Cathay Bank
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Cathay Bank NYC portfolio
$11.9 million -office 73%, condo 26%; Manhattan 73%, Queens 26%*
4660th largest portfolio by dollar value
22,482 sqft – office 73%, condo 26%; Manhattan 73%, Queens 26%
4957th largest by SF
2 properties – Queens 75%, Manhattan 25%
4463th largest
200 foreclosures, 2 bankruptcies, 576 other court cases.
Company Activity past 24 months:
Lender company: 47 for $572.9 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Cathay Bank (2)
Top Ten Associated People:
Betty Cheng (2)
Recent activity as company:
• Steven Li and JLS Group Construction borrowed $15 million from Cathay Bank for 135-70 Kew Gardens Road on June 30, 2026.
• Friedland Properties borrowed $18 million from Cathay Bank for 2561 Broadway and 253 West 47th Street, Upper West Side, Manhattan on June 26, 2026.
• Juan Qing Lu, Minzheng Liu and Wen Jin Lu borrowed $4.5 million from Cathay Bank for None on June 01, 2026.
• Okada & Company borrowed $5 million from Cathay Bank for 135 West 52nd Street, Midtown West, Manhattan on June 01, 2026.
• Joel Biner and Precision Builders USA borrowed $15.3 million from Cathay Bank for 1646 University Avenue on May 28, 2026.
• David Ariel and Elyahou Elyassoff borrowed $11 million from Cathay Bank for None on May 28, 2026.
• Shi Wei Lei borrowed $2 million from Cathay Bank for None on April 28, 2026.
• Hiwin Group USA borrowed $40 million from Cathay Bank for 35 West 14 Street on April 27, 2026.
• Zhi Wen Li borrowed $4.2 million from Cathay Bank for None on April 23, 2026.
• Nilin Zhang and Qiao Chen borrowed $5.5 million from Cathay Bank for None on April 23, 2026.
Latest Stories:
• Juan Qing Lu pays $8M for Sirico’;s banquet hall in Dyker Heights (June 15, 2026)
• Shi Wei Lei pays $3.9M for retail in Sunset Park, owned for nearly 70 years (May 18, 2026)
• Nilin Zhang, Qiao Chen pay $9.9M for industrial in Maspeth (May 10, 2026)
• Peter Moore affiliate pays $21.1M for three properties in Chinatown (April 06, 2026)
• Shaomei Xu pays $9M for adult care facility in Flushing (February 26, 2026)
• Pearl Peihua Zheng pays $10M to long-time owners for retail in Dyker Heights (February 23, 2026)
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