Describing COVID-19 as an emotional waiting-game and noting that businesses are trying to "hold on," guests discuss new demand for warehousing and plans to re-imagine The Mall - less retail - a more diverse use of space: work, live, food outlets, medical offices, life science facilities and more.

Continuing to discuss the pandemic and the office market, guests suggest we "wait and see," recalling the fears and hopes after 9/11, another extreme event. Consumer confidence - concern about going back to work, increased cleaning protocols, mass transportation, issues to be considered.

Guests discuss the effect of the "new normal" social distancing, on the future of the office market. "Zoom is a great supplement," but not for all companies, special cleaning, reconfiguration of elevators, work space, increased technology to support distancing - all part of the future.

Continuing to discuss the pandemic's toll on the hospitality industry, panelists who participated in government aid programs were unsure of the "forgiveness" component of the program. Looking to the future and to the industry's recovery, all agreed "It's going to be a challenge." Part 2.

Host Michael Stoler discusses the toll of the pandemic on the hospitality industry with hotel financiers, bankers and hotel developers - each expressing varying degrees of optimism for the future, along with concerns about costs, particularly special cleaning/operating of facilities, and loan payments.

Looking ahead to reopening, guests discussed masks, gloves and respect for social distancing to help retail get back to business. Though the pandemic has accelerated internet buying, the future of retail is the internet and brick and mortar stores.

Continuing their conversation, Michael Stoler and guests chefs and restaurateurs David Burke and Michael Lomonaco and restaurateur Drew Nieporent discuss the decimating effect of the pandemic on catering,both in-house and at hotels and the Paycheck Protection Program and various grassroots, not-for-profit fundraising efforts in support of industry employees. All agreed they had "no clue" how many and in what form the restaurant business will return.

Michael Stoler discusses the Restaurant Business in the Midst of Pandemic with Restaurateur & Chef David Burke, Restaurateur & Chef Michael Lomonaco and Restaurateur Drew Nieporent.

Michael Stoler continues his discussion from the previous episode on "Business and Real Estate in the Midst of the Pandemic" with guests Ofer Yardeni of Stonehenge NYC and Jeffrey Levine of Douglaston Development, Levine Builders and Clinton Management.

Michael Stoler discusses Business and Real Estate in the Midst of the Pandemic with guests Ofer Yardeni of Stonehenge NYC and Jeffrey Levine of Douglaston Development, Levine Builders and Clinton Management.