Real Estate Knockout: The Floyd Mayweather Strategy

American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr is snapping up real estate in NYC, Chicago and beyond. He's partnering with major players, including 601W and Go Partners — itself a JV of Meyer Orbach's and Josh Gotlib's firms. He's inking eye-popping acquisitions, notably a $400M affordable multifamily deal with Gotlib's Black Spruce Management. And he recently launched his own real estate investment firm Vada Properties. So how did his deals come together, and what is the strategy behind his aggressive investments in office and multifamily in the city?