Brett Bandazian
First Vice President
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Metropolitan Commercial Bank NYC portfolio
$13.2 million -mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%*
4244th largest portfolio by dollar value
15,800 sqft – mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%
5349th largest by SF
3 foreclosures, 1 bankruptcy, 3 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 3 for $184.6 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Leopold Friedman (2), Benjamin Landa (1), Yaakov Sod (1), Milenia Care (1), Joel Zupnick (1), Aron Cytryn (1), Samuel Weiss (1), Remsen Capital Management (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Joel Zupnick (2), Benjamin Landa (1), Yaakov Sod (1), Aron Cytryn (1), Samuel Weiss (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Joel Zupnick borrowed $81 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 2830 Surf Avenue on April 30, 2026.
• Yaakov Sod, Leopold Friedman and Milenia Care borrowed $44 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 119-09 26 Avenue on December 30, 2025.
• Benjamin Landa and Leopold Friedman borrowed $59.6 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 3400 Cannon Place on June 28, 2024.
• Remsen Capital Management borrowed $70 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 2830 Surf Avenue on May 31, 2022.
• Aron Cytryn borrowed $35 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 14-10 Seagirt Boulevard on May 02, 2022.
• Laconia Nursing Home borrowed $35.6 million from NewPoint Real Estate Capital for 1050 East 230 Street on April 14, 2022.
• Samuel Weiss borrowed $13.3 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 2361 60 Street on April 01, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Yaakov Sod, others, pay $55M to Jack Deutsch for nursing home in College Point (January 07, 2026)
• Jack Deutsch pays $31M for College Point nursing home (March 29, 2022)
• Laconia Nursing Home ups debt to $28M from Metropolitan Commercial in Bronx (March 09, 2021)
• Samuel Weiss paid $18M to Marcal Group for building in Kensington (August 22, 2019)
• Samuel Weiss obtained financing of $14M from Metropolitan Commercial Bank (August 22, 2019)
• Assistcare Home Health Services signed a lease with landlord Samuel Weiss (August 22, 2019)
