Mortar Group
346 Metropolitan Ave #2, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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Mortar Group NYC portfolio
$92 million -development 32%, walkup 31%, elevator 14%; Brooklyn 61%, Queens 38%*
1575th largest portfolio by dollar value
46,722 sqft – walkup 54%, elevator 27%, development 8%; Brooklyn 77%, Queens 22%
3562th largest by SF
10 properties – Brooklyn 70%, Queens 30%
1030th largest
93 residential units – Brooklyn 55%, Queens 44%
1863th largest by residential units
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 5 for $17.6 million
Borrower company: 5 for $40.8 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 3 for 23,607 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Hirshmark Capital (3), S3 Capital (2), Popular Bank (1), DR Bank (1), Rosenthal & Rosenthal (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Dean Saltzman (1), Abraham Goldman (1), Mark Levin (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Marco Babino, Marco Babino Jr. and John Cono Babino sold 195 Frost Street for $2.3 million to Mortar Group on March 30, 2026.
• Mortar Group borrowed $4.7 million from S3 Capital for 195 Frost Street on March 30, 2026.
• Mortar Group for Francesca Gaccione filed plans for major alteration for 7,861 sqft in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on March 27, 2026.
• Francesca Evangelista, Andrew Vessillo and Rosetta Vessillo sold 47-09 Vernon Boulevard for $3.8 million to Mortar Group on February 25, 2026.
• Mortar Group borrowed $6.8 million from S3 Capital for 47-09 Vernon Boulevard on February 25, 2026.
• Mortar Group for Francesca Gaccione filed plans for major alteration for 7,938 sqft in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, on January 20, 2026.
• Susan Aroldi sold 103 Joralemon Street for $6 million to Mortar Group on January 07, 2026.
• Mortar Group borrowed $6.7 million from Hirshmark Capital for 103 Joralemon Street on January 07, 2026.
• James Vaneski sold 212 Huron Street for $3.2 million to Mortar Group on May 15, 2025.
• Mortar Group borrowed $4.5 million from Rosenthal & Rosenthal for 212 Huron Street on May 15, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Mortar Group pays $6M for 5-unit walkup in Brooklyn Heights (January 14, 2026)
• Mortar Group pays $3.2M for 8-unit walkup in Greenpoint (May 23, 2025)
• Mortar Group pays $2.4M for 6-unit walkup in Astoria (May 14, 2024)
• Mortar Group pays $2.4M for 6-unit walkup in Greenpoint (August 21, 2023)
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