BGO
(NewTower Trust Company, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, BentallGreenOak)
Owner
Private Equity
399 Park Avenue 18th Floor New York, NY 10022
555 Washington Avenue Suite 240 Miami Beach, FL 33139
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BGO NYC portfolio
$1.9 billion -office 56%, elevator 27%, hotel 7%; Manhattan 92%, Brooklyn 7%*
115th largest portfolio by dollar value
2,657,896 sqft – office 46%, elevator 34%, hotel 8%; Manhattan 89%, Brooklyn 10%
179th largest by SF
10 properties – Manhattan 54%, Brooklyn 45%
1028th largest
1,179 residential units – Manhattan 74%, Brooklyn 25%
292th largest by residential units
1 foreclosure, 0 bankruptcies, 0 other court cases.
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Notes
Website: NewTower was established as a Maryland trust company to enable it to manage the BentallGreenOak’s Multi-Employer Property Trust (“MEPT”) Fund, a large core real estate fund and bank collective trust. Name changed to BGO in 2024. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada acquired a majority of BGO in 2019.
Company Activity past 24 months:
Seller company: 3 for $278.1 million
Borrower company: 2 for $357.6 million
Lender company: 1 for $900 million
Latest Stories:
• Quinlan Development signs $10.3M refi with JLL for 51-unit rental in UWS (February 26, 2026)
• Highgate, BGO sign $116.6M refi with Sixth Street for two properties in NoMad (February 18, 2026)
• Metro Loft, Quantum file DOB plans for 614 units in FiDi conversion (December 26, 2025)
• BGO signs $241M refi with Capital One for 394-unit rental in Sutton Place (August 08, 2025)
• RXR, Blackstone sign $900M modification to 2018 Starrett-Lehigh loan (January 06, 2025)
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