What Do Yair Levy, Andrew Cuomo & Debrahlee Lorenzana Have In Common?

June 9, 2010 by Neil · 1 Comment 

(Note: Please don’t click this post only to discover what Debrahlee Lorenzana looked like before her breast augmentation surgery.) New York’s most famous ice bucket slinger, Yair Levy, finds himself on the receiving end of a civil … Read More

New York City Apartment Building Assault of the Week

May 9, 2010 by Neil · 2 Comments 

Jesus “Chu Chu” Fernandez, of 27-10 8th Street in Long Island City, Queens, was arraigned for allegedly assaulting an 81-year-old Astoria man. Fernandez rode the elevator up to the fifth floor of 32-06 47th Street with his victim, Mayer Behmoiras. … Read More

How Will NY Governor Paterson Scandal Affect NYC Apartment Building Owners?

February 28, 2010 by Neil · 2 Comments 

As Multifamily Investor has readers in all 50 states and 120 countries, some background first about the byzantine world of New York politics: The NY Times ran several stories this week characterizing NY Governor David Paterson as detached … Read More

What Does $1 Million Buy A Large NYC Apartment Building Owner-Operator?

February 21, 2010 by Neil · 1 Comment 

It buys the end to a tenant harassment probe from NY’s Attorney General’s office, if you’re Vantage Properties. Of the 9,500 units in 125 buildings that Neil Rubler’s Vantage purchased with Apollo Real Estate Advisors since 2006, it has turned over 1,500. … Read More

Which New York City Apartment Building Owner Faces an Attorney General Investigation For Tenant Harassment?

January 28, 2010 by Neil · 2 Comments 

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will start a lawsuit against Neil Rubler’s Vantage Properties for systemic harassment of its tenants. Since 2006, Vantage has acquired more than 125 buildings with more than 9,500 units—the majority of which are rent-regulated—in Harlem, northern Manhattan … Read More