Craig Zajac
Vice President
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Lender
Bank
Metropolitan Commercial Bank NYC portfolio
$13.2 million -mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%*
4416th largest portfolio by dollar value
15,800 sqft – mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%
5526th largest by SF
3 foreclosures, 1 bankruptcy, 3 other court cases.
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 12 for $159.5 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
United American Land (3), Joseph Torres (2), Benchmark Real Estate Group (2), LeFrak (1), H. Gilbert Polinsky (1), Mona Gora Friedman (1), A&H Acquisitions (1), Debrah Lee Charatan (1), Abraham R. Oved (1), Namdar Realty Group (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Albert Laboz (3), Jose I. Torres Jr. (2), Arnold S. Lehman (1), H. Gilbert Polinsky (1), Mona Gora Friedman (1), Marcus Adjmi (1), Debrah Lee Charatan (1), Abraham R. Oved (1), Igal Namdar (1), Sharon Hakmon (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Benchmark Real Estate Group borrowed $8.4 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 20 East 69 Street on July 17, 2026.
• Spark Hotels borrowed $31.1 million from Wells Fargo for 23 West 37 Street on May 27, 2026.
• Khalid Innab and Juber Jaber borrowed $11.2 million from Bank of Hope for 11 Broadway, 11 Broadway, and 11 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 19, 2026.
• Franco Sukaj borrowed $5.7 million from Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union for None on April 28, 2026.
• Triangle Equities borrowed $14.5 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 755 Co-Op City Boulevard, 755 Co-Op City Boulevard, and 755 Co-Op City Boulevard, Eastchester, Bronx on April 09, 2026.
• Abraham Kraus and Isaac Bistritzky borrowed $12.7 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 262 Metropolitan Avenue and 262 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on March 06, 2026.
• United American Land borrowed $14 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 449 Broadway on November 25, 2025.
• Stellar Management borrowed $22.5 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 220 5 Avenue on October 27, 2025.
• Joseph Torres borrowed $10 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 216 Franklin Street on August 28, 2025.
• Joseph Torres borrowed $15 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 30 Grand Avenue on August 14, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Spark Hotels pays $39.9M to Lam Group for hotel in Grand Central (June 08, 2026)
• Khalid Innab, Juber Jaber pay $16M to L+M for retail condos in Williamsburg (June 01, 2026)
• Stellar Management signs $80M refi with Lone Star Funds for office in NoMad (March 28, 2025)
• Triangle Equities signs $15.3M refi for truck parking in College Point (March 17, 2025)
• United American Land signs $9M refi for retail, office in NoHo (October 18, 2024)
• Better Haven acquires new 58-unit, $23.6M building in Wakefield (August 14, 2024)
