The Promote Podcast

The Last Tower & Blackstone's Lair Cake

This week, we visit CRE’s alpha lair, Blackstone HQ, where one of the industry’s top execs, global head of real estate Nadeem Meghji, is set to exit. His perch was among

Evergrande Delusions & Chitty Chetrit Bang Bang

This week, we dive into 2 operatic stories of ruin on different continents. We begin with the tale of Hui Ka Yan, a Chinese property tycoon who went from being a steelwor

CW's Inside Man & Newmark's Weekend at Bernie's

This week, we put on our toques and head to the TSX, where Meyer Orbach and Josh Gotlib are on a fascinating multifamily caper with their REIT GO Residential. We then tak

Man on Wire: Michael Stern On the Record

In this bonus episode, we sit down with JDS Development Group boss Michael Stern, one of the builders synonymous with the luxury condo market in New York and more recentl

Only Mortals: The Reichmanns, Pt. III

The final part of our special trilogy on the Reichmanns traces how the mother of all megaprojects became a siren song for Olympia & York. Everything that had brought them

Apex Predators: The Reichmanns, Pt. II

Pt. II of our special episode on the Reichmanns takes us to the ultimate proving ground of Manhattan. We do a tick-tock of how Olympia & York pulled off the CRE deal of t

Men of Destiny: The Reichmanns, Pt. I

This special episode dives deep into the story of the Reichmanns, an extraordinary family that probably contributed more to the financialization of CRE than anyone else.

Stairway to Heaven & Parkmerced's Odyssey

This week, it’s time for some California dreamin': We ascend Orange County’s Ziggurat, a stairway to heaven or SoCal’s biggest development clusterfuck, depending on your

Mailbag: CRE Mt. Rushmore, Would You Rather & Wildest Tenant Stories

In our second mailbag episode, co-host Will Krasne tackles your most unhinged CRE questions: self-managing vs. 3rd party, nightmare tenant interactions, his CRE Mt. Rushm

Skyscraper Triage & Data Center Power Struggle

This week, we ride up a rickety construction elevator to the 21st floor of the Pfizer Building, where a major scare threatens to consume New York’s signature office-resi

S2pocalypse Now & Pimco's Puppet Master

This week, we wade into the underbelly of big-ticket restructuring, looking at Pimco’s $1.8B lifeline on its disastrous bet on the Columbia Property Trust office portfoli

Texas Chainsaw Massacre & The Man Who Knew

This week, we take stock of the legacy of Alan Greenspan, the long-serving Fed Chair who has died at the ripe old age of 100. Greenspan’s moves, for better and for worse,

Stern Ambition, Nuveen's Belly Flop & Private Credit's Gypsy King

This week, we load up on chips n' vinegar and take you with us on an extraordinary journey into British caravan country. Embattled mobile-home king Robert Bull's tale bri

Not Easy Being [SL] Green & TPG's Shelf Life

This week, we dive into the high-stakes, high-reward (not for shareholders tho) world of SL Green, the mighty REIT that is New York’s largest commercial landlord. From a

Hail Caesar, CoStar's M&A Mania & a ZOMbie Developer

This week, we look at Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta’s $18B megadeal for the Caesars entertainment empire - this is really an excuse for us to talk Tilman, one of the

Enemy at the Rates, Mayweather Gets KO'd & Newmark Nepomania

This week, we talk fear and loathing in interest rates: The 10Y and 5Y are going haywire and threaten to knock CRE's recovery off-kilter. Next, we discuss nepo babies run

CRE's Paypal Mafia: The JMB Realty Story

In this special episode, we dive deep into the story of JMB Realty Corporation, one of the most influential firms in the modern history of CRE, with a playbook and an alu

S2's REIT Wipeout & A Lender's Extreme Show of Faith

This week, we dive into Sunbelt multifamily kingpin’s Scott Everett's (S2 Capital) audacious attempt to save his distressed portfolio via a private REIT – an attempt comi

Mega-Marriage of Convenience and Miami’s Abuelagate

This week, we discuss multifamily’s mega-marriage of convenience: After getting no love from the Street for being merely huge, multifamily REITs Equity Residential and Av

Aman’s Dirty Laundry & Atlanta’s Phantom Megaproject

This week, we have the this-is-too-weird-to-be-real tale of Forge Atlanta, a $3.8 billion megaproject with the most bizarro development team and history we’ve ever come a