Broker Brunch

Eli Weiss of Joy Construction joins us to discuss all things Development in NYC. Eli's background in government, capital markets and construction give him a well-rounded view on what it takes to develop large scale projects while navigating the many obstacles in his path. Born and bred in Brooklyn, Eli is a life-long New Yorker so has skin in the game in his pursuit for making the neighborhoods he's building in both affordable and desirable for its residents.  We enjoyed getting to know him better and hope you do too! 

We had the pleasure of sitting down with the renowned Adam Leitman Bailey. As a top attorney and a best -selling author, Adam has worked on and represented some of the biggest clients in NYC and helped navigate some of the most complex legal situations on behalf of his clients. Similar to us brokers, Adam has a hunter mentality and works tirelessly to achieve results for his clients. We hope you enjoy getting to know him as much as we did. 

Executive Director of CHIP (Community Housing Improvement Program) Jay Martin joins us to discuss the business of operating multifamily properties in NYC. In a heavily regulated industry, CHIP represents the interests of roughly 4000 owners and managers of rent-stabilized properties providing approximately 400,000 units across NYC. Since 2019 the game has changed, and Jay discusses the trials and tribulations that housing providers face in NYC. 

On this episode, we unpack what it means to be disciplined with Stephen Preuss, head of investment sales at RIPCO. Stephen has been dominating the investment sales market in Queens and his team now have a reach throughout NYC and beyond. He breaks down how he has built a team from scratch and how they have survived the highs and lows of selling real estate in New York. 

We kick off season 2 of the broker brunch with one of our favorite New York attorney’s Bryan McCrossen. In addition to being a renowned dealmaker, Bryan is also a great New Yorker! During his decades of experience handling NYC real estate transactions, Bryan has overcome every obstacle you can think of to get the deal done for clients. He’ll breakdown the transaction process by each stage and advise how brokers can work with him to achieve a win- win result for clients.  Enjoy!

We sit down with Cory Rosenthal aka Chief Revenue Officer at B6 Real Estate. Cory's early career as a real estate broker took him down a different path than the traditional brokerage route. After cutting his teeth as an associate at Massey Knakal, it was pointed out to him that his skillset was geared toward the execution side of the business. His flair for managing people quickly came to the forefront and he's gone from strength to strength while helping those he manages to stay focused on what they do best. 

Cory brings insightful observations through his own brand of refreshing honesty and self-awareness. Hope you enjoy our conversation with Cory as much as we did. 

In this episode, we sit down with Bobby Lawrence of B6.  Bobby brings a unique perspective to the topic of persistence given his background as a professional lacrosse player. During his time in the real estate business, Bobby has deployed many of the same skills that made him successful as an athlete in order to weather the many storms in his professional career. He shares his stories on the grind, achieving success while maintaining an optimistic never give-up attitude! 

Paul Massey joins us to share his thoughts on leadership. Having been at the helm of one of the most successful commercial real estate brokerage firms in NYC, Paul shares his insights and lessons learned from a life committed to leading others through his unique style of servant leadership. Paul shares his personal stories, offers some nuggets of wisdom and opens up about what he's learned along the way. 

Mitch Flaherty and Brian Whelan launch the “The Broker Brunch” - a series of conversations amongst real estate brokers and friends sharing their journey over a few mimosas. Along the way, they will be joined by guests at all different stages of their real estate endeavors. 

In the first episode they share their NYC story so far; including what it’s like coming from across the pond to try and break into New York City's Commercial Real Estate scene -one of the most competitive businesses, in one of the most competitive markets in the world.