The Weekly Take

  • View of a multi‑story office building with illuminated windows at dusk

    How did the largest office-to-residential conversion come about? Brian Steinwurtzel of GFP Real Estate offers an inside look at lower Manhattan’s 25 Water Street, a struggling office tower that was transformed into more than 1,300 apartments. He discusses what this landmark project signals for urban resilience.

  • electric-vehicles-charging-at-curbside-ev-stations-urban-street-hero

    Two of the parking industry’s most influential leaders— LAZ Parking’s Alan Lazowski and Parkway Corporation’s Rob Zuritsky—explore parking’s role as critical infrastructure, a cash-flow-generating asset and a platform for EVs, autonomous vehicles and urban mobility innovation.

  • Person walking along a paved area in front of stacked shipping containers painted in green, white and orange, creating a bold industrial backdrop in an urban setting.

    On this episode, we feature a wide-ranging discussion with Henry Chin, CBRE’s Global Head of Research—recorded at CBRE’s annual Capital Markets Symposium—where we explore global capital flows, the forces shaping investment strategies and why 2026 may be a compelling vintage for real estate investment.

  • Rows of cardboard packages moving through an automated logistics system on conveyor platforms

    Link Logistics’ Luke Petherbridge and CBRE’s John Morris dissect the powerful forces shaping industrial & logistics real estate. They explore continued e-commerce acceleration, the transformative impact of AI, driverless trucks, evolving supply chains, changing warehouse standards and much more.

  • Aerial view of a coastal city with white buildings, rugged cliffs, sandy beaches and turquoise water

    Portugal has become an unexpected real estate powerhouse in Europe. Arrow Global’s John Calvao and CBRE's Francisco Horta e Costa discuss the revival of Portugal’s economy, surging investment in hospitality, logistics, data centers and student housing, the resilient Lisbon and Porto office markets and ways to address a chronic housing shortage.