Adam Semler
(Adam J. Semler)
Firebird Grove
(Oculus)
131 Spring Street, Suite 405 New York, New York 10012
Firebird Grove NYC portfolio
$337.3 million -walkup 41%, mixed-use 33%, C0 7%; Manhattan 59%, Brooklyn 40%*
650th largest portfolio by dollar value
363,275 sqft – walkup 54%, mixed-use 33%, elevator 5%; Brooklyn 50%, Manhattan 49%
1074th largest by SF
51 properties – Brooklyn 54%, Manhattan 45%
178th largest
406 residential units – Manhattan 57%, Brooklyn 42%
695th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $7.8 million
Seller signatory: 4 for $13.9 million
Borrower signatory: 1 for $20 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Signature Bank (4), Kokot Realty Enterprises (3), Ridgewood Savings Bank (2), New York Community Bank (2), Willowick Properties (2), Robert Pollock (2), Dime Community Bank (2), Dorene Goldfinger (2), Athineos Enterprises (2), Owemanco (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Arthur Kokot (3), Andrew Hirsch (2), Steven Gautier-Winther (2), Gregory Fantauzzi (2), Robert Pollock (2), Dorene Goldfinger (2), Peter Athineos (2), Christopher Athineos (2), Michele Pressman (2), Sohail Zayona (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Firebird Grove borrowed $20 million from Morgan Stanley for 9 Patchin Place on May 20, 2026.
• Firebird Grove sold 40 4 Avenue for $3 million to Joseph Daskal on April 22, 2026.
• Firebird Grove sold 665 St Marks Avenue for $3.8 million to Owemanco on March 30, 2026.
• Firebird Grove sold 667 5 Avenue for $2.2 million to JSAF Capital on August 21, 2025.
• Firebird Grove sold 303 Bedford Avenue for $4.8 million to Suzanne Castagna on April 23, 2025.
• Ludlow Property Group sold 164 Ludlow Street for $7.8 million to Firebird Grove on October 08, 2024.
• Firebird Grove sold 66 6 Avenue for $3.9 million to AXG Management on April 11, 2024.
• Firebird Grove borrowed $17 million from Derby Copeland Capital for 9 Patchin Place on February 02, 2024.
• Firebird Grove borrowed $10 million from Bank of America for 9 East 68 Street on November 09, 2023.
• Kokot Realty Enterprises sold 169 Mulberry Street for $6 million to Firebird Grove on September 27, 2023.
Latest Stories:
• Firebird Grove sells mixed-use in Boerum Hill for $3M (May 11, 2026)
• JSAF Capital pays $2.2M to Firebird Grove for mixed-use in Greenwood Heights (August 31, 2025)
• Recent seller pays $4.8M to Firebird Grove for mixed-use in Williamsburg (June 16, 2025)
• Firebird Grove sells mixed-use in Prospect Heights for $3.9M (April 29, 2024)
• Firebird Grove signs $17M refi with Derby Copeland in Greenwich Village (February 23, 2024)
• Firebird Grove pays $6M for 11-unit walkup in Little Italy (October 06, 2023)
• Firebird Grove pays $5.5M for 4-unit mixed-use in Tribeca (October 25, 2022)