The Insider's Edge To Real Estate Investing

For this weeks show, I welcome David Kramer, President of the Hudson Companies, a leading New York City housing developer with a hands-on approach. Tune in to learn more about David's story, including one early venture back at Yale in which David had an idea for a video-streaming service before Netflix was even thought about! David also shares with us his early life, days at college and how he ult...

For our 60th show, I am re-broadcasting a fantastic webinar that I held on December 9th with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody's Analytics, in which we discuss the outlook for 2021. Tune in to hear what Mark thinks a Biden Administration will look like, what the commercial real estate industry is going to see in the future and what is currently being proposed for a second stimulus bill. Mark s...

This week I am bringing on Avison Young's Global Director of Research and Principal, Dr. Nick Axford. Joining us from across the pond in London, Nick shares with us his very anticipated Top 10 Trends for 2021 in Commercial Real Estate. Tune in to hear all 10 trends and to hear Nick's thoughts as we all get through 2020 and look onward to a new year! For Avison Young's Top 10 Trends Presentation, p...

On this weeks episode, I welcome Helena Rose Durst, Principal at the Durst Organization. In this fantastic interview, Helena shares with us her experience growing up in a real estate family and how that ultimately helped shape the way she thought growing up. Helena also shares with us how the company makes a concerted an effort to build green and how many of their buildings have been LEED certifie...

On this week's show I welcome Steven Kachanian and Adam Hajibai of Klosed Properties, a family-owned, vertically integrated real estate firm specializing in the acquisition and management of well-positioned commercial properties in the New York Metro area and in select markets nationwide. On the show, Steven shares with us how he got started in real estate investing and what ultimately made him de...

On this week's episode, I welcome Seth Weissman, Founder and President of Urban Standard Capital, a group that is focused on investment funds for real estate investment and development in New York City. Tune in to hear Seth's story in which he talks about his time at the University of Pennsylvania and how that gave him real world experience in the real estate business. Seth also talks about his ex...

On this week's episode, I welcome Melissa Burch, Executive General Manager of New York Development at Lend Lease Americas. Tune in as Melissa shares with us her childhood growing up in Columbus, OH and how that helped guide her to become interested in real estate and helped shape her career today. Melissa also shares with us her early experiences in the business and working closely with the legend...

On this week's episode, I am broadcasting an interview I held for REBNY with David Kronman of Cape Advisors, a prolific developer in New York City and the Hamptons. David and Cape Advisors are behind iconic developments including Mondrian SoHo, 30 Warren, 75 West Broadway, Greenwich West/110 Charlton Street and 5 Crosby Street (all in Manhattan) and the Watchcase in Sag Harbor, NY. Tune in to hear...

On the week's episode, I welcome Matt Pestronk, President of Post Brothers, a real estate investment, development and management company with singular and unique expertise in urban real estate development. Tune in as Matt gives us an inside look at his early career in office leasing and how that ultimately shaped him ending up in investment instead. Matt also shares with us some stories about his...

For this week's episode, I have decided to broadcast a panel that I participated in that discusses how the commercial real estate industry has been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. We dive into what opportunities are still out there and how to grow your business and make moves amidst the on-going pandemic.

On this week's episode, I am pleased to re-broadcast a recent webinar that took place in which colleagues of mine gave a behind the scenes look at how we won the Real Estate Board of New York's Edward S. Gordon Memorial Deal of the Year Award. In this broadcast, Susan Kanaher, Jennifer Ogden and Jon Epstein from our New York office give listeners an inside look at the structure of the deal and wha...

On this week's very special episode, I am pleased to bring to everyone a different type of show. For this week, I have decided to take some of the best advice from our past guests including Bruce Ratner, Ian Ross, Dan Hurwitz, Aeysha Seldon and many more. This advice is truly timeless and is something that listeners can come back to as they try to move forward with their careers or get involved in...

On this weeks episode, I decided to use a panel that I took part in that I think will be very informative to all aspiring investors and people looking to get into real estate. This panel discussion goes over commercial leasing with some of the top names in New York City real estate, giving listeners an inside look at what to look for with leases, tips and tricks that benefit all sides of a transac...

On this week's episode I welcome CEO and Founder of Urban Pacific Group, Scott Choppin. Urban Pacific Group is family oriented development firm based in Long Beach, California that specializes in residential and commercial properties. In this episode, Scott shares with us that visiting construction sites early on in his in life made him realize that the physical aspect behind building wasn't exact...

On this week's episode, I welcome close friend and colleague, Arthur Mirante, Principal and President of Tri-State Office Leasing for Avison Young in our New York office. Tune in to learn about Arthur's uprising in Hoboken and some of the jobs he had earlier in his life that helped shape his work ethic today. Arthur also shares with us how he decided to switch from practicing law for a few years t...

On this week's episode, I welcome Ayesha Selden, an inspirational property investor, social media guru and true legend in today's world. Tune in to learn about her experience growing up in Philadelphia, how academics played a large role in her life early on and how she realized the potential of neighborhoods around her while growing up. Ayesha also shares with us her first investment property and...

On this week's episode, I welcome industry legend Jeff Gural, Chairman of GFP Real Estate LLC (formerly Newmark Holdings and Newmark Knight Frank). On this episode, Jeff shares with us how he had no real interest in real estate, despite growing up in a particularly real estate focused family, how he moved to Los Angeles early in his life and what ultimately brought him back to New York City. Jeff...

On this week's episode I welcome Managing Partner & CEO of the Ardent Companies, Matt Shulman. Tune in to learn about Matt's upbringing in Detroit and what ultimately led him to decide that law school wasn't the best option for him moving forward. Matt shares with us how he moved up through the real estate world and how a pair of brothers in 2006-2007 handed him the chance of a lifetime when they...

On this week's episode, I welcome founding partner of New York City based development firm, Sumaida + Khurana, Amit Khurana. On this episode, Amit joins us live from a small island in the Bahamas to give us an inside look at how he got involved in real estate, early lessons he learned and how he ultimately got to where he is now. Amit shares stories of how teaching tennis lessons in Greenwich whil...

On this week's show, I welcome close friend and Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Wonder Works Construction, Eric Brody. Tune in to hear this amazing and insightful discussion in which Eric shares with us his life story of entrepreneurship, running gyms in New York City as a young 21-year-old, and what lessons his father instilled in him to get Eric where he is today. Eric also shares with...

On this week's show, I welcome Founder and Managing Partner of Savanna Fund, Chris Schlank. Tune in to learn how Chris funded his first investment property in Brooklyn and how he ultimately learned career-long lessons with that first property. Chris also gives us an inside look at how Savanna invests in properties within New York City and gives some fantastic advice for first time investors. At th...

On this week's show I welcome David Coelho of Bridge Investment Group. Tune in to learn about David's interesting story about how he first got started in the real estate industry, as well as how his firm is truly investing in opportunity zones around the country. He explains what markets he's looking in, how he structures these deals and gives us fantastic examples of deals he's worked on in the p...

On this week's show, I welcome Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Leasing at Columbia Property Trust, Paul Teti. Tune in to hear Paul's incredible story about his childhood and life in sports, ultimately guiding him and providing him with lessons that he still uses today. Paul also shares with us some fantastic advice about how to get through tough times and continue to be our best selv...

On this week's episode, I am re-broadcasting a fantastic panel that I held on July 8 including Ofer Yardeni of StonehengeNYC, Jessica Walker of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Michael Keogh of Bolton St. John's in which we discuss Phase 3 of the re-opening of New York and what is in store for the future of New York City. This panel gave amazing insight as we move forward through this COVID-1...