Simon Kaufman
(Simon B. Kaufman)
Simon Kaufman
(Simon B. Kaufman)
Developer, Owner
199 Lee Ave #961 Brooklyn, NY 11211
107 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY
Simon Kaufman|YS Developers NYC portfolio
$413.9 million -elevator 62%, walkup 13%, industrial 11%; Bronx 45%, Brooklyn 43%, Manhattan 9%*
531th largest portfolio by dollar value
495,221 sqft – elevator 74%, walkup 19%, condo 6%; Bronx 54%, Brooklyn 31%, Manhattan 11%
836th largest by SF
21 properties – Brooklyn 81%, Bronx 9%, Manhattan 4%
483th largest
655 residential units – Bronx 45%, Brooklyn 42%, Manhattan 9%
480th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 2 for $12.1 million
Borrower signatory: 5 for $205.1 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Greystone & Co. (7), Valley National Bank (2), BridgeCity Capital (2), New York Community Bank (2), Grasshopper Bank (1), Berkadia Commercial Mortgage (1), CPC Mortgage Company (1), SCALE Lending (1), Joseph Riegler (1), Levon 310 (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Ann S. Wilhelm (2), Hillel Lazarus (2), Tricia Baker (2), Sharon Briskman (1), Arthur M. Birenbaum (1), Joseph Riegler (1), Lawrence Andelsman (1), Lawrence Macchia (1), H. Michael Lynch (1), James Hodak (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Simon Kaufman borrowed $70 million from Greystone & Co. for 322 Grand Concourse on June 12, 2025.
• Simon Kaufman borrowed $18.1 million from Greystone & Co. for 410 Tompkins Avenue and 410 Tompkins Avenue, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on April 30, 2025.
• Lawrence Macchia ground leased 456 Bushwick Avenue valued at $6.1 million to Simon Kaufman on March 26, 2025.
• Simon Kaufman and Jacob Schwimmer borrowed $36.4 million from Greystone & Co. for 169 3 Avenue on February 26, 2025.
• Simon Kaufman borrowed $70.8 million from Greystone & Co. for 318 Grand Concourse on November 20, 2024.
• Simon Kaufman for 400 Thatford Residence Llc filed plans for major alteration for 25,010 sqft in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on May 13, 2024.
• Joseph Riegler sold 408 Thatford Avenue for $6 million to Simon Kaufman on May 10, 2024.
• Joseph Riegler borrowed $9.9 million from Broadview Capital for 408 Thatford Avenue on May 10, 2024.
• Simon Kaufman borrowed $63 million from Greystone & Co. for 322 Grand Concourse on September 12, 2023.
• Simon Kaufman borrowed $63 million from Greystone & Co. for 318 Grand Concourse on August 29, 2023.
Latest Stories:
• Simon Kaufman signs $70M refi with Greystone for 151-unit rental in Mott Haven (June 23, 2025)
• Simon Kaufman signs $36.4M construction loan for 92-unit project in Gowanus (March 04, 2025)
• 70-unit conversion planned for current Brownsville commercial building (May 15, 2024)
• Shloime Gross pays $6.6M for property in Washington Heights (December 22, 2020)