Bisnow Reports

In this episode, Bisnow reporter Kelsey Neubauer talks about her reporting on virus outbreaks at e-commerce distribution centers and the worker walkouts that may be setting the stage for a new labor movement.

Architect and professor Vishaan Chakrabarti talks about the idea of banning private cars in Manhattan, what it would take to get it done and why he thinks it would increase, not reduce, the real estate values.

SquareFoot President Michael Colacino talks on his predictions for office rent reductions and why the banks'  decisions will have a major impact on the health of the leasing market. 

In this episode, we hear from Angele Robinson-Gaylord, the President of North America Real Estate Cluster at Ikea Group. She is speaking here about the company's workplace culture, her experiences as an African American woman in commercial real estate and the furniture giant's pivot from box retail to smaller concept stores.

This week, our guest is Cea Weaver, the campaign co-ordinator at Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of tenant groups. She talks about why she thinks rent should be canceled, and why housing should be a right rather than a commodity. 

In this episode, we’re heading south to speak to Bisnow Texas reporters Kerri Panchuk and Christie Moffat. We talk about the state's paused reopening, the outlook for the office market and where the bright spots are emerging. 

In this episode, we speak to Kathryn Wylde, the President of the Partnership for New York City. We talk affordable housing, how landlords are reacting to the crisis and why she thinks the status quo in the city cannot be recreated. 

Turner Impact Capital CEO Bobby Turner talks about what the pandemic will mean for impact investing, keeping rents low while still driving returns and how the company will approach evictions in as the crisis continues. 

Lendlease Executive General Manager of New York Development Melissa Burch speaks here about landing a construction loan during the pandemic and how New York should reinvent itself after the crisis. The companies recently secured $250M in construction financing for the project, and Burchs is spoke on the podcast about inking the deal in the middle of the pandemic crisis in New York City.

On this week's episode, we hear from Jospeh Ferrara, a principal at BFC Partners. His firm is the developer behind Empire Outlets, a brand new outlet mall on the Staten Island waterfront. He speaks here about switching to percentage rent, leasing in a pandemic and making shoppers feel safe.

Bisnow Bay Area Reporter Dean Boerner talks here about where the reopening is impacting real estate, how worried landlords are about technology companies going to remote work and the drop off in San Francisco apartment rents. 

In this episode, Alicia Glen, the former New York City deputy mayor of housing and economic development who has just launched her own real estate development and investment firm MSquared. She speaks here about not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good when it comes to getting housing built, the future of New York City after the crisis -- and the types of leadership that might be needed to get it there.

In this episode, Cedric Bobo, who runs Projected Destined, a social impact platform that aims to offer young people the training they need to break into the real estate industry. He’s speaking here about the importance of ownership, building real estate’s next pipeline of talent and why real estate companies need to look at their diversity metrics to make meaningful change.

BOS Development Managing Partner Beatrice Sibblies speaks about being a woman of color in real estate, talking to her daughter about the death of George Floyd and what she’s telling people who ask "what can I do?".