Yaakov Lefkowitz
Principal
Lefko Capital Group
(Lefko Capital)
Owner
5311 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
580 Wythe Ave #3D Brooklyn, NY 11249
Lefko Capital Group NYC portfolio
$43 million -industrial 68%, development 30%; Bronx 61%, Brooklyn 38%*
2439th largest portfolio by dollar value
3,349 sqft – development 100%; Bronx 100%
7864th largest by SF
4 properties – Bronx 50%, Brooklyn 50%
2336th largest
35 residential units – Bronx 100%
3113th largest by residential units
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 2 for $10.3 million
Borrower signatory: 3 for $29.9 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 11 for 148,222 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
IceCap Group (3), Spencer Savings Bank (2), Hale Rickman (1), Congregation Bais Chana (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Ezra Dweck (1), Stephen S. Siminou (1), Solomon Itzkowitz (1), Michael H. Claisse (1), Michael Claisse (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Grun Group and Yaakov Lefkowitz borrowed $9.8 million from IceCap Group for None on May 26, 2026.
• Hale Rickman sold None for $4.3 million to Grun Group and Yaakov Lefkowitz on May 26, 2026.
• Congregation Bais Chana sold 21 Charles Place for $6 million to Yaakov Lefkowitz on July 21, 2025.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz borrowed $14.5 million from IceCap Group for 21 Charles Place on July 21, 2025.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz filed plans for new building for 42,020 sqft in Claremont Village, Bronx, on March 10, 2025.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz filed plans for major alteration for 4,990 sqft in Olinville, Bronx, on August 28, 2024.
• Steven Westreich borrowed $5.5 million from Spencer Savings Bank for 1313 Morris Avenue on July 11, 2024.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz filed plans for major alteration for 4,677 sqft in Claremont Village, Bronx, on May 24, 2024.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz filed plans for major alteration for 3,165 sqft in Fordham Heights, Bronx, on April 19, 2024.
• Yaakov Lefkowitz filed plans for major alteration for 4,245 sqft in Morris Heights, Bronx, on December 04, 2023.
Latest Stories:
• Grun Group, Westbridge pay $8.6M for 99-unit dev site, warehouse, in Fordham Manor (June 02, 2026)
• Yaakov Lefkowitz pays $6M for 46-unit dev site in Bushwick, borrows $14.5M (August 17, 2025)
• Yaakov Lefkowitz signs $10M refi for 35-unit building in Mt Hope (April 26, 2023)