{"podcast":{"title":"The Promote Podcast","slug":"the-promote-podcast-7245267","podcast_index_feed_id":7245267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-promote-podcast","website_url":"http://thepromote.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1IKNtfEuklcztGPsnPQId6--1veIQvIYPSj6-mdgnDI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTJm/MmUwYTJkNDlkYzQw/OGU3NGUyZjMyMjZi/OTFmZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"ten31 Media","episode_count":70,"summary":"Your Commercial Real Estate Insider guide. From profiles of the biggest dealmakers to skyline-shaping transactions, we bring you the deals, breakdowns and war stories that move the market — for insiders, by insiders. From bad-boy guarantees to CMBS tranche warfare to syndicator sins, we cover it all. Each week, The Promote Podcast explores three of the most interesting and consequential stories in CRE, taking you well beyond the headlines and into the heart of the action. Hosted by the award-winning “Bard of CRE,” Hiten Samtani, along with no-BS institutional insider Will Krasne. Now a top 80 pod on Apple in \"Business & Investing.\" Also check out our 3x/week newsletter for industry insiders at https://www.thepromote.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T22:18:23.495686+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-promote-podcast-7245267"},"episode":{"title":"Starchitects, Swedish Whales & an SF Hotel Heist","slug":"starchitects-swedish-whales-an-sf-hotel-heist","published_at":"2025-12-10T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-promote-podcast-7245267/starchitects-swedish-whales-an-sf-hotel-heist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-promote-podcast-7245267","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/57166b17","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/57166b17/8473ed41.mp3","summary":"This week, we look back at the skyline-shaping impact of 2 starchitects who’ve just left us – Robert A.M. Stern and Frank Gehry – and then jump into a broader discussion about the pros & cons of name-brand architects. We dive into the industrial deal of the year, EQT’s 9M sf sale to Aum gobbler Artemis . And we have an exclusive tick-tock of a hotel megadeal in San Francisco, Newbond & Conversant's heist of 3,000 rooms in one fell swoop – it's a great window of what it takes to get a distressed CMBS trade across the finish line. To advertise: Reach out to partnerships@thepromote.com For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepromote.com And please rate us and write a review on Apple. Up your CRE game: Consider becoming a premium subscriber to The Promote to unlock access to expert CRE content. Take 10% off annual subscriptions by using this link: https://www.thepromote.com/upgrade?offer_id=b700858f-21e0-47a2-9695-a93055d3ed15 Further reading/listening: Hiten on Bloomberg's Odd Lots discussing the ultra-luxury market Inside the Hotel Heist of the Year Sixth Street's AUM Gobbling Postscript: Robert A.M. Stern, the Limestone Jesus Postscript: Frank Gehry","meta_description":"This week, we look back at the skyline-shaping impact of 2 starchitects who’ve just left us – Robert A.M. Stern and Frank Gehry – and then jump into a bro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2027,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-promote-podcast-7245267/episodes/starchitects-swedish-whales-an-sf-hotel-heist/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-promote-podcast-7245267/starchitects-swedish-whales-an-sf-hotel-heist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}