LISTEN: Recapping the Alexander Brothers Trial

The trial of the Alexander Brothers has been one of the most closely scrutinized in recent real estate memory. The Real Deal has been reporting on the ground throughout the scandal.

This week on TRD’s podcast “Deconstruct,” hosts Lilah Burke and Hannah Kramer help recap the trial, which is in jury deliberations as of Friday morning ahead of a verdict that will undoubtedly be discussed for years to come.

Burke and Kraker go through the history of the Alexanders and why they’re so well-known in the industry, even before the headlines that exploded into an alleged sexual assault trial.

Then, they go through the legal strategy of both the prosecution and defense, the more notable pieces of evidence entered into the case and how the jury has reacted to all the twists and turns.

Finally, they discuss how this case reverberates across real estate and beyond, even scrutinizing how such a landmark trial impacts the way TRD’s own reporters look at the beat.

Outside of the Alexanders, this week’s “Deconstruct” also dives into the industry’s top headlines in New York and across the country, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House to pitch Donald Trump on funding for the Sunnyside Yard and another Trump being in the news, the late Ivana Trump and the sale of her Upper East Side townhouse.

Burke also discusses her story about Dish Wireless and its ceasing of rent payments for rooftop cell towers, a controversy leaving landlords across the city in the lurch.

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