Civic Builders
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180 Varick Street, Suite 1414 New York, NY 10014
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Civic Builders NYC portfolio
$248.1 million -retail 35%, specialty 29%, W3 23%; Bronx 74%, Brooklyn 25%*
833th largest portfolio by dollar value
99,317 sqft – specialty 38%, office 32%, retail 17%; Bronx 62%, Brooklyn 37%
2393th largest by SF
10 properties – Bronx 70%, Brooklyn 30%
1020th largest
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Nonprofit developer focused on charter school development.
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 2 for $25.2 million
Borrower company: 2 for $90.4 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 1 for 60,702 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Dime Community Bank (2), JPMorgan Chase (2), New York City Regional Center affiliate (1), Low Income Investment Fund (1), Build NYC Resource Corporation (1), New York City Regional Center (1), Capital Impact Partners (1), Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Noah Schumer (1), Dan Hanna (1), Olivia Pipitone (1), George L. Olsen (1), Leon Terrano (1), Ivonne Fleitas (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Anthony Martello sold 1539 Williamsbridge Road for $15.9 million to Civic Builders on June 05, 2025.
• Civic Builders and Haven Charter High School borrowed $23.7 million from Dime Community Bank for 1539 Williamsbridge Road on June 05, 2025.
• Joseph Riegler sold 1472 Boston Road for $9.3 million to Civic Builders and Bold Charter School on May 29, 2025.
• Civic Builders and Bold Charter School borrowed $66.7 million from Build NYC Resource Corporation, New York City Regional Center, Capital Impact Partners and JPMorgan Chase for 1472 Boston Road on May 29, 2025.
• Civic Builders for Lenny Dymond filed plans for new building for 60,702 sqft in East Morrisania, Bronx, on March 18, 2025.
• Civic Builders borrowed $43.3 million from New York City Regional Center affiliate for 445 Wales Avenue on March 29, 2023.
• Civic Builders ground leased 445 Wales Avenue valued at $7.5 million to Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science on March 29, 2023.
• Civic Builders for Leonard Dymond filed plans for new building for 48,533 sqft in Mott Haven, Bronx, on October 06, 2022.
• Civic Builders borrowed $37.4 million from JPMorgan Chase for 463 Cleveland Street on March 16, 2022.
• Civic Builders borrowed $9.5 million from Dime Community Bank for 562 Bradford Street on September 29, 2021.
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