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Current Season: First Draft Live
Between economic whiplash, shifting policies and market volatility that changes by the hour, you need industry insights that cut through the noise. That's exactly why we're launching First Draft Live, a new weekly series that breaks down what's happening, why it matters and what you need to know to do better business.
Join us live on Bisnow.com every Friday at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30AM PT for conversations with the industry's sharpest minds discussing the week's most critical stories, or catch the replay right afterwards — here on your podcast app of choice.
Latest episodes

Feb 6, 2023 • 33min
BRP Cos. Managing Partner Meredith Marshall
'Beyond Crisis Mode': NYC Housing Development Crippled By Red Tape And Political Backlashhttps://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/multifamily/state-of-the-market-116486

Jan 30, 2023 • 22min
Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari on 'Branding' The Office
Nuveen Taps Industrious To Create Tenant Network Across National Portfolio https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/nuveen-taps-industrious-to-create-tenant-network-across-national-portfolio-117400Hybrid Work Adoption Driving Rush Of Coworking Consolidation https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/coworking/coworking-flex-office-hybrid-work-wework-industrious-113072Companies Ramp Up Coworking Expansions, A Rare Office Market Bright Spothttps://www.bisnow.com/national/news/coworking/companies-ramp-up-coworking-expansions-a-rare-office-market-bright-spot-116034

Jan 23, 2023 • 21min
How To Turn Office-To-Residential Conversion From Great Idea To Reality
New York City Office Adaptive Reuse Study: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/office-reuse-task-force/office-adaptive-reuse-study.pdfA Conversation With The Developer Behind The Country’s Biggest Office-To-Resi Conversion:https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/construction-development/brian-steinwurtzel-gfp-25-water-conversion-117239

Dec 12, 2022 • 33min
Bisnow Reporters Reflect on Rate Hikes, ESG and Office Real Estate
Bisnow U.K. editor Mike Phillips, L.A. reporter Bianca Barragán and Dallas Fort Worth reporter Olivia Lueckemeyer join Bisnow reports to talk over some of the dominate issues of the year, what is top if mind for their sources and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2023.

Dec 5, 2022 • 30min
NYU's Arpit Gupta On The 'Office Real Estate Apocalypse'
NYU's Arpit Gupta talks over the findings of a report he co-authored entitled 'Work from Home and the Office Real Estate Apocalypse'.
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Return To Office For Thee, But Not For Me: C-Suite Stays Home As Employees Expected Back
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/return-to-office-for-thee-but-not-for-me-c-suite-stays-home-while-employees-get-pushed-in-112940
Apocalypse Soon: Work-From-Home To Cut Office Values By $500B, Report Finds
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/work-from-home-to-cut-office-property-values-by-49b-by-2029-113273

Nov 21, 2022 • 52min
Avison Young's Mark Rose, Project Destined's Cedric Bobo and Roosevelt University's Collete English Dixon
Avison Young's Mark Rose, Project Destined's Cedric Bobo and Roosevelt University's Collete English Dixon talk diversity in commercial real estate, and examine Bisnow's 2022 analysis of gender and racial breakdown at the top levels of the industry.
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'The Hardest Job In Business': CRE's Chief Diversity Officers On Their Roles 2 Years Post-George Floyd
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/chief-diversity-officers-dei-tishman-speyer-116427
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The Big Missing Piece That Could Derail Commercial Real Estate’s Diversity Push
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/cre-risks-losing-diverse-talent-by-overlooking-middle-management-level-116399
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SPECIAL REPORT: CRE Made Limited Progress On Diversity In 2022. Advocates Worry Momentum Is Waning
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/dei-in-cre-2022-116201

Nov 14, 2022 • 25min
JLL's Amber Schiada
JLL's Americas Work Dynamics and Industry Research Platform Leader Amber Schiada talks implementing hybrid, generation Z's approach to the workplace and some managers' view of the office doesn't match up with their employees.

Nov 7, 2022 • 32min
Larry Silverstein in conversation with Mary Ann Tighe
Silverstein Properties' CEO Larry Silverstein speaks to CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe about economic conditions, his predictions for a turnaround and the company's attempts to build in Astoria -- where the local council member has made it clear she will not support the project. This conversation was recorded at Bisnow's New York Economic Forecast event at 7 World Trade Center.

Oct 31, 2022 • 24min
Behind Amazon's Expansion And Contraction With Logistics Expert Marc Wulfraat
Bisnow Atlanta reporter Jarred Schenke and MWPVL founder and President Marc Wulfraat talk about Amazon approach to industrial space, and what may be ahead for the industrial market in general.
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Amazon Ramps Up Land Buys As It Pulls Out Of Leased Spaces:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/amazon-has-been-on-a-land-buying-tear-amid-pivot-away-from-leasing-114002
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Amazon Looking To Shed 10M SF In Warehouse Space:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/amazon-to-shed-10m-sf-in-warehouse-space-pursue-subleasing-113118
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Amazon Ups Number Of Postponed, Canceled Warehouses To 49:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/amazon-ups-postponed-canceled-warehouses-to-49-nationwide-114495
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Amazon Ramping Up Industrial Acquisitions In Pivot Away From Leasing, Sources Say:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/amazon-shifting-industrial-strategy-toward-owning-properties-potentially-hurting-leasing-market-110613
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Frozen Debt Markets, Local Pushback Chipping Away At Industrial Cash Cow:
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/industrial/community-pushback-warehouse-ecommerce-115973

Oct 24, 2022 • 26min
Morgan Stanley's Lauren Hochfelder
Morgan Stanley's Lauren Hochfelder talks about why real estate will need to manufacture its own returns now, rather than rely on tail winds -- and how she thinks about risk having gone through the Global Financial Crisis at the firm in the early phase of her career.