“Like pouring gasoline onto the fire”: Mitch Kossoff explains stealing from clients to prop up failing businesses

October 30, 2026 / no comments

Mitch Kossoff knew he was committing a cardinal sin when he first dipped into his law clients’ escrow funds to prop up his struggling businesses. But he justified it by telling himself what desperate people in similar situations often do: It’s just for a little bit. “The idea in my mind, as sick as it was and inappropriate as it was, is that ultimately I could grow my law firm and be able to have more than enough money to repay the monies I took,” the disgraced real estate attorney told members of his parole board in July. “But of […]

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Madison Capital, Lubert-Adler finally sell 71 Fifth Ave leasehold

October 30, 2026 / no comments

It took five years and a significant pricing reduction, but Madison Capital and Lubert-Adler finally dumped the leasehold interest at 71 Fifth Avenue. Namdar Realty Group bought the leasehold at the Class B office building for $62 million, the Commercial Observer reported. The deal was finalized last week, according to Traded, which first reported the transaction. The 11-story property straddles the Flatiron and Union Square submarkets. Igal Namdar has approximately 90 years left on the lease; the landowners are Samco Properties and the family of Mark Lapidus, who was the global real estate chief of WeWork. A Meridian Capital Group […]

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