#56 David Schwartz: The Solution to New York City's Housing Crisis

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David Schwartz discusses innovative solutions to New York City's housing crisis.

Check out our current listings here: https://www.ripcony.com/property-listings/?broker=Brian%20Whelan%2C%20Mitchel%20Flaherty David Schwartz has built over 80 deals and is just getting started. With over 100,000 New Yorkers living in homeless shelters, he believes we can't keep doing the same things and expecting different outcomes. In this episode of Broker Brunch, Brian Whelan sits down with David Schwartz, Co-Founder of Slate Property Group, to discuss how his team is tackling New ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Whelan, Mitchel Flaherty

Guest: David Schwartz

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• real estate
• New York City
• homelessness
• property development

Keywords

• housing crisis
• New York City
• David Schwartz
• Slate Property Group
• real estate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slate Property Group

Places: New York City, New York

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