New YorkJul 30, 2024Ashkenazy scores $85M loan for UWS hotel amid foreclosures, legal woesArthouse Hotel sees new cash from Citigroup
New YorkDec 11, 2023Ben Ashkenazy secretly records lender in Union Station clashDispute centers on $1B development in Washington, D.C.
New YorkApr 11, 2023What is Ashkenazy worth? Mezz lender sues to find outBattle between investor, SL Green over 625 Madison now centers on default claims
New YorkSep 15, 2022Ashkenazy, Gindis face UWS foreclosure as feud drags onValley National Bank tries to wrest control of 2067 Broadway
New YorkSep 12, 2022Louis Vuitton pop-up headed to former Barneys spaceLuxury retailer bringing traveling exhibition to Madison Avenue
New YorkJul 7, 2022Ben Ashkenazy goes on the offensiveReal estate mogul takes on partners and rivals as he fights to save marquee deals
NationalJul 5, 2022Ben Ashkenazy goes on the offensiveReal estate mogul takes on partners and rivals as he fights to save marquee deals
New YorkMay 25, 2022Day 2 of ICSC: Retailers button up to network, prep for uncertain futureMore than 20K registered after Covid stunted attendance at previous event
New YorkMar 10, 2022Ashkenazy could lose another retail property to foreclosureLender at 1400 Fifth Ave in Harlem seeks $17M in damages, claiming Ashkenazy defaulted in 2020
New YorkOct 26, 2021Ben Ashkenazy dumps Midtown retail building at $6M lossFour-story locale sold for $12.7M; it was acquired in 2016 for $18.5M
New YorkOct 13, 2021SL Green snaps up Ashkenazy’s 690 Madison through foreclosureFive-story building acquired for $74M transfer value
New YorkAug 12, 2021SL Green looks to foreclose on Ashkenazy’s 690 MadisonREIT holds $3.85M mezzanine loan
New YorkMay 20, 2021Ashkenazy’s D.C. Union Station loan in default after missing deferred paymentLandlord has sued two dozen tenants for missed rent; valuation cut by 1/3
New YorkApr 29, 2021Ashkenazy takes over HFZ’s office at 600 MadisonDeveloper's showstopping space housed an array of eclectic art, including a sculpture of a pig-human baby hybrid with actual human hair
New YorkFeb 23, 2021SL Green, Ben Ashkenazy duke it out over Madison Avenue officeSLG bought debt on Ashkenazy’s 625 Madison position as crippling rent hike looms
New YorkAug 18, 2020Ashkenazy gives up claim to Surrey Hotel, but wants the furnitureBankruptcy trustee terminated lease on Upper East Side property
New YorkMar 24, 2020Eataly in talks with Ashkenazy to gobble up some of Barneys spaceGourmet emporium could span 40K sf
New YorkJun 5, 2019Kushner Cos. pays $39M for Soho retail condo, continuing buying spreeKushner bought the ground-floor space at 285 Lafayette Street
New YorkMay 22, 2019Ben Ashkenazy is the secret ingredient in Nightingale, Wafra’s Coca-Cola dealRetail powerhouse joining buyers in $907M deal
New YorkApr 7, 2019After rent hike, Barneys extends credit lineThe retailer now has $50M in credit thanks to deal with Wells Fargo, TPG Sixth Street Partners