John A. W. Werwaiss
(John A.W. Werwaiss, John W. Werwaiss)
Partner
Werwaiss Properties
(Werwaiss & Company, Werwaiss & Co.)
22-15 43rd Ave Suite 300, Long Island City, NY 11101
Werwaiss Properties NYC portfolio
$206.8 million -development 58%, elevator 35%, industrial 5%; Queens 99%*
954th largest portfolio by dollar value
145,088 sqft – elevator 97%, industrial 2%; Queens 100%
1930th largest by SF
4 properties – Queens 100%
2248th largest
397 residential units – Queens 100%
692th largest by residential units
Notes
John A. W. Werwaiss is the son of John A. Werwaiss.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Seller signatory: 1 for $9.8 million
Borrower signatory: 2 for $185.6 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 3 for 0 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Apollo Global Management (1), Barings (1), B Square Realty (1), AIG (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Jeffrey Horowitz (1), Jonathan C. Neff (1), Hang Dong Zhang (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Werwaiss Properties borrowed $130 million from Barings for 23-08 42 Road on July 14, 2026.
• Werwaiss Properties sold None for $9.8 million to B Square Realty on February 26, 2026.
• Werwaiss Properties borrowed $55.6 million from Apollo Global Management for 27-06 44 Drive on May 22, 2025.
• Werwaiss Properties borrowed $110 million from AIG for 42-35 23 Street on March 06, 2023.
• John W. Werwaiss filed plans for new building for 117,547 sqft in Long Island City, Queens, on March 02, 2020.
Latest Stories:
• Werwaiss Properties signs $130M refi with Barings for 240-unit rental in LIC (August 03, 2026)
• B Square Realty files plans for 38 units in Long Island City (June 02, 2026)
• B Square Realty pays $9.8M to Werwaiss Properties for likely dev site in LIC (March 24, 2026)
• Werwaiss Properties signs $55.6M loan with Apollo for 157-unit LIC rental (June 04, 2025)
