Moses Freund
Managing Partner
VAJA Group
Owner
16 Biret Dr Airmont, NY 10952
31 Spencer St 11th Fl Brooklyn, NY 11205
23 Lorimer Street, 6th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11206
VAJA Group NYC portfolio
$760.8 million -industrial 38%, development 28%, specialty 11%; Bronx 52%, Queens 47%*
306th largest portfolio by dollar value
227,780 sqft – industrial 27%, walkup 16%, specialty 13%; Bronx 78%, Queens 21%
1453th largest by SF
36 properties – Bronx 69%, Queens 30%
271th largest
1,155 residential units – Bronx 59%, Queens 40%
297th largest by residential units
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 6 for $34.4 million
Borrower signatory: 17 for $529.5 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 90 for 500,108 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Popular Bank (9), NorthEast Community Bank (6), Ponce Bank (5), Amalgamated Bank (3), Rani Dishi (2), Joel Wagschal (2), Customers Bank (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Estate of Rita Stark (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Gary Hoffson (6), Steven A. Tsavaris (4), Rani Dishi (2), Jacob Nimmer (2), Joel Wagschal (2), Leo DiLoreto (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Bruce Sontag (1), Thomas Anagnostopoulos (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Hilton Blachman sold None for $5 million to VAJA Group on August 20, 2026.
• VAJA Group borrowed $61.1 million from Popular Bank for 148-02 94 Avenue on July 31, 2026.
• VAJA Group borrowed $45 million from Amalgamated Bank for Glebe avenue on June 18, 2026.
• VAJA Group borrowed $84 million from TPG Real Estate Partners and Keystone Equities for 35-08 12 Street on January 23, 2026.
• VAJA Group borrowed $15 million from Amalgamated Bank for 2176 Bathgate Avenue on December 30, 2025.
• Moe Yaghoubi sold 268 East 143 Street for $2 million to VAJA Group on November 04, 2025.
• Paul Halvatzis sold 24-62 32 Street for $2.1 million to VAJA Group on October 31, 2025.
• Vaja Group borrowed $68 million from Popular Bank for 89-16 162 Street on October 27, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $31.5 million from Amalgamated Bank for 2080 Anthony Avenue on September 30, 2025.
• Thomas Anagnostopoulos sold 31-06 24 Road for $11 million to Vaja Group on July 03, 2025.
• Vaja Group borrowed $7.2 million from Ponce Bank for 31-06 24 Road on July 03, 2025.
• NorthEast Community Bank sold 2658 Kingsbridge Terrace for $4.4 million to Vaja Group on June 30, 2025.
• Vaja Group borrowed $26.5 million from NorthEast Community Bank for 2658 Kingsbridge Terrace on June 30, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $29.9 million from NorthEast Community Bank for 947 Freeman Street on June 25, 2025.
• Vaja Group borrowed $8.1 million from Integritas Capital for 148-02 94 Avenue on June 23, 2025.
• Estate of Rita Stark sold 148-02 94 Avenue for $9.9 million to Vaja Group on June 23, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $5 million from Popular Bank for 89-19 162 Street on April 01, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $8.9 million from Popular Bank for 89-16 162 Street on April 01, 2025.
• Moses Freund filed plans for new building for 61,535 sqft in East Morrisania, Bronx, on March 27, 2025.
• Moses Freund filed plans for new building for 48,586 sqft in East Morrisania, Bronx, on March 27, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• VAJA Group signs $84M refi with TPG for 152-unit rental in Astoria (January 30, 2026)
• VAJA Group pays $2.1M to expand dev site in Ditmars Steinway (November 11, 2025)
• Vaja Group pays $4.4M to NorthEast Community Bank for dev site in Fordham Manor (July 17, 2025)
• Vaja Group pays $11M to Anagnostopoulos family for dev site in Ditmars Steinway (July 16, 2025)
• Vaja Group pays $9.9M to Estate of Rita Stark for dev site in Jamaica (June 27, 2025)
• VAJA Group signs $19M refi for new 59-unit building in Pelham Bay (March 14, 2025)