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1:03 - His ambitions for Invest Detroit 2:05 - What he plans to do with the New Markets Tax Credits Invest Detroit was just awarded. A breakdown of the episode: 5:45 - How the changing economic environment impacts his organization 7:45 - Why he’s concerned about the future of commercial real estate in the next few years 9:30 - Where the next wave of investor interest will be in Detroit 13:35 - How Invest Detroit is expanding in target neighborhoods 15:30 - When he would get involved on the developer side of commercial real estate 16:45 - Why Invest Detroit created the Ebiara fund 18:55 - What development tools does he wish were accessible in Michigan that aren’t yet 21:10 - Why he supports reform on tax policy 24:10 - How has development financing changed in the last decade 30:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

1:00 - Why she doesn't have a cell phone 1:30 - Her latest vision for Midtown 4:30 - Challenges for the neighborhood and how to keep people in homes 9:45 - Why the pandemic didn't Midtown as bad as other areas 11:30 - Her desire to preserve buildings as part of redevelopment 16:05 - Balancing preservation with new construction 18:10 - How Cass Corridor became Midtown 21:55 - Her succession plan 22:30 - What's still on her bucket list 24:35 - Her biggest failure in business and how she overcame it.

1:20 - Housing shortage issues and questions of a new recession 2:45 - The state of the office market  4:05 - Converting office space into residential 7:00 - A glut of office space in the suburbs 8:05 - Rising rents  9:00 - An example from Calgary 11:05 - What happens when office leases start to come up 15:25 - The interview with Mason Ailstock begins

Stories mentioned on air Lear CEO Ray Scott looks to make production more local — including in Michigan: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing/lear-ceo-ray-scott-looks-make-production-more-local Detroit sees record-breaking cruise ship season: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/hospitality-tourism/detroit-sees-record-breaking-cruise-ship-season Carvana sues Michigan to reverse loss of license: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/retail/carvana-sues-michigan-reverse-loss-license    

1:20 - How he balances dual careers  4:15 - The Four Corners Square project 6:25 - How he has learned so much in his 20s. 8:50 - What he sees as the future of retail 10:05 - What is coming next and how he blends his interests in medical and real estate 12:15- How to bring creative development from downtown to the suburbs  13:40 - How he balances working with his father 16:20 - How he handles when his careers are in conflict and whether he can continue to do both 18:05 - Which career is harder 18:55 - What he does in his precious free time  19:55 - What it was like to go into residency at the start of the pandemic and did he ever want to quit 23:55 - His biggest failure in business

Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast: 1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed. 2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important. 4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation. 6:15 – The one building he would want to take on. 7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development. 9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit. 11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit. 15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects. 21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer. 25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers. 30:15 – His biggest failure in business.

1:10 – Whether he always wanted to join the family business. 2:25 – What steps he is taking to make sure the family has a robust staff.  4:10 – How he handles not having elder relatives in the business and whether he’s prepping the next generation of Maibachs for the business. 9:05 – Why he loves Lego. 10:25 – His favorite project that he's worked on. 13:10 – How hard it is to innovate in the construction industry.  15:30 – How he diversifies the Barton Malow portfolio. 17:40 – How construction will change in the downtown Detroit core in the years ahead after COVID.  20:45 – Why Barton Malow employs a psychologist. 23:00 – Why Barton Malow has a chaplain program and offers grants to employees. 26:50 –  How to get past the red tape in the regulatory environment. 28:55 – What his biggest failure in business was and how he overcame it. 

1:05 -What it was like working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant and what he learned from that experience. 3:40 - What has changed in design and architecture throughout his three decades in the business. 6:40 -How hybrid work changes workplace designs. 11:55 - Why HED is moving to Royal Oak. 15:05 - Promoting diversity in the architecture field and what changes should be made to encourage it. 21:20 - Why he keeps a photo of the original Microsoft staff in a garage on his desk. 24:10 - Why he's a fan of independent filmmaking. 26:25 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it.

3:10 - Why he goes after public-private partnerships in his projects 5:00 - How he dealt with criticism in his Royal Oak project 6:40 - What his plans are for Birmingham development 12:35 - What other areas he feels are ripe for development 13:55 - The status of United Wholesale grocery 15:20 - How being an immigrant impacts his business philosophy 16:55 - What it was like working with his father and whether his daughters will join the business 21:00 - Why he's selling his family's $10 million estate in San Diego 23:20 - His politics and why he keeps an open mind 26:45 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

Today’s guests are Lynnette Boyle and Michael Martorelli of Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions. The firm has residential and commercial properties throughout Detroit, including the Guardian Building, The Marygrove Campus and The Obama Building. After a career that included time with Kirco, Farbman Group, Sterling Group and Bedrock, Lynnette formed Beanstalk in 2016, focusing on property management and brokerage. Recently, Beanstalk joined with Center City Properties to create a multi-family housing division. Michael is the new director of sales and leasing for that side of the business.