Bisnow Reports: Recent Episodes
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A podcast examining every facet of the international commercial real estate industry — from the murky future of retail and office to real estate’s reckoning with diversity to the effects of climate change on the built world, and so much more.
Marilynn Joyner, the founder of Her Workplace – a startup that offers physical coworking space, in person events and a digital networking and career resource platform – all tailored for women and nonbinary people, at this moment in the world of work.
Jarred Schenke and Ethan Rothstein talk over the Nightingale Properties and CrowdStreet deal that resulted in a DOJ investigation and the disappearance of millions of investor dollars.
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- Inside Nightingale Properties, The CRE Firm At The Center Of The Missing Millions
- DOJ, SEC Investigating Nightingale After $40M Of Investor Cash Allegedly Diverted To CEO's Accounts
- Crowdfunding Industry Tries To Restore Confidence In Wake Of Nightingale Fraud Allegations
Ben Van Leeuwen, the co-founder of Van Leeuwen ice cream talks about building expanding the business overseas, handling inflation -- and why American consumer habits are perfect for a pricey ice cream chain.
Avison Young's Mark Rose, Project Destined's Cedric Bobo and Roosevelt University's Collete English Dixon talk diversity in commercial real estate, and examine Bisnow's 2022 analysis of gender and racial breakdown at the top levels of the industry. * *
'The Hardest Job In Business': CRE's Chief Diversity Officers On Their Roles 2 Years Post-George Floyd https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/chief-diversity-officers-dei-tishman-speyer-116427 * * * The Big Missing Piece That Could Derail Commercial Real Estate’s Diversity Push
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/cre-risks-losing-diverse-talent-by-overlooking-middle-management-level-116399 * * *
SPECIAL REPORT: CRE Made Limited Progress On Diversity In 2022. Advocates Worry Momentum Is Waning https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/dei-in-cre-2022-116201
JLL's Americas Work Dynamics and Industry Research Platform Leader Amber Schiada talks implementing hybrid, generation Z's approach to the workplace and some managers' view of the office doesn't match up with their employees.
Silverstein Properties' CEO Larry Silverstein speaks to CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe about economic conditions, his predictions for a turnaround and the company's attempts to build in Astoria -- where the local council member has made it clear she will not support the project. This conversation was recorded at Bisnow's New York Economic Forecast event at 7 World Trade Center.
Bisnow Atlanta reporter Jarred Schenke and MWPVL founder and President Marc Wulfraat talk about Amazon approach to industrial space, and what may be ahead for the industrial market in general.
Morgan Stanley's Lauren Hochfelder talks about why real estate will need to manufacture its own returns now, rather than rely on tail winds -- and how she thinks about risk having gone through the Global Financial Crisis at the firm in the early phase of her career.
Texas developer and former commercial real estate broker Ed Cross talks office to residential conversions, learning from recessions and why he thinks the model for making money in real estate is heading for a reset.
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Office Values Have Further To Fall Before Residential Conversions Start Picking Up Speed: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/just-50-us-office-buildings-have-been-turned-into-housing-115688
Far From 'Easy Money': Experts On The Hurdles Facing Office-To-Residential Conversions: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/construction-development/as-distress-comes-to-the-office-market-office-to-residential-conversions-may-prove-elusive-for-some-115846
In interviews recorded at Bisnow's New York Women Leading Real Estate Event, female industry leaders discuss progress for women, the challenges of the pandemic -- and how real estate can play a role in the city's recovery.
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Read a full list of the honorees here: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/women/38-female-leaders-to-watch-in-nyc-real-estate-115476
Barings U.S. Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy Dags Chen talks through the rapidly diminishing probability of a soft landing for the economy. * * *
Read More: 'Dark Days Ahead': How KKR, Apollo, Invesco View CRE Investing In A Recession: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/capital-markets/national-finance-post-event-115557
This episode is presented by Inland Green Capital.
This week, we're speaking with Bisnow U.K. Editor Mike Phillips and Birmingham and Manchester reporter David Thame about the real estate holdings of the Crown Estate, how Queen Elizabeth II's death and the ascension of King Charles II affects the monarchy's property empire, and how real estate plays a role in the wealth and power of the British royal family.
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Property Prince Becomes King: Charles III’s Highs And Lows In The Real Estate World:
https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/property-prince-becomes-king-charles-iiis-highs-and-lows-in-the-real-estate-world-115385
- As UK Mourns Queen Elizabeth, Crown’s Property Empire Shines Light On Continuity And Change
https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/crown-and-queens-property-empire-shine-light-on-continuity-and-change-115350
On this episode, presented by Inland Green Capital, we're talking about the post Labor Day return to the office, and hearing from Silvertein's Marty Burger and RXR Realty's Scott Rechler about their predictions for office occupancy in the city.
Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather is speaking here on the federal reserve's attempts to bring down inflation, where rezoning could make a dent in the housing crisis -- and why some homeowners "misplaced entitlement" is slowing progress.
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NYC Apartment Rents Break Records Again As Housing Crisis Deepens:
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/affordable-housing/its-dire-nyc-rents-rise-to-yet-another-record-above-5k-average-114289
REPORT: Apartments In Sun Belt Markets Set Up For 'Significant Collapse Of Demand':
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/report-apartments-in-sun-belt-markets-set-up-for-significant-collapse-of-demand-114160
Head of Commercial Real Estate Economics at Moody's Analytics Victor Calanog talks through the impact of career trajectories on the workplace, office vacancy predictions and why he thinks it will be a rocky 18 - 24 months.
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Remote Work Is Over In These Markets — And Here's What They Have In Common: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/remote-work-is-over-is-some-parts-of-the-country-and-they-all-have-two-things-in-common-114135
Google, TikTok Among Tech Firms Looking For Big Offices In NYC: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/google-oracle-tiktok-office-manhattan-114088
Office In 'A Period Of Creative Destruction' As Owners Search For What Actually Gets Workers In
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/amenities-war-113181
Mike Phillips, Bisnow U.K. editor, talks about how global real estate investors are behaving amid global uncertainty, what it may take for the standoff between buyers and sellers to end -- and where deals have been put on ice or stalled as a result of the market.
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All our coverage on recession fears, updated regularly - https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/recession-fears-real-estate-113929
Canceled Contracts Pile Up As Real Estate Buyers, Lenders Reckon With Rising Rates -- Jarred Schenke reveals details on deals that have fallen apart in the current environment - https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/no-ones-immune-as-cre-values-take-hit-deals-fall-apart-with-rising-rates-114026
Soft Landing Or Deep Recession? Whatever Is On The Horizon Isn’t Like Any Other Downturn - Tim Carroll breaks down how experts see the situation playing out
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/slowed-growth-recession-unprecedented-international-economic-downturn-in-uk-us-113992
MaryAnne Gilmartin talks about launching her own company, her concerns about what she considers "political dysfunction" in New York and branching out to Baltimore.
Scott Malkin speaks about the future of physical retail, luxury brands and his new venture in the USA.
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation Rafael Cestero and Kirk Goodrich, President of Monadnock Development, talk about Biden's Housing Action Plan.
Cestero and Goodrich host a podcast called "The Housing Problem" -- which is available here: https://thehousingproblem.com
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
Peebles' Corp. founder Don Peebles talks about his plans for Affirmation Tower, handling the RFP process and what he's learned from projects that have unraveled.
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
Leap's Amish Tolia talks about working with the real estate community and why physical stores are becoming a big part of retailers' strategy.
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
Nathalie Palladitcheff, the President and the first female CEO of Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. She's speaking here about real estate's commitment to DEI, being a woman in the C-suite and the impact of inflation on real estate.
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
Ric Clark talks about his transition from a corporate job to essentially running a startup and his views on the future of the workplace. This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners
This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners.
Capital markets and office brokers Michael Gigliotti, Lauren Crowley Corrinet and Alice Fair mull the leasing environment in the city and how lenders are viewing office assets.
Kastle Systems CEO Haniel Lynn talks about office occupancy around the country, what he predicts will happen next -- and what he makes of the fact that people' are returning to social activities at a greater rate than to their desks.
Mark Hollingsworth, a writer who specializes in Russia and Russian Oligarchs. His book is called Londongrad: From Russia with Cash;The Inside Story of the Oligarchs.
Warren de Haan, co-CEO of ACORE Capital talks about the knock-on effects of the conflict in Ukraine, where the big opportunities have been -- and where he wants to lend next.
Cain International CEO Jonathan Goldstein talks about the acquisition of pizza chain Prezzo, why the office isn't dead -- and why businesses need to be part of fixing the housing crisis.
Previous coverage of Cain:
Competitive Socialising: The Ideal Floor-Filler Or Should Landlords Stay Clear ?https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/mixed-use/is-competitive-socialising-the-new-retail-casualty-in-waiting-108317
From Bidding For Tottenham To Buying Beverly Hills: Cain International Breaks Into America: https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/capital-markets/from-bidding-for-tottenham-to-buying-beverly-hills-cain-international-breaks-america-101206
This Valentine's Day, we talk about the lost romance of the office -- and what landlords can do to woo tenants back to their space.
Redfin's Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather talks through what is causing rent spikes across the country, how this will impact domestic migration -- and what should be done about the housing crisis that is now impacting the upper middle class.
“Before, I think, it was something that the middle class could kind of ignore; it wasn't their problem that there wasn't affordable housing for lower-income people,” she says. "But now, middle-class people can't buy a home because they're being competed against by people coming with all-cash offers, multiple offers on a home selling for $50K above asking. It's just getting so intense that I think people are starting to understand the severity of the problem.”
Read more Bisnow coverage of the housing crisis:
'The Pandemic And Rent Inflation Are Pushing People Into Potentially Dangerous Living Situations' https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/forced-cohabitation-skyrocketing-rents-pandemic-unsafe-111723
'The Moratorium Is Over, But 'Eviction Blockades,' Exhausted Relief Have Landlords At Wit's End' https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/multifamily/eviction-moratorium--111744
Related Group Chairman and Chief Executive Jorge Pérez and President Jon Paul Perez talk south Florida real estate and the region's changing demographics, and how the company is dealing with the twin challenges of climate change and skyrocketing construction costs.
JLL Hotels and Hospitality Global CEO Gilda Perez-Alvarado talks about the market outlook, the growing pressure in the hotel industry to meet ESG mandates — as well as the need to provide flexible workplaces to create productive teams.
Eve Picker talks about democratizing real estate investment and changing perceptions about crowd funding.
Avison Young CEO Mark Rose talks about creating a diverse team without mandating quotas.
Nadir Settles, managing director at Nuveen, talks investing in New York and the company's plan to help create a diverse pipeline of talent for the industry.
Alison Novak talks about the way her company is working with developers across the country to create more sustainable and equitable projects.
Chris Schlank, the founder of Savanna — best known for its New York City office investments — sits down to talk with Bisnow about the uncertain terrain facing owners of urban office buildings.
Hybrid work isn’t just going to impact office tenants and commercial real estate owners. It has the potential to fundamentally impact how the economies of cities across the world. In this episode we look at what's at stake for the major cities if the hybrid office really is here to stay.
All the questions about working from home and the future of the office all pale into insignificance besides one big question: Will changes to the future of work help the fight against climate change, or make things worse?
Why do people go into the office? It’s a question that, before the pandemic, few people really asked. They just did it, because that’s what they’d always done. So what happens to us as people, to our culture, if we’re no longer heading into the office eight hours a day, five days a week?
A big part of the debate about the future of work has centred on how hybrid or remote work affects employee output. Those who have dedicated their life to studying workplace productivity think change currently underway has the potential to unlock huge gains for economies. In this episode, we dig into the different views on productivity and the workplace -- and look at what is as stake for the office as we’ve known it.
CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe on the return to office and the state of New York's leasing market.
Bisnow Atalanta reporter Jarred Schenke talks about what he is hearing from companies in the return to office.
Jessica Katz, the executive director of the Citizens Housing Planning Council, talks about the issues with setting affordable housing unit targets and what she wants to see from the city's mayoral candidates when it comes to affordable housing.
IWG CEO Mark Dixon on the seismic shifts taking place in the workplace, and why the hybrid model is here to stay.
Keith Gordon, the managing partner of NCV Capital Partners, talks about how he’s dealt with tenants who’ve failed to pay rent, the impact of the state eviction moratorium on a smaller landlords like himself — and the slow rollout of the federal government’s funding for renters and landlords in distress.
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce President Jessica Walker on encouraging small and mid-sized businesses to return to the city, and how coworking company WeWork can help.
Miller Samuel CEO Jonathan Miller talks about the future of the city as apartment rents experience historic decreases.
Former New York City official under the Bloomberg administration Seth Pinsky talks about the state budget, and why the business community is failing to get its message across to lawmakers and the general public.
Newmark's David Falk talks about the New York City office market, what role remote work will play in the future and what he's advising office landlords to do to secure tenants.
Rick Gropper, a principal at Camber Property Group, talks about building affordable housing in New York City.
The Real Estate Board of New York’s Director of Legislative Affairs Ryan Monell talks about the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package many New Yorkers are hoping will go a long way to ease the woes of the city.
Andrea Himmel of Himmel + Meringoff Properties talks about her faith in the office market, and why she believe the urban exodus is real - but not something that won't reverse.
New York City Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan says his experience of crisis, along with his deep relationships in federal government, make him the best choice in this crucial race.
CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City Vijay Dandapani talks about the hotel industry recovery and what it will take to bring tourism back.
Jerry Salama talks about building a lab property in the city, balancing the risk and the reward of that kind of asset -- and why he believes in the burgeoning life sciences ecosystem in New York City.
PwC’s Advisory Real Estate Director Katherine Huh speaks about what has set some employers apart from others in the pandemic, and how companies are plotting their return to work.
BentallGreenOak CEO Sonny Kalsi on why the Asian office market is less at risk from the remote work movement, and why he thinks it will take New York City up to five years to recover from the fallout from the pandemic.
Rudin CEO Bill Rudin talks about the challenged state of New York City, his faith in its ability to survive and and why he's certain the office environment will make a comeback.
On this episode, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the Real Estate Board of New York Reggie Thomas discusses how the group will lobby government in 2021, the impact of a unified federal government and how real estate can help with the testing and vaccine effort.
Alicart CEO Jeffrey Bank talks about the restaurant industry's fight for survival -- as well as what he considers a failure of government and when he expects business to start to return.
Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman talks about the state of the city's residential market, and the industry's plans to take on the looming Pied-a-terre tax.
Cushman & Wakefield's veteran retail broker talks about falling rents, the future of luxury in the city and the neighborhood struggling the most in the pandemic.
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Ken McIntyre, the CEO of the Real Estate Executive Council, a trade association for executives of color in commercial real estate, talks about the importance of diverse suppliers in commercial real estate and why brokerage remains one of the least diverse areas of the industry.
RXR Realty CEO Scott Rechler talks about how a second lockdown could be handled, the response to his call for companies to return to the city and the ways federal funding would help the troubled subway system.
B6 Real Estate Advisors' CEO Paul Massey, who ran for mayor of New York City before withdrawing in 2017, talks about the fallout of the general election, and what's at stake in the 2021 Mayoral race.
Bisnow reporters speak here about how members of the commercial real estate community are preparing for this general election.
In this episode, State Sen. Brian Kavanagh talks about working with the real estate community and the need for federal funding to support renters.
Principal and Head of Avison Young's Tri-State Investment Sales group James Nelson talks about renegotiating contracts, where the opportunities are, and why some long term owners in the city are now looking to sell.
Wendy Silverstein talks about her new venture doing loan workouts, which assets will be in the most distress and why she expects to be very busy through 2021 and 2022.
Doug Steiner talks producing content in a pandemic, his next venture and why film and tv studio real estate is not for the faint hearted.
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?".
Bisnow’s Atlanta reporter, Jarred Schenke, about the boom-and-bust nature of Georgia’s capital, the state’s reopening, how the local studios are hoping to get back to work and how the office market could be affected by a work-from-home push.
In this week’s episode, we hear from Ryan Simonetti, the CEO of Convene. The RXR Realty and Brookfield-backed company, which has both flexible workspaces and an events and meeting arm, was forced to lay off and furlough hundreds of employees as a result of the crisis. He is speaking here about future of meetings in the world of social distancing and his take on when people will gather in large groups again.
In this episode, we speak to Margaret Anadu, the head of Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. In New York, Urban Investment Group is one of the groups behind Essex Crossing -- a six-acre, mixed-use development with retail, office and more than 1,000 new homes on the Lower East Side. Here, she talks about getting capital to small businesses, what kind of impact this virus will have on the development of workforce and affordable housing in the United States and why she’s eager to get back to the office.
In this episode, Corcoran CEO Pamela Liebman talks about New York City bouncing back, negotiating between buyers and sellers during the pandemic and why she thinks residential prices won't be hit as much as they were in the fallout of 9/11.
In this week’s episode we hear from Bisnow UK Editor Mike Phillips and Manchester and Birmingham reporter David Thame on the uniquely British political tensions arising over lockdown, the evaporation of foreign capital and the future of offices, coworking and cities.
Scott Gerber is the CEO of Gerber Group, a company with 10 bars and restaurants in New York City, Washington D.C. and Atlanta. In this episode, he talks about his predictions on how we will return to socializing, accessing government support, conversations with landlords and his experience with the virus.
In this episode, we speak with Sam Chandan, the Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development & Investment and dean of the NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate, about how shifts in the way we use space and interact in the city may impact real estate values.
We also discuss the real estate job market, and how real estate professionals can stay productive during this time of isolation
Flexible workspace provider Knotel reached a $1B valuation last year, but like many of its competitors has been forced to make significant job cuts and prepare for a new reality as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Sarva speaks about the economic damage to the real estate industry, making layoffs, trying to give spaces back to landlords and reports the company hasn’t paid rent.
Columbia Property Trust CEO Nelson Mills speaks about easing anxiety within the company, what this pandemic may mean for office space and design in the future, as well as his views on rent relief for tenants.
WBS Equities CEO Wendy Berger owns build-to-suit food manufacturing and distribution buildings in multiple states including New York, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. In this episode, she talks about her plan to help tenants, managing her own self isolation and how major personal tragedies have prepared her to manage a situation like this.
In the sixth and final episode of our first season, we sit down with Compass Vice Chair Adelaide Polsinelli. We talk about getting her start in the industry, the impact of rent reform on the market, adapting to change and starting the investment sales division at Compass.
In our fifth episode, we sit down with Knotel co-founder Amol Sarva at Gather, a Knotel location in Chelsea. We talk about the growth of his flexible workspace company, creating diversity in top management and the mythologies of startups.
We sit down with Joanne Podell, executive vice chairman for retail services at Cushman & Wakefield, at the Baccarat Hotel. We talk about starting a new career in your forties, locking down one of the priciest retail leases in New York City history and why widespread store closures don’t scare her at all.
We sit down with Brad Hargreaves, the CEO and founder of co-living company Common, at a Brooklyn Caribbean eatery called Glady’s. We talk about underserved segments of the housing market, the widening gap between rents and wages — and convincing lenders that the co-living business model isn’t some “kooky” thing.
We sit down with Toby Moskovits, the founder and CEO of Heritage Equity Partners, at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn. We talk about going against the herd in development, picking back up when it doesn’t pan out — and how women should take on the aggressive, male-dominated world of real estate development.
We sit down with Bob Knakal, JLL Chairman of Investment Sales, at the Penn Club in Midtown Manhattan. We talk about almost going bankrupt, sleeping on big decisions and honesty in business.