Today I’m sitting down with Matt Giammanco of AvalonBay Communities to discuss his Thanet Circle redevelopment project located in Princeton, New Jersey. Located in a suburban environment that is walkable, bikeable, and in need of rental housing, Matt shares how he and his team chose and developed this project.

Today I sit down with Peter Brosens of Stolar Capital to discuss his northern New Jersey project, Chatham on Main. We also dive into some of Peter’s early projects, future projects, and key lessons for those starting out in real estate.

I’m sitting down with Andrew Regenstreich of Housing and Neighborhood Development Services to discuss his project at 523 Freeman Street in Orange, New Jersey. Andrew believes it is important to leave whatever he is working on better than how he found it and today, he shares how he lives up to this philosophy while working in affordable housing.

In this week’s episode, I’m sitting down with Johanna Anderson of Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services to talk about Founders Way, a mixed-use affordable housing development. Located on the site of the former Immaculate Conception School in Ithaca, New York, this downtown development houses families and individuals of mixed age ranges, including units for those exiting homelessness.

On today’s episode, I am joined by Nick Falker of Cambridge Realty Partners to discuss his multifamily build, The Elm. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, and constructed during the pandemic, Nick walks me through the construction process, the challenges, and who the tenets are in this industrial building.

Today I sit down with Rachel Loeb of the New York City Economic Development Corporation to discuss the Bronx Point project. This affordable housing project is located in the Lower Concourse and features a waterfront esplanade, 10,000 sq. ft. of retail, and homes the Universal Hip Hop Museum.

On today’s podcast, we sit down with Melissa Román Burch to learn more about her project with Lendlease Development, Claremont Hall. Located in the academic acropolis of New York City, Claremont Hall is a mixed-use building with modern neo-gothic architecture and sweeping views of the Hudson River. We also dive into some of Melissa’s other developments such as the Atlantic Yards (renamed Pacific Park) and 1 Java Street.

Today we are speaking with the insightful MaryAnne Gilmartin, who discusses her experience getting into the real estate business, incorporating sustainability, and embracing wellness as it relates to creating new developments. MaryAnne is the CEO of MAG Partners and in this episode we dive into her project at 281 West 28th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

For our first episode in Season 3 of American Building I sit down with Sean Pichon of PGN Architects and Omar Karim of Banneker Ventures. We explore the projects they are working on together in D.C., such as 2220 MLK Avenue, while also diving into topics such as the nationwide housing shortage and home ownership for Black Americans.

I’m joined by Ron Schinik, the CEO of New Blueprint Partners, a New York-based company focused on redeveloping manufacturing facilities into mixed-use assets. We get into the details of the Vancouver Innovation Center in Washington State, which is what Ron calls the antithesis of the 1950s and 1960s suburbia movement. Ron also shares what kind of opportunities and challenges industrial manufacturing might face in the near future.

Today, I’m joined by Tommy Craig, Senior Managing Director at Hines, and Rick Cook, Founding Partner at COOKFOX. Tommy and Rick are both pioneers of the sustainable architecture movement and have joined forces for the 555 Greenwich and 345 Hudson Street project. They pull back the curtain on the 1.2 million square foot space and explain some of the green tech and design decisions. We also discuss the importance of mentorship, trends in making buildings better for the planet and its occupants, and how to balance the quality and speed of construction.

Today, I’m joined by real estate executive Chok Lei to discuss his work with The Cedarview, a multiphase rental apartment development near the University of Connecticut. We also touch on what inspired him to pursue a career in real estate, his teaching career at Columbia University, and how technology can improve the process of developing for small to medium sized developers. He highlights startups in the proptech space that are making waves in the homebuilding space, and shares his predictions for the future of real estate development.

Matt Giammanco is a Senior Director of Development at AvalonBay Communities. He’s based in their New Jersey office and is part of the development team focused on north and central New Jersey. On today’s episode, Matt brings us behind-the-scenes on the Thanet Circle project in Princeton, New Jersey and how they’re changing the landscape of suburban rental housing. We also discuss more broadly how major developers like AvalonBay choose where to develop, and then how they go about building.

Today, I’m joined by Head of the New York City office for Lendlease Development, Melissa Román Burch. Melissa is a leading property Executive and Developer in New York with twenty years of public-company real estate experience. In our conversation, we talk about what influences her outlook on real estate, her work on the Pacific Park and Atlantic Yards project, details of Lendlease’s Claremont Hall project, and what the future of housing access in New York City looks like. Melissa also explains the core purpose of Lendlease and what they’re doing to move the needle on their goal to be at absolute carbon zero by 2040.

I am joined by my guest Coby Lefkowitz, the co-founder of Backyard — a real estate development company focusing on infill development in Southern California. We discuss Coby’s 3322 Nile Street project in San Diego. More broadly, we talk about accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs, and how they can be one answer to our country's challenge of producing housing that all Americans can afford.

Today’s guest is Andrew Regenstreich, the Director of Real Estate and Economic Development at Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS). HANDS, Inc. is a developer of affordable housing in New Jersey. We will be discussing the “Gateway Project” at 523 Freeman Street, a new construction project for mixed-use housing in Orange, New Jersey. With 1,479 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, this project is planned to be a four-story development with nine residential units. More broadly, we will talk about the role that public incentives play in housing production today.

Nick Falker is the Managing Partner at Cambridge Realty Partners based in New Haven, Connecticut. His firm has been investing and developing in real estate opportunistically since 1978. Beginning in 2015, the company pivoted to focus on the New Haven multifamily residential market. We will be discussing with him about The Elm, a new construction multi-family building in downtown New Haven. More broadly, we will discuss the rise of the second city during COVID and what other cities may learn from it.

Today we are joined by our guest Sam Dickinson, principal at Keeler Markwood Group, a Westchester-based development company focused on ground-up and value-add opportunities in the Greater New York area. We discuss the Peekskill Brewery, a major renovation, and redevelopment project that Sam’s firm had been working on in the Hudson Valley. More broadly, we will talk about how a good development strategy and design can make the difference between foodservice venues that survive and those that fail to make the cut.

We are joined today by our guest Lauren Eckhart Smith, the Head of Design at Alagem Capital Group in Beverly Hills, California. She speaks to us about One Beverly Hills, a mixed-use project that includes residential, retail, hotel and both new construction and renovation components. More broadly, we discuss how this particular 17.5-acre site is one of the largest projects incorporating sustainable design and architecture in California, far beyond the hand-waving that we see in our industry.

Today we will be talking to Clayton Taylor and JR Gideon who are jointly working on the Eastbound project, a new mixed-use development in East Austin. This project is designed for open-air business-ready gatherings on a large scale, and incorporates the current trend of destination mixed-use. Additionally, we will be speaking about how real estate professionals are already transforming where we work and how this has changed during the pandemic.