Billy Corben
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This is one of... the most sensational and salacious stories of power, privilege, and perversion to come out of Miami in quite some time, which is quite an achievement, you have to think, in this town. How much time are we talking about? Like two weeks? Yes, at least in the last two. I would give it two years. But...
This is one of... the most sensational and salacious stories of power, privilege, and perversion to come out of Miami in quite some time, which is quite an achievement, you have to think, in this town. How much time are we talking about? Like two weeks? Yes, at least in the last two. I would give it two years. But...
You know, real estate is the number one industry in Miami and Miami is the number two, I think, luxury real estate market in the world behind Dubai, if I'm not mistaken. And the Alexander Brothers and their so-called A-Team are among the top luxury brands. real estate agents in Manhattan, Miami, the Hamptons, I think London, Colorado for a while.
You know, real estate is the number one industry in Miami and Miami is the number two, I think, luxury real estate market in the world behind Dubai, if I'm not mistaken. And the Alexander Brothers and their so-called A-Team are among the top luxury brands. real estate agents in Manhattan, Miami, the Hamptons, I think London, Colorado for a while.
They're all over the place where there is luxury real estate. I think they're ranked like the number one medium-sized realtor teams in the nation for years running. They've done over a billion dollars a year in transactions. Their celebrity clients included Adam Neumann, Timbaland, Tommy Hilfiger,
They're all over the place where there is luxury real estate. I think they're ranked like the number one medium-sized realtor teams in the nation for years running. They've done over a billion dollars a year in transactions. Their celebrity clients included Adam Neumann, Timbaland, Tommy Hilfiger,
They sold Ken Griffin his $238 million penthouse in Central Park South in 2019, which was then the most expensive real estate listing in the U.S. In Miami, they were famously Jared and Ivanka's realtor, sold him a $24 million home in the billionaire bunker next to neighbors like Tom Brady. These were like boy wonders and very well known.
They sold Ken Griffin his $238 million penthouse in Central Park South in 2019, which was then the most expensive real estate listing in the U.S. In Miami, they were famously Jared and Ivanka's realtor, sold him a $24 million home in the billionaire bunker next to neighbors like Tom Brady. These were like boy wonders and very well known.
And they lived a lifestyle, a high rolling lifestyle that like matched their their clientele as well. And so they were very well known. It turns out not all that well liked. And I will tell you in this story broke five months ago. It was like nobody in Miami was shocked. It was like Harvey Weinstein. It was like this worst kept secret, it seemed.
And they lived a lifestyle, a high rolling lifestyle that like matched their their clientele as well. And so they were very well known. It turns out not all that well liked. And I will tell you in this story broke five months ago. It was like nobody in Miami was shocked. It was like Harvey Weinstein. It was like this worst kept secret, it seemed.
We have joining us now the journalism team from The Real Deal, The Preeminent, Real Estate, Periodical, Online, and Elsewhere. This team are the ones who broke the story five months ago. So before we get into the breaking news of just this week, which is the indictments, multiple indictments, Catherine Kalergis and Sheridan Wall
We have joining us now the journalism team from The Real Deal, The Preeminent, Real Estate, Periodical, Online, and Elsewhere. This team are the ones who broke the story five months ago. So before we get into the breaking news of just this week, which is the indictments, multiple indictments, Catherine Kalergis and Sheridan Wall
You broke this story five months ago, and the story at the time was then civil lawsuits by multiple women against some variation of these of these brothers. There's the twins and then there's another. So give us the lay of the land first on what was the breaking news five months ago before we kind of catch up to where we are today.
You broke this story five months ago, and the story at the time was then civil lawsuits by multiple women against some variation of these of these brothers. There's the twins and then there's another. So give us the lay of the land first on what was the breaking news five months ago before we kind of catch up to where we are today.
or the allegations were disturbing. Did a kind of pattern or practice emerge? Was there an M.O. here? Did they occasionally diverge from the M.O.? What did you learn early on about the allegations and how perhaps these alleged predators were preying?
or the allegations were disturbing. Did a kind of pattern or practice emerge? Was there an M.O. here? Did they occasionally diverge from the M.O.? What did you learn early on about the allegations and how perhaps these alleged predators were preying?
And Catherine, the some of the allegations are these women were victimized by one of the men or one of the brothers. Others claim that there were that I think gang rape is is one of the allegations and in fact, one of the charges now this week. What happened? What are the allegations? What is the the M.O. here?
And Catherine, the some of the allegations are these women were victimized by one of the men or one of the brothers. Others claim that there were that I think gang rape is is one of the allegations and in fact, one of the charges now this week. What happened? What are the allegations? What is the the M.O. here?
And a lot of this happened in Miami Beach, I understand, as well, or in and around Miami.
And a lot of this happened in Miami Beach, I understand, as well, or in and around Miami.