Deconstruct

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

136 episodes of Deconstruct since the first episode, which aired on September 13th, 2021.

  • 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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Special Report: Alexander Twins Accused of Rape

    June 17th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  16 mins 16 secs
    adult survivors act, alexander brothers, brokerage, luxury real estate, official, rape, sexual assault

    Last week, The Real Deal broke the news that top broker Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, had been accused of rape and sexual assault by at least two women. The complaints detail events that allegedly took place more than a decade ago. But the lawsuits and the nearly 30 people who came forward alleging similar incidents after the story published, according to an attorney representing the two women, speak to a pattern of alleged gender-based violence. Deconstruct speaks with South Florida Bureau Chief Katherine Kallergis, Reporter Sheridan Wall and Senior Editor Ellen Cranley about what we know so far.

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    How to Jumpstart a Stalled Condo Project

    June 10th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  21 mins 20 secs
    boutique, coconut grove, condo, condominium, new development, south florida

    Real estate attorney Isaac Kodsi nabbed Arbor Residences out of foreclosure in late 2023 with two goals: revive the dead condo project and return deposits to former buyers. Not a year later, Kodsi says he nailed the latter goal and is on track to wrap construction by the end of 2024. South Florida Bureau Chief Katherine Kallergis interviewed Kodsi on how he paid back buyers and where sales, led by Sandra Masis of Cervera Real Estate, now stand.

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    Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity: Goldman Sachs' Alternative Capital Lead on Real Estate Lending

    June 3rd, 2024  |  Season 3  |  27 mins 24 secs
    banking, business, commercial real estate, finance, goldman sachs, investing, lending, new york city, news, private credit, real estate, real estate lending, real estate news

    The Real Deal podcast Deconstruct chats with Goldman Sachs' co-head of alternative capital formation, Jeffrey Fine, about where the firm is looking to make new commercial real estate loans and the general state of lending.

  • Dealing with Syndications 101 with LP Adviser Aleksey Chernobelskiy

    May 28th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  27 mins 41 secs
    business, commercial real estate, distress, investing, multifamily, new york city, news, real estate, real estate news, real estate syndication, retail investment, sun belt, syndication

    The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats with Aleksey Chernobelskiy, who advises retail investors and limited partners in real estate syndications.