In this episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, speaks with Remy Raisner, Founder & CEO of The Raisner Group, about building a vertically integrated Brooklyn multifamily platform by investing through every crisis.

Born and raised in Paris, Remy came to the U.S. to play Division I basketball, moved through a hedge fund and Columbia Business School, and entered real estate in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Today his firm owns 75 properties and is focused on middle-market multifamily in north-central Brooklyn.

Key topics include:

• Distressed beginnings: Buying non-performing debt from bank workout rooms after 2008
• The 2A/2B strategy: Building a concentrated portfolio of small free-market buildings before institutions like Carlyle arrived
• Managing through COVID: Rents down 30%, collections down sharply and lessons on adapting fast
• Contrarian buying: Mixed-use properties during the lockdown and acquisitions as rates rose in 2022
• A memorable deal: The Bed-Stuy estate sale and the remarkable story behind it
• What's next: Growing toward 100 buildings in Bed-Stuy, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Crown Heights and Bushwick

Read about Ariel Property Advisors: arielpa.nyc

Read more about The Raisner Group: raisnergroup.com

In the latest episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, sits down with Glen J. Weiss, Executive Vice President of Office Leasing and Co-Head of Real Estate at Vornado Realty Trust.

In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss Glen’s career and Vornado’s dominant position in New York City’s office and Manhattan high street retail sectors. The discussion dives deep into major initiatives, including the 350 Park joint venture and the monumental Penn District—a 9-million-square-foot portfolio of buildings and land surrounding New York’s Pennsylvania Station. Finally, they explore the data behind how the Manhattan office market has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Read more about Ariel Property Advisors at arielpa.nyc

• Learn about Vornado Realty Trust at vno.com

In this episode of Coffee & Cap Rates, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, speaks with Sean R. Kelly, Partner at Ariel Property Advisors, about Brooklyn’s commercial real estate market in the first half of 2026.

The conversation covers the borough’s strong development activity, rising land values, the impact of zoning and tax incentives, and growing distress in the rent-stabilized multifamily market.

Key topics include:

• Development: Transaction volume reached approximately $1 billion, up 60% year over year, driven in part by zoning changes and the 485X tax abatement.
• Rent-Stabilized Multifamily: Rising operating costs, regulatory pressures, and 0% rent increases are prompting more long-term and generational owners to consider selling.
• Market Outlook: Sean and Shimon discuss continued activity across development, free-market multifamily, and rent-stabilized assets during the second half of 2026.

More information is available in Ariel Property Advisors’ Brooklyn 2026 Mid-Year Commercial Real Estate Trends report.