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Joseph Sitt is the CEO of Thor Equities, the privately held development and ownership firm he founded in 1986. He is one of the more active developers in New York City.
Sitt is perhaps best known for his long-term redevelopment of much of the Coney Island, Brooklyn, waterfront (he grew up nearby). That effort started in 2001, when Sitt began buying up more than 10 acres, much of it rundown, with the idea of rebuilding it as a Vegas-style resort complete with new condos, hotels and a water park. The Bloomberg administration, however, opposed the rezoning for Sitt's plans, and he sold most of his Coney Island holdings in late 2009.
Sitt owns several other properties in Brooklyn, including the Livingston Shoppes mall, and in Manhattan, where he developed the 457-unit Greenwich Club condo building in the Financial District.
Sitt, who was born in 1964, got his business start with the Ashley Stewart clothing chain, which he sold in 2000.
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08/20/18
...blocks away from the Bedford Avenue subway stop. Joseph Sitt’s Thor bought the properties in 2014 for $21.5 million and had drawn up plans for...
07/23/18
...Manhattan today.
In 2017, high-profile players like Richard LeFrak, Joseph Sitt and Hong Kong-based investor Gaw Capital Partners all made hotel buys. But nobody threw...
05/14/18
...Heiberger placed the blame on Town’s backer, Joseph Sitt of Thor Equities. The two sparred publicly in 2013 and 2014 over a failure to meet...
05/02/18
...bitter dispute between Heiberger and his financial backer, Joseph Sitt. After the two buried the hatchet, Town seemed to be on relatively stable ground...
...bitter dispute between Heiberger and his financial backer, Joseph Sitt. After the two buried the hatchet, Town seemed to be on relatively stable ground...
04/19/18
...in 2010 and a year later brought retail mogul Joseph Sitt aboard as a major investor. The firm grew rapidly: By 2015, it was the fifth-largest...
03/14/18
...From left: Yaron Jacobi Uzi Ben-Abraham, Joseph Sitt and 1297-1299 Third Avenue
UPDATED, 6:42 p.m. March 15: Premier Equities and Joseph Sitt’s...
03/09/18
...to cut expenses.
In 2016, Heiberger bought out partner Joseph Sitt...
03/08/18
...she felt overwhelmed and went to her boss, Joseph Sitt, who told her that she could work part-time for as long as she needed...
02/27/18
...Mercer Street and Joseph Sitt
Facing high costs and lower than expected profits, retailers on some of Manhattan's most...
02/27/18
...Manhattan today.
In 2017, high-profile players like Richard LeFrak, Joseph Sitt and Hong Kong-based investor Gaw Capital Partners all made hotel buys. But nobody threw...
02/26/18
...Joe Sitt and Jeff Menard
Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities hired Mitsui Fudosan veteran Jeff Menard to head its North America...
02/15/18
...Deal.
The real estate firms, respectively led by Joseph Sitt and Yaron Jacobi, signed a contract this week to sell the three-story, 18,000-square-foot space...
02/06/18
...Hudson Street for $385 million.
New York REIT and Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities have been two of the firms most eager to sell their...
...Hudson Street for $385 million.
New York REIT and Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities have been two of the firms most eager to sell their...
...Manhattan today.
In 2017, high-profile players like Richard LeFrak, Joseph Sitt and Hong Kong-based investor Gaw Capital Partners all made hotel buys. But nobody threw...
01/29/18
...ground leases at 562 and 564 Fifth Avenue in 2015 from Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities and SL Green Realty. Extell shelled out another $11.7 million for air...
01/09/18
...located in a Third Avenue building owned by Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities.
The school’s acquisition of the 11,850-square-foot building at 150 East 74th...
01/04/18
...From left: Isaac Kassirer, Joseph Sitt and 838 West End Avenue
Isaac Kassirer is continuing his uptown acquisition tear.
The prolific...
01/03/18
...she felt overwhelmed and went to her boss, Joseph Sitt, who told her that she could work part-time for as long as she needed...
...she felt overwhelmed and went to her boss, Joseph Sitt, who told her that she could work part-time for as long as she needed...
12/14/17
...with the seller, The Real Deal has learned.
Joseph Sitt’s firm, in partnership with multiple high-net-worth investors, paid $66.3 million for the 18-story, 114-key...
11/10/17
...percent in the first half of 2017. Meanwhile, investor Joseph Sitt, of Thor Equities, recently referred to the East Coast market as “troubled,” and the...
...percent in the first half of 2017. Meanwhile, investor Joseph Sitt, of Thor Equities, recently referred to the East Coast market as “troubled,” and the...
09/28/17
...I think that was a freak last deal,” Joseph Sitt, CEO of Thor Equities, said. He noted that the Chinese government has started cracking...
Thor Equities, Director of Acquisitions
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212 529 5055
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212 529 5055
Scott Sherman is the director of acquisitions at Thor Equities, a privately held...
Thor Equities, Managing Director
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212-529-5544
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212-529-5544
Cory Elbaum is a managing director and co-chair of acquisitions at Thor Equities,...
Thor Equities, Executive Vice President
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
Jonathan Scheinberg is an executive vice president at Thor Equities, a privately held...
Thor Equities, Executive Vice President
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
Alan Klein is an executive vice president at Thor Equities and co-head of...
Thor Equities, Executive Vice President
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, (212) 529-5055
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, (212) 529-5055
Melissa Gliatta is an executive vice president at Thor Equities, a privately held...
Thor Equities, Vice President
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212-529-7424
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY, 212-529-7424
Alexandra Frangos is the vice president of retail leasing at Thor Equities, a...
Thor Equities, Head, Capital Markets
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
25 West 39th Street, New York, NY
Larissa Belova is the head of capital markets at Thor Equities, a privately...
- Event Sales
- Address 27 Grand Street
- Neighborhood Soho
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 55,479
- Price $ 66,300,000
- Publication Date 12/18/2017
- Event Date 12/14/2017
- Party 1 PGIM
- Party 1 Brokerage JLL
- Party 1 Broker Jeff Davis
- Party 2 Thor Equities
notes
The firm run by Joseph Sitt purchased the James New York hotel in Soho for $66.3 million
- Event Sales
- Address 680 Madison Avenue
- Neighborhood Lenox Hill
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 35,000
- Price $ 277,000,000
- Price per foot $ 7,914.29
- Publication Date 02/01/2013
- Event Date 12/23/2012
- Party 1 Extell Development, Angelo, Gordon & Co.
- Party 2 Joseph Sitt
notes
The corner retail space sold for $277 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. Vornado Realty Trust had offered to pay $280 million for the space, but negotiations fell apart, allowing Joseph Sitt to step in and purchase the property, according to the paper.
- Event Sales
- Address 118 East 4th Street
- Neighborhood East Village
- Borough Manhattan
- Price $ 11,500,000
- Price per foot $ 442.00
- Publication Date 01/01/2011
- Event Date 11/22/2010
- Party 1 Bruce Miltenberg, Bread & Butter Realty LLC
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker John Ciraulo, Joseph Sitt, Craig Waggner
notes
The properties sold for $11.5 million, or $442 per square foot. The buildings contain 24 one-bedrooms and 45 studios. Forty of the apartments are rent stabilized, and 29 are free market. Includes 120-22 East 4th Street.
- Event Sales
- Address 111 4th Place
- Neighborhood Carroll Gardens
- Borough Brooklyn
- Price $ 2,450,000
- Publication Date 06/01/2010
- Event Date 04/17/2010
- Party 1 Broker Kenneth Freeman, Joseph Sitt
- Event Sales
- Address 91 Avenue D
- Neighborhood East Village
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 2,982
- Price $ 1,320,000
- Price per foot $ 442.66
- Publication Date 04/01/2010
- Event Date 02/20/2010
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Michael DeCheser, Joseph Sitt
notes
The property sold for $1.32 million. The property has a store on the ground floor and two residential units above. The apartments are vacant, while the retail lease expires in June 2011.
- Event Sales
- Address Staten Island portfolio
- Neighborhood Midtown
- Borough Staten Island
- Price $ 7,575,000
- Publication Date 11/01/2007
- Event Date 09/17/2007
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Joseph Sitt, Paul Massey
- Party 2 n/a
- Event Sales
- Address 690 Castleton Avenue
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 19,716
- Price $ 1,200,000
- Price per foot $ 60.86
- Publication Date 11/01/2007
- Event Date 09/22/2007
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Joseph Sitt, Paul Massey
- Party 2 Staten Island investor
notes
The elevator building sold for $1.2 million, or $61 per square foot. The price represents a capitalization rate of 15.49 percent and a gross rent multiple of 3.5. The property contains two floors of medical office space, 14 parking spaces and two floors of residential space, which comprise 14 apartments that rent for below-market rates.
- Event Sales
- Address 1 Davidson Court
- Neighborhood Mariners Harbor
- Borough Staten Island
- Price $ 2,185,000
- Publication Date 10/01/2007
- Event Date 08/17/2007
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Joseph Sitt, Jordan Zotts
- Party 2 Staten Island investor
- Event Sales
- Address 530-536 Broadway
- Neighborhood SoHo
- Borough Manhattan
- Price $ 190,000,000
- Publication Date 09/01/2007
- Event Date 07/18/2007
- Party 1 Schack & Schack Real Estate Co.
- Party 1 Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield
- Party 1 Broker Richard Baxter, Jonathan Caplan, Yoron Cohen, Scott Latham
- Party 2 Joseph Sitt, Thor Equities, Yaron Jacoby-led partnership
- Event Sales
- Building Name 530-536 Broadway
- Address 536 Broadway
- Neighborhood Soho
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 190,000
- Price $ 190,000,000
- Price per foot $ 1,000.00
- Publication Date 09/01/2007
- Event Date 07/23/2007
- Party 1 Schack & Schack Real Estate Co.
- Party 1 Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield
- Party 1 Broker Richard Baxter, Jon Caplan, Yoron Cohen, Scott Latham
- Party 2 Joseph Sitt, Thor Equities, Yaron Jacoby-led partnership
notes
The two connected properties sold for $190 million, or $1,000 per square foot.
- Event Sales
- Address 131 Silver Lake Road
- Neighborhood West Brighton
- Borough Staten Island
- Price $ 2,300,000
- Publication Date 03/01/2007
- Event Date 01/15/2007
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Joseph Sitt
- Party 2 Brooklyn investor
- Party 2 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 2 Broker Joseph Sitt
- Event Sales
- Address 660 Bay Street
- Neighborhood Stapleton
- Borough Staten Island
- Price $ 1,500,000
- Publication Date 11/01/2006
- Event Date 09/17/2006
- Party 1 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 1 Broker Joseph Sitt
- Party 2 Staten Island user
- Party 2 Brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services
- Party 2 Broker Joseph Sitt
- Event Sales
- Address 280 Richards Street
- Neighborhood Red Hook
- Borough Brooklyn
- Price $ 40,000,000
- Publication Date 10/01/2005
- Event Date 08/17/2005
- Party 1 Liberty View Plaza
- Party 2 Joseph Sitt, Thor Equities
Manhattan, 10010
THOR 164 5TH AVE LLC
THOR 164 5TH AVE LLC
164 Fifth Avenue is a four-story, 19,000-square-foot Flatiron District office building owned by...
Manhattan, 10016
245 FIFTH OWNER LLC
245 FIFTH OWNER LLC
245 Fifth Avenue is a 24-story, 307,418-square-foot office building at the corner of...
Manhattan, 10016
Arthur G. Cohen, Goodstein Construction, FIFTH AVE CONDO - B.H
Arthur G. Cohen, Goodstein Construction, FIFTH AVE CONDO - B.H
445 Fifth Avenue, known as Fifth Avenue Tower, is a 33-story, 209,000-square-foot mixed-use...
Manhattan, 10036
Ceruzzi Properties|Shanghai Municipal Investment, 520 FIFTH OWNER LLC
Ceruzzi Properties|Shanghai Municipal Investment, 520 FIFTH OWNER LLC
520 Fifth Avenue is a mixed-use property under development by Thor Equities, a...
Manhattan, 10036
530 Fifth Avenue is a 26-story, 500,000-square-foot retail and office tower acquired in...
Manhattan, 10036
FIFTH AVENUE RETAIL P
FIFTH AVENUE RETAIL P
562-564 Fifth Avenue are two adjacent buildings owned by Thor Equities, a privately...
Manhattan, 10036
THOR FIFTH AVENUE LLC
THOR FIFTH AVENUE LLC
590 Fifth Avenue is a 19-story, 100,000-square-foot office and retail building owned by...
Manhattan, 10017
597 SCRIBNER LLC
597 SCRIBNER LLC
597 Fifth Avenue, also known as the Scribner Building, is a 12-story building...
Manhattan, 10022
THOR 693 LLC
THOR 693 LLC
693 Fifth Avenue is an office-and-retail building owned by French billionaire Marc Ladreit de...
07/11/16
...to H&R in 2011.
270 Richards Street, Brooklyn
Joseph Sitt...
12/30/15
...local fixtures like Ziel Feldman's HFZ Capital and Joseph Sitt...
Manhattan, 10036
Ceruzzi Properties|Shanghai Municipal Investment, 520 FIFTH OWNER LLC
Ceruzzi Properties|Shanghai Municipal Investment, 520 FIFTH OWNER LLC
520 Fifth Avenue is a mixed-use property under development by Thor Equities, a...
