Moshe Schwimmer
Chess Builders
199 Lee Avenue, Pmb 103 Brooklyn, NY 11211
59 Montrose Ave #1A Brooklyn, NY 11206
Chess Builders NYC portfolio
$761.7 million -industrial 61%, elevator 18%, office 13%; Manhattan 60%, Brooklyn 39%*
298th largest portfolio by dollar value
309,709 sqft – D3 35%, industrial 34%, office 18%; Manhattan 70%, Brooklyn 29%
1174th largest by SF
11 properties – Brooklyn 54%, Manhattan 45%
921th largest
613 residential units – Manhattan 64%, Brooklyn 35%
521th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $50 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 9 for 139,841 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Top Ten Associated People:
Marc Kwestel (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Moshe Schwimmer filed plans for new building for 110,047 sqft in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on February 17, 2026.
• Extell Development sold 1659 1 Avenue for $50 million to Chess Builders on February 28, 2025.