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Abe has been involved in commercial real estate finance for more than 18 years. Beginning his career as a mortgage broker in New York, he represents some of Manhattan's most well known real estate companies, helping them arrange debt. After seven years with Meridian Capital Group, in 2000, Abe was reassigned to the company's New Jersey office and ran that operation through 2008. During those eight years, Abe was responsible for closing loans of $160 million to more than $2 billion, and expanding the office from eight to more than 30 people. He also oversaw the company's Pennsylvania and Chicago markets.
Abe Katz has placed more than $10 billion in commercial real estate loans. Some of the notable transactions include:
| Queens I Portfolio, Queens and Long Island, NY Multifamily |
$ 250,000,000 |
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| Savoy Village Harlem, NY Multifamily |
$ 367,500,000 |
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| The Windermere House, Chicago, IL Multifamily |
$ 27,000,000 |
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| City Place, Edgewater, NJ Mixed-Use Construction |
$ 76,000,000 |
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| Ambiance at Hackensack, Hackensack, NJ Multifamily Construction |
$ 15,000,000 |
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| Elizabeth Avenue package, Newark, NJ Multifamily Portfolio |
$ 25,000,000 |
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| Putnam Portfolio, New York, NY Multifamily |
$ 800,000,000 |
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| US Trust Building New York, NY Office |
$ 115,000,000 |
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| 1710 H Street, Washington, DC Multifamily |
$ 38,600,000 |
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| 598 Madison Avenue, New York, NY Office |
$ 36,000,000 |
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| 330 East 56th Street, New York, NY Multifamily |
$ 58,000,000 |
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| Queens II Portfolio, Queens, NY Multifamily |
$ 305,000,000 |
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Prior to co-founding Deerwood Real Estate Capital, David joined the New York office of Meridian Capital Group in 2001 as a Managing Director to help form and develop the company’s Capital Markets Group. He successfully led the group for over seven years and closed upwards of $14 billion in transactions.
David is a 19-year veteran of the New York real estate market. After earning a degree in accounting from Yeshiva University, he worked as an accountant and real estate consultant at Deloitte & Touche. While at Deloitte, David was part of the group that helped Bear Stearns start their securitized lending program. In 1997 David was solicited to join Bear Stearns’ CMBS group and did so as a lender.
David has been involved with a broad range of deals spanning the country, including:
| 530 Broadway, New York, NY Retail/Office |
$ 200,000,000
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| Upper East Side Portfolio, New York, NY Multifamily |
$ 200,000,000 |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York, NY Office |
$ 250,000,000 |
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| Galleria Towers, Dallas, TX Office |
$ 261,000,000 |
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| Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, NY Industrial |
$ 300,000,000 |
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| Long Island Industrial Portfolio, Long Island, NY Industrial |
$ 305,000,000 |
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| 717 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Retail |
$ 285,000,000 |
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| 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Retail/Office |
$ 200,000,000 |
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| NYC Multifamily Portfolio, New York, NY Multifamily |
$ 204,000,000 |
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| National Industrial Portfolio, Various States |
$ 340,000,000 |
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| 1750 Veterans Memorial Highway, Islandia, NY Retail |
$ 73,600,000 |
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