Brett Bandazian

First Vice President

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

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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)

• Benjamin Landa, Leopold Friedman get $59.6M refi for property in Kingsbridge Heights (July 11, 2024)

• Remsen Capital signs $70M refi loan with Metropolitan Commercial for specialty in Coney Island (June 22, 2022)

• Aron Cytryn signs $35M refi loan with Metropolitan Commercial Bank for specialty in Far Rockaway (May 12, 2022)

• 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)

• Leopold Friedman borrows $39M from Keybank for nursing home property in Kingsbridge (November 11, 2019)

• 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)

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