Lets Have A Drink (new York)

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.