Ross Dahmen
First Vice President
First Vice President – Commercial Loan Closing Supervisor
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Metropolitan Commercial Bank NYC portfolio
$13.2 million -mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%*
4245th largest portfolio by dollar value
15,800 sqft – mixed-use 100%; Brooklyn 100%
5347th largest by SF
3 foreclosures, 1 bankruptcy, 3 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 27 for $532 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
SKF Development (7), Oak Tree Residential (4), Angelo Gordon (2), United American Land (2), Premier Equities (2), OTL Enterprises (2), Shie Lefkovits (1), Torkian Group (1), Leser Group (1), L+M Development Partners (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Robert J. Teitelbaum (7), Jeremiah Lucey (4), Doug Profenius (2), Albert Laboz (2), Shie Lefkovits (1), Hersel Torkian (1), Abraham Leser (1), Adam P. Hellegers (1), Jordan Vogel (1), Iair Rosenkranz (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Shie Lefkovits borrowed $41.5 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 134-01 221 Street on March 25, 2026.
• Barone Management and Michael DeSousa borrowed $20 million from OptimumBank for 44-19 9 Street on November 25, 2025.
• McSam Hotel Group borrowed $55 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 143-02 135 Avenue on October 24, 2025.
• FSA Capital and Alan Chiang L. Yao borrowed $10 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 1807 66th Street, 1807 66th Street, 1807 66th Street, 1807 66th Street, 1807 66th Street, and others, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn on October 09, 2025.
• SKF Development borrowed $23.8 million from Valley National Bank for 2055 Ryer Avenue on October 08, 2025.
• Grace’s Marketplace borrowed $6.6 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 104 East 121 Street on September 29, 2025.
• Cine Magic Companies borrowed $12 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 47-50 30 Street on September 16, 2025.
• OTL Enterprises and Troy Realty Capital borrowed $4.7 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 21 Park Place on September 04, 2025.
• AbeCo Organization borrowed $18.5 million from Morgan Stanley for 1881 Mcdonald Avenue on August 01, 2025.
• Joseph Brunner borrowed $7 million from Metropolitan Commercial Bank for 340 Bowery on July 31, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Anshel Fridman’s Nalcorp files plans for 99 units in Mott Haven, 3rd on site (May 06, 2026)
• Anshel Fridman’s Nalcorp files plans for 2 buildings with 198 units in Mott Haven (April 29, 2026)
• Spaxel signs $32.6M refi with JLL for 128-unit rental in Mt Hope (December 19, 2025)
• OTL Enterprises pays $8M for dev site in Financial District (September 25, 2025)
• AbeCo signs $18.5M refi with Morgan Stanley for Gravesend rental with 41 units (August 14, 2025)