Most failing real estate projects don’t suddenly fail overnight. Usually, the warning signs were there from the beginning: bad assumptions, weak capital structures, schematics disconnected from market demand, or teams taking on projects beyond their operational capacity. After more than 30 years in development, I’ve learned that many troubled projects still have tremendous value underneath the chaos. In many cases, the project itself isn’t the real problem. The structure a

In this episode of Developing Now, we sit down with John Fiorito, an Army veteran turned real estate developer and owner’s representative. John shares his journey from military service to managing complex development projects, and how he got his start doing small multifamily condo conversions in Hoboken and Jersey City. Along the way, he talks about learning construction the hard way — even self-performing work when banks wouldn’t fund a general contractor — and the lessons t

The U.S. is facing a housing shortage of in excess of 4 million homes — and most people don’t understand why. In this episode of Developing Now, Ben LoPiccolo sits down with Wendy Paul, Executive Director of a leading apartment owners association, to break down what’s really happening at the intersection of real estate, housing policy, and community impact. Wendy shares her path from public service into real estate advocacy, explains how development decisions actually get mad