Matthew Baron is the Founder and President of BPG, Formed in 2021, BPG has an active development pipeline totaling nearly 4 million square feet and over 3,600 new residential units, valued at over $2 billion. Under Matthew Baron’s leadership, the company’s current portfolio includes large-scale mixed-use and rental residential development projects in Long Island City, Queens, and Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, as well as the Miami metro area cities of Hialeah and Coral Gables.

Baron Property Group is a vertically integrated real estate development and investment firm. Leveraging over 30 years of real estate experience, they develop residential and commercial properties nationwide, emphasizing New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:10) - Life in NY RE

(00:3:00) - Matthew’s early career

(00:18:27) - Matt’s first deal

(00:23:52) - Pivoting into hotels

(00:28:08) - Starting a company during the GFC

(00:31:23) - Focusing on MF development

(00:34:36) - Mitigating risk

(00:36:30) - Location nuances

(00:42:03) - Design and construction

(00:46:24) - What’s stopping you from developing more projects?

(00:51:23) - Dealing with Unions

(00:53:01) - Getting into the Miami market

(00:54:10) - Identifying partners

(00:59:52) - Building out a team

(01:02:20) - What are you most worried about in the business?

(01:05:42) - What’s the biggest opportunity in Miami?

(01:09:07) - Hold strategies

(01:11:08) - What is your favorite hotel?