Deconstruct

Who's still buying NYC's rent stabilized buildings?

March 12th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  23 mins

business news, investing, news, real estate, rent, rezoning, the real deal

Deconstruct hosts and The Real Deal staffers Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer give updates in the sex trafficking case against the Alexanders, political notes about tax increases and the potential rollback of an environmental law, and the battle over West Park Presbyterian church. Then, the hosts interview broker Lev Mavashev, who sells rent-stabilized multifamily buildings in New York and explains how the 2019 rent laws impacted the struggling niche.

The sex trafficking case against the Alexander Brothers comes to a close

March 5th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  19 mins 12 secs

alexander brothers, business news, news, real estate, true crime

In the latest episode of Deconstruct, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer talk about the sale of Ivana Trump's Upper East Side mansion; commercial mortgage fraud rooted out by brokerage Walker & Dunlop; the cell phone companies that's stopped paying landlords; and talk in-depth with senior editor Ellen Cranley about the federal sex trafficking trial against the Alexander brothers, two of whom were once the highest flying brokers in the luxury real estate world.

Inside the multifamily mortgage fraud that's rattled the real estate industry

February 26th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  18 mins 41 secs

business news, fraud, investing, lending, mortgage, news, real estate, the real deal

Correspondents from The Real Deal's newsroom discuss the ongoing trial of the Alexander brothers, who face serious allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking; the fraud case against former HFZ executive Nir Meir; the implications of high-end rental prices in New York City; and dive into a complex mortgage fraud scheme with senior reporter Keith Larsen. The episode concludes with a look at ICE's controversial plans to convert industrial sites into detention centers.

How real estate brokers scrambled to get inside the Epstein house

February 19th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  17 mins 31 secs

Deconstruct is back. New hosts from The Real Deal's newsroom are bringing you the most important news for New York City's real estate world. Up first: the Epstein files reveal how top townhouse brokers tried to claw their way into Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side mansion. Plus, early impacts on real estate from the Mamdani administration, Mark Zuckerberg's maybe-buy in Miami, and more.

Will Trump be a net positive for commercial real estate?

December 2nd, 2024  |  Season 4  |  16 mins 26 secs

1031 exchange, deportation, donald trump, federal reserve, inflation, tariffs, tax cuts

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed inflationary tariffs and championed business-friendly tax cuts. How will his campaign promises shake out for commercial real estate?

The guy holding the gavel at the Fortress v. Cohen auction

November 25th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  23 mins 4 secs

auction, charles cohen, cohen realty enterprises, courthouse, foreclosure, fortress

Matthew Mannion is auctioneer to the stars of New York City real estate. He handled the Flatiron Building's two-parter, the Times Square Margaritaville's flameout and most recently the UCC auction of Cohen Realty Enterprises' interest in a potpourri of assets.

Investment lessons from 13th Floor's very active Arnaud Karsenti

November 18th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  27 mins 50 secs

13th floor investments, arnaud karsenti, development, miami, multifamily, south florida

Arnaud Karsenti, the head of Miami-based 13th Floor Investments, has a whopping dozen multifamily projects underway in a city set to break another record for deliveries in 2024. Does Miami have the tenants to meet that supply? Karsenti talks in-migration, demand for housing near public transit and the pros and cons of public-private partnerships.

The ultra-wealthy ride to ranchland

November 11th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  21 mins 45 secs

luxury homes, ranches, texas

Deconstruct breaks down why ultra-wealthy buyers are spending tens of millions of dollars on luxury ranches in the Texas desert.

How real estate donors and housing-conscious voters will drive the election

November 4th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  18 mins 30 secs

election, housing crisis, real estate news

In the latest episode of Deconstruct, Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joe Lovinger talk with TRD politics reporter Kathryn Brenzel about what the presidential election means for real estate, and how people in the industry are preparing.

Inside the workout room with Iron Hound's Rob Verrone

October 28th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  30 mins 19 secs

business news, cmbs, distress, loan workout, real estate news

In the latest episode of Deconstruct, TRD's Suzannah Cavanaugh finds out how loan specialists fix bad debt – or at least try to – by talking with loan workout specialists Rob Verrone and Job Warshaw of Iron Hound. Verrone works with sponsors to hash out modifications for distressed CMBS debt, and Warshaw brings perspective from the other side of the table — he spent three decades heading up negotiations for special servicer LNR Partners.

Has climate change become undeniable for real estate?

October 21st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  29 mins 52 secs

helene, home insurance, hurricane damage, milton, real estate, real estate news

Hosts Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joe Lovinger talk with South Florida reporters Katherine Kallergis and Kate Hinsche about the havoc, both physical and financial, wreaked by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, and whether real estate will finally wake up to the threat of climate change.

The man who bet the bank on post-pandemic office

October 14th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  20 mins 6 secs

fraud, office market, real estate distress, suburban real estate

New Jersey investor Shaya Prager quickly amassed a portfolio of millions of square feet of suburban office. As the market turns, he's been mixed up with allegations of fraud and struggling to keep a grip on his real estate investments. TRD breaks down his rise and fall in the latest episode of Deconstruct.

We got a rate cut. Now what?

October 7th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  17 mins 30 secs

business news, deconstruct, finance, rate cut, real estate, real estate news, the real deal

The Real Deal's Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joseph Lovinger break down what's next now that real estate's much-desired rate cut is finally here.

Tides Equities eyes a turning tide for multifamily

September 30th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  49 mins 14 secs

multifamily, real estate news, tides equities

Co-hosts Suzannah Cavanaugh and Joseph Lovinger discuss the turning point for the multifamily real estate market, and Suzannah interviews Tides Equities principals Sean Kia and Ryan Andrade.

WeWork’s Global Head of Real Estate on Emerging from Bankruptcy and What Comes Next

July 1st, 2024  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 28 secs

bankruptcy, chapter 11, coworking, office leasing, office space, wework

WeWork emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month after a herculean effort to cut costs. The task demanded the cooperation of hundreds of landlords and their lenders. Peter Greenspan, the coworking firm’s Global Head of Real Estate, brings Deconstruct to those negotiating tables for a look at how WeWork addressed 500 leases worldwide, and offers a preview of the firm’s next chapter.

BGO's Chief Economist on The Fed's Next Move

June 24th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  17 mins 57 secs

business, commercial real estate, economics, federal reserve, interest rates, investing, new york city, news, offices, real estate, real estate news

The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct talks to BentallGreenOak's chief economist, Ryan Severino, about expectations around the Fed, interest rates, and how commercial real estate will be affected.