About Us
Grand Cru is a New York City real estate development firm built around a simple conviction: that a building should be worth keeping. We develop boutique luxury condominiums in Manhattan and Brooklyn, in neighborhoods with character, on sites with potential, for buyers who understand the difference between what's built to impress and what's built to last.
Our principals bring over $200 million in combined NYC real estate transactions across the full spectrum of development: acquisition, entitlement, construction, and sellout. We run lean by design – fewer projects means more attention per project, and better buildings.
COMBINED TRANSACTIONS
$200M+
SQUARE FEET DEVELOPED
100,000+
PROJECTS COMPLETED
12 Properties
"What we build becomes the background of your life. Our goal is to leave something behind worth keeping."
Salomon Cojab, Principal
Our Team
Grand Cru is led by three principals with complementary expertise across every phase of development, from site sourcing and capitalization to construction management and sellout.
PrincipaL
Salomon Cojab
Salomon Cojab leads Grand Cru’s investment and financial strategy. He also leads U.S. operations at Visabe Corporation, the Cojab family’s multinational real estate investment platform, where his experience spans acquisitions, development, financing and asset management. At Grand Cru, Salomon oversees overall capital strategy.
Principal
Jack Ezra Cattan
Jack Ezra Cattan leads Grand Cru’s development and real estate strategy. In parallel, he runs Urban Spring Capital, a real estate family office. Jack has developed and repositioned assets across multiple classes, with experience spanning ground-up development, renovation and high end construction. His background as a CM and GC brings a hands-on approach to every stage of development.
Principal
Robert Salame
Robert Salame leads Grand Cru’s transactional and structuring strategy. A seasoned New York real estate attorney, Robert is also a shareholder at Vedder Price. His experience includes acquisitions, joint ventures, development, financing and dispositions across multiple asset classes, bringing a legal and commercial perspective to Grand Cru’s investments.
Our Partners
Every Grand Cru project is built on the strength of its collaborators. We partner with specialists who share our standards: in construction, in sales, and in design.
Construction Manager & Contractor
Oak CM
Led by Principal Tomer Tal, Oak CM oversees construction from pre-construction through final certificate of occupancy, with direct responsibility for budget, schedule and quality. The firm specializes in NYC ground-up condominium construction, with experience spanning single-family residences, multifamily, and hospitality.
ARCHITECT
ARC Arch + Design
Led by founding principal Robert Bianchini, with over two decades of New York City experience. Known for delivering on time and on budget across diverse program types while maintaining high standards of design quality.
BROKERS
Trove Partners
A data-driven new development sales advisory co-founded by Ian Slater and Michael Koeneke, operating as a 12-person team within Compass. Over a decade in the market, $2 billion in career volume, and $350 million in annual sales.
BROKERS
James Weiss Team at Corcoran
Led by James Weiss, the James Weiss Team is a full-service real estate family office at Corcoran, with over $500 million in completed transactions, a significant portion of them off-market. Supported by Corcoran Sunshine, the firm's luxury new development marketing and sales arm, led by President Kelly Kennedy Mack.
Interior design
Shelley Stein
Interiors by SSB, led by Shelley Stein, handles interior design for Grand Cru projects, from space planning through final finishes and styling. The studio specializes in how new development homes look, feel, and live, from layout and finishes to the final styled room.
PERMITTING + APPROVALS
Redcut Expediting
Led by founder Rachel Berkowitz, Redcut Expediting handles NYC permitting and construction approvals, with a single dedicated expeditor on every project from filing through sign-off. Based in Brooklyn, the firm works with developers and property owners.
BrandING + creative
Two
Founded by Marc Hohmann and Ned Hardy and based in New York, Two directs brand strategy, designs identities, and develops digital experiences for Grand Cru properties, giving each development its own name, look, and point of view.
Every Grand Cru building is the product of the people behind it. Discover our work across the city.
Grand Cru Real Estate
1430 Broadway, Floor 10
New York, NY 10018
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