Premier Equities

What the company does

• Acquires, owns and manages street retail and commercial office properties
• Focuses on prime New York City neighborhoods
• Works to optimize the value of individual properties and concentrated blocks of properties

Reputation and strengths

• Known as active buyers with the ability to move quickly on transactions
• Builds long-term relationships with partners and tenants
• Manages its portfolio in-house with expertise across acquisitions, finance, construction, development, marketing and leasing

History

• 1980s–2000s: Founders build careers in fashion retail and begin investing in New York City street retail locations
• 2009: Premier Equities is co-founded by Yaron Jacobi and Uzi Ben Abraham as a dedicated real estate investment and management platform
• Today: The company continues to expand and manage a portfolio of retail and commercial office properties in key New York City neighborhoods

• Acquisitions – Identifying and purchasing street retail and commercial office properties, with a focus on high-quality locations in New York City
• Asset and portfolio management – Managing properties in-house to enhance and protect long-term value
• Leasing – Structuring and negotiating leases for retail and commercial office tenants
• Development and construction oversight – Overseeing development and construction work across the portfolio
• Marketing – Positioning properties and retail spaces to attract high-quality tenants

Investment approach

• Concentrates on prime corridors and key retail and office neighborhoods in New York City
• Has the ability to move quickly on transactions as active buyers
• Seeks to optimize the value of both individual properties and concentrated blocks of properties
• Builds long-term relationships with partners and tenants

Who they work with

• Retail tenants looking for prime New York City locations
• Office users seeking commercial space within Premier Equities-owned properties
• Investment and operating partners involved in real estate transactions with the company

For specific opportunities, current availabilities or partnership discussions, interested parties should contact Premier Equities directly using the details in the Contact document.

• Street-level retail spaces
• Commercial office properties
• Mixed-use buildings with significant retail components

Key New York City neighborhoods represented in the portfolio

Based on the portfolio listings on premierequities.com, properties are located in multiple Manhattan and borough neighborhoods, including (but not limited to):

• SoHo, NYC
• NoHo, NYC
• Nolita, NYC
• Tribeca, NYC
• West Village, NYC
• Chelsea, NYC
• Flatiron / Union Square, NYC
• NoMad, NYC
• Upper East Side, NYC
• Upper West Side, NYC
• East Village, NYC
• Meatpacking District, NYC
• Long Island City, Queens
• East Hampton

Example properties (non-exhaustive)

The portfolio page lists many individual properties, such as:

• 41–43 Greene Street, SoHo, NYC
• 508 W 24th Street, Chelsea, NYC
• 22 Little West 12th Street, Meatpacking District, NYC
• 1088 Madison Avenue, Upper East Side, NYC
• 1151–1153 Broadway, NoMad, NYC
• 710 Greenwich Street, West Village, NYC
• 259 Bowery, Nolita, NYC
• 575 6th Avenue, Flatiron / Union Square, NYC
• 119–121 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC
• Multiple properties along Greene Street, Mercer Street and other SoHo corridors

This list is illustrative and not a full inventory of the portfolio.

Availability

• The website identifies properties as fully leased or available.
• Availability can change at any time. The agent cannot confirm real-time availability.

For current availability of specific spaces, prospective tenants, brokers or partners should contact Premier Equities directly using the contact details in the Contact document or use the "Subscribe for availabilities" option on the website.

Lists East Hampton, Chelsea, Union, Brooklyn, East Village, Long Island City, Manhattan, and New York City as a location. Names New York and United States as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

Primary contact details

• Phone: (212) 421-3634
• Fax: (212) 421-3659
• Email: info@premierequities.com

How to get in touch

• For general inquiries, reach out by phone or email using the contact details above.
• Website visitors can also submit a contact form through the Contact page on premierequities.com.

Yaron Jacobi – Founding Partner

• Founding partner of Premier Equities
• Primary focus: acquisitions and leasing for the company's portfolio of street retail and commercial office properties
• Background:
• Emigrated to the United States from Israel
• Founded the hip-hop era fashion line Genesis in the mid-1990s
• Began investing in real estate and was among the early buyers of street retail locations in SoHo
• Played a role in transforming SoHo into a major New York City retail destination
• Co-founded Premier Equities in 2009 with Uzi Ben Abraham

Bert H. Dweck – Partner

• Partner at Premier Equities
• Primary focus: acquisitions and leasing for the company's portfolio of street retail and commercial office properties
• Background:
• Native of Brooklyn, New York
• Began career handling licensing and nationwide sales for his family's textile business, established in the 1920s
• Worked on multiple transactions with Premier Equities' founders before formally joining the company
• Joined Premier Equities in 2017 after engaging in numerous transactions with the firm since its founding

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