Mendel Kaff
Owner
Mendel Kaff NYC portfolio
$235.4 million -elevator 71%, walkup 24%, office 3%; Bronx 96%, Brooklyn 3%*
953th largest portfolio by dollar value
685,819 sqft – elevator 87%, walkup 11%; Bronx 99%
717th largest by SF
4 properties – Bronx 75%, Brooklyn 25%
2323th largest
671 residential units – Bronx 100%
520th largest by residential units
1 foreclosure, 0 bankruptcies, 0 other court cases.
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Bank of Princeton (2), Starwood Mortgage Capital (2), Related Companies (2), FBE Limited (2), Joseph Rubin (1), Shmuel A. Haikins (1), Bank of Montreal (1), Sterling National Bank (1), Douglas Rosenberg (1), Valley National Bank (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Seth Blau (2), Yehoshua Leib Fruchthandler (2), Joseph Rubin (1), Grace Chiang (1), Leanne M. Lispi (1), Douglas Rosenberg (1), Terence J. McArdle (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Mendel Kaff borrowed $5.5 million from Starwood Mortgage Capital for 2025 Avenue X on August 02, 2023.
• The seller sold 2025 Avenue X for $9.2 million to Mendel Kaff on July 12, 2023.
• Mendel Kaff borrowed $43 million from Valley National Bank for 1474 Watson Avenue on July 05, 2023.
• Mendel Kaff borrowed $144.2 million from Starwood Mortgage Capital and Bank of Montreal for 900 Pugsley Avenue on June 08, 2022.
• FBE Limited sold 889 East 180 Street for $64 million to Mendel Kaff on June 07, 2022.
• FBE Limited sold 900 Pugsley Avenue for $105 million to Mendel Kaff on June 07, 2022.
• Mendel Kaff sold 482 St Johns Place for $17 million to Joseph Rubin and Shmuel A. Haikins on May 17, 2022.
• Mendel Kaff borrowed $16.5 million from Sterling National Bank for 478 St Johns Place on May 20, 2021.
• Douglas Rosenberg sold 478 St Johns Place for $22 million to Mendel Kaff on May 20, 2021.
• Mendel Kaff borrowed $27.2 million from Bank of Princeton for 1474 Watson Avenue on April 29, 2021.
Latest Stories:
• FBE Limited signs $27.5M refi with Argentic for 60-unit rental in Crown Heights (May 28, 2026)
• Cedarbridge Management pays $4.1M to Esquire Bank for 84-unit walkup in Soundview (April 21, 2026)
• Mendel Kaff pays $9.2M for office building in Sheepshead Bay (August 07, 2023)
• Golden Bridge files $10.7M pre-foreclosure for Prospect Heights dev site (July 13, 2023)
• Mendel Kaff signs $43M refi for 116-unit complex in Soundview (July 12, 2023)
• Mendel Kaff pays $169M to FBE Limited for two Bronx rentals (June 21, 2022)
• Joseph Rubin, Shmuel Haikins pay $17M to Mendel Kaff for dev site in Crown Heights (June 07, 2022)
• Mendel Kaff pays $22M to Douglas Rosenberg for rental in Crown Heights (June 09, 2021)
• Mendel Kaff signs $27.2M rehab construction loan for 116-unit project in Soundview (May 20, 2021)
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