Damiano Buffa
Principal
Chief Financial Officer
Vanbarton Group
Owner
292 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10017
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1760 San Francisco, CA 94104
Vanbarton Group NYC portfolio
$2.2 billion -office 63%, elevator 14%, specialty 9%; Manhattan 94%, Bronx 5%*
107th largest portfolio by dollar value
3,460,225 sqft – office 67%, elevator 11%, specialty 11%; Manhattan 95%, Bronx 4%
128th largest by SF
20 properties – Manhattan 85%, Bronx 15%
499th largest
1,121 residential units – Manhattan 99%
305th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 15 other court cases.
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 3 for $333.5 million
Seller signatory: 4 for $205.8 million
Borrower signatory: 4 for $777 million
Lender signatory: 1 for $57 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
William Kaufman Organization (1), Principal Real Estate Investors (1), Sentry Realty (1), 60 Guilders (1), Archdiocese of New York (1), Roman Catholic Church (1), Eldridge (1), Capstone Equities (1), Republic Investment Company (1), Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Jonathan Kaufman Iger (1), Siobhan Harman (1), James J. Halliwell (1), Joseph Mamrout (1), Joseph P. LaMorte (1), Amy Jesberger (1), Avi Kollenscher (1), Peter Gordon (1), Francis P. May (1), Stephanie Holder (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Vanbarton Group borrowed $57 million from Vanbarton Group for 272 5 Avenue on October 31, 2025.
• Vanbarton Group borrowed $224 million from Invesco for 980 Avenue Of The Americas on October 15, 2025.
• Emigrant Bank sold 9 East 42 Street for $135 million to Vanbarton Group on September 29, 2025.
• Vanbarton Group borrowed $238 million from Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company for 10 Fletcher Street on September 25, 2025.
• Vanbarton Group and Korman Communities sold 85 West Broadway and 85 West Broadway, Financial District, Manhattan for $39.8 million to Capstone Equities and Republic Investment Company on August 01, 2025.
• Archdiocese of New York and Roman Catholic Church sold 1021 1 Avenue for $103 million to Vanbarton Group and AVRS Partners on July 09, 2025.
• Vanbarton Group and AVRS Partners borrowed $150 million from Eldridge for 1021 1 Avenue on July 09, 2025.
• William Kaufman Organization and Principal Real Estate Investors ground leased 94 Front Street valued at $95.5 million to Vanbarton Group on December 04, 2024.
• Vanbarton Group borrowed $165 million from TYKO Capital for 94 Front Street on December 04, 2024.
• Vanbarton Group sold 28 East 41 Street for $90.5 million to Sentry Realty and 60 Guilders on October 30, 2024.