Jay Domb
Empire Hotel Group
Owner
201 W 79th St New York, NY 10024
319 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036
Empire Hotel Group NYC portfolio
$258.2 million -hotel 92%, retail 3%, walkup 3%; Manhattan 94%, Bronx 5%*
892th largest portfolio by dollar value
897,802 sqft – hotel 94%, walkup 2%, retail 1%; Manhattan 91%, Bronx 8%
572th largest by SF
12 properties – Manhattan 91%, Bronx 8%
917th largest
90 residential units – Bronx 66%, Manhattan 33%
1993th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $8 million
Borrower signatory: 4 for $36.5 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 9 for 25,202 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Apple Bank (2), Apple Bank for Savings (1), Empire Hotel Group (1), First Republic Bank (1), Mann Realty Associates (1), Dime Community Bank (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Cynthia Wang (2), Vinod Motwani (1), James Logatto (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Empire Hotel Group borrowed $10 million from Apple Bank for 2528 Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan on June 01, 2026.
• Empire Hotel Group borrowed $6.5 million from Dime Community Bank for 1409 Avenue Of The Americas on June 12, 2025.
• BD Hotels, Gerald Barad and Jay Domb borrowed $20 million from Apple Bank for 138 West 55 Street on June 01, 2025.
• Mann Realty Associates sold 241 West 110 Street for $8 million to Jay Domb on April 01, 2025.
• Empire Hotel Group on November 14, 2024 bought a loan with an original principal of $7.2 million from Israel Discount Bank, signed by Carlos Carvajal|Ryan Shay, secured by 350 West 88 Street, when owned by Empire Hotel Group.
• The lender on December 15, 2022 bought a loan with an original principal of $7 million from Israel Discount Bank, signed by Carlos Carvajal|Avi Lieberman, secured by 451 East 148 Street, when owned by Empire Hotel Group.
• The lender on December 15, 2022 bought a loan with an original principal of $12.5 million from Israel Discount Bank, signed by Carlos Carvajal|Avi Lieberman, secured by 160 West 56 Street, when owned by Empire Hotel Group.
• Empire Hotel Group borrowed $11.8 million from First Republic Bank for 2524 Broadway on August 24, 2021.
• Empire Hotel Group borrowed $12 million from Apple Bank for Savings for 335 West 48 Street on February 13, 2020.