Michael Comparato
President of FBRT and Senior Managing Director, Head of Commercial Real Estate at Benefit Street Partners, with decades of experience in CRE, credit, CMBS origination, structured finance, and platform leadership.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 5min
EP#69 Michael Comparato | Where's All The Distress?
Michael Comparato, president and head of commercial real estate at Benefit Street Partners, brings banking roots and multifamily lending expertise. He discusses why distress is concentrated in older, lower-quality apartments. Short timelines on who will buy Class C assets, how private credit is reshaping lending, and what might finally push larger waves of distressed sales.
Dec 16, 2025 • 40min
368. In the Eye of the Commercial Real Estate Storm with Michael Comparato, Benefit Street Partners
In this engaging conversation, Michael Comparato, President of FBRT and Senior Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners, shares insights from his extensive commercial real estate background. He discusses the current market turmoil, emphasizing that we’re only in the eye of the storm and why a V-shaped recovery is unlikely. Michael highlights the importance of understanding property stories over mere spreadsheets and warns of the risks still lurking in the market. He also identifies investment opportunities, particularly in core multifamily and industrial while navigating the challenges of office properties.
