Moses Freund
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
$674.7 million -industrial 32%, development 31%, specialty 13%; Bronx 57%, Queens 42%*
345th largest portfolio by dollar value
201,860 sqft – industrial 30%, walkup 19%, specialty 15%; Bronx 76%, Queens 23%
1556th largest by SF
34 properties – Bronx 73%, Queens 26%
281th largest
89 residential units – Bronx 97%, Queens 2%
1935th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 6 for $31.6 million
Borrower signatory: 16 for $434.1 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 104 for 506,474 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Popular Bank (8), NorthEast Community Bank (6), Ponce Bank (5), Rani Dishi (2), Amalgamated Bank (2), Joel Wagschal (2), Customers Bank (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Estate of Rita Stark (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Gary Hoffson (5), Steven A. Tsavaris (4), Rani Dishi (2), Joel Wagschal (2), Leo DiLoreto (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Bruce Sontag (1), Thomas Anagnostopoulos (1), Stavroula Anagnostopoulos (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• 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.
• Vaja Group borrowed $26.5 million from NorthEast Community Bank for 2658 Kingsbridge Terrace on June 30, 2025.
• NorthEast Community Bank sold 2658 Kingsbridge Terrace for $4.4 million to Vaja Group on June 30, 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)
• VAJA Group signs $19.2M refi for new 38-unit rental in Fordham Heights (February 19, 2025)