SMJ Development
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SMJ Development NYC portfolio
$537.4 million -elevator 70%, development 21%, walkup 7%; Brooklyn 70%, Queens 21%, Manhattan 8%*
413th largest portfolio by dollar value
2,080,858 sqft – elevator 96%, walkup 1%; Brooklyn 96%, Manhattan 2%
241th largest by SF
9 properties – Brooklyn 66%, Manhattan 22%, Queens 11%
1127th largest
2,126 residential units – Brooklyn 90%, Queens 5%, Manhattan 4%
155th largest by residential units
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 2 for $26.9 million
Borrower company: 7 for $544.5 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
NYC Housing Development Corporation (2), Webster Bank (2), Community Preservation Corporation (2), Enterprise Community Partners (1), NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (1), Low Income Investment Fund (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
K. James Dittbrenner (1), Brian Cheigh (1)
Recent activity as company:
• L+M Development Partners, Douglaston Development and SMJ Development borrowed $377.3 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for Linden houses on February 26, 2026.
• SMJ Development borrowed $6.6 million from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development for 204 Avenue A on December 11, 2025.
• SMJ Development borrowed $19.8 million from Webster Bank for 351 West 45 Street on June 27, 2025.
• SMJ Development and Services for the UnderServed borrowed $30.2 million from Webster Bank for 351 West 45 Street on June 27, 2025.
• Neighborhood Restore sold 535 East 12 Street for $6.9 million to SMJ Development on September 05, 2024.
• SMJ Development borrowed $6.3 million from Community Preservation Corporation for 535 East 12 Street on September 05, 2024.
• SMJ Development and Settlement Housing Fund borrowed $85.1 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for 85-11 68 Road on June 26, 2024.
• Croman Real Estate sold 351 West 45 Street for $20 million to SMJ Development and Services for the UnderServed on June 26, 2024.
• SMJ Development and Services for the UnderServed borrowed $19.2 million from Enterprise Community Partners for 351 West 45 Street on June 26, 2024.
• Peter Zuccarello, Damien Smith, Gandolfo DiFiore, Joseph Mazzola and Gerald Caliendo sold 85-11 68 Road for $12.5 million to SMJ Development on October 19, 2023.
Latest Stories:
• SMJ Development pays $12.5M for 133-unit dev site in Rego Park (October 27, 2023)
• 68-19 Rego Park LLC paid $5M to Rego Park Realty (August 12, 2019)
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