Gary Barnett: The Father of Billionaires' Row

His One57 birthed a whole new asset class in Manhattan real estate – Billionaires' Row. But his heist of the Ring portfolio – 1M sf of prime Manhattan office – may be an even bigger feat. In this special ed. of The Promote podcast, we dive into the singular career of Extell Development boss Gary Barnett: his origin story in the diamond markets of Belgium, his early days investing diamond money in US real estate, and his evolution into the most audacious player in New York. We chose to focus on these 2 deals so that the audience gets a level of depth and color that hasn't been out previously.

Really hope you enjoy, and happy to hear feedback- thanks! - Hiten

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gary-barnett-the-father-of-billionaires-row/id1801355295?i=1000702851762 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5159UpfsYAWsUJmFJyQLZW?si=5da7ed75b26e4add 

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Hey Hiten, big fan of the pod and newsletter, any recommendation for other newsletters or CRE / Private Equity voices that we should follow? Anyone similar to you / people you look to?

 
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Hey there, thank you for the kind words! No one doing anything remotely close to what we are doing in terms of the nuance/tone/playfulness, but I find the following valuable as resources. 


https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATR8K6dQw1c/natalie-wong - Natalie breaks a lot of big news on the beat; Bloomberg has ramped up their CRE practice and it's good to see
 

 

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