Ben Harlev
Executive Vice President
Founder And Managing Member
Be Aviv
(Be-Aviv)
Lender
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 3 for $115 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
VAJA Group (1), HUBB NYC (1), Shloime Goldstein (1), Harry Einhorn (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Moses Freund (1), John P. McCarthy (1), Jesse Terry (1), Shloime Goldstein (1), Harry Einhorn (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• VAJA Group borrowed $84 million from TPG Real Estate Partners and Keystone Equities for 35-08 12 Street on January 23, 2026.
• Shloime Goldstein borrowed $20 million from Be Aviv for 545 West 54 Street on January 16, 2026.
• Harry Einhorn borrowed $120 million from Bank Hapoalim for 79 4 Avenue on December 16, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $70 million from Be Aviv for 35-08 12 Street on December 12, 2024.
• Harry Einhorn borrowed $25 million from Be Aviv for 79 4 Avenue on September 27, 2024.
• Be-Aviv ground leased 171 Chrystie Street valued at $63.5 million to HUBB NYC on May 24, 2022.
• Nexus Building Development Group borrowed $10.8 million from Sovcombank for None on September 27, 2021.
• Ben Harlev filed plans for new building for 58,161 sqft in Lower East Side, Manhattan, on August 21, 2018.
Latest Stories:
• VAJA Group signs $84M refi with TPG for 152-unit rental in Astoria (January 30, 2026)
• Rubin Equities signs $36M construction loan for 107-unit project in Mott Haven (January 08, 2025)
• Harry Einhorn signs $25M refi with Be Aviv for 188-unit dev site in Park Slope (October 16, 2024)
• Highly litigated Heritage Equity dev site in Mott Haven sold for $15M to Sam Rubin (May 21, 2024)
• VAJA Group pays $21.5M for 152-unit dev site in Astoria (February 06, 2024)
• Michael Heletz’s Excel Development plans 71 units in Hell’s Kitchen (May 05, 2023)
• HUBB NYC pays $63.5M to Be-Aviv for 78-unit rental in Lower East Side (June 17, 2022)