Manhattan developer says coliving FOR LOSERS, Brooklyn coliving king challenges him to public debate

“If you are a 35-year-old and you live in [WeLive or Common], you are a loser,” Manhattan real estate developer Ofer Yardeni said at a panel discussion yesterday morning, on the topic of multifamily housing.

Brooklyn coliving startup founder, 31-year-old Brad Hargreaves took umbrage to the remark, challenging Yardeni to a public debate. His company, Common, is the leading coliving company in the country and multiplied in size several times over in 2016.

.@OferYardeni @StonehengeNYC Saw your comments this morning. I challenge you to a public debate on the merits of coliving cc @michaelstoler

— Brad Hargreaves (@bhargreaves) February 15, 2017

Yardeni, the 56-year-old CEO of Stonehenge Partners who has completed more than $3 billion in real estate deals in his career, was all too eager to take the upstart to the mat, boasting that all he needed was the time and place, and finishing off the reply with a stone-cold sunglasses emoji.

fantastic, love the idea , welcome the open debate ,name the time and place 😎

— Ofer Yardeni (@OferYardeni) February 15, 2017

Not to be outdone, Hargreaves replied just 40 minutes later, saying it was go time.

Excellent. Sending you an email and we'll make it happen.

— Brad Hargreaves (@bhargreaves) February 15, 2017

We will be following this story closely.