Criterion Group
Criterion Group NYC portfolio
$83.4 million -industrial 40%, condo 26%, E7 23%; Queens 72%, Bronx 13%, Staten Island 13%*
1671th largest portfolio by dollar value
378,789 sqft – E7 65%, industrial 24%, condo 9%; Queens 77%, Staten Island 19%, Bronx 3%
1012th largest by SF
10 properties – Queens 50%, Bronx 30%, Staten Island 20%
1041th largest
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 1 for $14 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 1 for 137,111 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Carlyle Group (3), Steven Newman (2), New York Community Bank (2), Preferred Bank (1), Criterion Group (1), Bernd Messing (1), Stephanie Messing (1), Flagstar Bank (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Jason Hart (3), James C. Ricca (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Criterion Group for Shibber Khan filed plans for major alteration for 137,111 sqft in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, on February 26, 2026.
• Sam Farkas sold 46 Davidson Street for $14 million to Criterion Group on June 18, 2024.
• Beth Siegel sold 2401 Blackrock Avenue for $16 million to Criterion Group on April 25, 2023.
• Criterion Group borrowed $10.5 million from Flagstar Bank for 2401 Blackrock Avenue on April 25, 2023.
• Bernd Messing and Stephanie Messing sold 1051 Irving Avenue for $26 million to Criterion Group on June 30, 2022.
• Criterion Group borrowed $10 million from Bernd Messing and Stephanie Messing for 1051 Irving Avenue on June 30, 2022.
• Criterion Group sold 31-08 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, Queens for $80 million to Carlyle Group on June 22, 2022.
• Criterion Group and Steven Newman borrowed $16.4 million from Preferred Bank for 31-08 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, Queens on June 08, 2022.
• Criterion Group sold 31-08 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, Queens for $17.5 million to Criterion Group and Steven Newman on June 08, 2022.
• Criterion Group borrowed $10.2 million from New York Community Bank for 4855 Baldwin Street on June 01, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Carlyle Group signs $137.8M refi with PGIM for three properties in NYC (June 04, 2025)
• Yung Ching Siu signs $18.7M refi with Axos Bank for industrial in Mt. Vernon (August 15, 2023)
• Criterion Group pays $16M for industrial in Bronx (May 03, 2023)
• Criterion Group pays $26M for dev site in Ridgewood (July 18, 2022)
• Carlyle Group pays $80M to Criterion Group for storage in Long Island City (July 06, 2022)
• Criterion Group signs $10.2M refi for two industrial properties in Bronx (June 17, 2022)
• Yung Ching Siu pays $7.2M to Philip Vallone for Bronx industrial (December 28, 2021)
• Criterion Group pays $5.8M to Asset Realty for development site in Eastchester (December 20, 2021)
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