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John Lopez

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

914-806-4921
john.lopez@newyorkmultifamily.com

260 Madison Avenue 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016

John's Q&A

What is Your Favorite Movie?

The Shawshank Redemption

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What is You Favorite Book?

Think & Grow Rich

02

What are the top things you enjoy most about working in this business and on the NYM team?

  • Playing a small roll in the future development of New York City
  • Producing strong results for my clients

03

Professional History

John Lopez is a commercial real estate investment professional specializing in the sale of land and development sites. John is Head of Development for New York Multifamily Group and leads the team’s development site sales efforts. He primarily focuses on the sale of residential ground up development sites in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

Since becoming a member of the New York Multifamily Group, John has facilitated the transaction of $28,000,000 in land and development sites since 2023.

Prior to joining the New York Multifamily Group, John was a Relationship Manager at JPMorgan Chase. He was responsible for managing and growing commercial client’s relationship with the firm. Some of his responsibilities included loan management, treasury management, and other cash management related responsibilities. John ranked #1 in Manhattan and #4 Nationally in closed business amongst his peers at JPMorgan Chase, and earned the National Achiever Award before leaving to join the New York Multifamily Group.

Lopez completed his graduate education at Cornell’s Johnson School of Business, within their Commercial Real Estate Certificate Program. He earned his undergraduate degree from Elon University, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. In addition, he was a Division 1 Student-Athlete on Elon University’s Football Team.

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May 1, 2025

The Unspoken Cost of HSTPA: How a Tenant Protection Law Wiped Out $50 Billion in Working-Class Equity

A 2019 housing law wiped out billions in wealth-building opportunities for New York’s rent-stabilized tenants — and no one is talking about it. On June 14, 2019, state lawmakers unintentionally wiped out $50 billion in wealth-building opportunity for the very people they claimed to protect. New York City has roughly 3 million apartments, fairly evenly divided among rent-regulated units, free market rentals, and condo/co-ops. Protecting the city’s poorest residents is noble — but when legislation is driven by ideology instead of logic, the consequences can be devastating. The Bad Apples…
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April 2, 2025

Oversimplifying The Different Multifamily Deals Coming To The Market

What’s happening in the multifamily market today? The answer depends on what type of building you’re talking about. In this article I’ll paint with a broad brush and simplify five different types of deals, the challenges they each face, how buyers respond to what’s available for sale and things to consider when debating if you should hold or sell depending on what you own. 1. Inherently Free Market 2-5 Families Which Are Also Tax Class Protected There is seemingly an unlimited supply of these buildings, mostly in brownstone Brooklyn. Rents…
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March 11, 2025

Optimizing Outcomes in the Rent-Regulated Sector: A New Approach for Banks

As the debt market goes, so goes the real estate market. Banks play a pivotal role in driving transaction velocity and pricing power. However, many banks are slow to adjust their strategies to shifts in the rent-regulated market, either failing to recognize changes or lagging a full year behind in response. With COVID-era financing reaching maturity over the next 18 months, banks must take proactive steps to facilitate refinancing, workouts, note sales, deeds in lieu, or short sales. The Challenge with Rent-Stabilized Notes When a borrower defaults, a lender’s first…

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