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Besen & Associates

381 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
(212) 689-8488
Website
info@besenassociates.com
Besen & Associates

The Besen Group, an international real estate services firm, was founded in 1988 by its namesake, Michael Besen. As of 2016 the firm has reported $15 billion in commercial real estate transactions, ranging from investment sales and financing to retail leasing and management. In February 2016 Besen was listed 14th in The Real Deal's ranking of top investment sales brokerages in New York with 72 deals worth a total of $772 million.


The NYC investment sales market has a new No. 1 firm. Here’s who it is
02/06/18
From the February issue: Turnover among New York City’s commercial real estate brokerages is rarely labeled a “game changer.” But when the city’s top investment sales...

The investment sales shakeout
UPDATED, Feb. 14, 2:20 p.m.: Turnover among New York City’s commercial real estate brokerages is rarely labeled a “game changer.” But when the city’s top...

Here’s what the $10M-$20M NYC investment sales market looked like last week
12/06/17
In the world of mid-market New York City investment sales last week, a pair of distressed Greenwich Village townhouses sold for $13.5 million, while Michael...

PHOTOS: Inside Rosewood Realty’s
2017 holiday party
12/06/17
The city’s multifamily brokers were making the rounds through a crowded Gansevoort Park Avenue ballroom. The room was shrouded in a deep red. It was...

RCR Management buys Inwood building
10/27/17
UPDATED, 3:05 p.m., Oct. 27: RCR Management picked up an 87-unit Inwood rental building, the first time the property has changed hands in decades. The building,...

These were the biggest Queens deals of the third quarter
10/19/17
A quartet of industrial sites nabbed the top four spots for the biggest sales in Queens during the third quarter, according to data compiled by...

These were the biggest Brooklyn deals of the third quarter
10/18/17
The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ massive selloff of its remaining Brooklyn properties dominated the biggest deals in Brooklyn during the third quarter of 2017, occupying both the...

Pair of UES resi buildings sell for $21M
10/02/17
UPDATED, 5:47 p.m. October 2: A private equity firm based in the United Kingdom picked up a pair of Upper East Side residential buildings for $21...

Three Greenwich Village townhouses marketed as one potential megamansion
08/15/17
A trio of Greenwich Village townhouses are being positioned for potential megamansion makeovers — and if a buyer wants them all, they could lay claim...

These were the 10 biggest Bronx deals in Q2
08/03/17
The $71M purchase of an affordable housing complex took the top spot....

Isaac Kassirer buys 11-building Bronx portfolio for $49M
04/24/17
UPDATED, 3:47 p.m., April 24: Isaac Kassirer picked up an 11-building Bronx multifamily portfolio from Prana Investments for $49.3 million, according to property records filed...

Lee’s Art Shop’s [2 ½ year] going out of business sale
03/21/17
When it came time for the Big Apple institution Lee’s Art Shop to finally sell its longtime home on 57th Street, the deal took more...

Benchmark sells West Village rental for $31M
03/10/17
Benchmark Real Estate Group sold a six-story West Village rental building to Great Neck-based investor Soheil Khayyam for $31 million. The Soho-based investment firm sold...

Sizing up the Second Avenue subway bump: Q&A, Part II
01/16/17
From the January issue: Barring any unforeseen catastrophe, the Upper East Side should have a new subway line in 2017. As of late last month,...

Sizing up the Second Avenue Subway bump
Barring any unforeseen catastrophe, the Upper East Side should have a new subway line in 2017. As of late last month,...

Jona Rechnitz looks to sell Midtown dev site at 238 Madison
09/14/16
Jona Rechnitz, the developer at the forefront of a probe into corruption at the New York Police Department, is looking to sell a Midtown development...

Zara Realty picks up Elmhurst rental building for $21M
09/13/16
Just months after buying a six-building Jamaica portfolio, Zara Realty made another multifamily purchase in Queens — a 76-unit rental building in Elmhurst. The southeast...

Thor buys Harlem rental for $23M
05/17/16
UPDATED, May 19, 12:26 p.m.: Though Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities is selling a bevy of Fifth Avenue assets, the firm continues to make one-off multifamily...

Investment sales ranking:
Who crushed it
and who got crushed?
New York City had a stellar year in 2015 for building sales — with massive properties like Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village and 11 Madison trading...

Here’s what the $10M-$20M NYC investment sales market looked like last week
12/28/15
From left: 1947 Ocean Avenue in Midwood, 196-03 Jamaica Avenue in Hollis and Daniel Benedict Benedict Realty Group paid $17 million for a Brooklyn rental...

Related makes biggest Bronx portfolio deal of the year 
12/24/15
Related Cos., in partnership with New York City pension funds, is ramping up its multifamily moves, with the $112.5 million purchase of a 20-building Bronx...

Movers and shakers
Residential brokerage Charles Rutenberg has hired 13 new agents from firms including Halstead Property, the Corcoran Group, Douglas Elliman and Citi Habitats. The agents are:...

Accused slumlord Ved Parkash buys two Bronx rentals
10/21/15
Jamaica-based landlord Ved Parkash, named by an advocacy group as one of the city’s seven worst landlords, bought a pair of contiguous rental buildings in...

Maplewood, Omega planning 20-story senior living building on UES
07/27/15
UPDATED, 5:32 p.m., Aug. 19: Maplewood Senior Living is developing an Upper East Side luxury senior living facility on behalf of real estate investment trust...

Here’s what the $10M-$20M NYC investment sales market looked like last week
06/02/15
From left: 401 State Street, 350 West 18th Street and Jeff Kaye From Cheskel Schwimmer's $15.5 million purchase in the Bronx to the Mann Group's...
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381 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, (646) 424-5316
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381 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, (646) 472-8731
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381 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, (212) 951-8414
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381 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, (646) 424-5060
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 109 West 225th Street
  • Neighborhood Marble Hill
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 12,600
  • Price $ 2,085,000
  • Price per foot $ 165.47
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The 5-story building with 10 units sold for $2.085 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 1105 Sheridan Avenue
  • Neighborhood West Concourse
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 42,750
  • Price $ 6,810,000
  • Price per foot $ 159.29
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The 5-story building with 41 units sold for $6.81 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 1083 Sheridan Avenue
  • Neighborhood West Concourse
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 33,847
  • Price $ 5,650,000
  • Price per foot $ 166.92
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The 5-story building with 48 units sold for $5.65 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 485 East 180th Street
  • Neighborhood Bathgate
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 18,279
  • Price $ 4,461,000
  • Price per foot $ 244.05
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The 6-story building with 26 units sold for $4.461 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 689 East 189th Street
  • Neighborhood Belmont
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 14,224
  • Price $ 3,340,000
  • Price per foot $ 234.81
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The 5-story building with 20 units sold for $3.34 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 147 Bruckner Boulevard
  • Neighborhood Port Morris
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 11,500
  • Price $ 2,645,000
  • Price per foot $ 230.00
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The 5-story building with 15 units was sold for $2.645 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 2332 Walton Avenue
  • Neighborhood University Heights
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 11,625
  • Price $ 2,190,000
  • Price per foot $ 188.38
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The 5-story building with 11 units was sold for $2.19 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 2160 Anthony Avenue
  • Neighborhood Fordham Heights
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 47,820
  • Price $ 7,774,000
  • Price per foot $ 162.56
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The 6-story building with 42 residential units sold for $7.774 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 2028 Valentine Avenue
  • Neighborhood Mount Hope
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 48,785
  • Price $ 10,470,000
  • Price per foot $ 214.61
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The 5-story building with 63-residential units was sold for $10.47 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 2357 Washington Avenue
  • Neighborhood Belmont
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 9,792
  • Price $ 1,875,000
  • Price per foot $ 191.48
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The 12-story building with 12 residential units was sold for $1.875 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 4464 Park Avenue
  • Neighborhood Fordham Heights
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 9,630
  • Price $ 1,980,000
  • Price per foot $ 205.60
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The 2 multifamily property in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, sold for $1.955 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 23-10 45th Aveune
  • Neighborhood Long Island City
  • Borough Queens
  • Square feet 3,600
  • Price $ 6,800,000
  • Price per foot $ 1,888.88
  • Publication Date 05/01/2017
  • Event Date 03/21/2017
  • Party 1 Bert & Ann Marie Kupferman
  • Party 2 Court Square 45th Avenue LLC
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Pascal Levy
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The 3-unit multifamily property was sold for $6,800,000
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 23-14 45th Avenue
  • Neighborhood Long Island City
  • Borough Queens
  • Square feet 3,750
  • Price $ 5,620,838
  • Price per foot $ 1,498.89
  • Publication Date 05/01/2017
  • Event Date 03/21/2017
  • Party 1 Constance Margaret, Joseph Robert Brunelle, Normand Leo Brunelle
  • Party 2 Court Square 45th Avenue LLC
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Pascal Levy
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The 3-unit multifamily property was sold for $5.6 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 23-16 45th Avenue
  • Neighborhood Long Island City
  • Borough Queens
  • Square feet 3,750
  • Price $ 5,129,161
  • Price per foot $ 1,367.77
  • Publication Date 05/01/2017
  • Event Date 03/21/2017
  • Party 1 Frank Milin & The Gerda Milin Irrevocable Trust
  • Party 2 Court Square 45th Avenue LLC
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Pascal Levy
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The 3-unit multifamily property was sold for $5.1 million.
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  • Event Office Leasing
  • Address 1501 Broadway
  • Neighborhood Times Square
  • Borough Manhattan
  • Square feet 10,109
  • Publication Date 03/01/2017
  • Event Date 01/15/2017
  • Party 1 Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Adventureland
  • Party 2 Brokerage Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
  • Party 2 Broker Dennis Karr
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The theater production company signed a lease.
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  • Event Retail Leasing
  • Address 1520 St. Nicholas Avenue
  • Neighborhood Washington Heights
  • Borough Manhattan
  • Square feet 1,668
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The new gourmet market signed a lease for the corner location.
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  • Event Retail Leasing
  • Address 221 East 170th Street
  • Neighborhood Tremont
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 700
  • Publication Date 03/01/2017
  • Event Date 01/15/2017
  • Party 1 BLDG Beacon Bronx
  • Party 1 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 1 Broker Matthew Mager
  • Party 2 Sheridan Avenue Wireless
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Zach Ebner
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The cell phone store signed another lease.
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  • Event Retail Leasing
  • Address 3969 Bronxwood Avenue
  • Neighborhood Longwood Melrose
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 415
  • Publication Date 03/01/2017
  • Event Date 01/15/2017
  • Party 1 BLDG Beacon Bronx
  • Party 1 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 1 Broker Matthew Mager
  • Party 2 LJ Pizza
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Zach Ebner
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The pizzeria added another location to its portfolio by signing a lease.
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  • Event Retail Leasing
  • Address 101 West 131st Street
  • Neighborhood Central Harlem
  • Borough Manhattan
  • Square feet 300
  • Publication Date 03/01/2017
  • Event Date 01/15/2017
  • Party 1 Lenox Building Management
  • Party 1 Broker Ari Weisfogeln
  • Party 2 Shades to Excellence
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Zach Ebner
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The beauty salon signed its first lease.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 1142 College Avenue
  • Neighborhood Longwood Melrose
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 25,925
  • Price $ 5,700,000
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The multifamily property was sold for $5.7 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 427 East 90th Street
  • Neighborhood Yorkville
  • Borough Manhattan
  • Square feet 33,500
  • Price $ 18,650,000
  • Publication Date 02/01/2017
  • Event Date 12/18/2016
  • Party 1 Farrell Limousine Corporation
  • Party 1 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 1 Broker Wilson Ting, Amit Doshi
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen Group
  • Party 2 Broker Ron Cohen
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The commercial office building with a parking garage sold for $18.65 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 941-951 Hoe Avenue
  • Neighborhood Longwood
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 65,021
  • Price $ 5,000,000
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The retail condominium and parking garage sold for $5 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 2406 & 2408 Westchester Avenue
  • Neighborhood Westchester Village
  • Borough Bronx
  • Square feet 14,632
  • Price $ 3,100,000
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The four-story multifamily walk-up was sold for $3.1 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 213 North 7th Street
  • Neighborhood Williamsburg
  • Borough Brooklyn
  • Square feet 6,000
  • Price $ 4,450,000
  • Publication Date 12/01/2016
  • Event Date 10/15/2016
  • Party 1 Estate of Roman Plonski
  • Party 1 Brokerage Besen Associates
  • Party 1 Broker Matthew Garcia
  • Party 2 213 N. 7th LLC
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Matthew Garcia
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The four-story multifamily walk-up was sold for $4.45 million.
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  • Event Sales
  • Address 180 East 111th Street
  • Neighborhood Upper East Side
  • Borough Manhattan
  • Square feet 3,310
  • Price $ 1,900,000
  • Publication Date 12/01/2016
  • Event Date 10/15/2016
  • Party 1 William Hawkins
  • Party 1 Brokerage Besen Associates
  • Party 1 Broker Raunaq Singh
  • Party 2 Kandinsky Property Development
  • Party 2 Brokerage Besen & Associates
  • Party 2 Broker Raunaq Singh
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The 3-story multifamily walk-up also has 4,456 sf of air rights.
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