Hailing from the Napa Valley of Onions, Vidalia, Georgia, David Whitaker joins us over a glass of Bendersky Reserve Scotch to share his remarkable journey. David first arrived in Miami in the 1980s, where his introduction to the city was anything but smooth. He was mugged at gunpoint his first Friday in town, and then carjacked the following week. Undeterred, he stayed, built his career, and eventually rose to become the President & CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bure...

This quarter, we poured some Nikka Japanese whiskey and sat down with two of the sharpest minds in the CRE data world: Juan Arias, National Director of Industrial Analytics at CoStar Group, and Anthony Graziano, Chairman & CEO of Integra Realty Resources. Every quarter, these guys help us dissect what’s actually moving Miami’s industrial market — pricing trends, vacancy shifts, absorption patterns, capital flows, and where deals are getting done (and where they’re not). We started with in...

We cracked open a couple of cold IPAs and went LIVE with Daniel Lebensohn, Co-CEO & Founder of BH3 Management, at Bisnow’s Miami State of the Market - our first-ever live podcast. Daniel brought the unfiltered stuff: building through cycles, spotting distress before it hits the headlines, assembling A-teams, and keeping conviction when deals get weird. We got into how BH3 thinks about risk, capital stacks, and value creation across Miami and beyond, plus the mindset it takes to compete at...

We hit the road and sat down with Michael Swerdlow, founder and managing partner of The Swerdlow Group, in his Coconut Grove office. From his humble beginnings in the Bronx, where he hated school because it was too easy, to buying real estate in the 1970s with $0 of his own money, Michael’s story is a masterclass in hustle and vision. He walks us through flipping apartment buildings, discovering the power of net leases, and becoming one of the first to sell them to pension funds. His deep und...

We cracked open a few cold Peronis with Tadd Schwartz, the man behind Schwartz Media Strategies and one of the sharpest storytellers in Miami. Tadd took us behind the curtain of Miami’s PR machine: the spin, the splash, and the subtle art of making a real estate project feel like the second coming of South Beach. From rebranding neighborhoods to navigating media storms, he’s helped shape the way Miami sells itself to the world. We talked shop about the developers he’s worked with and why pe...

In this episode, we sat down with a couple of scotches and a legend of Miami Beach, Neisen Kasdin. Born and raised on the Beach, Neisen has witnessed its transformation firsthand. From his teenage years, he was drawn to politics with dreams of one day becoming president. That passion led him to Northwestern University, where he studied political science, and then back to Florida for a law degree at UF. Returning to South Beach, Neisen served as a Miami Beach commissioner and eventually as May...

From San Francisco to London to New York City, Gerald and Trish Posner have lived lives that are anything but ordinary. Gerald started his career as a young hotshot lawyer, while Trish came up through the fashion industry. Fate brought them together in NYC, and since then, they’ve become an award-winning investigative writing duo with a shelf full of acclaimed books. Their work has taken them everywhere. From digging into heroin syndicates in Hong Kong, to exposing Nazi fugitives, to chronicl...

Matt sat down with us over a glass of tequila and shared his journey. From growing up in Brooklyn and working early jobs as a club promoter to building a $2.1 billion real estate portfolio, Matt plays chess, not checkers. He discovered early that his superpower was a relentless work ethic; pounding the phones and making more cold calls than anyone else as a young NYC stockbroker. He took us through his path of dropping out of college to broker stocks, then returning to finish undergrad and ul...

Ana sat down with us over a couple of very dirty martinis, and the conversation went just as unfiltered. Ana is as much of a data nerd as we are, and we dug into the strength of Miami’s new development condo market, the macroeconomic forces funneling wealth into South Florida, and why she believes capital and high-net-worth individuals will keep flocking to the 305. We also got into blue vs. red state tax policies, her decision to walk away from Columbia University as a Physics and Math major...

No guests this week, just us, talking shop and sharing what’s really going on in Miami’s industrial market. We get into the story of Built World Advisors, why we’re betting big on Class B warehouses in the urban core, and what we’ve learned building a media-meets-brokerage platform from the ground up. We also break down what’s hot (and what’s not) in East Hialeah, West Hialeah, Allapattah, Opa-Locka, and Golden Glades, how Cafecito Club went from a casual coffee meetup to a go-to industry ev...

Hue Chen, President of Saglo Companies, stopped by to drop some serious shopping center knowledge. From his early days as a leasing agent to leading one of South Florida’s most active retail owner-operators, Hue’s journey is a masterclass in grit, hustle, and long-term vision. A fixture at ICSC and a forward-thinker in applying AI to real estate, Hue shares how he’s stayed ahead of the curve while scaling a portfolio and building lasting relationships in the CRE world. Tune in to hear how to ...

The brain trust is back. Juan Arias (CoStar Group) and Anthony Graziano (Integra Realty Resources) join us to break down what’s shaping up for the second half of 2025 in commercial real estate. We cover the macro trends: interest rates, capital flows, development costs, and zoom in on how they’re impacting real-world dealmaking in South Florida. Whether you’re investing, developing, or just trying to read the tea leaves, this episode delivers sharp insights and on-the-ground perspecti...

A former attorney and once a professional tennis player Andy brings a rare mix of discipline, strategy, and precision to the world of real estate development. He takes us behind the scenes of River Landing, one of the largest mixed-use projects on the Miami River. The River Landing story is just the tip of the iceberg. Before founding Urban-X, Andy helped restructure a $750 million portfolio at Leviev Boymelgreen Developers ahead of the 2008 crash. He later served as a court-appointed receive...

In this episode, we dive into Noah’s epic journey, from selling Encyclopedia Britannica door-to-door to capitalizing on the 2008 financial crisis (what the hell is a community development bond?) and building one of the largest land portfolios in Florida. As the founder and Managing Partner of BTI Partners, Noah has helped shape the development of tens of thousands of homes across the state. We talk about his roots in a design and architecturally-driven family, his early bets on distressed lan...

Abe dropped by the pod with a couple of bottles of saki in hand. He grew up in a restaurant family, studied at Cornell’s prestigious hospitality school, and came out of the gates swinging—with a fast-casual wrap concept that flopped. But instead of giving up, he zoomed out. He realized the real estate under that failed concept was too good to waste—so he pivoted. Enter Sushi Maki. In this episode, Abe shares how he turned early failure into a foundation for long-term success and built one of ...

Today we sit down with Gary Ressler to talk all things Downtown Miami real estate. We get into what it was like growing up in a real estate family, Gary’s stint in Hollywood working at Disney, and what it was like stepping in to run the family business. We talk about how they’ve kept the DuPont Building looking spotless, why downtown still kind of sucks, and what it’ll take to turn it around. Gary doesn’t hold back - and we had a blast. Connect with us Want to dive deeper into Miami’s commerc...

On this episode we share a drink with Jay Newman — one of the driving forces behind some of the most iconic luxury hotels and branded residences in the country. Before he was leading projects like Amangiri, Montage, and the Four Seasons, Jay was a freshly minted college grad with a law degree, a curious mind, and a few good friends in a VW bus headed across the country. That trip landed them at the 1976 Montreal Olympics — and eventually launched Jay into a career that bridges real estate, ho...

Live from the ULI Florida Summit: A Conversation with Futurist Nikki Greenberg In this special episode recorded on-site at the ULI Florida Summit in Bonita Springs, we sit down with world-renowned futurist Nikki Greenberg to explore the future of real estate. From her roots in South Africa to Australia and beyond, Nikki shares how her background in architecture and development shaped her vision for a tech-enabled future. We discuss her work with global organizations, her thoughts about the fu...

We poured some scotch and got into it — growing up in Miami, how the city’s changing block by block, and what it really takes to get deals done in this town. Anthony De Yurre isn’t your typical land use attorney. He’s a zoning whisperer, a deal enabler, and one of the guys shaping Miami’s skyline from the inside. As a partner at Bilzin Sumberg, he’s in the weeds with developers trying to untangle code, politics, and opportunity. In this episode, Anthony talks about his roots in a Cuban-Americ...

From a small town in the Amazon to co-founding Integra Investments, Nelson Stabile’s journey is anything but typical. In this episode, he shares how a childhood spent off the grid shaped his problem-solving mindset — and how that grit now drives Integra’s adaptive approach to development in Miami’s shifting real estate market. We talk strategy, pivots, and how personal passions can shape professional vision. If you’re into stories of resilience, reinvention, and smart development plays — this...