John Usdan's guest appearances

John Usdan

CUNY TV's BuildingNY

The Insider's Edge To Real Estate Investing

Ofer Yardeni

Scott Rechler

Don Peebles

Arthur Mirante

Francis Greenburger

John Catsimatidis

Marty Burger

Michael Dorf

Craig Robinson

Joseph Abboud

Scott Shay

Jonathan Benno

Scott Choppin

Reed Goossens

Beth Azor

OwlTail

John Usdan describes his grandfather, Samuel Lemberg, as "humble, self-effacing, down-to-earth" a believer in giving-back, as the family is today, to philanthropy. Usdan discusses the growth of his grandfather's company that he has managed since 1981

John Usdan: CEO, Midwood Investment & Development

For our 20th show, I welcome John Usdan, CEO of Midwood Investment and Development, a premier real estate company founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1981. For this fantastic interview, John dives into his early upbringing around real estate with his late grandfather, an immigrant from Russia who started off selling homes in Brooklyn, giving John his passion for the business. He then dives into his early deals, how he was a true pioneer in Hell’s Kitchen, and some of the run-in’s that he had with the FBI and labor unions at a time when they ran New York and were at their toughest. At the end of the show, I also welcome back Kirsten Beck of Avison Young, legendary architect Gene Kaufman, and Michael Santora of SB+C Architecture.

20: John Usdan - The Pioneer