Arthur Birenbaum

(Arthur M. Birenbaum)

Head Of Commercial Lending

Grasshopper Bank

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Person Activity past 24 months:

Lender signatory: 14 for $89.6 million

Top Ten Associated Companies:

Beitel Group (1), Agudas Shaarei Menachem (1), Twin Group Associates (1), Joel Schwartz (1), Herman Jacob (1), Joel Weinberger (1), Westbridge Realty Group (1), Aryeh Mendlowic (1), Shia Mandel (1), Benzion Tyberg (1)

Top Ten Associated People:

Joseph Banda (2), Ben Beitel (1), Shie Pfeiffer (1), Solomon Schwimmer (1), Joel Schwartz (1), Herman Jacob (1), Joel Weinberger (1), Steven Westreich (1), Aryeh Mendlowic (1), Abraham Mandel (1)

Recent activity as signatory:

Pinches Abowitz borrowed $28 million from Popular Bank for 18-21 Cornaga Avenue on March 27, 2026.

Joel Silberstein borrowed $5 million from Grasshopper Bank for 1981 Crotona Avenue on March 27, 2026.

Yom Tov Glick and Isaac Raitport borrowed $7.5 million from Grasshopper Bank for 4624 13 Avenue on February 18, 2026.

Jacob Landau and Michael Melnicke borrowed $6.1 million from Grasshopper Bank for None on January 21, 2026.

Ranco Capital borrowed $3.8 million from Grasshopper Bank for 1075 Bedford Avenue on January 16, 2026.

Builders Group USA borrowed $7.5 million from Grasshopper Bank for 1331 Morris Avenue, Claremont Village, Bronx on January 07, 2026.

MZS Realty borrowed $4.6 million from Grasshopper Bank for 1531 Nelson Avenue on December 05, 2025.

Aryeh Mendlowic borrowed $5.5 million from Grasshopper Bank for 3885 Orloff Avenue on October 03, 2025.

Shia Mandel borrowed $6.5 million from Grasshopper Bank for 200 Middleton Street on September 19, 2025.

Westbridge Realty Group borrowed $7.2 million from Grasshopper Bank for 2835 Sedgwick Avenue on September 10, 2025.

Latest Stories:

• Ranco Capital signs $3.8M refi with Grasshopper Bank for 12-unit walkup in Bedford Stuyvesant (January 28, 2026)

• Jacob Landau signs $6.1M refi with Grasshopper Bank for new rentals in Brownsville (January 28, 2026)

• Agudas Shaarei Menachem signs $8.2M refi with Grasshopper Bank in Borough Park (April 22, 2025)

• Pinches Abowitz pays $5.8M for three properties in Far Rockaway (April 04, 2025)

• Joel Schwartz signs $12.5M refi with JG Funding for commercial in Bedford Stuyvesant (January 24, 2024)

• Steven Westreich signs $7M refi loan with Lima One for 23-unit building in Kingsbridge Heights (November 29, 2023)

• Benzion Tyberg, Naftali Tyberg sign $7.5M construction loan with Bank of Princeton in Borough Park (February 18, 2022)

• 200 Middleton LLC pays $5M to Leopold Friedman for property in East Williamsburg (January 13, 2020)

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