Abraham Leser
(Abraham Lesser)
Leser Group
Owner
1481 47th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Leser Group NYC portfolio
$790.1 million -development 35%, elevator 22%, office 22%; Brooklyn 78%, Bronx 10%, Manhattan 9%*
290th largest portfolio by dollar value
1,596,581 sqft – office 32%, elevator 24%, specialty 15%; Brooklyn 73%, Bronx 20%, Manhattan 4%
306th largest by SF
47 properties – Brooklyn 70%, Staten Island 22%, Bronx 6%
191th largest
420 residential units – Bronx 52%, Brooklyn 31%, Manhattan 15%
674th largest by residential units
1 foreclosure, 0 bankruptcies, 3 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Seller signatory: 3 for $31.5 million
Borrower signatory: 3 for $23 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Metropolitan Commercial Bank (3), Signature Bank (2), Cross River Bank (2), Dime Community Bank (1), Lakeland Bank (1), Argentic Investment Management (1), LBA Realty (1), Roza Koyenova (1), Pearl Schwartz (1), Anthony Z. Berkowitz (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Perry Schonfeld (1), Roza Koyenova (1), Pearl Schwartz (1), Anthony Z. Berkowitz (1), Mindy Berkowitz (1), Dillon Butler (1), Steven A. Tsavaris (1), Jay Shah (1), Ross Dahmen (1), Isaac Chetrit (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Leser Group borrowed $4.5 million from Chaim Fisher for 840 Empire Boulevard, East Flatbush, Brooklyn on April 10, 2026.
• Leser Group borrowed $12 million from BankUnited for 425 Mcdonald Avenue on December 12, 2025.
• Leser Group sold 108 Central Avenue for $11.1 million to Guy Pennisi on November 19, 2025.
• Leser Group sold 6024 10 Avenue for $9.5 million to Roza Koyenova on October 15, 2024.
• Leser Group borrowed $6.5 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 1518 Herkimer Street on August 30, 2024.
• Leser Group sold 1263 60 Street for $10.9 million to United Jewish Appeal-Federation on August 16, 2024.
• Leser Group borrowed $58 million from Ponce Bank for 609 2 Avenue on March 17, 2023.
• The seller sold 108 Central Avenue for $8.5 million to Leser Group on February 27, 2023.
• Leser Group borrowed $9.8 million from Cross River Bank for 921 East New York Avenue on November 02, 2022.
• Leser Group sold 105 Alabama Avenue for $5.4 million to Abraham Schwartz on October 06, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Guy Pennisi pays $11.1M to Leser Group for development in St George (January 08, 2026)
• Roza Koyenova pays $9.5M to Leser Group for retail in Dyker Heights (October 30, 2024)
• Horizon Group, Leser Group submit $105M condo plan for 65 units in Kips Bay (November 21, 2023)
• Leser Group pays $8.5M for development properties on Staten Island (April 11, 2023)
• Leser Group signs $90.3M refi for four properties in NYC (April 07, 2023)