his early days in construction t...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty DJ Johnston and Stephen P. Palmese unpack the competitive edge that consistently separates Brooklyn’s most successful investors and brokers from the pack and explain how local expertise and timing cycles shape every major decision. In this episode, they go deep into how nei...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Seth Weissman went from buying small buildings in New York City to building Urban Standard Capital into a national private credit platform. In this episode, he breaks down how he identified opportunities traditional lenders were ignoring, why today’s middle market is the mo...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty   Jed Garfield has spent decades at the center of New York City’s townhouse market, leading family firm Leslie J. Garfield & Co and helping shape how townhouses and brownstones are bought and sold across Manhattan and Brooklyn. In this episode of Broker Brunch, hosts Mi...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Francis Greenburger has seen it all - from the 1970s housing crash to the 2008 financial crisis.  In this episode, the Time Equities CEO reveals how he survived and thrived in every downturn by diversifying globally, buying below market value, and never over-leveraging. Hea...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brandon Polakoff (Head of NYC Investment Sales at Avison Young) and David Shorenstein (Principal at Hildreth Advisors) join Brian Whelan to discuss what it takes to thrive in a tough New York City real estate market. They share lessons on d...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Success in real estate is not about doing everything. It is about mastering one thing. On this episode of the Broker Brunch Podcast, Michael Rudder, founder of Rudder Property Group, shares how deep specialization in New York’s office condo market built his career and turne...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty This Broker Brunch episode dives into the real challenges of developing in New York City today. We're sitting down with Sergey Rybak of Rybak Development and Eli Weiss of Joy Construction to discuss rising construction costs, policy confusion, and how developers are ad...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty In this episode of Broker Brunch, Mitchel Flaherty sits down with Christopher Schlank, Co-Founder and President of Savanna, one of New York’s most respected real estate investment firms. With over 30 years in the industry and billions in assets managed, Chris reveals how he...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brian Whelan is joined by two of New York City’s top dealmakers - David Schechtman, Senior Executive Managing Director at Meridian Capital Group, and James Murad, Managing Director of Debt & Structured Finance at RIPCO Real Estate. Sche...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Bronx real estate is no longer the “forgotten borough”. It’s becoming one of NYC’s hottest markets for investors, developers, and entrepreneurs. In this episode of Broker Brunch , Mitchel Flaherty sits down with Rob Walsh, President of the Bronx Economic Development Corpora...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty New York City’s multifamily market is under pressure. But is it also presenting the best buying opportunity in years? In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brian Whelan sits down with Peter Hungerford (PH Realty Capital) and legendary broker Bob Knakal (BKREA) for a hard-hittin...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Discover what makes Ariel Property Advisors one of NYC’s most research-driven commercial real estate brokerages. In this episode of Broker Brunch, Mitchel Flaherty sits down with Shimon Shkury, Founder & President of Ariel, to reveal how a research-first strategy, block...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty On today’s episode we’re joined by RIPCO leaders Gene Spiegelman, Stephen Preuss, and Adam Hakim to unpack what’s next for New York City commercial real estate heading into H2 2025.  From Queens investment sales and SoHo rent recovery to where capital is actually flowing in...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty Brooklyn’s real estate market is one of the most competitive in the world, and few people understand it better than Dan Marks, CEO of TerraCRG.  From the realities of building a career on commission, to the secrets behind TerraCRG’s “Only Brooklyn” strategy, to the trends s...

What does it take to rise to the top of the multifamily real estate game? In this episode, we sit down with Newmark’s Henry Stimler, one of the top multifamily capital markets brokers in the country, to explore the mindset, strategy and work ethic behind his $15 billion in closed transactions. Stimler shares how he went from cold calling to becoming the go-to broker for institutional investors, fa...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty New York real estate is in flux. Rising interest rates, political uncertainty, shifting financing from banks to debt funds, and new policies like City of Yes and 485x are reshaping how deals get done. In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brian Whelan sits down with Andrew Dans...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty In this episode of the Broker Brunch Podcast, Shawn Singer reveals what it really takes to build long-term success in commercial real estate. With over 30 years of experience owning and operating industrial and retail properties across the Bronx and beyond, Shawn breaks dow...

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty What’s really happening in New York’s office real estate market? In this episode of Broker Brunch, we sit down with Gabe Marans, Vice Chairman at Savills, to unpack the truth behind NYC’s $205 billion office sector. With over 20 years of experience and millions of square fe...