Tony LaBarbera
(Anthony LaBarbera)
Managing Director
Managing Director And Real Estate Debt Strategies
Blackstone Group
(Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Revantage, ShopCore Properties, Retail Opportunity Investments, EQ Office, Perform Properties)
Lender
345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154
1314 7th St Suite 500 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Blackstone Group NYC portfolio
$9.4 billion -elevator 54%, office 14%, condo 12%; Manhattan 82%, Queens 13%, Brooklyn 2%*
13th largest portfolio by dollar value
19,516,096 sqft – elevator 77%, office 10%, condo 5%; Manhattan 86%, Queens 9%, Brooklyn 2%
16th largest by SF
52 properties – Manhattan 62%, Brooklyn 13%, Queens 10%
172th largest
15,070 residential units – Manhattan 90%, Queens 8%
10th largest by residential units
292 foreclosures, 90 bankruptcies, 115 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Lender signatory: 3 for $216.7 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
CBRE Investment Management (2), Apollo Global Management (1), Newbond Holdings (1), Tishman Speyer (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Ty Gerschick (2), Tracey Gamble (1), Joseph G. Doran (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• CBRE Investment Management borrowed $52.4 million from Blackstone Group for 5124 2 Avenue on March 30, 2026.
• CBRE Investment Management borrowed $95.9 million from Blackstone Group for 810 Atkins Avenue on March 30, 2026.
• Chaskel Landau borrowed $6.1 million from Community Federal Savings Bank for 101 Varet Street on January 21, 2026.
• Liberty One Group borrowed $8.2 million from Peapack Private Bank & Trust for 202-14 Hollis Avenue on November 24, 2025.
• Tatar Holding borrowed $5.2 million from Maxim Capital Group for 60 East 66 Street on November 19, 2025.
• RW Real Estate Group borrowed $8 million from Customers Bank for 3100 Brighton 1 Place on November 19, 2025.
• Mordechai Getz and Israel Elbogen borrowed $7 million from Skybrook Capital for 130 Graham Avenue, 130 Graham Avenue, and 2376 Adam C Powell Blvd, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on November 19, 2025.
• Bawabeh Holdings borrowed $9.8 million from Interaudi Bank for 25 Lane Avenue on November 18, 2025.
• Paul Henry and Thomas Finnican borrowed $11.2 million from A&E Real Estate Holdings for 20 Marcy Avenue on October 31, 2025.
• Icon Realty Management borrowed $27.8 million from Derby Copeland Capital for 111 West 27 Street on August 22, 2025.
Latest Stories:
• Montperia Group pays $13M to Vision Enterprises Management for office in Bayside (May 08, 2026)
• GFP files plans for 51-unit building in Hell’s Kitchen (December 22, 2025)
• Bawabeh Holdings signs $9.8M refi with Interaudi for retail in Bronx, Brooklyn (November 26, 2025)
• Amerasia Bank pays $6.5M to buy its headquarters in Bayside (October 15, 2025)
• Platinum Realty signs $3.75M refi with Chase for retail strip in Laurelton (June 20, 2025)
• Two Trees, Madison Capital sign $27.5M refi for five properties in Gowanus (May 19, 2025)