This week, we discuss second acts: Ziel Feldman has left the scandal-ridden past of his glitzy New York condo development firm HFZ Capital Group behind, and he's reinvented himself as an affordable housing player through his silent partnership in GoodHomes. We trace the wild arc of his career and his far more below-the-radar new game. Proptech's loudest voice and most prolific fundraiser Fifth Wall is now yelling into the fundraising void; we talk about how the firm's issues are emblematic of the broader sector. We also do a "Pardon the Interruption" style rundown of the biggest industry happenings: S2's REIT hiccups, Charles Cohen's latest foreclosure, Willis Tower woes, and Michael Shvo's media mastery.
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Further reading/listening:
Ziel Feldman's Next Act
S2 REIT Makes Capital Call
The Ugliest Divorce in Manhattan Real Estate
How HFZ became the face of Manhattan’s condo woes
Fifth Wall cuts staff, pauses fundraising
Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace On What’s Next After Closing $866M Proptech Fund
Proptech graveyard 🪦/infirmary 🤒: Running list
Shvo Business
