Deconstruct - Episodes Tagged with “Florida”

Why Palm Beach is Seeing Record Mansion Pricing

The Real Deal — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Real estate is a sport in Palm Beach. And billionaires are still making moves, despite an overall slowdown in home buying across the country. The luxury market in the South Florida town has been propelled by "inter-island moves" — wealthy homebuyers hopping from one mansion to the next. Deconstruct chats with TRD senior reporter Katherine Kallergis about why Palm Beach is continuing to see record deals trade and the most expensive listing currently on the market in the area.

Surfside Part Two: The Survivors And A Stalking Horse Bidder

The Real Deal — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

After the Surfside collapse, Damac Properties submit a bid to buy the site for $120 million for redevelopment. Reporter Lidia Dinkova looks at the stalking horse bidder who is vying for the space, as well as who is supporting redevelopment and who is against it.

You'll hear from Martin Langesfeld and Pablo Langesfeld, the family of Nicole Langesfeld, and her husband, Luis Sadovnic who lost their lives in the collapse. Steve Rosenthal, a survivor of the collapse, is also featured.

Credits: Damac Properties commercial for Damac Bay from October 2021: and a 2017 NBC News interview with Hussain Sajwani.

Surfside Part One: The Causes and the Condo Market

The Real Deal — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

The first episode of a three-part series focused on South Florida. In this week's episode, we look at the Surfside condo collapse four months after the disaster.

TRD reporter Suzannah Cavanaugh speaks with South Florida reporter Katherine Kallergis on the potential causes of the fall, the players being held accountable and how the catastrophe shook the region’s real estate market. You'll also hear from Jaret Turkell, a broker at Berkadia.