Lisa Bai
Second Vice President
New York Life Insurance Company
(New York Life)
Lender
51 Madison Ave New York, NY 10010
New York Life Insurance Company NYC portfolio
$785.1 million -office 100%; Manhattan 100%*
299th largest portfolio by dollar value
1,567,562 sqft – office 100%; Manhattan 100%
318th largest by SF
2 properties – Manhattan 100%
3604th largest
2 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 0 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 3 for $190.8 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer registered (1), Jay Group (1), AB & Sons Group (1), Jacob Aini (1), Vanbarton Group (1), Altitude Capital Management (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Stanley J. Wolowski (1), Eliyahou Chetrit (1), Justin B. Kleinman (1), Tim Ariowitsch (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Jay Group, AB & Sons Group and Jacob Aini borrowed $100.8 million from New York Life Insurance Company for 101 Fleet Place on July 10, 2025.
• Altitude Capital Management borrowed $60 million from New York Life Insurance Company for 141 West 30 Street on May 22, 2025.
• Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer registered borrowed $30 million from New York Life Insurance Company for 327 West 33 Street on July 09, 2024.
• Vanbarton Group borrowed $214.4 million from New York Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for 139 East 43 Street on August 28, 2023.
Latest Stories:
• Vanbarton signs $352M refi with Goldman for office in Grand Central (July 06, 2026)
• Fourth Magna Hospitality Group hotel sale, this for $36.9M in Penn Plaza (October 10, 2025)
• Altitude Capital signs $60M refi for hotel in Penn Plaza (June 02, 2025)
• Magna Hospitality borrows $23.5M from Wells Fargo for hotel in Penn Plaza (January 05, 2021)