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    Witkoff Group

    40 West 57th Street, Suite 1620
    New York, NY 10019
    (212) 672-4700
    Website

    The Witkoff Group is a real estate investment firm launched by Steven Witkoff. The Witkoff Group currently owns the Woolworth Building, after Steven Witkoff purchased it for $137.5 million in 1999. The Witkoff Group's portfolio includes over 11 million square feet of real estate.

    In 2011, Witkoff bought the 16-story building at 1107 Broadway, formerly part of the International Toy Center, for $190 million. In 2013, the company launched a $300 million condominium conversion at the site, called 10 Madison Square West. Previously, Witkoff had engaged in condo conversions at 150 Charles Street, which was met with protest by West Village residents who claimed that Witkoff had violated zoning rules during the conversions. The Witkoff Group also acquired the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South for over $650 million in 2013, which it originally planned to convert into condominiums, but continues to operate as a hotel.

    In 2018, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted in a scheme to extort The Witkoff Group and Glenwood Management.

    Eric Poretsky
    Witkoff Group, Senior Vice President
    130 East 59th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 672-4700
    Eric Poretsky is a senior vice president at The Witkoff Group, a real...
    Andrew Bernard
    Witkoff Group, Senior Vice President
    130 East 59th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 672-4700
    Andrew Bernard is a senior vice president at The Witkoff Group, a real...
    Steven Witkoff
    Witkoff Group, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    40 West 57th Street, Suite 1620, New York, NY, (212) 672-4700
    Steven C. Witkoff is chairman, chief executive officer, and founder of The Witkoff...
    Scott Alper
    Witkoff Group, President and CIO
    40 West 57th Street, Suite 1620, New York, NY, (212) 672-4700
    Scott C. Alper is president and chief investment officer of The Witkoff Group,...
    Phillip Gesue
    Strategic Capital, Chief Development Officer
    525 Washington Blvd., 31st Floor, Jersey City, NJ, (201) 876-2788
    Phillip A. Gesue is the Chief Development Officer at Strategic Capital (the New...
    Lauren Witkoff
    Witkoff Group, Executive Vice President
    130 East 59th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 672-4700
    Lauren Witkoff is an executive vice president at the Witkoff Group, a New...
    Brett Mufson
    Fontainebleau Development, PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
    19950 WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AVENTURA, FL, 305-937-6262
    Brett Mufson the president and chief investment officer at Fontainebleau Development. Before moving...
    Sherri White
    Jamestown LP, Development and leasing
    75 9th Avenue, New York, NY, (212) 652-2121
    Sherri White is a veteran owner-representative retail leasing executive based in New York...
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    • Event Financing
    • Address 420 Fifth Avenue
    • Neighborhood Garment District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 42,000,000
    • Publication Date 06/13/2019
    • Event Date 06/13/2019
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Brokerage JLL
    • Party 1 Broker Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jackson Sastri, Michael Ianno
    • Party 2 Deutsche Bank
    notes
    The lender issued a loan of $42 million for row office condominiums inside the Garment District property.
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    • Event Financing
    • Address 36 Central Park South
    • Neighborhood Central Park South
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 442,000
    • Price $ 425,000,000
    • Publication Date 06/06/2019
    • Event Date 06/05/2019
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Brokerage Newmark Knight Frank
    • Party 1 Broker Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly
    • Party 2 JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank
    notes
    The owner secured a loan of $425 million for the Central Park South property.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 420 Fifth Avenue
    • Neighborhood Garment District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 33,000
    • Price $ 25,100,000
    • Publication Date 05/30/2019
    • Event Date 05/30/2019
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Brokerage Rudder Property Group
    • Party 1 Broker Michael Rudder, Mike Heller
    • Party 2 Mediterranean Shipping Company
    • Party 2 Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield
    • Party 2 Broker Diego Rodinó di Miglione
    notes
    The buyer purchased one commercial unit inside the Garment District property for $25.1 million.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 420 Fifth Avenue
    • Neighborhood Garment District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 33,000
    • Price $ 27,300,000
    • Publication Date 05/30/2019
    • Event Date 05/30/2019
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Brokerage Rudder Property Group
    • Party 1 Broker Michael Rudder, Mike Heller
    • Party 2 Ziff Brothers Investments
    • Party 2 Brokerage CBRE
    • Party 2 Broker Brian Gell
    notes
    The buyer secured one commercial unit inside the Garment District property for $27.3 million.
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    • Event Retail Leasing
    • Address 233 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Tribeca
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 1,586
    notes
    The coffee chain renewed its lease in Tribeca.
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    • Event Financing
    • Address 215 Chrystie Street
    • Neighborhood Bowery
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 167,453
    • Price $ 173,250,000
    • Price per foot $ 1,034.00
    notes
    The entity secured a $173.25M refinance, which consolidates 3 previous loans.
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    • Event Financing
    • Address 701 Seventh Avenue
    • Neighborhood Times Square
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 40,000
    • Price $ 272,000,000
    notes
    The company secured two loans for its hotel with retail.
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    • Event Residential Sales
    • Building Name 150 Charles Street
    • Address Unit 11C, 150 Charles Street
    • Unit 11C
    • Neighborhood West Village
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 2,743
    • Price $ 10,926,213
    • Price per foot $ 3,983.31
    • Publication Date 03/23/2016
    • Event Date 03/14/2016
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Entity 150 Charles Street Holdings, LLC
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    • Event Residential Sales
    • Building Name 150 Charles Street
    • Address Unit 1AN, 150 Charles Street
    • Unit 1AN
    • Neighborhood West Village
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 1,559
    • Price $ 3,579,505
    • Price per foot $ 2,296.03
    • Publication Date 02/09/2016
    • Event Date 01/28/2016
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Entity 150 Charles Street Holdings, LLC
    • Party 1 Entity 150 Charles 1An LLC
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    • Event Residential Sales
    • Building Name 1107 Broadway
    • Address Unit 11F, 1107 Broadway
    • Unit 11F
    • Neighborhood Flatiron
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 2,818
    • Price $ 6,669,538
    • Price per foot $ 2,366.76
    • Publication Date 11/19/2015
    • Event Date 10/29/2015
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Entity Ms/Wg 1107 Broadway Owner LLC
    • Party 2 Escoffier, Christophe
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    • Event Residential Sales
    • Building Name 150 Charles Street
    • Address Unit 1BN, 150 Charles Street
    • Unit 1BN
    • Neighborhood West Village
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 3,292
    • Price $ 7,112,074
    • Price per foot $ 2,160.41
    • Publication Date 08/31/2015
    • Event Date 08/18/2015
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group
    • Party 1 Entity 150 Charles Street Holdings, LLC
    • Party 1 Entity Smtoo, LLC
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    • Event financing
    • Address 233 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Tribeca
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 320,000,000
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 101 Murray Street
    • Neighborhood Tribeca
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 223,000,000
    notes
    The school campus building sold for $223 million. The site allows for the development of a residential building totaling 310,028 square feet as of right.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 31 West 27th Street
    • Neighborhood NoMad
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 65,000,000
    notes
    The property sold for $65 million. Sharif El-Gamal's Soho Properties acquired the building for $45.7 million in October 2009.
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    • Event Office Leasing
    • Address 1745 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Midtown West
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 361,000
    notes
    The book publisher signed a five-year lease renewal for the second through 13th floors, the New York Post reported. With the company's 645,000 square feet in the building set to expire in 2018, the tenant signed an early lease extension on the 361,000 square feet it wanted to retain.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 1107 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Flatiron
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 191,000,000
    notes
    The purchase of the building, a part of the former International Toy Center, closed for $191 million, following a bankruptcy auction in June. The new ownership is planning a $290 million condo conversion, featuring 145 units, in collaboration with a Morgan Stanley real estate fund.
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    • Event Office Leasing
    • Building Name Woolworth Building
    • Address 233 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Tribeca
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 56,196
    • Price per foot $ 36.00
    notes
    The pension fund signed a 20-year lease renewal on the 19th and 25th floors.
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    • Event Office Leasing
    • Address 31 West 27th Street
    • Neighborhood Garment District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 10,400
    • Price per foot $ 42.00
    notes
    The architectural firm inked a 10-year lease for the entire 11th floor. The company plans to relocate from 28 West 21st Street early next year.
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    • Event Retail Leasing
    • Address 10 Hanover Square
    • Neighborhood Financial District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 8,200
    notes
    The restaurant took space at the base of a new 23-story residential rental building.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 691-699 Eighth Avenue 306 West 44th Street 309 West 43rd Street
    • Neighborhood Midtown
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 128,000,000
    • Publication Date 09/01/2007
    • Event Date 07/18/2007
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group, Harwood Properties
    • Party 2 Tishman Realty & Construction
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    • Event Sales
    • Building Name 691-699 Eighth Avenue, 306 West 44th Street, 309 West 43rd Street
    • Address 309 West 43rd Street
    • Neighborhood Midtown West
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Price $ 128,000,000
    • Publication Date 09/01/2007
    • Event Date 07/23/2007
    • Party 1 Witkoff Group, Harwood Properties
    • Party 2 Tishman Realty & Construction
    notes
    The five properties sold for $128 million. They can support a hotel of up to 146,000 square feet.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 1745 Broadway
    • Neighborhood Midtown West
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 673,722
    • Price $ 65,000,000
    • Price per foot $ 96.48
    • Publication Date 06/01/2007
    • Event Date 04/22/2007
    • Party 2 SL Green Realty
    notes
    SL Green bought a 32.6 percent interest in the office condominium for $65 million. The investment was made through a joint venture of SITQ and the Witkoff Group.
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    • Event Sales
    • Address 31 West 27th Street
    • Neighborhood NoMad
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 128,000
    • Price $ 31,500,000
    • Price per foot $ 246.09
    notes
    The loft building sold for $31.5 million, or approximately $250 per square foot. It is 73 percent occupied and the unoccupied space is available for immediate occupancy. The building's tenants include Costas Kondylis & Partners, Goldstein Engineering and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
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    • Event Retail Leasing
    • Address 10 Hanover Square
    • Neighborhood Financial District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 2,850
    notes
    Financial services firm takes space in former a corporate headquarters that is being converted into a new 23-story luxury residential rental tower.
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    • Event Retail Leasing
    • Address 10 Hanover Square
    • Neighborhood Financial District
    • Borough Manhattan
    • Square feet 1,350
    notes
    Coffee retailer takes space in former a corporate headquarters that has been redeveloped from office space into a new 23-story luxury residential rental tower.
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    Manhattan, 10014
    Witkoff Group, 150 CHARLES STREET HOLDINGS, LLC
    The sponsor(s) filed plans on 08/06/12 for a condo project at 150 Charles...
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    The sponsor(s) filed plans on 02/26/13 for a condo project at 10 Madison...
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    Who’s listing the most?
    02/01/2018
    (Illustration by Øivind Hovland) It’s one thing to land a listing, but it’s quite another to sell it. And that, in a nutshell, is the (Illustration by Øivind Hovland) It’s one thing to land a listing, but it’s quite another to sell it. And that, in a nutshell, is the...

    All rise: These are the law firms that wrangled the big bucks
    10/01/2017
    The firm, for example, represented JPMorgan Chase in a $748 million first-mortgage and mezzanine financing package it provided in November for the 39-story hotel-and-retail tower at 20 Times Square that the Witkoff Group, Howard Lorber’s Vector Group, Ian Schrager and several others are building...

    Who earned and who got burned?
    08/01/2017
    Myers, of “Austin Powers” fame, meanwhile, sold at the Tribeca condo conversion 443 Greenwich Street for $14 million â€' $675,000 under what he paid less than a year earlier and a discount from his $15 million listing price. And at 150 Charles Street â€' the record-setting condo developed by the Witkoff Group in the West Village â€' the buyer of a maisonette swallowed a $400,000-plus loss on one of the first resales in January...

    Manhattan's chief closers
    06/01/2017
    Elliman’s Parker came in at No. 2 with $507.3 million in new development closings. The bulk of her deals came from 10 Madison Square West, the former International Toy Center that Witkoff Group converted into a 16-story luxury condo...

    Gutting high-end spaces: Inside the world of luxury renovations
    02/16/2016
    “I think what’s happening more and more, and even in something as nice as 150 Charles, they’re kind of delivering a generic envelope for people to move into,” saidDanielle Albert, who co-owns the firm CODA Design + Build, which is renovating an apartment in the Witkoff Group’s 150 Charles Street in the West Village...

    Manhattan’s hospitality blues
    01/01/2016
    The dip came against a backdrop of robust hotel development and investment in Manhattan, with more than 3,400 rooms hitting the market in 2015. Plus, there’s more construction in the works, with leading players such as Extell Development and the Witkoff Group building high-end hotels in portions of other big projects...

    Manhattan’s riskiest development deals
    07/01/2014
    Shvo agreed to pay the Witkoff Group, Fisher Brothers and others $180 million, or $501 per buildable per square foot, for the site, which sits a few blocks south of the World Trade Center...

    The big broker boost
    03/01/2014
    Ranking second was CBRE, which completed $6.8 billion in investment sales, nearly doubling its 2012 total and bringing in an estimated $28 million to $32 million in commissions. The investment sales team at the firm is led by Darcy Stacom and William Shanahan. The two sold the Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South for the estate of Leona Helmsley for $660 million to a joint venture including the Witkoff Group and, again, Highgate Holdings...

    Local players join big banks on top of lending heap
    02/01/2014
    Next was San Franciscoâ€'based Wells Fargo, which originated about $3 billion in 47 deals, including participating in a $266 million first mortgage on the Witkoff Group’s acquisition and redevelopment of the former Helmsley Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South...

    FiDi investors change their tune
    10/01/2013
    For instance, the Lightstone Group earlier this year paid nearly $1,200 per square foot for an office building at 114 Fulton Street, with plans to raze it to make way for a 463-unit residential tower. And in September 2012, Fisher Brothers and the Witkoff Group reportedly paid $943 per square foot for the American Stock Exchange Building at 22 Thames Street, where they plan to build a 428-unit residential property...

    Office tenants snapped up space faster in 2011
    11/30/2011
    The building’s owner, a partnership of Cammeby’s International and the Witkoff Group, was represented by the brokerage the Lawrence Group...
    701 Seventh Avenue
    Manhattan, 10036
    WITKOFF GROUP, 701 SEVENTH PROPERTY OWNER LLC
    ...
    215 Chrystie Condominium
    Manhattan, 10002
    WITKOFF GROUP, 215 CHRYSTIE LLC
    The sponsor(s) filed plans on 04/17/14 for a condo project at 215 Chrystie...