Nicholas LaMorte
(Nicholas A. LaMorte)
Peapack Private Bank & Trust
(Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Peapack Private)
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 9 for $69.7 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Ljumni Pelinkovic (3), Bajraktari Realty Corp. (3), Tri-Hill Management (2), Shulem Herman (2), Platinum Realty Associates (2), Premier Equities (2), ACHS Management (1), RW Real Estate Group (1), Jenel Management (1), Aurora Capital Associates (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Ljumni Pelinkovic (3), Rrustem Gecaj (3), Shulem Herman (2), David Koptiev (2), Robert Cayre (2), Mark D. Mermel (2), Simkho Aranbayev (2), Christopher M. Deangelis (1), Harry Adjmi (1), William Green (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• BLDG Management and Eric C. Roth borrowed $11 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 107-15 71 Road on September 09, 2026.
• KSR Capital, A&H Acquisitions, ASG Equities, Maurice Setton, Jimmie Ades and Gabriel Ades borrowed $12.8 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 100 West 18th Street, 100 West 18th Street, and 100 West 18th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan on August 25, 2026.
• Wasa Properties borrowed $5.9 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for None on June 29, 2026.
• Premier Equities borrowed $9.2 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 158 Mercer Street, SoHo, Manhattan on April 28, 2026.
• Simkho Aranbayev, Gershon Baturov and Aron Baturov borrowed $8.7 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 37-63 83rd Street and 37-63 83rd Street, Jackson Heights, Queens on March 09, 2026.
• Premier Equities borrowed $5.3 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 508 West 24th Street and 508 West 24th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan on October 06, 2025.
• City Urban Realty borrowed $5.7 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 388 West Broadway, SoHo, Manhattan on September 30, 2025.
• Wharton Properties borrowed $5.7 million from TD Bank for 462 Fulton Street on September 26, 2025.
• Plymouth Group borrowed $5.5 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 353 West 56th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan on July 23, 2025.
• Guy Peleg borrowed $14 million from Valley National Bank for 715 Grand Street on March 09, 2023.
• Shulem Herman borrowed $5.4 million from Signature Bank for 199 Starr Street on February 15, 2023.
• Asset Preservation Inc. borrowed $9.2 million from The lender for 132 East 85 Street on December 09, 2022.
• Force Capital Management borrowed $6.7 million from Signature Bank for 228 Bleecker Street on November 22, 2022.
• Seagram Properties borrowed $8.8 million from Signature Bank for 88 Clinton Street on November 10, 2022.
• Shulem Herman borrowed $50 million from Signature Bank for Brownsville ascend middle school on November 10, 2022.
• Daryl Hagler borrowed $20 million from Signature Bank for 35-19 9 Street on October 20, 2022.
• Peter Djonovic borrowed $6 million from Signature Bank for 311 East 80 Street on September 14, 2022.
• Platinum Realty Associates borrowed $8 million from Signature Bank for 150-03 Cross Bay Boulevard on September 10, 2022.
• Solomon Markowitz and Lipa Markowitz borrowed $10 million from CTBC Bank for 49 South 2 Street on September 09, 2022.
• Stagg Group borrowed $26 million from Valley National Bank for 737 East Gun Hill Road on August 25, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Premier Equities signs $9.2M refi loan with Peapack for retail in SoHo (May 22, 2026)
• Simkho Aranbayev pays $14M for two properties in Jackson Heights (March 24, 2026)
• Two Trees Management pays $37.5M to Aaron Berger for dev site in Gowanus (March 24, 2026)
• City Urban Realty pays $5.9M to EPIC LLC for retail in SoHo (October 29, 2025)
• Shulem Herman signs $49M refi with Customers Bank for school in Brownsville (October 01, 2025)
• Maverick buys $26M note secured by ground leased fee in Gowanus (July 25, 2025)
• Queens Plumbing pays $10M for dev site in Sunnyside (July 21, 2025)