Archdiocese of New York

488 Madison Ave New York, NY 10022

archny.org

People:

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Joseph P. LaMorte Monsignor

Edmund Whalen Bishop

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Company Activity past 24 months:

Seller company: 1 for $103 million

Borrower company: 2 for $387.3 million

Latest Stories:

• Rockefeller Group, Atlas sign $96M contract for UWS dev site (February 01, 2026)

• Rockefeller Group files plans to demolish shuttered UWS Catholic school, no NB plans yet (December 23, 2025)

• Korea’s Lotte Hotels signs contract to buy ground leased fee under its Midtown East hotel for $490M (December 12, 2025)

• Vornado files plans for new supertall 62-story office tower at 350 Park Ave. (November 10, 2025)

• Vanbarton, AVRS pay $103M to Archdiocese, get $150M construction loan for resi conversion in Sutton Place (July 22, 2025)

• Richman Group, Grand Street Guild, Catholic Archdiocese venture obtain $137M construction loan for LES project (July 08, 2025)

• Details of Vanbarton, AVRS $103M contract for Sutton Place office-to-resi conversion disclosed (May 27, 2025)

• Vanbarton files plans to convert Catholic Church Sutton Place office to 420-unit apartment (May 09, 2025)

• Archdiocese of NY gets $70M in new debt from Goldman Sachs, for total of $250M at Midtown East commercial (October 17, 2024)

• Nonprofit files plans for 191-unit affordable project in LES, second on block (May 02, 2024)

Court Records:

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• Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of New York and Church of Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great filed a $96 million lawsuit 151335/2026 against Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group on January 30, 2026, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 207 West 96 Street and 204 West 97 Street.

• Roman Catholic Church and Archdiocese of New York filed a $490 million lawsuit 166054/2025 against Lotte on December 11, 2025, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 455 Madison Avenue.

• Archdiocese of New York and Roman Catholic Church filed a $103 million lawsuit 156610/2025 against Vanbarton Group and AVRS Partners on May 21, 2025, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 1005 1 Avenue.

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York filed a $98.4 million lawsuit 161970/2023 against Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin Management on December 08, 2023, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 350 Park Avenue and 631 5 Avenue.

• Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Anselm And Saint Roch filed a $7.9 million lawsuit 806626/2023E against Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and Eric Cruz on April 27, 2023, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 671 Tinton Avenue.

• Catholic Church and Archdiocese of New York filed a $3.8 million lawsuit 155722/2022 against Centro Maria and Religious of Mary Immaculate of New York on July 11, 2022, seeking a judgment related to leave to sell at 3103 Arlington Avenue.

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