VAJA Group
16 Biret Dr Airmont, NY 10952
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VAJA Group portfolio
$19.4 million* – mixed-use 20.0%, specialty 17.0%; Bronx 72.0%, Queens 27.0%
1783th largest portfolio by dollar value
169,513 sqft – walkup 22%, specialty 18%;
1369th largest by SF
20 properties – Bronx 80%, Queens 20%
475th largest
264 residential units – Bronx 100%, Manhattan 0%
714th largest by residential units
Company Activity past 24 months:
Buyer company: 7 for $37.4 million
Borrower company: 13 for $260.6 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Ponce Bank (3), Popular Bank (3), NorthEast Community Bank (3), Rani Dishi (2), Customers Bank (2), Northeast Community Bank (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Anthony Roussos (1), JLL (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Rani Dishi (2), Leo DiLoreto (2), Steven A. Tsavaris (2), Shalom Malul (1), Eric Berliner (1), Charles A. Levas (1), Teresa Goerish (1), Alan Merovitch (1), Raymond L. Francis (1), Sukhjinder Singh (1)
Recent activity as company:
• Alex S. Kim and Jun Mo Kim sold 101 East Kingsbridge Road, Fordham Manor, Bronx for $4.2 million to VAJA Group on January 31, 2025.
• VAJA Group borrowed $70 million from Be Aviv for 11-14 35th Avenue, Astoria, Queens on December 18, 2024.
• VAJA Group borrowed $12.1 million from Ponce Bank for 364 East 194th Street, 368 East 194th Street, and 372 East 194th Street, Fordham Manor, Bronx on October 10, 2024.
• VAJA Group borrowed $18.8 million from Ponce Bank for 3103 Sedgwick Avenue, Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx on October 08, 2024.
• Company sold 89-12 162nd Street and 89-25 162nd Street, Jamaica, Queens for $3.5 million to VAJA Group on August 22, 2024.
• VAJA Group borrowed $10.8 million from NorthEast Community Bank for 2176 Bathgate Avenue, Belmont/Little Italy, Bronx on August 22, 2024.
• VAJA Group borrowed $8 million from Argentic Investment Management for 2241 Westchester Avenue, Westchester Square, Bronx on July 11, 2024.
• Rosemawr Management sold 700 Gerard Avenue, Concourse, Bronx for $2.2 million to VAJA Group on June 14, 2024.
• VAJA Group borrowed $12.9 million from Ponce Bank for 11-14 35th Avenue and 35-30 12th Street, Astoria, Queens on February 05, 2024.
• Rani Dishi sold 35-30 12th Street, Astoria, Queens for $3.9 million to VAJA Group on February 05, 2024.
Latest Stories:
• VAJA Group signs $10.8M construction loan for 22-unit project in Belmont (August 23, 2024)
• VAJA Group pays $2.2M to Rosemawr Management for dev site in Concourse (June 17, 2024)
• VAJA Group pays $21.5M for 152-unit dev site in Astoria (February 06, 2024)
• Vaja Group signs $16.8M construction loan for 42-unit project in Pelham Bay (December 29, 2023)
• VAJA Group pays $4.7M for three mid-construction walkups in Fordham Manor (September 18, 2023)
• Chaim Wiesenfeld pays $10M to Joel Wagschal for retail in Westchester Square (July 21, 2023)
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