Gary Hoffson
Vice President Cre Business Banking Group
Popular Bank
Lender
85 Broad St 10th floor New York, NY 10004
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 11 for $323.7 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
VAJA Group (4), Harry Einhorn (4), Sam Rubin (2), Jacob Rosenberg (2), Robert Rothbort (2), Jacob Ganzfried (1), Abraham Posner (1), Jewel Saeed (1), Sabah Shemel (1), Moses Freund (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Moses Freund (5), Harry Einhorn (4), Sam Rubin (2), Jacob Rosenberg (2), Robert Rothbort (2), Jacob Ganzfried (1), Abraham Posner (1), Marianne Hovivian (1), Jewel Saeed (1), Sabah Shemel (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Joel Guttman borrowed $11.8 million from Popular Bank for 443 East Tremont Avenue on April 01, 2026.
• Express Builders borrowed $6.1 million from JPMorgan Chase for 1444 Bedford Avenue on March 30, 2026.
• Zev Mayer borrowed $39.6 million from Popular Bank for 60-14 Beach Channel Drive on March 26, 2026.
• AbeCo Organization borrowed $20 million from Counterpointe Sustainable Advisors for 147 Cambridge Place on December 23, 2025.
• Vaja Group borrowed $68 million from Popular Bank for 89-16 162 Street on October 27, 2025.
• Harry Einhorn borrowed $94 million from Argentic Investment Management for 69 Quay Street on October 27, 2025.
• Bluejay Management borrowed $22.5 million from Citibank for 1229 Eastern Parkway on October 17, 2025.
• Lions Group borrowed $17.4 million from Greystone & Co. for 227 Lexington Avenue on August 13, 2025.
• Yisroel Felberbaum borrowed $30 million from Popular Bank for 1763 West Farms Road on July 01, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $5 million from Popular Bank for 89-19 162 Street on April 01, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Joel Guttman pays $4M for office in Tremont (July 15, 2025)
• VAJA Group signs $19.2M refi for new 38-unit rental in Fordham Heights (February 19, 2025)
• B Square Realty signs $33M construction loan with Ponce Bank in LIC (January 21, 2025)
• B Square Realty pays $3.5M for portion of 56-unit LIC dev site (January 06, 2025)