Jonathan Kalikow President of Gamma Real Estate & Triton Real Estate Investments New York, New York, United States 1K followers 500+ connections Join to view profile Gamma Real Estate The Wharton. Pennsylvania Senators also discussed the potential for recreational for the first time at a GOP-led committee hearing in February. Are there any particular markets or segments that you two are excited about and why? Jonathan specializes in catalyst-driven markets with high barriers to entry, which he now applies to Gamma's nationwide opportunistic real estate investment and hard money lending strategies. Jonathan Kalikow was born and raised in New York. They just need avoid certain types of relationships for at least three years. We're very bullish on New Jersey as well. We believe its well-positioned to profitably capitalize on the almost completely untapped market of financing cannabis projects. (Beninati, officials at Bauhouse Group and their legal counsel never returned COs requests for comment. Companies like IPR engage in sale-leasebacks. [We told them] were not Beninati: We know what were doing, and were building for New York buyers because this is a New York enclave, Kalikow said. Mr. Kalikow is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business with degrees in Real Estate and Finance. The most recent insider tranaction occured on June, 17th when CEO Leonard M Tannenbaum bought 5,000 shares worth more than $79,250.00. In this case, the fee to fire the external manager is three times the annual base management fee (1.5% of equity) and the annual incentive compensation (variable, but likely 2-6% of equity) based on the trailing 12-month period. So we want to see: As for the first, AFCs management and investment committee members have approximately 100 years of combined investment management experience. A. JB: Can you provide an overview of your investment portfolio and explain what types of companies AFC Gamma tends to work with? Jonathan specializes in catalyst-driven markets with high barriers to entry, which he now applies to Gammas nationwide opportunistic real estate investment and hard money lending strategies. Oh, and there was a bankruptcy filing in between. Learn More on Jonathan Gilbert Kalikow's trading history. Also, our amount of repeat borrowers is huge.. But [Beninatis counsel] filed a document that said [3 Sutton Place] is, Armada Merges With Data Analytics Firm Arialago to Target REIT Research. The only other challenge is going to be that as capital comes back, we're going to have to either refinance those existing borrowers or deploy capital. That's considerably lower than the likes of Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Starwood Property Trust's (STWD) ~8% yields the two commercial mREIT heavyweights. What long-term goals do you have planned for the Foundation? As in, now youve fucked with the wrong person.. Write to Katherine Kallergis at kk@therealdeal.com. In return for the apartments, plus $150,000 in cash, the lawsuit alleges that the Pilevskys received an indirect equity interest. Information on this page was last updated on 6/17/2022. Last but not least then, we have Jodi Hanson Bond, whos been serving as a corporate director at Fifth Street since March 2017. We include exclusive video so our members can get all of the latest and greatest insight and maximize portfolio performance. It comprised a $145.9 million single loan to refinance the previous loan and a $1.4 million building loan to fund the demolition of the existing properties at the site. Copyright 2023 Surperformance. Mr. Harrison is currently Senior Operating Partner at Merida Capital Partners, "a private equity firm specializing in the cannabis ecosystem.". Its a powerful image.. There are corporate governance concerns, but the portfolio is highly profitable and suited to grow very quickly. There are so many great opportunities to put capital to work with good borrowers. Were prepared to build it. But imagine the combination of near total lack of competition and immense opportunity set. Both Robyn and I knew that being listed on NASDAQ would be crucial to our success. Advanced Flower Capital Gamma (AFC Gamma) is one of the largest providers of institutional loans to cannabis companies nationwide in all aspects of production: cultivation, processing, and distribution. So how is AFC Gamma helping cannabis companies gain access to capital and what do you offer them? Pilevsky says, We know how to deal with lenders, well handle this for you. So they try to get an injunction to stop the foreclosure.. Disclosure: I am/we are long BXMT, ABR, BRMK, LADR. Once Jonathan was on board, Len and I built AFC Gamma from the ground up at home during the height of the pandemic lockdown. It's not zero, but still. They changed the bankruptcy law for real estate in 2005 to say that if youre a single real estate asset its a faster trackso, you as the developer cant tactically declare bankruptcy and indefinitely hold up your lender, Kalikow explained. in the cannabis industry in states that have legalized medicinal and/or adult use cannabis.". The hurdle rate or minimum amount of core earnings produced on a percentage basis applicable to the performance fee (otherwise known as the incentive fee or carried interest) paid to the external manager is 2% per quarter. View Jonathan Kalikow's record in New York, NY including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. A spokesman for the DOB said that between May 1 and Sept. 25, 18 DOB-related 311 complaints were made regarding the property. But I think that really, the future is wide open. Erykah Badu Talks Cannabis Line That Badu With Cookies, NCAA Basketball Odds 2023: West Coast, Sun Belt, Horizon, MVC Tip Off Conference Tournaments, Puff Puff Pass-Ing Covid? Like how the base management fee is 0.375% of "equity" and is paid quarterly, or 1.5% annually. Moving down the line, Tomer Tzur appears to be truly independent. The company seeks to work with operators, ideally in limited license states. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 97,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,522,950. Learn More on Jonathan Gilbert Kalikow's trading history. AFC Gamma Inc.'s story has two major milestones, the first of which occurred on August 17, 2020. A CHEATING husband strangled his wife when she found his "dirty" text messages to other women after he passed out drunk. This is the entire management team provided on Fifth Street's website, another company founded by Tannenbaum. It comprised a $145. My family is in real estate, and everyone in the real estate business likes to have the press. And while not uncommon, this isnt the best practice, since it inherently gives the CEO greater control. Live market coverage co-anchored from Hong Kong and New York. Under the terms of the second loan, Beninati had to either find a partner or find a buyer for the development, according to Kalikow. Banco Inbursa was one of the first lenders out of the gate, entering into negotiations for the projects financing and executing a term sheet for a $70 million loan. All told, were talking about nothing absolutely horrible but nothing absolutely attractive either in this regard. He asked, What sell-out price are you using? and we replied, $4,000 a foot. He said, What if you use $7,000 a foot? We said that if you use $7,000 a foot you probably make half a billion dollars. Jonathan Kalikow NY, age 52, female. LT: Exactly right, cannabis companies, no matter the size, traditionally lack the lending opportunities that other enterprises have available, and that's where AFC Gamma comes in. They deposed the architects who attended the meeting, who didnt remember whether we were there or not, but said that if we were there, we said nothing. By January 2016, the ERFAbacked by Kallos and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer as well as State Senator Liz Krueger and Councilman Dan Garodnickhad formed and filed its first rezoning application with the Department of City Planning, looking to cap the height of the building and also secure a section of the residential development for affordable housing units. We weren't able to discern what type of healthcare companies were involved. They said, We dont care, its too high. . On Feb. 23 the motion was denied on the merits that the borrowers would not be irreparably harmed by the sale and that the equities favored allowing Gamma to enforce its contractual rights. We needed someone with significant real estate expertise and brought on Jonathan Kalikow as our third partner. You may opt-out by. This is a BETA experience. This brings us to an important point: Recent daily trading volumes average less than 25,000 shares. First of all, we take a unique partnership approach. The lead director is affiliated rather than independent and appears to have a very close business relationship with the CEO. New York City . To build the cloud-piercing tower he envisioned, Beninati would have to buy those buildings (for $32 million), empty them of their rental tenants, demolish them and buy 267,000 square feet of air rights from other properties. We have 16 borrowers in 17 states, and what we look for are companies that we can grow with over the long term. Photo: Sasha Maslov/for Commercial Observer, I believe in completely disproportionate retaliation, Jonathan Kalikow told Commercial Observer, like, Kalikow, the 47-year-old married father of four girls ages 8, 10, 12 and 17, is the president of, Still, Gamma Real Estate nevertheless found itself embroiled in a real estate battle and forced into the spotlight after it financed, The Kalikows arent exactly wet behind the ears when it comes to real estate lending. AFC Gamma can also be reached via phone at 561-510-2390 and via email at [emailprotected] Learn More on Jonathan Gilbert Kalikow's contact information. After the sale, I took some time off and started a family office, and saw an arbitrage opportunity in the cannabis industry while researching investments. 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Kalikow interpreted that as a threat and that Kallos was going to do something with these tenants to hurt us, he said. Kallos said that during the meeting, he flagged the height of the building and warned Kalikow that it might be in Gammas best interest to scale down the project to fit the neighborhoods context or use its air rights elsewhere. The concept of AFC Gamma all started on the back of a napkin, and we quickly realized that to be successful, we needed another partner. View Public Record Results ✓ Addresses. The oldest executive at AFC Gamma is Mr. James F. Velgot, Chief Marketing Officer, who is 61 years old. We really like the state of Ohio as the market continues to be ripe for cannabis operators since its a limited license state. The only count left was criminal usury, for which the court ruled that the building loan had a rate higher than the New York statute. AFC Gamma is a commercial mortgage REIT that provides loans to companies secured by three pillars: cash flows, licenses, and real estate. There, he invested across industries and asset classes on behalf of institutions, family offices, and wealthy individuals as a proprietary trader at Morgan Stanley and then as a hedge fund portfolio manager and trader at various funds and firms. But [Beninatis counsel] filed a document that said [3 Sutton Place] is not a single real estate asset. Od czasu swojego debiutu, Property Brothers konsekwentnie zaliczaj si do najlepszych programw do majsterkowania na . The complaint alleges that the three of them, as strangers to the project, caused Beninati to breach contractual obligations following his maturity defaults and helped him file for bankruptcy in a scheme to benefit themselves and obtain an ownership interest in [3 Sutton Place]., Were suing Pilevsky for over $100 million, Kalikow said. The firm lends on real estate nationwide, owns a portfolio of . AFC Gamma executed an IPO on March 19, 2021. Somebody in the neighborhood [said to me], Did you know there is going to be a tower? LT: From January 1, 2020, through December 24, 2021, we have reviewed 443 deals and have funded 21 loans. JB: Although AFC Gamma is open to lending to all aspects of cannabis production, Im sure not all operators qualify for financing. A zoning war is now underway with Sutton Place City Council officials and the surrounding community, which is fighting to cap the proposed developments height at 260 feet. Most recently, shes been advising on mergers and acquisitions and leveraging finance transactions in the healthcare sector at CIT Group. The board of directors, meanwhile is led by Leonard M. Tannenbaum. 101 Park Avenue, 11th fl. LEWIS J. LIMAN, United States District Judge: OPINION AND ORDER LEWIS J. 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