Robert Saffayeh
(Robert Saffayeh and Gabriel Saffayeh often partner with Elie Fouerti.)
Saffayeh Group
(Saffayeh Development)
Developer, Owner
40 72nd St Brooklyn, NY 11209
Saffayeh Group NYC portfolio
$75.4 million -mixed-use 39%, specialty 25%, walkup 14%; Manhattan 69%, Brooklyn 30%*
1775th largest portfolio by dollar value
63,870 sqft – specialty 30%, walkup 21%, M3 17%; Brooklyn 54%, Manhattan 45%
3027th largest by SF
8 properties – Brooklyn 62%, Manhattan 37%
1332th largest
15 residential units – Brooklyn 86%, Manhattan 13%
4221th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 88 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $3.8 million
Borrower signatory: 1 for $22.5 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 20 for 64,278 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Valley National Bank (2), Erich Paul Mauff (1), Adele Griffin Watson (1), Luis A. Ardon (1), Joseph Ferris (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Erich Paul Mauff (1), Adele Griffin Watson (1), Luis A. Ardon (1), Joseph M. Ferris (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Vacheslav Faybyshev, Elie Fouerti, Ibrahim Fouerti, Robert Saffayeh and Gabriel Saffayeh borrowed $22.5 million from Valley National Bank for 1477 3 Avenue on November 25, 2025.
• Luis A. Ardon sold 139 Clinton Avenue for $3.8 million to Robert Saffayeh on August 07, 2025.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for new building for 30,661 sqft in Yorkville, Manhattan, on September 24, 2024.
• Erich Paul Mauff and Adele Griffin Watson sold 118 Remsen Street for $7.3 million to Robert Saffayeh on June 02, 2023.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for major alteration for 10,007 sqft in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, on April 17, 2023.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for new building for 49,510 sqft in South Slope, Brooklyn, on July 29, 2022.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for major alteration for 9,632 sqft in South Slope, Brooklyn, on June 03, 2022.
• Robert Saffayeh borrowed $5.3 million from Valley National Bank for None on September 17, 2021.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for major alteration for 7,263 sqft in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on March 26, 2021.
• Robert Saffayeh filed plans for major alteration for 8,240 sqft in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on March 24, 2021.
Latest Stories:
• Elie Fouerti pays $8.8M to Kano Real Estate for dev site in Yorkville (January 03, 2024)
• Robert Saffayeh pays $7.3M for 6-unit walkup in Brooklyn Heights (June 20, 2023)
• Kano Real Estate pays $8.5M for retail in Yorkville (August 01, 2022)
• Robert Saffayeh pays $11.25M Catholic Church for dev site in South Slope (April 04, 2022)
• Robert Saffayeh in contract to pay $11.25M for Park Slope dev site (November 09, 2021)
• Robert Saffayeh pays $3.4M to Joseph Ferris for 2-family in Park Slope (March 11, 2021)
• Dalan Management buys $12.8M in debt in Clinton Hill, West Village (June 18, 2020)
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