Benchmark Real Estate Group
6 E 39th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
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Benchmark Real Estate Group NYC portfolio
$280.6 million -elevator 77%, walkup 11%, mixed-use 10%; Manhattan 99%*
834th largest portfolio by dollar value
411,625 sqft – elevator 87%, walkup 8%, mixed-use 4%; Manhattan 100%
1038th largest by SF
10 properties – Manhattan 100%
1103th largest
523 residential units – Manhattan 100%
633th largest by residential units
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 2 for $108 million
Seller company: 4 for $94.8 million
Borrower company: 5 for $130.8 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Signature Bank (3), Jacob Fulop (3), Metropolitan Commercial Bank (3), Flagstar Bank (2), Alex Jaehak Han (2), BEB Capital (1), New York Community Bank (1), REDA Holdings (1), Ben-Josef Group Holdings (1), MetLife (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Jacob Fulop (3), Craig Zajac (2), Alex Jaehak Han (2), Julian Kiguel (1), Asaf Dror (1), Abraham Kaidanian (1), Jonathan Misher (1), Evan Khordipour (1), Jay Shah (1), Sajid Malik (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $8.4 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 20 East 69 Street on July 17, 2026.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $44.5 million from Citibank for 24 Avenue B on June 18, 2026.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $21.9 million from Flagstar Bank for 278 West 94 Street on May 11, 2026.
• Heller Realty sold 278 West 94 Street for $42 million to Benchmark Real Estate Group on May 11, 2026.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group sold None for $11.3 million to Charles T. Yu and Takayo Yu on March 26, 2026.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group sold 45 White Street for $32 million to Slate Property Group and Avenue Realty Capital on March 11, 2026.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group sold 337 East 77 Street for $8 million to Sajid Malik on January 16, 2026.
• Heller Realty sold 2339 Broadway for $66 million to Benchmark Real Estate Group on August 26, 2025.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $41 million from Flagstar Bank for 2339 Broadway on August 26, 2025.
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $15 million from Cathay Bank for 148 10 Avenue on February 04, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Benchmark pays $42M to Heller Realty for 90-unit UWS rental (May 20, 2026)
• Charles Yu pays $11.3M to Benchmark Real Estate Group for mixed-use in Tribeca (April 02, 2026)
• Slate, Avenue Realty pay $32M to Benchmark for 16-unit rental in Tribeca (March 25, 2026)
• Benchmark Real Estate pays $66M to Heller Realty for 125-unit UWS rental (September 10, 2025)
• Benchmark signs $20M refi with Starwood for 17-unit rental in Tribeca (July 12, 2024)
• Tatar Holding pays $14M to Benchmark for 7-unit walkup in Tribeca (May 17, 2024)
• REDA Holdings pays $7M to Benchmark for 10-unit walkup in Boerum Hill (January 04, 2024)
• Benchmark pays Hidrock $26.9M for 3 Chelsea walkups (July 06, 2023)
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