Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/let-s-have-a-drink-d-c In Let's Have A Drink, we sit down with the personalities who shape Washington, D.C., real estate — one of the most complex and affluent markets in the country. Hosted by Bisnow East Coast Editor Ethan Rothstein, we examine the deals, the disappointments and, of course, drinks of choice. 2019 Bisnow 512cba09-c844-5d1f-bfd7-497b4105aeea no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:35:08 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:10:11 -0500 https://www.bisnow.com https://img.transistor.fm/pwXxBpq860oKGcQ0YgU4n1cPsMi3stt7n9wBvXKNL54/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjI4/MDY2ODBmMGJjNTMz/NzM0MTVmYTllNjRi/NzE5MS5qcGc.jpg https://www.bisnow.com episodic Bisnow In Let's Have A Drink, we sit down with the personalities who shape Washington, D.C., real estate — one of the most complex and affluent markets in the country. Hosted by Bisnow East Coast Editor Ethan Rothstein, we examine the deals, the disappointments and, of course, drinks of choice. In Let's Have A Drink, we sit down with the personalities who shape Washington, D.C., real estate — one of the most complex and affluent markets in the country. Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture Andrew Nathanson No No 12 12 A Conversation With Wendy Feldman Block full 5735fed2-f47c-435c-bc99-535dcf7a2e8a https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb5f87b3 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500 Bisnow Bisnow 1632 In this episode, we’re drinking coffee with Savills' Senior Managing Director Wendy Feldman Block at A Baked Joint in Mount Vernon Triangle. Feldman Block, one of Savills’ top brokers, talks about growing up in the earliest days of Reston, representing tenants during the Savings & Loan crisis, being in a woman in real estate after #MeToo and how coworking has reshaped the office leasing market. In this episode, we’re drinking coffee with Savills' Senior Managing Director Wendy Feldman Block at A Baked Joint in Mount Vernon Triangle. Feldman Block, one of Savills’ top brokers, talks about growing up in the earliest days of Reston, representing te Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 11 11 A Conversation With Chris Clemente full 2302c494-2d4a-4283-95d5-ec23e17fd7a7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a751bf7 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500 Bisnow Bisnow 1416 In this episode, we sit down with Chris Clemente, the founder and CEO of Comstock Cos., a developer based in Reston, Virginia. Over beers at the Palm in Tysons, we talk about his first company, founded when he was in college, going through the Savings and Loan crisis and making the “contrarian play” by building multiple office buildings before signing a tenant at Reston Station. In this episode, we sit down with Chris Clemente, the founder and CEO of Comstock Cos., a developer based in Reston, Virginia. Over beers at the Palm in Tysons, we talk about his first company, founded when he was in college, going through the Savings and Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 10 10 A Conversation With Amol Sarva full c1dbdb8f-0a49-4538-9c66-cf84d094f469 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2bba2e05 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0500 Bisnow Bisnow 1262 In this bonus episode, we sit down with Knotel co-founder Amol Sarva. We talk about the growth of his flexible workspace company, creating diversity in top management and the mythologies of startups. In this bonus episode, we sit down with Knotel co-founder Amol Sarva. We talk about the growth of his flexible workspace company, creating diversity in top management and the mythologies of startups. Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 9 9 A Conversation With Bob Murphy full 4e453e13-2983-45bf-aa29-f117c03f3e97 https://share.transistor.fm/s/55215771 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Bisnow Bisnow 1225 In this episode, we’re drinking beers with MRP Realty Managing Principal Bob Murphy at Tony and Joe’s in Georgetown’s Washington Harbour. He talks about what it was like for the harbor to go under water — literally — how the Trammell Crow Co. created an "anti-jerk" culture, developing a major housing project in the city and navigating city politics. In this episode, we’re drinking beers with MRP Realty Managing Principal Bob Murphy at Tony and Joe’s in Georgetown’s Washington Harbour. He talks about what it was like for the harbor to go under water — literally — how the Trammell Crow Co. created an " Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 8 8 A Conversation With Melina Cordero full 6c843783-cf9f-4ded-a7ea-69d1695dc90f https://share.transistor.fm/s/59f24bf8 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1651 In this episode we sit down with Melina Cordero, the managing director of retail capital markets at CBRE, at Allegory at Eaton DC on K Street. Over cocktails billed as wellness-focused, we talk about retail bankruptcies, department store reinventions and why she's not so sure online will kill brick-and-mortar. In this episode we sit down with Melina Cordero, the managing director of retail capital markets at CBRE, at Allegory at Eaton DC on K Street. Over cocktails billed as wellness-focused, we talk about retail bankruptcies, department store reinventions and Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 7 7 A Conversation With Monty Hoffman full f0a8ae5c-d919-497f-8ba4-7109e2ae343b https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3d172cf Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1773 After a summer hiatus, the Let’s Have A Drink podcast is back with an interview with Monty Hoffman. Hoffman is the CEO of Hoffman & Associates and co-developer of The Wharf, a $2.5B megaproject on the Southwest D.C. waterfront. At the Whisky Charlie, a rooftop bar in one of the Wharf’s three hotels, he talks about shepherding the project through a recession, four acts of Congress and his original partner’s bankruptcy. After a summer hiatus, the Let’s Have A Drink podcast is back with an interview with Monty Hoffman. Hoffman is the CEO of Hoffman & Associates and co-developer of The Wharf, a $2.5B megaproject on the Southwest D.C. waterfront. At the Whisky Charlie, Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 5 5 A Conversation With Nina Janopaul full 30742dc8-bbce-48f2-9c2d-a684887d99f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/81a117ee Thu, 13 Jun 2019 23:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1409 In our fifth episode, we sit down with Nina Janopaul, the CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, at the bar of Le Meridien, a hotel in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood. We talk about how she became one of the D.C. area's most prolific affordable housing developers, why she think's APAH's model can work beyond Arlington, and her fears — and hopes — about Amazon HQ2's impact. In our fifth episode, we sit down with Nina Janopaul, the CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, at the bar of Le Meridien, a hotel in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood. We talk about how she became one of the D.C. area's most prolific af Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 5 5 A Conversation With Brad Hargreaves (Bonus Episode) bonus fafb10ac-2357-4647-b6be-e3611c4c769c https://share.transistor.fm/s/980b0aa5 Thu, 30 May 2019 23:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 802 Let's Have A Drink D.C. is taking a break this week before we come back with more episodes. As a bonus, here's an episode from our counterparts in New York with Brad Hargreaves, the CEO and founder of co-living company Common. Over cocktails at a Brooklyn Caribbean restaurant, we talk about underserved segments of the housing market, the widening gap between rents and wages — and convincing lenders that the co-living business model isn’t some “kooky” thing. Let's Have A Drink D.C. is taking a break this week before we come back with more episodes. As a bonus, here's an episode from our counterparts in New York with Brad Hargreaves, the CEO and founder of co-living company Common. Over cocktails at a Brooklyn Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 4 4 A Conversation With Toby Bozzuto full b9a30577-3c1f-48f5-b201-5252b867a95f https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c0dc7eb Thu, 16 May 2019 23:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1509 In our fourth episode, we have beer and soda with Toby Bozzuto, the CEO of Bozzuto Group, at Brookland Pint. We talk about taking over the business his father founded, fostering diversity and inclusion and what can be done to save Baltimore. In our fourth episode, we have beer and soda with Toby Bozzuto, the CEO of Bozzuto Group, at Brookland Pint. We talk about taking over the business his father founded, fostering diversity and inclusion and what can be done to save Baltimore. Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 3 3 A Conversation With Yolanda Cole full 6d1a1bcb-fca2-4571-8555-2ceccded286f https://share.transistor.fm/s/23d127f5 Thu, 02 May 2019 23:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1299 In our third episode, we drink martinis with Yolanda Cole, a partner and co-founder at Hickok Cole Architects. We talk about her early days at Kohn Pedersen Fox, why there are so many glass boxes that look the same in D.C., housing affordability and being a woman in leadership. In our third episode, we drink martinis with Yolanda Cole, a partner and co-founder at Hickok Cole Architects. We talk about her early days at Kohn Pedersen Fox, why there are so many glass boxes that look the same in D.C., housing affordability and being Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 2 2 A Conversation With Ben Miller full 9a584971-f9fa-42eb-b2f4-5d6d7d5bf371 https://share.transistor.fm/s/603886b6 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1196 In our second episode, we have tea with Ben Miller, the CEO and co-founder of Fundrise, at Magnolia Wine Bar in Dupont Circle. We talk about the challenge of building a business form scratch, hype and disillusionment over opportunity zones and crowdfunding, and why now he can finally "start to mess things up" for the real estate industry. In our second episode, we have tea with Ben Miller, the CEO and co-founder of Fundrise, at Magnolia Wine Bar in Dupont Circle. We talk about the challenge of building a business form scratch, hype and disillusionment over opportunity zones and crowdfund Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No 1 1 A Conversation With Don Wood full 7a00e1b3-c9aa-4267-bb95-6b36c2782039 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ad9b309 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:00:00 -0400 Bisnow Bisnow 1048 In our first episode, we have coffee with Don Wood, the CEO of Federal Realty Investment Trust, at the Canopy Hotel in Pike & Rose along Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. We talk about navigating an “over-retailed” country, breaking into mixed-use development in the 1990s — and how many beers he needs before he will talk about his days at The Trump Organization. In our first episode, we have coffee with Don Wood, the CEO of Federal Realty Investment Trust, at the Canopy Hotel in Pike & Rose along Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. We talk about navigating an “over-retailed” country, breaking into mixed-use dev Real Estate, Development, Washington D.C., Investment, Architecture, Design, Construction, Building, Technology, CRE, Commercial Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture No