Jacob Landau
Skyward Developers
Developer, Owner
670 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 388 Brooklyn, NY 11205
Skyward Developers NYC portfolio
$197.2 million -industrial 75%, C1 7%, elevator 7%; Brooklyn 80%, Bronx 17%, Manhattan 2%*
968th largest portfolio by dollar value
134,420 sqft – elevator 46%, walkup 31%, industrial 11%; Brooklyn 50%, Manhattan 26%, Bronx 22%
1984th largest by SF
12 properties – Brooklyn 50%, Bronx 41%, Manhattan 8%
845th largest
609 residential units – Brooklyn 75%, Bronx 17%, Manhattan 7%
508th largest by residential units
166 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 4 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $11.5 million
Borrower signatory: 3 for $65.3 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 2 for 0 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Popular Bank (2), Meridian Properties (2), Anthony J. Caggiano (2), Grasshopper Bank (1), Starwood Mortgage Capital (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Michael Niamonitakis (1), Michael B. Niamonitakis (1), Arthur Birenbaum (1), Grace Y. Chiang (1), Seth Bailin (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Jacob Landau and Michael Melnicke borrowed $6.1 million from Grasshopper Bank for None on January 21, 2026.
• Jacob Landau and Pinches Abowitz borrowed $52 million from Popular Bank for 1824 Fulton Street on August 12, 2025.
• Landau Real Estate borrowed $7.2 million from Anthony J. Caggiano for 2154 84 Street on May 23, 2024.
• Anthony J. Caggiano sold 2258 Fulton Street for $11.5 million to Jacob Landau on May 23, 2024.
• Jacob Landau borrowed $22 million from Popular Bank for 394 Mother Gaston Boulevard on December 21, 2023.
• Jacob Landau borrowed $5.2 million from Starwood Mortgage Capital for 2046 Mapes Avenue on September 22, 2023.
• Jacob Landau sold 205 Lawrence Avenue for $6.5 million to Meridian Properties on September 16, 2022.
• Jacob Landau and Chaim Mendel Landau sold 200 71 Street for $8.4 million to Meridian Properties on September 16, 2022.
• Jacob Landau filed plans for new building for 74,380 sqft in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on May 01, 2020.
Latest Stories:
• Landau RE borrows $7.2M in Bensonhurst, paid same firm $11.5M in Cypress Hills (June 11, 2024)
• Jacob Landau pays $11.5M for 123-unit dev site in Cypress Hills (June 07, 2024)
• Jacob Landau signs $22M construction loan for 62-unit project in Brownsville (December 27, 2023)
• Jacob Landau signs contract to buy parcel in Ocean Hill (January 15, 2021)
• Jacob Landau files plans for a 74K sf residential building in Brownsville (May 04, 2020)
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