Moshe Schwimmer
Chess Builders
199 Lee Avenue, Pmb 103 Brooklyn, NY 11211
59 Montrose Ave #1A Brooklyn, NY 11206
Chess Builders NYC portfolio
$711.2 million -industrial 65%, elevator 19%, office 14%; Manhattan 57%, Brooklyn 42%*
328th largest portfolio by dollar value
200,967 sqft – industrial 53%, office 28%, elevator 18%; Manhattan 53%, Brooklyn 46%
1561th largest by SF
10 properties – Brooklyn 60%, Manhattan 40%
996th largest
33 residential units – Manhattan 100%
3124th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $50 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 8 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.