ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to Adding Value, the show where commercial real estate meets real insight.
Hosted by Shy Assar, each episode dives into the deals, decisions, and dynamics shaping the world of industrial and commercial real estate. From development strategy to capital markets, we sit down with industry leaders who are building the future — literally.
Real deals. Real insight. Real estate — from the inside out.
Hosted by Shy Assar, each episode dives into the deals, decisions, and dynamics shaping the world of industrial and commercial real estate. From development strategy to capital markets, we sit down with industry leaders who are building the future — literally.
Real deals. Real insight. Real estate — from the inside out.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 8 days
Average audio length:
45 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
39 episodes
since Nov. 4, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
For decades, the industrial real estate playbook was predictable: chase cheap labor inland, build commodity big-box distribution centers, and ride the tailwinds of global trade and e-commerce. But what happens when automation completely changes the labor equation, tariffs challenge global supply ch…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
If you attend local city council hearings, read the headlines, or follow Sacramento debates, the narrative seems clear: the Inland Empire is entirely anti-warehouse, and logistics facilities offer dead-end jobs that nobody wants. But does the vocal opposition at the public microphone actually refle…
IIndustrial outdoor storage (IOS) has shifted from overlooked mom-and-pop truck yards into one of the most profitable, highly competitive sectors in commercial real estate—consistently outperforming traditional core asset classes.
In this episode of Adding Value, host Shy Assar sits down with Benji…
Southern California went from record-breaking sub-1% vacancy straight into an 8%–10% market reset, rising concessions, and an aggressive power bottleneck. What does this cycle look like to the largest industrial landlord in the world?
In this episode of Adding Value, host Shy Assar sits down with K…
What does it take to manage over 130 million square feet of industrial space for Blackstone—and what does the future of industrial development look like in Southern California and the Inland Empire?
In this episode of Adding Value, Shy Assar sits down with Bud Pharris, former Senior Managing Direct…
If you attend local city council hearings, read the headlines, or follow Sacramento debates, the narrative seems clear: the Inland Empire is entirely anti-warehouse, and logistics facilities offer dead-end jobs that nobody wants. But does the vocal opposition at the public microphone actually refle…
In the world of commercial and industrial real estate, a deal is only as good as the due diligence behind it. Finding a hidden dry cleaner from the 1960s or unearthing a legacy chemical spill can turn a high-performing asset into a capital-intensive nightmare.
In this episode of Adding Value, host…
What We Discuss:
Managing an $898M budget with strict fiscal responsibility
Manufacturing vs. logistics: What’s really inside Fontana’s industrial buildings
Adaptive reuse: How industrial zoning supports churches, schools, and a regional homeless navigation center
Pro-business initiatives, down…
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro & Macro Overview: Highest Vacancy in 13 Years
02:15 - Tale of Two Markets: Mega Big Box vs. Mid-Sized Contraction
05:10 - The Impact of Expiations: 5-Year Leases Rolling Off COVID Peaks
08:30 - Inland Empire West (100k–250k SF): Case Study & Security Deposits
1…
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] - Highlight Hooks
[00:01:19] - Episode Introduction
[00:02:30] - Macro Overview: Inflation, Rates & Sentiment Disconnect
[00:03:47] - Narrative Economics & Competing Narratives
[00:09:18] - Middle East Tensions, Oil Markets & Inflation Myths
[00:12:35] - C…
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