August 5, 2026
After leaving City Hall, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken on an unexpected second career, and it keeps him closely tied to the real estate and construction world. According to The Real Deal, which interviewed Adams, the former mayor is now working as a business development consultant, essentially a pitchman, for several real estate and construction technology companies.
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According to The Real Deal, which interviewed him, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is now working as a business development consultant, essentially a pitchman, for several real estate and construction technology companies. The firms span a range of products, including a green rebar company, a facilities cleaning and concierge service, a health monitoring technology firm, a traffic enforcement company, and a clean energy company. He says he is pitching these products not only to businesses but to governments as well, and recently returned from a trip to Nigeria.
Adams argues that having run a city as large and complex as New York, and having dealt with the City Council and the federal government, he understands what cities and corporations need and how to reach the decision-makers who buy these products. In a lighter moment during the interview, when asked the name of the rebar company he consults for, he could not recall it and followed up by email. He also noted he still rides the subway and takes Citi Bikes.
Adams also weighed in on the current housing debate. He argued that New York cannot solve its housing shortage without strong partnerships with developers, and cautioned that portraying the real estate industry as an adversary could discourage the investment the city needs. That is his stated opinion, and it stands as a pointed contrast with the current administration's more confrontational posture toward the industry.
The companies span a range of real estate and construction technology products: a green rebar company, a facilities cleaning and concierge service, a health monitoring technology firm, a traffic enforcement company, and a clean energy company. What ties them together is that they are the kind of products a large city or a big corporation might buy, which is the market Adams says he is positioned to reach given his time running New York.
Based on the reporting, Adams describes himself as a business development consultant and pitchman for these companies, marketing their products to potential buyers including governments. He frames it as sales and business development rather than formal lobbying. The notable wrinkle he acknowledged is that he is pitching to governments as well as private businesses, which is part of why the arrangement is drawing attention.
Beyond the novelty of a former mayor selling rebar, the real-estate-relevant point is his housing stance. Adams publicly argued that the city cannot close its housing shortage without partnering with developers, and warned that treating the industry as an adversary could chill the investment New York needs. In a market where housing supply drives prices across all five boroughs, that debate over how the city works with developers matters for Staten Island and Brooklyn homeowners too. If you want to talk through how city housing policy could affect your plans, I am happy to help.
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