app03 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:37:37 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Deconstruct - Episodes Tagged with “Artificial Intelligence” https://therealdeal-deconstruct.fireside.fm/tags/artificial%20intelligence Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400 In Deconstruct, The Real Deal's reporters and editors explain the most important news in real estate. We follow the money across New York City and beyond to explain how real estate powers the world around us, breaking down policy impacts, industry trends, and important deals to know. This is essential listening for understanding the great, big world of real estate. en-us episodic All the real estate news you need to know, from the reporters and editors of The Real Deal. The Real Deal In Deconstruct, The Real Deal's reporters and editors explain the most important news in real estate. We follow the money across New York City and beyond to explain how real estate powers the world around us, breaking down policy impacts, industry trends, and important deals to know. This is essential listening for understanding the great, big world of real estate. no real estate,real estate news,business news,the real deal,tech,property,investing,brokers,commercial real estate,residential real estate,real estate investment,REIT,news,development,housing,apartments, multifamily, office, industrial, banking, finance The Real Deal hk@therealdeal.com The Real Estate Behind the Data Center Boom https://therealdeal-deconstruct.fireside.fm/2064 9f314d6e-8a5d-43f7-9e6d-e8dc4c633056 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400 The Real Deal full 5 The Real Deal This week on Deconstruct, hosts Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke sit down with Colliers data center expert Raul Saavedra to unpack how the sector went from a relatively niche corner of commercial real estate to a magnet for billions of dollars in institutional capital. Saavedra explains why data center campuses have ballooned from 30 or 50 megawatts to projects demanding 500 megawatts or more, why securing power has become one of developers’ biggest challenges and how deals that once involved millions of dollars can now require billions. 22:17 no <p>Data centers have quickly become one of commercial real estate’s hottest — and most capital-intensive — asset classes. This week, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke talk with Colliers data center expert Raul Saavedra about what’s driving the boom, how AI has accelerated demand and why the scale of new projects is creating major challenges around power, financing and community opposition.</p> <p>Saavedra takes us inside the increasingly complicated process of getting a data center deal done, as campuses grow from tens of megawatts to hundreds and project costs climb from millions into the billions.</p> <p>Then, Hannah and Lilah dig into some of the biggest real estate stories of the week: Compass’ push to pull listings from StreetEasy and embrace private marketing, S2 Capital founder Scott Everett’s latest effort to keep his multifamily empire alive, and the transformation of Hollywood real estate as studios, landlords and developers chase the $70 billion creator economy. </p> data centers, data center real estate, AI data centers, artificial intelligence, commercial real estate, AI infrastructure, data center development, data center investing, Colliers, Compass, StreetEasy, Compass Real Estate, New York City real estate, private listings, S2 Capital, Scott Everett, multifamily syndication, multifamily real estate, Hollywood real estate, creator economy, influencer economy, The Real Deal, Deconstruct podcast Data centers have quickly become one of commercial real estate’s hottest — and most capital-intensive — asset classes. This week, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke talk with Colliers data center expert Raul Saavedra about what’s driving the boom, how AI has accelerated demand and why the scale of new projects is creating major challenges around power, financing and community opposition.

Saavedra takes us inside the increasingly complicated process of getting a data center deal done, as campuses grow from tens of megawatts to hundreds and project costs climb from millions into the billions.

Then, Hannah and Lilah dig into some of the biggest real estate stories of the week: Compass’ push to pull listings from StreetEasy and embrace private marketing, S2 Capital founder Scott Everett’s latest effort to keep his multifamily empire alive, and the transformation of Hollywood real estate as studios, landlords and developers chase the $70 billion creator economy.

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Saavedra takes us inside the increasingly complicated process of getting a data center deal done, as campuses grow from tens of megawatts to hundreds and project costs climb from millions into the billions.

Then, Hannah and Lilah dig into some of the biggest real estate stories of the week: Compass’ push to pull listings from StreetEasy and embrace private marketing, S2 Capital founder Scott Everett’s latest effort to keep his multifamily empire alive, and the transformation of Hollywood real estate as studios, landlords and developers chase the $70 billion creator economy.

]]> Deconstruct Live at TRD's Miami Forum: Using AI to Hack Zoning https://therealdeal-deconstruct.fireside.fm/deepblocks 5913d99f-1f93-4925-b4ad-8efdb3881dc8 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500 The Real Deal full 3 The Real Deal The Real Deal's podcast Deconstruct chats with Deepblocks CEO Olivia Ramos about how the firm uses artificial intelligence to create a parcel database that tells developers what they can build and where. 23:23 no <p>Imagine a scenario where you, a developer, could pick a site on a map and discover exactly what you could build there. No more hiring experts, contacting the city, finding ways to match zoning requirements. Deepblocks, run by Olivia Ramos, is trying to do exactly that and more, using artificial intelligence. Deconstruct sat down with Ramos at The Real Deal's annual Miami Forum last November to chat about the firm, concerns around AI and how its applications are spreading across the real estate industry. </p> real estate, business, investing, artificial intelligence, AI, Deepblocks, zoning, development, building, construction, city planning, rental market, housing market, The Real Deal, Miami, commercial real estate, New York City, real estate news, news Imagine a scenario where you, a developer, could pick a site on a map and discover exactly what you could build there. No more hiring experts, contacting the city, finding ways to match zoning requirements. Deepblocks, run by Olivia Ramos, is trying to do exactly that and more, using artificial intelligence. Deconstruct sat down with Ramos at The Real Deal's annual Miami Forum last November to chat about the firm, concerns around AI and how its applications are spreading across the real estate industry.

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]]> Deconstruct Live at The Real Deal's Miami Forum: Meet Kaizen AI https://therealdeal-deconstruct.fireside.fm/kaizen-ai a516ee3f-9046-4d89-9751-0ca7678b7eed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500 The Real Deal full 3 The Real Deal The Real Deal chats with Jay Shah and Anuj Shah, the brains behind Kaizen AI, about using artificial intelligence in commercial development plans. 28:33 no <p>In early November, the Deconstruct team flew to Miami for The Real Deal's annual showcase and forum. We're bringing you an interview we did live with the founders of Kaizen AI, Jay Shah and Anuj Shah. Kaizen uses artificial intelligence to analyze building designs, then retrofits them to be the most profitable project for any given space, taking developer wants into account. </p> real estate, business, investing, commercial real estate, development, artificial intelligence, Kaizen AI, AI, ChatGPT, New York City, real estate news, news, Miami, The Real Deal In early November, the Deconstruct team flew to Miami for The Real Deal's annual showcase and forum. We're bringing you an interview we did live with the founders of Kaizen AI, Jay Shah and Anuj Shah. Kaizen uses artificial intelligence to analyze building designs, then retrofits them to be the most profitable project for any given space, taking developer wants into account.

]]> In early November, the Deconstruct team flew to Miami for The Real Deal's annual showcase and forum. We're bringing you an interview we did live with the founders of Kaizen AI, Jay Shah and Anuj Shah. Kaizen uses artificial intelligence to analyze building designs, then retrofits them to be the most profitable project for any given space, taking developer wants into account.

]]> The Robots Are Coming: Should Real Estate Worry? https://therealdeal-deconstruct.fireside.fm/2033 7c0d85d5-3a86-4da3-b428-89f2891a4b54 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The Real Deal full 2 The Real Deal The launch of ChatGPT last year presented an existential problem for residential brokerage: Would the new tech transform into a beloved virtual assistant or the type of threat that could undermine their role in real estate? 18:30 no <p>The launch of ChatGPT last year presented an existential problem for residential brokerage: Would the new tech transform into a beloved virtual assistant or the type of threat that could undermine their role in real estate? </p> ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Residential brokerage, brokers, machine learning The launch of ChatGPT last year presented an existential problem for residential brokerage: Would the new tech transform into a beloved virtual assistant or the type of threat that could undermine their role in real estate?

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