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Coffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/12/2025: Episode 109 - NYC’s Investment Sales Market Overview by Shimon Shkury | Coffee & Cap Rates July 2025Ariel Property Advisors hosted its summer Coffee and Cap Rates event on July 30th, sharing the latest trends in New York City’s investment sales market.Over 250 NYC real estate professionals gathered for this live networking breakfast at TD Bank’s conference center at One Vanderbilt. The theme of the event was “Investing Through Change.”Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, opened the event with a comprehensive overview of New York City’s investment sales market and highlighted key insights from the firm’s recently published mid-year research reports.For more details...2025-08-1218 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/24/2025: Episode 104 - 2024 Multifamily Year in Review featuring Victor Sozio & Matt SwerdlowJoin Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, as he delves into Ariel’s 2024 Multifamily Research Report with Founding Partner Victor Sozio and Senior Director of Capital Services Matt Swerdlow. In 2024, New York City’s multifamily market saw $8.91 billion in sales across 1,107 transactions, marking year-over-year increases of 14% in dollar volume and 4% in transactions. Rent-stabilized properties, which comprised 29% of the market, faced continued pressure due to high leverage, rising expenses and the lingering impact of HSTPA—leading some owners to consider 610 amendments for affordable housing conversions. Meanwhile, free market assets dominated in Manhattan and Brooklyn and attract...2025-02-2414 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/18/2025: Episode 102 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2025 Market Presentation: Investment Trends in NYC CRE's MarketThis podcast is a recording of the overview of the New York City investment sales market and key insights from Ariel Property Advisor’s newly released end-of-year research reports that Shimon Shkury, Ariel’s President and Founder, presented at the firm’s February 5th Coffee & Cap Rates event hosted by TD Bank. Over 200 NYC real estate professionals attended the networking breakfast held at TD Bank’s conference center at One Vanderbilt. More information about the event is available here.2025-02-1815 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast1/21/2025: Episode 101 - Challenges Facing the Rent Stabilized Market featuring Kenny Burgos & Matt EngelIn his latest podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, explored the challenges facing owners of rent stabilized buildings with guests Kenny Burgos, CEO of New York Apartment Association, a landlord group created by the merger of the Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) and Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), and Matt Engel, President of Langsam Property Services Corp. and one of the executive members of the New York Apartment Association. Topics included the impact of the 2019 HSTPA regulation on rent stabilized properties; the need for the government to incentivize private investment in rent stabilized buildings; rising expenses...2025-01-2120 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/13/2024: Episode 100 - How the City of Yes Will Unlock Value and Create More Housing featuring Michael A. Tortorici & Sean R. KellyShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, Michael Tortorici, Founding Partner, and Sean R. Kelly, Esq. Partner, discuss highlights from the recently approved City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan, which will add more than 80,000 new apartments over 15 years and invest $5 billion in infrastructure updates and housing. The partners explore how the new initiative will add housing in neighborhoods throughout New York City, increase the density of some development sites, promote office conversions, allow new development on large campuses and much more. A summary of the City of Yes is available here.2024-12-1309 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/29/2024: Episode 99 - Q3 2024 New York City Multifamily Quarter in Review Featuring Victor Sozio & Matthew DzbanekShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, Victor Sozio, Founding Partner, and Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director in Capital Markets, explore trends in the multifamily market and discuss Ariel’s Q3 2024 Multifamily Quarter in Review New York City research report in this podcast.Among the topics: there were $2.33 billion in multifamily sales in Q3 2024, a 17% decline from Q2 2024; of the total sales, $1.27 billion of the trades were in Manhattan below 96th Street; multifamily assets are offering investors a buying opportunity today because values have fallen across all segments; mortgage maturities are forcing sales, while sales based on...2024-10-2911 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast9/18/2024: Episode 98 - Manhattan 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Michael A. Tortorici, Chris Brodhead, and Howard RaberIn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, interviews Ariel’s Manhattan experts Michael Tortorici, Founding Partner; Chris Brodhead, Senior Director, and Howard Raber, Director, about what they’re seeing in the Manhattan market. They discuss how mortgage maturities are driving transactions, the increase in rent stabilized multifamily sales, condo development trends, office to residential conversions and housing policies including the City of Yes.According to Ariel Property Advisors’ Manhattan 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report, investment sales in Manhattan in 1H 2024 rose to $5.8 billion over 167 transactions, a 14% and 16% increase, respectively, compared to 2H 2023...2024-09-1810 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/29/2024: Episode 97 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2024 Panel Discussion featuring Ralph Bumbaca, Christopher V. Albanese, and Jasper WuThis podcast is a recording of the panel Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, moderated at Ariel’s July 31st Coffee & Cap Rates event hosted by TD Bank. Sharing their perspectives on the commercial real estate industry with an emphasis on the development market were panelists Ralph Bumbaca, NYC Market President - TD Bank; Christopher V. Albanese, President - Albanese Organization; and Jasper Wu, Vice President - ZD Jasper. Over 200 NYC real estate professionals attended this networking breakfast held at TD Bank’s conference center at One Vanderbilt. More information about the even...2024-08-2931 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/27/2024: Episode 96 - Brooklyn 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Sean R. Kelly and Stephen VorvolakosIn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses Ariel’s Brooklyn 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report with Brooklyn experts Partner Sean R. Kelly, Esq., and Director Stephen Vorvolakos. Overall, investment sales in Brooklyn rose to $3.36 billion in 1H 2024, a 43% increase compared to 2H 2023 and 18% increase compared to 1H 2023. In the multifamily market, Mr. Vorvolakos said owners are adjusting their pricing, which is creating opportunities for investors. The average cap rate rose to 6.48% in 1H 2024, the highest level since 2012, which can be attributed to elevated interest rates and uncertainty about new regulations. In...2024-08-2711 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/22/2024: Episode 95 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2024 Market Presentation: Visions for Future Growth in NYC Commercial Real EstateThis podcast is a recording of the overview of the New York City investment sales market and key findings from Ariel Property Advisor’s mid-year research reports that Shimon Shkury, Ariel’s President and Founder, presented at the firm’s July 31st Coffee & Cap Rates event hosted by TD Bank. Over 200 NYC real estate professionals attended the networking breakfast held at TD Bank’s conference center at One Vanderbilt. More information about the event is available here.2024-08-2216 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/20/2024: Episode 94 - Bronx 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Jason M. Gold and Daniel MahfarIn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses the findings in Ariel’s Mid-Year Bronx report with Jason Gold, Senior Director, and Daniel Mahfar, Director. Overall, the dollar volume of investment sales in the Bronx rose 13% to $445 million in 1H 2024 compared to 2H 2023, according to Ariel’s Bronx 2024 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report. Transactions fell 10% to 90 for this period. Compared to 2H 2023, multifamily dollar volume increased by 38% in 1H 2024 from 2H 2023 for a total of $208.5 million. Transaction volume declined by three transactions to 36 over the same period. A total of 33 development site...2024-08-2007 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/8/2024: Episode 93 - Q2 2024 New York City Multifamily Quarter in Review featuring Victor Sozio and Matt SwerdlowShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses Ariel’s latest multifamily research report with Victor Sozio, Founding Partner, and Matt Swerdlow, Senior Director in Capital Markets. Mortgage maturities were one of the drivers in the multifamily market in the second quarter with dollar volume jumping 108% quarter-over-quarter to $2.83 billion and transactions rising 4% to 265. The future looks even better for the multifamily market as Treasuries have fallen below 4% and the market expects the Fed to cut rates at its next meeting in September. More information is available in Ariel’s research Q2 2024 Multifamily Quarter in Review: New York City...2024-08-0813 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast6/25/2024: Episode 92 - Financing Options Available to CRE Borrowers featuring Ben SchlegelOn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Ben Schlegel, Director of Capital Services at Ariel, discuss financing options in today’s commercial real estate market. Schlegel notes that despite higher for longer interest rates, capital is available for deals that make sense financially including private money, CMBS loans and preferred equity and mezzanine debt.2024-06-2509 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast5/29/2024: Episode 91 - Challenges Facing Rent Stabilized Buildings featuring Jay Martin and Matt EngelOn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses the overall financial health of rent stabilized buildings in New York City with Jay Martin, Executive Director of the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), a landlord advocacy group, and Matt Engel, President of Langsam Property Services Corp., an owner/operator, and Chairman of CHIP.The topics include rising interest rates, post-Covid collections, property taxes, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019 and the state’s new housing policy, which tweaked HSTPA by slightly increasing Individual Apartment Improvement caps for rent stabilized apartments. A...2024-05-2935 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/25/2024: Episode 90 - Unpacking NY State’s New Housing Policy featuring Victor Sozio, Michael A. Tortorici, and Sean R. KellyIn this roundtable discussion, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his Partners Victor Sozio, Michael A. Tortorici and Sean R. Kelly unpack the new housing policy included in the New York State FY 2025 Budget.Overall, the Ariel team sees the new initiatives as positive, especially for housing creation, but challenging for existing multifamily owners because some free market units will now be regulated and increased apartment improvement allowances for rent regulated units won’t be high enough to make a meaningful difference except possibly in the outer boroughs.To re...2024-04-2417 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/4/2024: Episode 89 - Manhattan 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Michael A. Tortorici and Howard RaberManhattan saw $11.1 billion in investment property sales in 2023, a 45% drop from 2022, and 280 transactions, a 33% year-over-year decline, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Manhattan 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report. In this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Founding Partner Mike Tortorici and Director Howard, discuss the report’s findings and dig deeper into Manhattan’s multifamily, development and office markets. Average multifamily cap rates, for example, rose to 5.24% in 2023, while the average price per buildable square foot for development sites declined to $390. They also shared their optimism going into 2024 because of the st...2024-03-0408 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/29/2024: Episode 88 - Brooklyn 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Sean R. Kelly and Stephen VorvolakosBrooklyn finished 2023 with investment sales totaling $5.15 billion, a 46% decline from the record-breaking 2022, which saw dollar volume top $9.5 billion, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Brooklyn 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report. Transactions also fell 30% to 839 compared to 1,206 the year before. In this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Sean R. Kelly, Esq., Partner, and Stephen Vorvolakos, Director in Investment Sales, who specialize in investment property sales in Brooklyn, discuss the findings in the year-end report, the role interest rates played in the market last year and the need for lawmakers to...2024-02-2908 min
Do You Ever Wonder...The Hallmark Abstract Service PodcastJennifer Djurkovic and Commercial Real Estate...A Driven Member of the Holy 29 Massey Knakal Leadership Tree!Jennifer Djurkovic and Commercial Real Estate...A Driven Member of the Holy 29 Massey Knakal Leadership Tree!What is the Massey Knakal Leadership Tree?It's the CRE professionals who at some point in their careers worked at Massey Knakal, learned about the Massey Knakal CRE philosophy, and now own or run their own commercial real estate brokerage business.Enter Jennifer Djurkovic, owner and CEO of Djurkovic Investment Properties (https://djurkovicip.com/) that is located in New York City but does business nationwide.Jennifer grew up in a real...2024-02-2641 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/21/2024: Episode 87 - Bronx 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Jason M. Gold and Daniel MahfarIn 2023, the Bronx investment sales market saw $1.82 billion trade across 216 transactions, down 22% and 29% respectively, compared to 2022, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Bronx 2023 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report. In this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Jason M. Gold, Senior Director, and Daniel Mahfar, Director, who specialize in investment property sales in the Bronx, review the latest Bronx report. They also discuss what to expect in this submarket in 2024 and two recent Bronx transactions arranged by Ariel—the $26 million sale of a 237-unit high-rise multifamily building at 1500 Noble Avenue and the $14.7 million sale...2024-02-2108 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/20/2024: Episode 86 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2024 Panel Discussion Featuring Margaret B. Grossman, Richard Roberts, and Jesse TerryAt Ariel Property Advisors’ latest Coffee & Cap Rates event on February 7, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, moderated a panel of industry experts who shared their perspectives on the commercial real estate industry with an emphasis on the multifamily market: Margaret B. Grossman, Managing Partner & President - T30 Capital; Richard Roberts, Principal & Chief Business Development Officer - Red Stone Equity Partners; Jesse Terry, Chief Investment Officer - HUBB NYC. To watch the full event and download Ariel's research reports, please see https://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/event/240207-coffee-and-cap-rates2024-02-2040 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/16/2024: Episode 85 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2024 Market Presentation: Finding Value in NYC Commercial Real Estate in 2024At Ariel Property Advisors' latest Coffee & Cap Rates event, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, presented an overview of New York City's investment sales market in 2023 as well as key findings from the firm's recent end-of-year reports. To see his presentation and download Ariel's research reports, please see https://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/event/240207-coffee-and-cap-rates2024-02-1615 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast1/29/2024: Episode 84 - Multifamily Year in Review 2023 featuring Victor Sozio & Matt DzbanekAriel Property Advisors’ Victor Sozio, Founding Partner, and Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director, Capital Markets, join Shimon Shkury, President and Founder, for this discussion on how high interest rates, regulations and bank failures contributed to the lackluster performance in the New York City multifamily market in 2023. According to Ariel Property Advisors’ Multifamily Year in Review New York City, the multifamily sector in New York City experienced a notable downturn, with total dollar volume of $7.4 billion spread across 1,036 transactions, a year-over-year drop of 52% and 35%, respectively. However, the anticipation of interest rate cuts and an influx of new capital is already leading to r...2024-01-2910 minDo You Ever Wonder...The Hallmark Abstract Service PodcastShimon Shkury...Founder and CEO of Ariel Property Advisors...A Giant of New York City Commercial Real Estate!Do You Ever Wonder Speaks With Shimon Shkury...Shimon Shkury...Founder and CEO of Ariel Property Advisors, NYC Commercial Real Estate Thought Leader, Massey Knakal Alum and Prominent Massey Knakal Leadership Tree Member, Born in Israel and a Former Lieutenant in The IDF!Incredibly impressive credentials to be sure, and then add to that list a Wharton MBA and MA in International Studies.Do You Ever Wonder host and Hallmark Abstract Service CEO Mike Haltman had a broad and far-reaching conversation with Shimon, touching on a wide variety of t...2024-01-0538 min
DeconstructWind in the Doldrums? A Look Ahead At NYC Investment SalesYou know the story: interest rates rose and deal flow slowed. After a year and half of sluggish trading, what's next for NYC's investment sales market? Avison Young's Head of Tri-State Investment Sales James Nelson lays out the market dynamics set to drive office and multifamily deals. Ariel Property Advisors' Founder Shimon Shkury gets granular on the distress affecting the rent-stabilized market.2023-12-1136 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast11/6/2023: Episode 83 - Q3 2023 New York City Multifamily Quarter in Review Featuring Victor Sozio & Matt SwerdlowMultifamily sales in New York City totaled $1.55 billion in Q3 2023, a 56% decline in dollar volume from Q2 2023, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Q3 2023 Multifamily Quarter in Review. Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Ariel Founding Partner Victor Sozio, and Matt Swerdlow, Senior Director, Capital Markets, unpack the numbers and explain what to expect following the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the petition brought by CHIP and RSA against NYC’s rent stabilization laws and how the FDIC’s sale of the Signature portfolio will affect the market.2023-11-0615 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/11/2023: Episode 82 - Rent Stabilization: Update on Legal and Legislative Challenges with Jay MartinOn this episode, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, interviews Jay Martin, the Executive Director of the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), a trade association representing 4,000 owners of rent-stabilized rental properties. Jay discusses the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear CHIP’s petition challenging the constitutionality of New York’s rent stabilization laws; his advocacy for legislation that would reset rents on units vacated by long-time tenants to help pay for renovations; and how the city could provide vouchers to tenants struggling to pay rent.2023-10-1127 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast9/8/2023: Episode 81: Trends in New York City's Life Sciences and Multifamily Sectors With Chris Balestra, President and Chief Investment Officer of Taconic PartnersIn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, interviews Chris Balestra, President and Chief Investment Officer of Taconic Partners, about how and why the firm began offering office space to life sciences companies and its existing and planned office and multifamily projects.2023-09-0823 min
Tenant Experience Network (TEN)Shimon Shkury | President & Founder | Ariel Property Advisors | Building on great partnerships for successIn this episode, host David Abrams is in conversation with Shimon Shkury, President and Founder at Ariel Property Advisors. Shimon’s career journey began in 2002 working at a CRE firm this podcast knows well – Massey Knakal – thanks to my conversations on TEN with Bob Knakal and Paul J. Massey. About a year into that relationship, Shimon was given the opportunity to run Upper Manhattan and the Bronx as a partner. Shimon went on to hire several key people to support him in that effort, and together they eventually left to start Ariel Property Advisors. At the core of Ariel’s mandat...2023-09-0639 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/23/2023: Episode 80: Queens 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends Featuring Shimon Shkury, Sean R. Kelly and Alexander TaicThe Queens investment sales market experienced significant improvement in 1H 2023 compared to 2H 2022 resulting in a 39% increase in dollar volume to $2 billion, of which one-third was in the development asset class, which jumped 78% half-over-half to $632 million. In this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, Partner Sean R. Kelly, Esq. and Director Alexander Taic explore how developers are seeking 421a vested sites specifically in Northwest Queens and Jamaica, and Beacon Wind Land’s purchase of 31-01 20th Avenue, which accounted for approximately one-third of the development dollar volume. They also examine trends in the multifamily market an...2023-08-2309 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/15/2023: Episode 79: Q2 2023 New York City Multifamily Quarter in Review Featuring Victor Sozio & Matt DzbanekMultifamily real estate sales in New York City experienced a significant 242% increase in total dollar volume during the second quarter compared to the first quarter with 295 transactions totaling $3.91 billion, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Q2 2023 Multifamily Quarter in Review report. Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Ariel Founding Partner Victor Sozio, and Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director, Capital Markets, explore the story behind the data in this podcast on the New York City multifamily market. 2023-08-1513 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/10/2023: Episode 78: Bronx 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends Featuring Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold and Daniel MahfarShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests Jason Gold, Senior Director, and Daniel Mahfar, Director, who specialize in investment property sales in the Bronx, discuss the findings in Ariel’s latest research report Bronx 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends. 2023-08-0906 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/9/2023: Episode 77: Brooklyn 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends Featuring Shimon Shkury, Sean Kelly and Stephen VorvolakosHow are commercial real estate investors looking at the Brooklyn market today? In this episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, Brooklyn specialists Sean R. Kelly, Esq., a Partner at Ariel Property Advisors, and Stephen Vorvolakos, Director, share the borough’s latest trends with Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors. For more details, see Ariel Property Advisors’ Brooklyn 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report.2023-08-0909 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/9/2023: Episode 76: Manhattan 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends Featuring Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici and Howard RaberWhat are the latest trends in Manhattan's commercial real estate market? In this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses how the borough's assets performed in 1H 2023 with Manhattan experts Michael Tortorici, Founding Partner, and Howard Raber, Director. For more details, see Ariel Property Advisors’ Manhattan 2023 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report. 2023-08-0907 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/3/2023: Episode 75 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2023: Panel Discussion Featuring Kurt Stuart, Eleonora Bershadskaya, and Christopher BalestraAt Ariel Property Advisors’ Coffee & Cap Rates event on July 20, Shimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, moderated a panel discussion with industry experts, Kurt Stuart, Managing Director, Commercial Term Lending Northeast - Chase; Eleonora Bershadskaya, Principal, Real Estate - Vistria; and Christopher Balestra, President & CIO – Taconic Partners, who shared their perspectives on the environment for lending, multifamily and affordable housing investing and office leasing: please see https://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/event/230720-coffee-and-cap-rates2023-08-0347 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/2/2023: Episode 74 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2023: Market Presentation by Shimon Shkury, Discovering the Upside: Exploring Opportunities in a Challenging MarketShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, presented an overview of New York City’s investment sales market in the first six months of this year at Ariel Property Advisors’ Coffee & Cap Rates event on July 20. To see his presentation and download Ariel's research reports, please see https://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/event/230720-coffee-and-cap-rates2023-08-0215 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast6/20/2023: Episode 73 - What Lenders are Looking for in Today’s Market featuring Matthew DzbanekIn this episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, recorded the day after the Fed voted to hold rates steady for the first time in 15 months, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Senior Director Matt Dzbanek discuss the lending environment in the last 30 days. Although underwriting is tougher, Dzbanek said activity has been brisk with the Capital Services team securing up to 10 offers per deal by tapping into an expanded group of lenders. Dzbanek also shared his views in Ariel’s latest Capital Services Monthly available here.2023-06-2005 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/27/2023: Episode 72 - Free Market Buildings Power NYC Multifamily Sales in Q1 2023 featuring Victor SozioOn his latest podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, welcomes Ariel Partner Victor Sozio and explores first quarter trends in the multifamily market. Dollar volume totaled $2.11 billion in Q1 2023, a 39% drop year-over-year, and predominantly free market buildings accounted for 78% of the sales. Headwinds discussed include bank closures, which are causing a credit crunch, rising operating costs for rental buildings and the failure of Albany to pass key legislation that would help alleviate NYC’s housing shortage. For more information about the multifamily market, see Ariel’s Q1 2023 Multifamily Quarter in Review New York City.2023-04-2710 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/23/2023: Episode 71 - Fed Raises Rates .25% at March Meeting featuring Matthew DzbanekShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director of Capital Services, discuss what borrowers can expect moving forward in the wake of the Fed’s latest rate hike and recent turmoil in the banking sector.At its March, the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise rates another quarter percentage point, bringing the target range for the federal funds rate to between 4.75% and 5.00%. The central bank also reiterated its commitment to reduce inflation from the February annual rate of 6% to 2%. In the last year, the Fed has hiked interest rates by 4.75% while at...2023-03-2305 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/9/2023: Episode 70 - 2022 Queens Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Michael Tortorici and Alexander TaicIn this episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses trends in the Queens investment sales market with Founding Partner Michael Tortorici and Director Alexander Taic. Ariel Property Advisors' Queens 2022 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report showed that Queens had a record-breaking year in 2022, with the most transactions on record in addition to surpassing the $4 billion mark in dollar volume for the first time since 2018 and the fourth time overall (2015, 2016 & 2018 previously). Of note, industrial property sales in Queens totaled $850.3 million, which was roughly one third of the industrial sales citywide last year.2023-03-0906 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/1/2023: Episode 69 - 2022 Bronx Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Jason M. Gold and Daniel MahfarIn this podcast, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, interviews Senior Director Jason M. Gold and Director Daniel Mahfar about the performance of the commercial real estate market in the Bronx in 2022. They discuss the findings of Ariel Property Advisors' Bronx 2022 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report, which showed that the Bronx recorded just under $2.4 billion in investment sales last year, saw an uptick in development transactions before the 421a tax abatement expired last June and that the price per square foot for commercial assets rose above $500 per square foot.2023-03-0106 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/16/2023: Episode 68 - 2022 Brooklyn Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Sean R. Kelly and Stephen VorvolakosShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, Partner Sean Kelly and Director Stephen Vorvolakos discuss the outstanding performance of Brooklyn’s commercial real estate market in 2022. They highlight findings in the recently released Ariel Property Advisors 2022 Brooklyn Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report, which showed that Brooklyn saw a 28% year-over-year increase investment sales to just over $10 billion, the first time ever the borough has cracked the $10 billion mark in dollar volume and surpassing the previous record of $9.19 billion from 2015. Transactions in the borough also increased 20% from the previous year to 1,226, which is nearly half of all the tr...2023-02-1607 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/15/2023: Episode 67 - 2022 Manhattan Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends featuring Michael Tortorici and Howard RaberShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, Founding Partner Michael Tortorici and Director Howard Raber discuss the performance of Manhattan’s commercial real estate market in 2022 and the opportunities they see in 2023. They highlight the findings of the recently released Ariel Property Advisors 2022 Manhattan Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report, which noted that last year, “Manhattan investment sales strongly rebounded from the Covid pandemic despite headwinds from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty during the second half of the year. Transactions during the year were the most since 2016 with 419 deals totaling $20.9 billion in sales, a 40% increase in doll...2023-02-1509 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/14/2023: Episode 66 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2023: Market Presentation by Shimon Shkury, Follow the Money: Who is Investing in NYC CRE and Why?Shimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, presented this overview of the 2022 New York City investment sales market and what to expect in 2023 at Ariel Property Advisors’ Coffee & Cap Rates event on February 2. To see his presentation and download Ariel's research reports, please see https://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/event/latest2023-02-1413 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/7/2023: Episode 65 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2023: Panel Discussion Featuring Ofer Yardeni, Meir Milgraum and Tom OrtinauAt Ariel Property Advisors’ Coffee & Cap Rates event on February 2, Shimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, moderated a panel discussion with industry experts Tom Ortinau, Head of Acquisitions, for GFP Real Estate; Meir Milgraum, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, Lightstone; and Ofer Yardeni, Chairman and CEO, Stonehenge NYC.2023-02-0755 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/2/2023: Episode 64 - NYC Multifamily Sales Enjoy Best Year Since 2016 featuring Victor SozioThe New York City multifamily sector saw a major resurgence in 2022 with $16 billion in total dollar volume for all multifamily properties (small buildings, buildings with 6-9 units and 10+ units) and $13.2 billion for buildings featuring 10 or more residential units. In this episode, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Founding Partner Victor Sozio discuss the findings in Ariel’s recently released 2022 Multifamily Year in Review research report, which highlights sales of buildings with 10 or more units citywide and in Manhattan, Northern Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. They also explore the headwinds and opportunities facing the multifamily ma...2023-02-0213 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/20/2022: Episode 63 - Interest Rates: What Borrowers Can Expect in the New Year featuring Eli WeisblumIn this podcast recorded on December 15, the day after the Fed’s final meeting of the year, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Eli Weisblum, Senior Director of Capital Services, discuss the Fed’s latest rate hike and what it means for borrowers.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously approved a .50% rate hike at its eighth meeting of the year, bringing the federal funds target range to 4.25% to 4.5%. The latest increase, while still historically large, is more modest than .75% increases over the last four meetings. Although the 12-month change in CPI was 7.7% in O...2022-12-2006 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/9/2022: Episode 62 - How Owners Can Use CPACE Financing to Comply with Local Law 97 featuring YuhTyng Patka and Matt SwerdlowShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guests YuhTyng (Tyng) Patka, a Partner with Duval & Stachenfeld LLP, and Matt Swerdlow, Senior Director, Capital Services at Ariel, discuss how New York City building owners can use commercial property assessed clean energy (CPACE) financing to comply with Local Law 97. Tyng is chair of Duval & Stachenfeld’s NYC Real Estate Tax and Incentives Practice Group and Co-Chairs the firm’s NYC Climate Mobilization Task Force where she has become New York City’s leading legal expert on Local Law 97 of 2019 (“LL97”) and PACE financing’s impact on the New York Cit...2022-12-0909 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast11/15/2022: Episode 61 - How better than expected inflation rate is affecting the CRE market featuring Matthew DzbanekShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his guest Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director of Capital Services, discuss how the market reacted to the 7.7% increase in the inflation rate in October, which was better than expected. Although Treasuries started to peak following the Fed’s latest .75% rate hike on November 2, after the October inflation rate was announced on November 10, the 5- and the 10-year Treasury rates dropped below 4% for the first time in about a month.2022-11-1504 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast11/3/2022: Episode 60 - What’s Ahead for NYC's Multifamily Market? featuring Victor Sozio and Matt SwerdlowShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses the latest trends in New York City’s multifamily market with Victor Sozio, Founding Partner, and Matt Swerdlow, Senior Director, Capital Services. 2022-11-0211 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/4/2022: Episode 59 - Drivers for New Development in Gowanus featuring Sean R. KellyShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses the Brooklyn market and Gowanus rezoning with his Partner Sean Kelly, who has specialized in the Brooklyn market for more than 13 years. Kelly is particularly active in Gowanus, where this year he has arranged the acquisition of two development sites — one, a $21.6 million joint venture for a property with a 102,035-square-foot zoning floor area at 125 Third Street, and the second, a property with a 142,500-square-foot zoning floor area at 450 Union Street, which traded for $40.65 million or $285 per BSF, a record for a site in Gowanus with a Mandatory Inclusionary Ho...2022-10-0405 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast9/26/2022: Episode 58 - Federal Reserve Meeting Update & Discussion featuring Matt SwerdlowShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses with Matt Swerdlow, Senior Director, Capital Services, how borrowers and lenders are responding the Fed’s latest .75% rate hike. For more information about the Fed’s latest announcement, please see Ariel’s Capital Markets Monthly available here. 2022-09-2605 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/22/2022: Episode 57 - Update on Investment Sales in the Bronx featuring Jason M. Gold and Daniel MahfarShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, interviews Jason M. Gold and Daniel Mahfar, both Directors in Investment Sales specializing in the Bronx, on the performance of the borough's commercial real estate market during the first six months of this year. More details are available in Ariel Property Advisors' research report, Bronx 2022 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends, available here.2022-08-2204 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/2/2022: Episode 55 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2022: Presentation - Economic Trends and the CityShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, presents an overview of New York City's investment sales market in the first half of 2022 at Ariel's bi-annual Coffee & Cap Rates event on July 28.2022-08-0212 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/2/2022: Episode 56 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2022: Panel Discussion featuring Will Blodgett, Andrea Himmel, and Rashid WalkerShimon Shkury, Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors, moderates a panel discussion with industry experts Will Blodgett, Founder & CEO – Tredway; Andrea Himmel, Principal & Chief Investment Officer - Himmel + Meringoff Properties; and Rashid Walker, Founder & CEO - First Street Capital at Ariel's bi-annual Coffee & Cap Rates event on July 282022-08-0241 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast6/21/2022: Episode 54 - Adapting to the New Market Conditions as Inflation Remains Historically High featuring Eli WeisblumShimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Eli Weisblum, Senior Director of Capital Services, discuss how borrowers and lenders are responding to the Federal Reserve's latest rate increase of 75 basis points, the highest rate hike since 1994. 2022-06-2107 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast5/6/2022: Episode 53 - Federal Reserve Meeting Update & Discussion featuring Matthew SwerdlowIn this episode, Ariel Property Advisors’ President Shimon Shkury and Matthew Swerdlow, Senior Director, Capital Services discuss the Federal Reserve’s recent announcement to raise rates by 50 basis points, the highest increase since 2000, and pledge to consider additional 50 basis point increases at upcoming meetings to help combat inflation. The Fed also announced that the Central Bank plans to start reducing its balance sheet beginning June 1. Although the job market has stabilized in recent months—the nation’s unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6 percent—inflation has continued to skyrocket and now sits at 8.5 percent, the highest rate since December of 1981 and far ab...2022-05-0906 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/28/2022: Episode 52 - Q1'22 Multifamily Sales Report featuring Victor SozioAriel Property Advisors’ President Shimon Shkury and Founding Partner Victor Sozio discuss how inflation and rising interest rates are affecting different segments of the multifamily market.Although contract signings are continuing, the multifamily sector has become more turbulent in the last 60 days primarily because interest rate hikes are triggering renegotiations and repricing. This period of volatility has injected a sense of urgency in the market as investors seek to close deals and line up financing before additional increases. As rents have rebounded, Vic notes that he is seeing more of an appetite for luxury buildings than 18 months ago and that fr...2022-04-2709 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/17/2022: Episode 51 - Federal Reserve Meeting Update & Discussion featuring Matthew Dzbanek· President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Matthew Dzbanek, Senior Director of Capital Services at Ariel· Matthew Dzbanek and Shimon Shkury sat down for our latest Coffee & Cap Rates podcast to discuss the impact and key takeaways for investors in the commercial real estate industry. 2022-03-1705 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/16/2022: Episode 50 – Year End NYC Research Report 2021 featuring Shimon Shkury· President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury reviews the largest transactions of 2021 and the trends driving them. · Our latest Coffee & Cap Rates podcast features Ariel Property Advisors' 2021 proprietary year-end research which was presented during our bi-annual Coffee & Cap Rates event on February 3, 2022.2022-02-1622 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast1/31/2022: Episode 49 - Year End Multifamily Report 2021 featuring Victor Sozio· President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Victor Sozio, EVP Investment Sales at Ariel. · Victor Sozio and Shimon Shkury sat down for our latest Coffee & Cap Rates podcast to discuss the multifamily trends in New York City.2022-02-0207 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast1/27/2022: Episode 48 - Federal Reserve Meeting Update & Discussion featuring Matthew Swerdlow· President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Matthew Swerdlow, Director of Capital Services at Ariel· Matthew Swerdlow and Shimon Shkury sat down for our latest Coffee & Cap Rates podcast to discuss the impact and key takeaways for investors in the commercial real estate industry. 2022-01-2707 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/15/2021: Episode 47 - State of Life Sciences in NYC featuring Scott Metzner· President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Scott Metzner, Principal of Janus Property.· Scott Metzner and Shimon Shkury sat down recently for our latest Coffee & Cap Rates podcast to discuss the increase in activity as investors adjusted to the ebb and flow of the economic and business landscape during the pandemic. 2022-01-0316 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast11/30/2021: Episode 46 - Manhattan Development Market Outlook featuring Michael TortoriciPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Executive Vice President Michael Tortorici.Discussions among Shimon and Michael include what the uptick in development activity in Manhattan means for New York City. Also discussed are insights into what drove the trends and transactions, along with highlighting key transactions that contributed to the dollar volume. 2021-11-3011 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast11/2/2021: Episode 45 - Q3 Multifamily Sales Report featuring Victor SozioPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Executive Vice President Victor Sozio.Discussions among Shimon and Victor include a reflection on the activity in the multifamily market in New York City over the past quarter and insight into what drove the trends and transactions, along with highlighting key transactions that contributed to the dollar volume traded. Also, they spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the fourth quarter of 2021 and into 2022. 2021-11-0809 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/14/2021: Episode 44 - Staten Island Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Sean Kelly and John HigginsPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Senior Director Sean Kelly and Director John HigginsDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity in the Staten Island borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-10-1806 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/2021: Episode 43 - Queens Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Alexander Taic, Dorit Pinhas, and Chris AfriyiePresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Director Alexander Taic, Director Dorit Pinhas, and Associate Director Chris AfriyieDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity in the Queens borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-08-2308 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/2021: Episode 42 - Bronx Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Jason Gold and Daniel MahfarPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Director Jason Gold and Director Daniel MahfarDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity in the Bronx borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-08-2009 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/2021: Episode 41 - Brooklyn Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Sean Kelly, Jonathan Berman, Stephen Vorvolakos, and Lawrence SarnPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a panel discussion between Senior Director Sean Kelly, Senior Director Jonathan Berman, Director Lawrence Sarn, and Director Stephen VorvolakosDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity in the Brooklyn borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-08-2008 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/2021: Episode 40 - Northern Manhattan Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Mark Anderson and James NestorPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a discussion with Director Mark Anderson and Associate Director James Nestor.Discussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity seen in Northern Manhattan from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-08-2011 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/2021: Episode 39 - Manhattan Investment Sales 1H Report featuring Michael A. Tortorici, Howard Raber, Jack Moran and Matthew GillisPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a panel discussion between Director Howard Raber, Associate Director Jack Moran, Executive Vice President Michael A. Tortorici, and Director Matthew GillisDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the Manhattan Borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 2021-08-2012 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast7/29/2021: Episode 38 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2021 Webinar Panel Discussion featuring Victor Sozio, Michael Tortorici, Sean Kelly, and Matt SwerdlowPresident of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a panel discussion between Executive Vice President's Victor Sozio and Michael Tortorici, Senior Director Sean Kelly and Director Matt SwerdlowDiscussions among the panelists include current commercial real estate trends, capital markets opportunities and outlook for the next 6 months2021-07-3028 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast7/29/2021: Episode 37 - Coffee & Cap Rates July 2021 "Good Morning NYC!"President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury highlights the bounce back effect commercial real estate in NYC has experienced the past 6 monthsThe presentation continues by discussing asset class fundamentals and predictions for the remainder of 20212021-07-2920 min
CRE SharkEye Commercial Real Estate Show Hosted BY Yishai BreslauerA Conversation With Shimon Shkury - A NY Master CRE BrokerShimon Shkury is the Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors. As President he oversees all investment sales, capital services and research initiatives that the company undertakes.
Mr. Shkury also co-manages Arlington Equity Group, an international debt and equity platform which has a focus on Joint Venture Equity and Debt Advisory. Arlington specializes in advising clients through the bond issuance process in Israel.
Since 2002, Mr. Shkury has advised private clients, institutions, operators, equity providers and lenders on pricing, positioning and selling assets throughout New York City. This experience has enabled Mr. Shkury to emerge as a...2021-05-2432 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/15/2021: Episode 33 - Capital Services Market Update featuring Matthew Dzbanek and Ahron SussmanShimon Shkury welcomes Ahron Sussman and Matthew Dzbanek, two professionals in Ariel Property Advisors Capital Services divisionMatt and Ahron explain what current deals they are working on and how loan terms have differed before Covid-19, during Covid-19 and nowConversations include balance sheet lenders, perm loans, conventional lenders and Covid reserves2021-04-1506 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/23/2021: Episode 30 - Pockets of Strength featuring Victor Sozio, Michael Tortorici and Sean KellyPresident Shimon Shkury welcomes Victor Sozio, Executive Vice President; Michael Tortorici, Executive Vice President and Sean Kelly, Senior Director, to discuss the pockets of strength in the New York City commercial real estate marketTopics include affordable housing, multifamily, industrial and technology2021-02-2305 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast1/28/2021: Episode 28 - Coffee & Cap Rates January 2021 "Waking Up the City that Never Sleeps"President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury begins his presentation by talking about the investment sales figures and pricing metrics for commercial real estate in NYCThe conversation continues by analyzing asset class fundamentals and where the market will head in 20212021-01-2811 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/8/2020: Episode 27 - NYC Hospitality Spotlight featuring Evan Weiss, Chief Operating Officer & Principal of LW Hospitality AdvisorsShimon Shkury and Evan Weiss, Chief Operating Officer & Principal of LW Hospitality Advisors, talk about the current state of the market for NYC hotels and how the approach to valuations and consulting has shifted throughout the pandemic.Evan discusses his predictions for the future of NYC hospitality2020-12-0815 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast12/1/2020: Episode 26 - Industrial Owner-User Assets in Brooklyn featuring Lawrence SarnShimon Shkury begins the episode detailing the Q3 investment sales data for BrooklynLarry speaks about trends in the market and his closing of two separate industrial owner-user pieces in Central Brooklyn for premium prices2020-12-0103 min
Real Talk with Andrew DanskerEpisode #8 - Shimon ShkuryIn this episode we hear from Shimon Shkury, the Founder and President of Ariel Property Advisors. In today's podcast we dive into New York's comeback from the pandemic, the future of the city, immigration, diversity in the workspace, and the current state of our country with the elections.
As President, Shimon oversees all investment sales, capital services and research initiatives that the company undertakes. Mr. Shkury also co-manages Arlington Equity Group, an international debt and equity platform which has a focus on Joint Venture Equity and Debt Advisory. Arlington specializes in advising clients through the bond issuance p...2020-11-1231 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/29/2020: Episode 24 - Q3 Midtown East Market Overview featuring Howard RaberPresident Shimon Shkury begin the conversation analyzing the overall NYC investment sales data for Q3 2020 and compares it to the quarter and year beforeHoward Raber and Shimon discuss Midtown Manhattan's market performance specifically in the third quarter2020-10-2902 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/20/2020: Episode 23 - NYC 2020 CRE Market Update featuring Victor SozioAriel Property Advisors founders Shimon Shkury and Victor Sozio have the hard data and trusted insight on what you need to know from 2020 including total dollar and transaction volumeShimon and Victor discuss what to expect through the end of the year and in 2021You can watch this interactive episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubqXtkUqpGE&t=5s2020-10-2011 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast10/5/20: Episode 22 - Industry City Rezoning Application Withdrawn featuring Stephen VorvolakosPresident Shimon Shkury welcomes Investment Sales Director Stephen Vorvolakos to inform our listeners in what is happening in Stephen's geographic core, Sunset Park35 acres of Sunset Park, called Industry City, were proposed to be rezoned by a group of developers that would have paved the way for a $1 billion renovation of the campus that would add big box retail, academic space, and other uses to the waterfront complexRecently, a plethora of Brooklyn legislators stated that they opposed the rezoning and then the developers behind the plan decided to withdraw their application2020-10-0510 min
Propel InsightsLeaders’ Perspectives: The Role of Tech and Innovation for Today's Top BrokersKathleen Cahill (Cushman & Wakefield), Ravi Patel (Newmark Knight Frank) and Shimon Shkury (Ariel Property Advisors) take on a wide array of topics from innovation strategies to adaptation, to the so-called new normal and the intersection between human expertise and data.2020-10-0151 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/18/20: Episode 21 - Investor Insights featuring Remy Raisner, Founder & CEO of The Raisner GroupShimon Shkury welcomes Remy Raisner, the Founder and CEO of The Raisner Group (formerly Proteus Capital Management), a private real estate investment firm headquartered in New York City. Under Remy's leadership, The Raisner Group has raised capital domestically and internationally since 2009. It has been active in non-performing notes and fee simple transactions, and focuses primarily on value-add, residential and mixed-use real estate investments in New York City. Most of the firm’s acquisitions have taken place in the outer boroughs, with an emphasis in the emerging Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Bed Stuy and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.Shimon and Remy discuss how...2020-08-1815 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast7/28/20: Episode 19 - NYC Commercial Real Estate Investment Sales Data 1H2020 featuring Victor Sozio and Michael TortoriciPresident Shimon Shkury and Executive Vice President's Victor Sozio and Michael Tortorici analyze the investment sales figures for the first half of 2020 in NYCTransactions are limited and lagging indicators of the market because the properties were in contract at the end of 2019 or prior to Covid-19Ariel Property Advisors has released its mid-year Investment Sales Research Reports for 1H2020, you can find the reports on the company website: http://arielpa.nyc/investor-relations/research-reports2020-07-2811 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast7/21/20: Episode 18 - Ground Leases featuring Sean KellyShimon Shkury meets with Sean Kelly to speak about the concept of land leases during the pandemic, the increased popularity of ground leases and the challenges it presentsGround lease is annual payments (usually for 99 years) that are paid to an owner of land, instead of selling the land, and allowing the leaseholder to develop on the land for the term of the lease2020-07-2109 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast7/7/20: Episode 17 - Closing On A Property During The Coronavirus Pandemic featuring Jason GoldPresident Shimon Shkury and Investment Sales Director Jason Gold talk about closing on a property during the coronavirus pandemicJason talks about the future of the Bronx investment sales market and how he navigated his client through the closing process 2020-07-0708 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast6/23/20: Episode 16 - Multifamily Data During Covid-19 Pandemic featuring David BaruchSenior Analyst David Baruch provides his insight on the multifamily data from March, April and May 2020Shimon Shkury compares this data to the financial crisis of 2008 and how that prepared us for today's pandemicThe two predict where they think pricing and investment sales data will go in the future2020-06-2307 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast05/21/20: Episode 15 - Where To Find Real Estate Investment Capital featuring Eli WeisblumShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, sits down with Eli Weisblum, Capital Services Director, to discuss the current lending environment for commercial real estate during the coronavirus pandemicActive capital can be found through private lenders, bridge and mezzanine lenders and debt funds2020-05-2113 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast5/7/20: Episode 14 - Brooklyn Retail Market featuring Sean KellyShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, talks with Sean Kelly, Investment Sales Director in Downtown Brooklyn, about Brooklyn's retail marketThe two discuss what types of businesses can survive in Brooklyn because of the current challenges to retailPost the pandemic, landlords and tenants will have to work together to create smart and innovative ways to structure leases and agreements2020-05-0706 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/23/20: Episode 13 - Coffee & Cap Rates Home EditionShimon Shkury presents the current state of the NYC Q1 investment sales market, which asset classes are faring best, and the lending environment and its challenges during Covid-19Panel discussion, moderated by Michael Stoler, continues with the same panel from Ariel Property Advisors' Coffee & Cap Rates in February 2020, Nadir Settles, Joseph Fingerman and Tyrone BarnesTyrone Barnes, VP at Taconic Investment Partners, LLC; Joseph Fingerman, Managing Group Director and SVP at the Commercial Real Estate Lending Group at Signature Bank; Nadir Settles, Managing Director at New York Regional Head, Office, Real Estate, Americas of Nuveen Real Estate2020-04-2341 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/20/20: Episode 12 - COVID-19 NYC Investment Sales Update featuring Victor SozioShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, talks with Victor Sozio, Executive Vice President at Ariel Property Advisors, about what they are seeing in the commercial real estate market today, which has been heavily affected by Covid-19The two discuss the three buckets of capital available in the current market2020-04-2009 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/10/20: Episode 11 - Appeals Court Ruling Strikes Down a Portion of 2019 Rent Law featuring Jeff TurkelShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, and Jeff Turkel of Rosenberg & Estis, who has been specializing in rent regulation since 1983, discuss the recent ruling made by the Court of Appeals that struck down a portion of the 2019 Rent Law. 2020-04-1308 min
Coffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast4/2/20: Episode 10 - Current State of the Market: CARES Act featuring Michael TortoriciShimon Shkury and Michael Tortorici, Executive Vice President, discuss the $2 trillion CARES act signed by President Donald TrumpShimon and Michael explain what is in the relief bill for the real estate marketShimon and Michael outline what they have been hearing from clients including real estate owners and investors on how they are currently viewing the market during the coronavirus crisis and how they plan to act when the crisis blows over2020-04-0208 min
Coffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/20/20: Episode 9 - Current State of the Market: Amazon Buys Former Lord & Taylor Building featuring Howard RaberShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, and Howard Raber, Director of Investment Sales, talk about Amazon's most recent New York City real estate purchase at 424 5th AvenueAmazon bought the Lord & Taylor building from WeWork for $1.15 billionThis is some positive business news in light of current events involving coronavirus2020-03-2005 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast3/6/20: Episode 8 - Current State of the Market: Fed Cuts Rates at Emergency Policy Setting Meeting featuring Matthew SwerdlowShimon Shkury and Matthew Swerdlow, Director of Capital Services, discuss this week's news regarding the unprecedented rate cut by the Federal Reserve during an unscheduled meetingThe Fed is trying to combat the effects of the coronavirus, which has already infected approximately 95,000 people worldwideMatthew talks about the financing environment and what owners of real estate can expect in these times2020-03-0604 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast2/6/20: Episode 6 - Coffee & Cap Rates February 2020 State of the Market Presentation by Shimon ShkuryShimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, discusses the New York City investment sales market for 2019 by sub-market and asset type2019 NYC investment sales dollar volume dropped 15% to $35.3 billion and transaction volume dropped by 17% to 2,042 transaction (compared year-over-year)2019 NYC development market dropped 39% in terms of dollar volume year-over-year2019 NYC multifamily market dropped 40% in terms of dollar volume year-over-year with all sub-markets decreasing except for Northern Manhattan Northern Manhattan was an outlier in the multifamily market due to one large institutional transaction, Brookfield Properties East Harlem Portfolio for $1.16 billion2020-02-0614 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast9/11/19: Episode 4 - Retail Environment and LegislationRemi Mandell and Shimon Shkury discuss the retail market in NYCCommercial rent control and other regulations are in the worksTraditional retail needs to adapt to survive2019-09-1110 minCoffee & Cap Rates: Commercial Real Estate Podcast8/12/19: Episode 2 - Overview of the 1H 2019 Investment Sales MarketRemi Mandell & Shimon Shkury sit down to discuss what happened in the 1H of 2019 Opportunity Zones fueling the development market in outer boroughsRent Regulation effects on the market2019-08-1213 min
CUNY TV's The Stoler ReportThe Investment Market in New York CityOfer Cohen Founder & President, TerraCRG J.D. Parker VP-Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap Shimon Shkury Founder & President, Ariel Property Advisors Ronald Solarz Managing Partner, Brookfield Financial2012-02-2828 min