Phipps Houses
Owner
Nonprofit
257 Park Avenue South, 12th Floor New York, NY 10010
902 Broadway 13th Fl New York, NY 10010
People:
Phipps Houses NYC portfolio
$2.8 billion -elevator 30%, development 17%, D6 12%; Queens 30%, Bronx 29%, Brooklyn 28%*
74th largest portfolio by dollar value
7,507,757 sqft – elevator 53%, condo 17%, walkup 12%; Bronx 52%, Manhattan 26%, Queens 14%
46th largest by SF
115 properties – Bronx 48%, Queens 31%, Manhattan 14%
51th largest
7,146 residential units – Bronx 49%, Manhattan 25%, Queens 18%
34th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 2 other court cases.
Notes
Website: Phipps is the nation’s oldest and New York City’s largest not-for-profit organization devoted to affordable housing and resident/community-based social services. Founded as Phipps Houses in 1905 by Henry Phipps.
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 5 for $34.9 million
Borrower company: 5 for $368.1 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 36 for 1,487,915 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
NYC Housing Development Corporation (10), NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (2), Phipps Houses (2), Citibank (2), BankUnited (1), Wells Fargo (1), City of New York (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Lauren Connors (3), Kerry LaBotz (2), Ruth Moreira (1), Katelyn Meehan (1), Michael Wadman (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Phipps Houses borrowed $56.8 million from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development for 549 East 170 Street on April 30, 2026.
• Phipps Houses borrowed $184 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for 275 Chestnut Street on December 18, 2025.
• Mattone Investors and James J. Mannix Jr. sold 3199 Atlantic Avenue for $12 million to Phipps Houses on November 19, 2025.
• Phipps Houses borrowed $8.2 million from Wells Fargo for 53 Exterior Street on October 16, 2025.
• Richard Pogostin sold 945 Courtlandt Avenue for $3.1 million to Phipps Houses on July 21, 2025.
• Phipps Houses borrowed $20 million from Citibank and NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development for 468 East 159 Street on December 19, 2024.
• Rita Stark sold 16-05 Village Lane, 16-05 Village Lane, 16-05 Village Lane, 15-14 Central Avenue, 15-14 Central Avenue, and others, Far Rockaway, Queens for $2.5 million to Phipps Houses on November 12, 2024.
• Phipps Houses borrowed $99 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for 50-25 Barnett Avenue on June 26, 2024.
• Estate Of Rita Stark sold 16-26 Village Lane, 16-26 Village Lane, and 16-26 Village Lane, Far Rockaway, Queens for $4.4 million to Phipps Houses on April 26, 2024.
• Rettner Realty and Procida Companies sold 531 East 174 Street for $13 million to Phipps Houses on April 25, 2024.
Latest Stories:
• Phipps Houses files plans for 327 units in Cypress Hills (April 05, 2026)
• Douglaston, Phipps file plans for 183-unit rental in Mott Haven (December 18, 2025)
• Phipps Houses signs $98M construction loan for 185-unit affordable in Sunnyside (July 16, 2024)
• Gas station, QSR, with 106K buildable sold in Morrisania for $13M (May 16, 2024)
• Phipps files plans for 327-unit rental in Cypress Hills (February 10, 2024)
• Phipps signs $218.9M construction loan in Far Rockaway (January 25, 2024)
• Phipps Houses pays $3.5M for likely dev site in Belmont, owns adjacent parcel (July 27, 2023)
• Phipps Houses signs $224.6M construction loan for 436 units in Cypress Hills (December 30, 2022)
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