James Grasso
(James Patrick Grasso)
Senior Director
Head Of Real Estate And Finance
Cohabs
Owner
447 Broadway 2nd Fl 255 New York, NY 10013
41 East 11th Street, 11th Floor, 10003 New York, USA
40 Fulton Street, 12th Floor New York, New York 10038
Cohabs NYC portfolio
$102 million -C3 41%, walkup 18%, C0 17%; Brooklyn 85%, Manhattan 14%*
1485th largest portfolio by dollar value
138,286 sqft – C3 40%, walkup 17%, C0 13%; Brooklyn 86%, Manhattan 13%
1957th largest by SF
26 properties – Brooklyn 84%, Manhattan 15%
394th largest
87 residential units – Brooklyn 89%, Manhattan 10%
1966th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 3 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 3 for $8.8 million
Borrower signatory: 6 for $117 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 5 for 14,356 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Axos Bank (6), Church of Mary Help of Christians (1), Cycamore Capital (1), Michelle Thomas (1), Leonard Thomas (1), Alena M. Banks (1), Di-Nola Young (1), Aretha Young Williams (1), Randall K. Hooks (1), Nina Hooks (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Kevin J. Nelan (1), Johnny C. Din (1), Michelle Thomas (1), Leonard Thomas (1), Alena M. Banks (1), Di-Nola Young (1), Aretha Young Williams (1), Randall K. Hooks (1), Nina Hooks (1), Brian McCaulley (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• James Grasso filed plans for major alteration for 6,250 sqft in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, on March 31, 2026.
• Cohabs borrowed $5.9 million from Axos Bank for 197 Henry Street on February 06, 2026.
• Cohabs borrowed $40 million from Axos Bank for None on February 06, 2026.
• Michele Marafino Savino sold 723 Metropolitan Avenue for $3.4 million to Cohabs on November 12, 2025.
• Cohabs borrowed $18.7 million from Axos Bank for 197 Henry Street on September 25, 2025.
• Cohabs borrowed $21.4 million from Axos Bank for 168 East 105 Street on May 15, 2025.
• Robert Acosta sold 168 East 105 Street for $2.4 million to Cohabs on May 15, 2025.
• Cohabs borrowed $20 million from Axos Bank for 701 Franklin Avenue on December 05, 2024.
• Brian McCaulley sold 701 Franklin Avenue for $3 million to Cohabs on December 05, 2024.
• Cohabs borrowed $11 million from Axos Bank for 1162 Pacific Street on May 28, 2024.
Latest Stories:
• Cohabs pays $3.4M for 5-unit walkup in Williamsburg (November 26, 2025)
• Cohabs signs $18.7M loan with Axos Bank for three properties in NYC (November 03, 2025)
• Audrey Pastorek pays $3.8M to Roman Catholic Church in Crown Heights (October 14, 2025)
• Audrey Pastorek pays $3.5M to Davis Tong for mixed-use in Lower East Side (September 24, 2025)
• Cohabs pays $3.8M to Cycamore Capital for 4-family in Bedford Stuyvesant (March 19, 2024)
• Cohabs pays $4.2M to Richard Thypin for in Crown Heights (December 11, 2023)
• Cohabs pays $3.2M for 4-family in Bedford Stuyvesant (September 20, 2023)
• Cohabs pays $2.2M for 4-family in Crown Heights (September 08, 2023)
• James Grasso pays $5.8M for 5-unit walkup in Crown Heights (July 13, 2023)