Nicholas Nouvel
Senior Vice President
Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank NYC portfolio
$11.9 million -office 73%, condo 26%; Manhattan 73%, Queens 26%*
4502th largest portfolio by dollar value
22,482 sqft – office 73%, condo 26%; Manhattan 73%, Queens 26%
4831th largest by SF
2 properties – Queens 75%, Manhattan 25%
4293th largest
9 foreclosures, 2 bankruptcies, 3 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 4 for $57.5 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Richard Kilstock (1), Lina C. Fang (1), Hudson Companies (1), BedRock Real Estate Partners (1), Regal Acquisitions (1), Regal Ventures (1), Joel Biner (1), Precision Builders USA (1), David Ariel (1), Elyahou Elyassoff (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Richard Kilstock (1), Lina C. Fang (1), Tracey Appelbaum (1), Alexander Smith (1), Baruch Rubinstein (1), David Ariel (1), Aryeh Baraban (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Joel Biner and Precision Builders USA borrowed $15.3 million from Cathay Bank for 1646 University Avenue on May 28, 2026.
• David Ariel and Elyahou Elyassoff borrowed $11 million from Cathay Bank for None on May 28, 2026.
• Penn South Capital and Robert Rahmanian borrowed $6.8 million from Goldman Sachs for 110 South 2 Street on December 19, 2025.
• Bruce Ratner Family borrowed $10.1 million from Cathay Bank for 74 North 4 Street on May 01, 2025.
• Hudson Companies and BedRock Real Estate Partners borrowed $21 million from Cathay Bank for 36 Caton Place on November 25, 2024.
• Richard Kilstock borrowed $27 million from Cathay Bank for 53 Broadway and 53 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on February 02, 2024.
• Lina C. Fang borrowed $10 million from Cathay Bank for 395 Flatbush Avenue on May 24, 2023.
• Regal Acquisitions and Regal Ventures borrowed $23 million from Cathay Bank for 301 West 53rd Street and 301 West 53rd Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan on September 23, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Penn South Capital pays $3.1M for 4-unit in Williamsburg (January 22, 2025)
• Hudson Cos., BedRock, sign $21M refi for 73-unit rental in Windsor Terrace (December 05, 2024)
• Joel Biner pays $2M to Parag Mehta for dev site in Morris Heights (May 30, 2024)
• Penn South Capital pays $3M for 4-family in Williamsburg (October 03, 2023)
• PM Architecture files plans for a 43-unit residential building in Highbridge (June 17, 2020)
