Emily Kurtz
(Emily Karpel Kurtz)
Chief Housing And Development Officer
RiseBoro Community Partnership
Developer, Owner
RiseBoro Community Partnership NYC portfolio
$2.1 billion -D6 27%, industrial 24%, development 21%; Brooklyn 51%, Queens 46%*
125th largest portfolio by dollar value
2,948,604 sqft – elevator 39%, D6 24%, walkup 17%; Brooklyn 75%, Queens 18%, Manhattan 4%
171th largest by SF
127 properties – Brooklyn 95%, Queens 2%, Bronx 1%
51th largest
3,606 residential units – Brooklyn 72%, Queens 21%, Manhattan 4%
84th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 87 other court cases.
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $17.8 million
Seller signatory: 1 for $17.8 million
Borrower signatory: 1 for $162.9 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 9 for 0 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
NYC Housing Development Corporation (6), Webster Bank (2), Rocky Mount Baptist Church (1), NYS Housing Finance Agency (1), McSam Hotel Group (1), Safehold Inc. (1), RiseBoro Community Partnership (1), L+M Development Partners (1), Slate Property Group (1), Citizens Bank (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
James Ellis (1), Patrick Love (1), Ruth Moreira (1), Sam Chang (1), Elisha Blechner (1), Spencer Orkus (1), Emily Kurtz (1), David Schwartz (1), K. James Dittbrenner (1), Lauren Connors (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $162.9 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for None on June 23, 2026.
• Services for the Underserved and L+M Development Partners sold Schroeders avenue for $17.8 million to RiseBoro Community Partnership and L+M Development Partners on December 20, 2024.
• Safehold Inc. sold West 21 street for $10.4 million to Georgica Green Ventures and RiseBoro Community Partnership on June 25, 2024.
• RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $22 million from Webster Bank for 272 Jefferson Street on December 20, 2023.
• Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $152.4 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation and NYS Housing Finance Agency for 143-06 135 Avenue on December 14, 2023.
• McSam Hotel Group sold 143-06 135 Avenue for $64 million to Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership on December 14, 2023.
• RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $12.4 million from Merchants Capital for 75 East 233 Street on August 31, 2023.
• RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $6.8 million from NYC Housing Development Corporation for None on June 20, 2023.
• RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $24.7 million from Citizens Bank for 160 Bleecker Street on May 01, 2023.
• RiseBoro Community Partnership borrowed $40 million from Webster Bank for 594 East 40 Street on September 19, 2022.