Ramin Shirian

Vice President

Lions Group

11 Grace Ave #401, Great Neck, NY 11021

Lions Group NYC portfolio

$386.3 million* – elevator 46%, development 34%; Queens 80%, Manhattan 18%

452th largest portfolio by dollar value

375,258 sqft – elevator 84%, walkup 10%;

770th largest by SF

13 properties – Queens 69%, Manhattan 23%

651th largest

496 residential units – Queens 79%, Manhattan 19%

446th largest by residential units

0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 1 other court case.

Person Activity past 24 months:

Borrower signatory: 2 for $36.4 million

Top Ten Associated Companies:

Valley National Bank (2), Bank Leumi (1), Santander Bank (1), Jack Biondo (1), Sally Biondo estate (1), Ladder Capital (1)

Top Ten Associated People:

Jeff Puchin (2), Christopher Gregg (1), Margaret M. Fahy (1), Jack Bionde (1), David Traitel (1)

Recent activity as signatory:

Lions Group borrowed $18.4 million from Ladder Capital for 100 Christopher Street, West Village, Manhattan on January 23, 2025.

Lions Group borrowed $18 million from Santander Bank for 100 Christopher Street, West Village, Manhattan on October 30, 2023.

• Jack Biondo and Sally Biondo estate sold 48-02 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, Queens for $10.9 million to Lions Group and Premier Care Industries on December 23, 2022.

Lions Group and Fetner Properties borrowed $35.8 million from Valley National Bank for 26-32 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens on November 28, 2022.

Lions Group and Fetner Properties borrowed $22.5 million from Valley National Bank for 26-32 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens on August 16, 2022.

Lions Group borrowed $80 million from Bank Leumi for 27-01 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens on January 25, 2022.

Latest Stories:

• Lions Group signs $18.4M refi with Ladder Capital for 37-unit walkup in West Village (January 24, 2025)

• Lions Group pays $30M to Delshah Capital for 37-unit walkup in West Village via bankruptcy (October 31, 2023)

• Lions Group signs $30M contract to buy Delshah Capital West Village rental through bankruptcy (September 28, 2023)

• Fetner, Carlyle sign $76.3M construction loan with Brookfield for 363-unit project in LIC (May 10, 2023)

• Carlyle Group pays $51.2M to Lions Group, Fetner for 363-unit LIC dev site (May 01, 2023)

• Lions Group, Premier Care Industries pay $10.9M in Sunnyside (December 27, 2022)

• Lions Group and Fetner Properties sign $35.8M refi for 363-unit dev site in Long Island City (November 29, 2022)

• Lions Group, Fetner sign $22.5M refi with Valley National for 363-unit LIC dev site (August 17, 2022)

• Lions Group, Fetner sign $80M construction loan for 150-unit development in LIC (January 26, 2022)

• Fetner, Lions Group pay $36.3M to NYC for LIC air rights at $100 per foot (July 08, 2020)

*The Portfolio Value is a PincusCo estimate based on a property’s recent sale or loan, or multiplying the city’s Market Value by two.

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