About this podcast
In Deconstruct, The Real Deal's reporters and editors explain the most important news in real estate. We follow the money across New York City and beyond to explain how real estate powers the world around us, breaking down policy impacts, industry trends, and important deals to know. This is essential listening for understanding the great, big world of real estate.
Episodes
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- The Alexander Brothers Got 30 Years. The Story Isn't Over. · 21 min · Season 5After two and a half years of reporting, The Real Deal's investigation into the Alexander brothers has reached a major milestone: Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander have each been…
- The Elections That Could Shake Up Real Estate · 29 min · Season 5With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, real estate has a lot on the line. But which races will actually make a difference for developers, landlords and investors? The Real…
- The New NYC Retail Boom: Pilates, Pet Spas and Empty Storefronts · 31 min · Season 5New York City's retail market is making a comeback, but not everyone is benefiting. As restaurants, Pilates studios, coffee shops and wellness businesses expand across Manhattan…
- The Billionaire Bet on Wynwood · 21 min · Season 5Wynwood was once best known for warehouses, murals and street art. Today, it’s attracting billions of dollars from some of the wealthiest investors in Miami. The Real Deal’s…
- Can Sunnyside Yard Finally Happen? · 22 min · Season 5Could Sunnyside Yard finally become one of New York City’s next great mega-developments? This week on Deconstruct, The Real Deal’s Lilah Burke and guest co-host Jake Indursky…
- The Rise and Fall of a Multifamily Syndicator · 24 min · Season 5The multifamily syndicator boom promised everyday investors a piece of the real estate gold rush. Then interest rates rose — and some of the biggest players began to unravel…
- Why NYC’s Aging Apartment Buildings Aren’t Getting Fixed · 26 minThis week on Deconstruct, The Real Deal columnist Erik Engquist joins Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke to explain why renovating New York City’s aging apartment buildings has become…
- Inside New York’s $150K-a-Month Rental Market · 30 min · Season 5New York’s luxury rental market is reaching astonishing new heights. SERHANT broker Peter Zaitzeff joins Deconstruct to explain who is paying as much as $150,000 a month for…
- The Real Estate Behind the Data Center Boom · 22 min · Season 5Data centers have quickly become one of commercial real estate’s hottest — and most capital-intensive — asset classes. This week, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke talk with Colliers…
- How Florida’s HOAs Became Ripe for Fraud · 31 min · Season 5A massive fraud case at one of Florida’s largest homeowners associations exposed just how vulnerable HOAs can be to bad actors. On this episode of Deconstruct, The Real Deal’s…
- Real Estate Agents Have a Reputation Problem · 26 min · Season 5Consumers need to trust their real estate agents — but as more agents work the market than ever before, stories of bad behavior ranging from unfair dealmaking to sexual…
- How a Summer Camp Empire Raised $200M — Then Imploded Months Later · 19 min · Season 5A summer camp empire that owns roughly 30 camps across the U.S. raised nearly $200 million from Israeli bondholders—and then spiraled into bankruptcy just months later. Reporter…
- ChatGPT vs. Real Estate Brokers? Plus, Why Billionaires' Row Is in Trouble · 24 min · Season 5Artificial intelligence is already reshaping real estate — from buyers using ChatGPT to challenge brokers, to AI startups transforming the office market. On this episode of…
- Inside real estate's "hustler's ball," the RED Awards; plus, Floyd Mayweather's real estate lawsuit explained · 30 minOn this week's episode of Deconstruct, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke break down one of the strangest real estate stories of the year: Floyd Mayweather's lawsuit against former…
- How the last great development site in NYC left some of the Upper East Side's wealthiest residents with nowhere to go | Deconstruct · 25 min · Season 5On this episode of Deconstruct, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer break down how New York City’s latest budget, tax proposals, and one high-profile Upper East Side building are…
- Why NYC real estate is suddenly all about politics · 20 min · Season 5On this week’s episode of Deconstruct, hosts Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke dive into the increasingly political world of New York City real estate. They break down the latest…
- Breaking down the Chetrit Group's challenges · 23 min · Season 5On this episode of Deconstruct, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer unpack the growing challenges for the Chetrit Group, longtime players in New York City real estate now dealing…
- Why private clubs are popping up everywhere in New York City · 18 minThis week on Deconstruct, hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer break down Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial pied-à-terre tax proposal on luxury second homes, what it could…
- Spring selling season is here. Will NYC's luxury real estate market bloom? · 26 min · Season 5This week on Deconstruct, top luxury broker Frances Katzen joins the podcast to discuss the New York City luxury real estate market as spring selling season begins. She shares…
- Real estate after Zohran Mamdani's first 100 days · 21 min · Season 5Deconstruct breaks down the latest news on the Flatiron Building, a record lease at 9 West 57th, and a foreclosure at a car-branded condo in Miami. Plus, politics reporter…
