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The Promote Podcast

ten31 Media

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 76

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, founder of ten31 media and author of The Promote newsletter, along with no-BS institutional insider Will Krasne. Also check out our 3x/week newsletter for industry insiders at https://www.thepromote.com/

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The Mother of all Tax Loopholes & Zeckendorf Bros. Downtown Funk

Episode 12

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 • Duration 31:19

This week, we dive deep into one of the most extraordinary tax loopholes that the CRE market has ever witnessed: the Traveling HFC, a Texas property-tax absolving vehicle that's been adopted en masse by distressed syndicators, agency lenders and a cottage industry of consultants, nonprofits and attorneys. The most punitive version of a bill designed to torpedo it flew through the Texas Senate, and now the industry is grappling with a very rude and abrupt end to a too-good-to-be-true party. We're joined by Texas' own Barrett Linburg to discuss the HFC saga, the gold rush it set off and what the fallout could mean for the long-term health of affordable housing in the state. Hiten and Will then discuss the Zeckendorf Brothers' latest big swing: an ultra-luxury condo at 80 Clarkson Street that has reportedly scored a half-billion dollars in sales without any fanfare – we unpack the players and lenders behind this quiet giant.

For advertising inquiries, contact us at partnerships@thepromote.com
More information about our guest Barrett Linburg at Savoy Equity Partners https://savoyequity.com/ and on Twitter https://x.com/DallasAptGP
Find Hiten @hitsamty on Twitter

Relevant reads:

1) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: https://www.thepromote.com/p/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-schwartz-s-puretz-playbook#steamrolled-syndicator-lifeline-on-
2) Inside Syndicators' Favorite Housing Loophole: https://www.thepromote.com/p/inside-syndicators-favorite-housing-loophole-mayweather-s-ko-deal
3) Inside Texas' Vanishing Property Tax Rolls: https://www.thepromote.com/p/inside-texas-vanishing-property-tax-rolls-dimon-s-byte-sized-delights#inside-texas-vanishing-property-tax
4) Texas landlords scramble for property tax breaks worth millions as loophole closes: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/texas-developers-property-tax-loophole-closing-20066584.php
5) Quiet Kings of Capital: https://www.thepromote.com/p/the-promote-the-quiet-kings-of-capital
6) House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address: https://www.amazon.com/House-Outrageous-Fortune-Fifteen-Powerful/dp/1451666195

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NYC Developer Ponzinomics & Tides Equities' Judgment Day

Episode 11

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 • Duration 27:40

This week, we break down the sensational allegations made by the feds against former New York golden boy developer Josh Schuster – and why they are emblematic of the market. We dive into a big judgment over Personal Guarantees brought against multifamily mad lads Sean Kia and Ryan Andrade of Tides Equities – the case has important implications for syndicators. And we have a reprieve of sort on the tariffs- will it be enough to restore normalcy to the CRE markets?

Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by AirGarage, the modern parking solution for real estate owners. Go to airgarage.com/promote to learn more.

Relevant reads:
1) USA v Schuster: https://www.thepromote.com/p/usa-v-schuster-a-skyscraper-installment-payment-plan#usa-vs-schuster
2) A Grandson Wants to Do His Grandfather Proud https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-grandson-wants-to-do-his-grandfather-proud-1474248482?utm_source=www.thepromote.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=usa-v-schuster-a-skyscraper-installment-payment-plan
3) Is developer Josh Schuster’s fast rise spiraling out of control? https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/07/16/is-developer-josh-schusters-fast-rise-spiraling-out-of-control/
4) Gotta pay the piper: https://www.thepromote.com/p/tides-lads-judgment-day-caisse-bails-on-sf-multi#gotta-pay-the-piper
5) Founder Mode: Starwood Comes at Tides’ Principals https://www.thepromote.com/p/tides-principal-punishment-greystar-s-modular-bets#founder-mode-starwood-comes-at-tide

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Heat on Chetrit & Cohen's Fortress of Pain

Episode 2

Monday, March 17, 2025 • Duration 31:16

This week on The Promote Podcast, we discuss cracks in the property empire of the mighty Chetrit family, the merchant princes of New York real estate. We barrel down Powder Mountain to understand Netflix billionaire Reed Hastings' vision for a private ski haven, and we head to court to understand the mother of all Personal Guarantees in a case pitting scion Charles Cohen against the mighty debt fund Fortress.

Resources

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/heat-on-chetrit-hud-in-the-mud#can-chetrit-beat-the-heat

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/wall-street-s-new-aristocracy-reed-hastings-private-powder#reed-hastings-private-powder

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/wall-street-s-new-aristocracy-reed-hastings-private-powder#security-blanket-for-construction-l

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/eastdil-eyes-suitors-fortress-goes-full-paulie#fortress-to-cohen-no-more-talk-pay-

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Bad Boy Carveouts & Skyscraper Ransoms

Episode 1

Sunday, March 9, 2025 • Duration 29:04

In the first episode of The Promote Podcast, we’ve got quite the docket: Bad Boy Guarantees, which are suddenly everywhere in CRE loan disputes with multifamily syndicators. We have a classic Manhattan phallic skyscraper battle, pitting titan against titan at Worldwide Plaza. And we look at the loss of mojo at mighty investment manager PIMCO, which is suddenly finding itself a laggard in the cutthroat world of private credit.

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/nussbaum-s-hush-money-syndicator-bad-boy-carve-outs#baby-did-a-bad-bad-thing

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/nussbaum-s-hush-money-syndicator-bad-boy-carve-outs#hush-money

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/an-ofer-he-can-t-refuse-and-the-private-credit-bazaar#a-pimco-exodus

https://ten31.beehiiv.com/p/seagram-scores-mega-refi-a-fannie-freddie-privatization-push#worldwide-drama-nyc-style

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gross-retiring-from-janus-11549287324

https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-realty-capitals-executive-chairman-schorsch-steps-down-1418651991

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Jona Rechnitz's Uncut Gems & Skyscraper Structural Corruption

Episode 10

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 • Duration 33:21

This week, we dive into the tangled web of Jona Rechnitz, a New York real estate developer who was caught up in a massive NYPD corruption scandal before heading to LA and reinventing himself as a diamond dealer and Floyd Mayweather whisperer. Rechnitz is the archetype of a netherworld character who somehow keeps popping up in real estate: the hustler with the incredible Rolodex and fuzzy origin story, someone who manages to whip up controversy whereever he goes but keeps escaping any real consequences. We also take a close look at a lawsuit that has cast a pall over Billionaires' Row, alleging that the developers of 432 Park Avenue ignored warnings of serious structural issues – and what this action says about this new and still relatively untested asset class. A big thank you to our sponsor for this episode, AirGarage – find out more about their full-service parking management solution at Airgarage.com/Promote

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Inside the Lending Game with Ran Eliasaf & Adam Neumann's Divine Flow

Episode 9

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 • Duration 27:03

This week, Northwind Group's Ran Eliasaf, one of the most active private lenders in New York real estate, gives us an inside look at the debt game – the returns, the structures and the nuances of funding some of the city's most high-profile projects. He walks us through the capital stack of the supertall condo tower at 125 Greenwich in particular, building on our discussion from last week. Will and Hiten also chop it up on Adam Neumann's latest venture, Flow, a multifamily operator that is bleeding money all over the place, but STILL manages to raise more venture capital. A big thank you to our sponsor for this episode, AirGarage – find out more about their full-service parking management solution at Airgarage.com/Promote

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Inside a Supertall Capital Stack & Newbond's Hotel Flyer

Episode 8

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 • Duration 26:08

This week, we chat about a fascinating hospitality deal, Newbond swooping in to buy almost 9% of San Francisco's hotel stock in one megadeal. It’s one of the city's biggest hospitality real estate plays in a decade. We look at the aftermath of Carl Icahn's failed big short on malls, and his vendetta against special servicer Rialto. We then dive into a supertall capital stack – 125 Greenwich Street has seen New York's most famous and infamous names pile in. A big thank you to our sponsor for this episode, AirGarage – find out more about their full-service parking management solution at Airgarage.com/Promote

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The Rise of Pref & Meridian Out of Agency Jail

Episode 7

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 • Duration 26:50

This week, The Promote dives into the proliferation of preferred-equity deals in the CRE market – why are they suddenly everywhere, and what investors need to think about before doing them. We then dive into Meridian Capital Group being cleared for business by Fannie Mae, ending a year-plus period on the ice with the agency. Where does the brokerage go from here? And finally, we look at the walloping the tariffs have given the formerly exuberant CMBS market.

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Tariff Terror, $11,000 psf condos & Starwood's land bets

Episode 6

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 • Duration 27:26

This week, we discuss the fear & loathing set off in the CRE markets by the Trump tariffs, looking at the impact both on fund managers and on developers – construction costs are "completely a swag" as co-host Will puts it. We then look at Miki Naftali's megabet on a Fifth Avenue condo site where he believes he can set a new high-water mark – $11,000 per square foot – on pricing. We touch upon Floyd Mayweather's shady Upper Manhattan deal, and finally, we chop it up on Starwood's latest land play.

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Gary Barnett: The Father of Billionaires' Row

Episode 5

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 • Duration 29:47

In this special edition of the Promote Podcast, we dive into the singular career of Gary Barnett, the diamond trader who birthed Manhattan's Billionaires' Row and has consistently pulled off the most audacious high-wire acts in the real estate development game. We trace Barnett's origins, from his days as a diamond dealer in Belgium to his early days in New York real estate. We then dive into 2 of his most iconic deals: the creation of One57, the luxury condo that kicked off Billionaires Row; and the Ring portfolio masterclass, the takeover of 1 million square feet of prime Manhattan office space.

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