The Promote Podcast

Your Commercial Real Estate Insider guide. From profiles of the biggest dealmakers to skyline-shaping transactions, we bring you the deals, breakdowns and war stories that move the market — for insiders, by insiders. From bad-boy guarantees to CMBS tranche warfare to syndicator sins, we cover it all. Each week, The Promote Podcast explores three of the most interesting and consequential stories in CRE, taking you well beyond the headlines and into the heart of the action. Hosted by the award-winning “Bard of CRE,” Hiten Samtani, along with no-BS institutional insider Will Krasne. Now a top 80 pod on Apple in "Business & Investing." Also check out our 3x/week newsletter for industry insiders at https://www.thepromote.com/

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  Episode #73

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

  Aug 19, 202633 min

  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 take a back door into a special-servicer war, with Greystone accusing rival CWCapital of stealing its trade secrets to poach its business and talent. Finally, we head to a palatial, soon-to-be-empty office at 125 Park, where we take stock of the legacy of longtime Newmark CEO Barry Gosin – and what exactly a new leader will be coming into. Plus, our Punch List rundown of key industry happenings: BREIT's exit from self-storage, 800 Fifth Ave's financing hunt, Ishbia's UWM mess, Canary Wharf Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors. 2) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy delight: Live forward curves! Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to deep dives, bonus content and expert perspectives. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link : For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple For brand partnerships: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com Further Reading/Listening GO’s Multifamily AUM Gobbling ™ Loonie Tunes: Orbach, Gotlib Head to TSX A Special Servicer Skirmish Newmark’s Data Center Talent Shuffle Ain’t No Party Like a Lutnick Party Top Brokers Leave Newmark After Suing Firm, Boss Howard Lutnick talks bank failures, Newmark’s competitors and more

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  Man on Wire: Michael Stern On the Record

  Aug 17, 202628 min

  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 recently in Miami. Stern talks through home runs like Walker Tower in Chelsea, strikeouts (though he disagrees) like the Brooklyn Tower , and 11th-inning odysseys like the skinny Billionaires’ Row supertall 111 West 57th St. Outside of addressing specific litigation (there’s lots of it) and live deals, Michael got seriously candid about all the aspects of the development game that insiders care about, from lining up investors to construction intricacies to the risk-reward math. Plus, our favorite wildcard: how he turned journeyman architect Ralph Walker into a starchitect . Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors. 2) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy delight: Live forward curves! Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to deep dives, bonus content and expert perspectives. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link : For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple For brand partnerships: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com Further Reading/Listening The Promote: Stern Ambition Stern, Soffer Near Record JPM Financing in Brickell Michael Stern: the highs and lows of a New York skyscraper king Michael Stern’s projects flash signs of distress, but risk-taking developer has come back from crises and chaos before Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

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  Episode #72

  Only Mortals: The Reichmanns, Pt. III

  Aug 12, 202641 min

  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 to these heights – the creative financing, the cinematic self-belief, the ability to convince others and themselves they could pull it all off – worked against them at London's Canary Wharf , and we talk through the aftermath of the collapse and the legacy they left behind. Featuring all-time characters like Kentucky hustler G. Ware Travelstead , Canadian pirate Robert Campeau and the Iron Lady herself , this is the climax of one of the most epic journeys in all business. Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors. 2) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy delight: Live forward curves! 3) This episode is supported by Real Property Captive , the first group captive insurance for mid-market owners. Check out their platform to tap into the same insurance framework used by the market’s biggest players and get dividends from unused premiums. Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to deep dives, bonus content and expert perspectives. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link : For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple For brand partnerships: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com Further Reading/Listening Men of Destiny: The Reichmanns, Pt. I (Start Here) Apex Predators: The Reichmanns, Pt. II The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York Towers of Debt: The Rise and Fall of the Reichmanns In Britain, A Struggle To Stay Afloat The Collapse of a Master Builder Margaret Thatcher's Speech Inaugurating Canary Wharf Secretive tycoon is key to unlocking gem of a deal Building for Eternity, R' Moshe Reichmann Biography

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  Episode #71

  Apex Predators: The Reichmanns, Pt. II

  Aug 5, 202642 min

  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 the century, buying 10 million square feet of prime office space for just $33 a square foot and beating up some of the city's blue bloods along the way. Then, they go even bigger: the development of the World Financial Center in Battery Park City is a showcase of all their talents – risk appetite, design, salesmanship, negotiating, creative leverage – coming together at scale. We also look at their legendary alliance with the Bronfman family and their adventures in corporate raiding. Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors. 2) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy delight: Live forward curves! 3) This episode is supported by Real Property Captive , the first group captive insurance for mid-market owners. Check out their platform to tap into the same insurance framework used by the market’s biggest players and get dividends from unused premiums. Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to deep dives, bonus content and expert perspectives. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link : For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple For brand partnerships: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com Further Reading/Listening Men of Destiny: The Reichmanns, Pt. I (Start Here) The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York Towers of Debt: The Rise and Fall of the Reichmanns Inside CRE’s Deal of the Century Canadian Company Becomes a Big City Landlord The Bronfmans' Leveraged Leviathan

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  Episode #70

  Men of Destiny: The Reichmanns, Pt. I

  Jul 29, 202638 min

  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. It’s a tale of survival, grit, chutzpah, genius (on many fronts), generosity, unchecked ambition, heart-stopping leverage, and eventually, ruin. We follow the family's incredible journey from the Orthodox synagogues of prewar Beled , Hungary to the international free zone of Tangier , to the North American base in Toronto, and eventually, the apex predator of Manhattan . We discuss the tragedies that shaped the Reichmanns and their approaches to both commerce and philanthropy, the deals that set up the juggernaut in Toronto, and the characters at the heart of one of the world's richest, most powerful, and most secretive clans. Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy delight: Live forward curves! 2) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors. 3) This episode is supported by Real Property Captive , the first group captive insurance for mid-market owners. Check out their platform to tap into the same insurance framework used by the market’s biggest players and get dividends from unused premiums. Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to expert CRE content. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link : For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple For brand partnerships: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com Further Reading The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York Towers of Debt: The Rise and Fall of the Reichmanns Zeckendorf: The autobiograpy of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly Faith And Fortune Letters from Esther #14: What Death Can Teach Us About Life

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