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2025 Next Gen Awards

New York & Tri-State
Amy Wolff Sorter
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Matt Swerdlow

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Ariel Property Advisors

Sourced a $33.75-million acquisition loan for the 151-unit Renoir House

Handled a $23.35-million loan to finance a value-add acquisition of 82 units

Matt Swerdlow is a senior director of the Capital Services Group at Ariel Property Advisors. He is responsible for debt and equity placement nationwide and has expertise in value-added and structured financing across all asset classes.

Within the past year he sourced a $33.75-million acquisition loan for the 151-unit Renoir House (Upper East Side), a $23.35-million loan to finance the $31-million value-add acquisition of an 82-unit multifamily property (Manhattan) and an $11.57-million refinance for a 61-unit portfolio of mixed-use buildings (South Bronx).

He is an editor and contributor to Ariel’s Capital Markets Monthly newsletter, published after each Federal Reserve FOMC meeting. Swerdlow is also a resource for reporters and market analysts focusing on commercial real estate trends in the capital markets. In the community, Swerdlow has been involved with iMentor NYC, which mentors work with first-generation students from historically marginalized communities.

He was part of the Capital Service team that is consistently recognized as Connect Media’s Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders of the year and has been a recipient of Commercial Observer’s Top Young Professional Award. These are just a few reasons we chose Matt Swerdlow as one of Connect CRE’s New York & Tri-State 2025 Next Generation Award winners. Connect CRE’s annual Next Generation Awards recognize young leaders who will have a strong influence on the commercial real

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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