Claudette Sofair
Vice President
Popular Bank
85 Broad St 10th floor New York, NY 10004
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Shlomo Karpen (3), Leopold Kaufman (2), Watermark Capital Group (1), Yoel Werzberger (1), Shie Lefkovits (1), Israel Gold (1), Kyriacos Stavrinou (1), Shmuel Wallerstein (1), Madison Tower Group (1), Igor Kisin (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Shlomo Karpen (4), Leopold Kaufman (2), Marc Chemtob (1), Shie Lefkovits (1), Israel Gold (1), Kyriacos Stavrinou (1), Shmuel Wallerstein (1), Simon Neuman (1), Igor Kisin (1), Zalmen Biederman (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Leopold Kaufman borrowed $14.8 million from Popular Bank for 216 Ellery Street on November 13, 2023.
• Leopold Kaufman borrowed $23.3 million from Arbor Realty Trust for 1711 Hancock Street on September 29, 2023.
• David Templer borrowed $7.5 million from Flagstar Bank for 1541 Dean Street, 1541 Dean Street, 1537 Dean Street, 1537 Dean Street, 1539 Dean Street, and others, Crown Heights, Brooklyn on August 22, 2023.
• Shlomo Karpen borrowed $54.6 million from Popular Bank for 70 Cedar Street on June 29, 2023.
• Shlomo Karpen borrowed $9.3 million from Popular Bank for 261 18 Street on December 15, 2022.
• Zalmen Biederman borrowed $8.1 million from Popular Bank for 376 Graham Avenue on December 09, 2022.
• Shmuel Wallerstein borrowed $48 million from Popular Bank for 160 Clarkson Avenue on October 28, 2022.
• Watermark Capital Group and Yoel Werzberger borrowed $19 million from Popular Bank for 588 4 Avenue on August 11, 2022.
• Igor Kisin borrowed $17.6 million from Popular Bank for 1122 Chestnut Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn on July 11, 2022.
• Madison Tower Group borrowed $6.7 million from Popular Bank for 15 Jefferson Street on June 03, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Shlomo Karpen signs $14.5M refi for 36-unit rental in Greenwood Heights (March 09, 2026)
• Shlomo Karpen signs $70.8M refi with Newmark for 139-unit rental in Bushwick (September 02, 2025)
• Leopold Friedman signs $18M refi for 49-unit rental in Kingsbridge Heights (August 30, 2024)
• Menachem Chazanow buys $14.4M dev site from Marcal Group in Rockaway Park (April 05, 2024)