Closed! NYC's Real Estate Podcast

Closed! focuses on hot button issues impacting New York City real estate professionals and consumers. Each episode takes a deep into a trending topic impacting the market. We hope you join us at the Closing table! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Closed! NYC's Real Estate Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 86 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Closed! NYC's Real Estate Podcast, a news show with 86 episodes published.

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  Will the Pied-à-Terre Tax Change NYC Forever? (with Frances Katzen)

  Sep 28, 202625 min

  On this episode of Closed!, Lee sits down with Frances Katzen, founder of The Katzen Team at Douglas Elliman, to discuss New York’s pied-à-terre tax and what it could mean for the city’s luxury real estate market. Frances breaks down how the tax applies to certain secondary and investment residences, why the rollout has created confusion for owners and buyers, and how uncertainty around valuation, enforcement, litigation, and future market conditions is already shaping conversations in the high-end market. The conversation also explores how the tax may affect condos, co-ops, legacy owners, foreign buyers, and ultra-high-net-worth purchasers weighing New York against other markets. Frances and Lee discuss whether the luxury market can absorb another layer of annual cost, how scarcity continues to support pricing, and why New York’s long-term appeal remains complicated, resilient, and deeply tied to confidence in the city’s future. To learn more about Frances Katzen and The Katzen Team at Douglas Elliman, visit her website and follow her on Instagram at @franceskatzen. To learn more about Lee and Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit the firm at www.bflawoffice.com. To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  The Plan to Fix Penn Station Before It Breaks (with Tom Wright)

  Sep 14, 202646 min

  On this episode of Closed!, Mike sits down with Tom Wright, President and CEO of Regional Plan Association, for a timely conversation on the future of Penn Station, the Gateway Program, and what major infrastructure investment could mean for commuters, real estate, and the broader metropolitan region. Tom breaks down where the Penn Station redesign stands today, why the station has become so strained, and how efforts to renovate the existing station connect to the larger need for new Hudson River tunnels, expanded rail capacity, and stronger connections between New York and New Jersey. The conversation also explores why Moynihan Train Hall did not solve Penn Station’s capacity issues, how Gateway could reshape commuting across the region, the debate around through-running, and why Penn Station’s future is not just about aesthetics, but safety, reliability, economic growth, public space, and building infrastructure for the next hundred years. To learn more about Tom Wright and Regional Plan Association, visit rpa.org. To learn more about Mike and Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit bfkplaw.com. To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Inside Gramercy Park’s Impossible 13-Year Deal (with Geoffrey Newman)

  Aug 31, 202648 min

  On this episode of Closed!, Brad sits down with Geoffrey Newman of Savills to unpack the story behind one of New York City’s most complicated development assemblages: a 13-year effort to piece together six parcels around Gramercy Park and create one of the city’s most valuable new residential development sites. Geoffrey discusses his unique practice at the intersection of nonprofit real estate, land assemblages, air rights, and development strategy, explaining why many nonprofits, religious institutions, and co-ops are now reevaluating how their real estate can support or reshape their long-term mission. The conversation then turns to the Gramercy Park assemblage itself: a deal involving Third Avenue parcels, a co-op, air rights, a cantilever, rent-regulated tenants, environmental contamination, litigation, DOB approvals, and a Sliver Law issue that could have stopped the project entirely. Geoffrey breaks down how each challenge had to be managed in service of the larger goal, why assemblages require both a battle plan and flexibility, and how persistence, sequencing, and compromise turned a nearly impossible transaction into an award-winning deal. To learn more about Geoffrey Newman and Savills, visit savills.us. To learn more about Brad and Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit bfkplaw.com. To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  The Home Listing You Never Saw (with State Senator Nathalia Fernandez)

  Aug 25, 202623 min

  On this episode of Closed!, Lee sits down with New York State Senator Nathalia Fernandez, who represents the 34th Senate District covering parts of the Bronx and Westchester, to discuss the Fair and Transparent Real Estate Listings Act and the debate over pocket listings in New York real estate. Senator Fernandez breaks down what pocket listings are, why private or limited-access listings can leave sellers without full information and buyers without a fair chance to compete, and how her bill seeks to bring more transparency into the home sale process. Rather than banning private listings outright, the legislation would require sellers to be informed about where their property is being marketed and to provide written consent before a listing is kept off broadly accessible platforms. The conversation also explores the fair housing implications of hidden listings, how restricted access can shape who sees available homes, what brokers and agents should be preparing for if the bill becomes law, and why transparency is becoming a larger theme in real estate policy. Senator Fernandez also discusses the rise of AI-altered listing photos, “house fishing,” and the broader need to make sure buyers and sellers know what is real, what is available, and what choices they actually have. To learn more about Senator Nathalia Fernandez and her work, visit nysenate.gov or follow her on Instagram at @senfernandez34 and @fernandez4ny  To learn more about Lee and Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit bfkplaw.com To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Can Mamdani’s City-Owned Grocery Stores Really Address the Hunger Crisis? (with Joel Berg)

  Aug 17, 202634 min

  On this episode of Closed!, Mike sits down with Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, a nationwide anti-hunger advocacy and direct service organization headquartered in New York City. The conversation centers on New York’s proposed city-owned, privately operated grocery stores, which are intended to offer essential foods at roughly 30 percent below retail prices. Joel breaks down what the proposal could accomplish, where it may fall short, and why five grocery stores alone cannot solve a hunger crisis affecting more than one million New Yorkers. Joel also discusses the deeper causes of food insecurity, including low wages, rising rent, high childcare and healthcare costs, cuts to SNAP, and the limits of relying on food pantries and soup kitchens to fill gaps in the social safety net. The episode also explores how food access fits into New York’s broader affordability crisis, why food is often left out of urban planning, and what it would take to build a city where nutritious food is accessible to everyone. To learn more about Joel Berg and Hunger Free America, visit hungerfreeamerica.org. To learn more about Mike and Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit bfkplaw.com To find out more about Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, visit our website at bfkplaw.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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