Bobby Cayre
(Robert Cayre)
Aurora Capital Associates
(SCF Management)
1407 Broadway 41st Floor New York, NY 10018
Aurora Capital Associates NYC portfolio
$1.9 billion -office 45%, retail 24%, industrial 8%; Manhattan 80%, Brooklyn 17%, Bronx 2%*
117th largest portfolio by dollar value
1,936,833 sqft – office 37%, retail 34%, specialty 11%; Manhattan 65%, Brooklyn 28%, Bronx 5%
248th largest by SF
28 properties – Manhattan 72%, Brooklyn 20%, Bronx 6%
343th largest
218 residential units – Brooklyn 89%, Manhattan 10%
1046th largest by residential units
4 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 2 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 2 for $61.5 million
Borrower signatory: 5 for $83.8 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Webster Bank (5), Signature Bank (4), Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (4), New York Community Bank (3), Israel Discount Bank (3), Peapack Private Bank & Trust (2), Apollo Global Management (2), (1), Brookfield Properties (1), JMB Capital Partners (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Adam Brenner (3), Nicholas A. LaMorte (2), Nelson Ornelas (2), Douglas Eisenberg (1), Marjorie Zessar (1), Marc Cooper (1), Ryan Shay (1), Marc G. Cooper (1), Elena Dokianos (1), Vikas Tandon (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Comm 2014-UBS4 and LNR Partners sold 599 5 Avenue for $54 million to Aurora Capital Associates and AVRS Partners on March 25, 2026.
• Aurora Capital Associates borrowed $9.6 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 34 Gansevoort Street on February 11, 2026.
• Aurora Capital Associates borrowed $6 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 406 West 13 Street on February 11, 2026.
• Aurora Capital Associates and A&H Acquisitions borrowed $40 million from Webster Bank for 239 Atlantic Avenue and 239 Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn on January 23, 2026.
• Jenel Real Estate borrowed $32 million from Israel Discount Bank for 540 Fulton Street and 540 Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn on June 20, 2025.
• Aurora Capital Associates borrowed $8.8 million from Israel Discount Bank for 543 Broadway, SoHo, Manhattan on October 09, 2024.
• Arizona State Retirement System sold 34 Gansevoort Street for $7.5 million to Aurora Capital Associates on September 26, 2024.
• Aurora Capital Associates and A&H Acquisitions borrowed $19.4 million from Webster Bank for 651 Bergen Avenue on June 28, 2024.
• Skyward Developers borrowed $24 million from Castle Lanterra for 57 East 177 Street on March 25, 2024.
• Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate borrowed $145 million from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank for 72 Gansevoort Street on March 15, 2024.
Latest Stories:
• Two Trees Management pays $37.5M to Aaron Berger for dev site in Gowanus (March 24, 2026)
• Maverick buys $26M note secured by ground leased fee in Gowanus (July 25, 2025)
• Joel, Leah Waldman obtain $27M refi with Citibank for 81-unit rental in Mt Hope (January 17, 2025)
• Aurora Capital pays $7.5M for retail in Meatpacking, down from $19.5M in 2016 (October 01, 2024)