Testimonials and Press

The New York Sun, Oct. 18, 2007 – Rules of Rental Building Buying Game Have Changed, by Michael Stoler (“it is like a tale of two cities,” the principal of the Kligerman Group, Robert Kligerman, said, “It is not a good time to buy or a good time to sell; nevertheless, things are coming back to equilibrium.  If we don’t have a full financial contraction, I believe we will digest this credit crunch.”)

Westchester County Business Journal, May 24, 2004 – Webster Bank opens first two branches in county, by Alex Philippidis (The new 4,000 – square-foot branch occupies what had been a six-store retail building owned by Robert M. Kligerman and his The Kligerman Group of Westport, CT)

Impact, May/June 2003 – Scarsdale Development Approved by Village Officials, A Long Process, (The site plan approvals come after more than two decades of proposals submitted by various developers.  Robert M. Kligerman of The Kligerman Group, a New York City property owner, has been working with local planning groups since the company acquired the property in late 2000.  “We focused on the needs of our residential and commercial neighbors, and we adjusted the scale of the seems that this important Scarsdale gateway location will finally be built and we are very proud to be part of it.”  Kligerman appointed Goldschmidt & Associates of Scarsdale to handle the leasing for the Depot Square project. 

Real Estate Weekly, October 2, 2002 – Scarsdale to have first retail project in more than 25 years, (The developer for the project will be Robert M. Kligerman, best known for his apartment building ownership in the New York Metropolitan area.  Kligerman stated that, “the new project may be modest in size, but as the possibility of being grand in stature as a gateway to the village.”)

The Wall Street Journal, Monday, January 28, 2002 – Real Estate Offers Steadier Returns Than Stock, (The developer for the project will be Robert M. Kligerman, of Scarsdale, N.Y., started buying small apartment buildings in East Harlem 20 years ago, while working as a commercial real-estate broker.  He slowly worked up to buying 50-unit apartment buildings, at one point owning 150 properties in the Bronx.  Mr. Kligerman looks for neighborhoods that have nearby shopping and strong public transportation.  On the surface, he says, “a Bronx investment appears to be a risky proposition, but when you scratch the surface, it quickly becomes evident that there is really strong stability in those neighborhoods.”)

• Friday, July 5, 2002, Depot Plans discussed, by Linda Leavitt (PDF attachment)
• Friday, November 30, 2001, Depot Place zoning may be changed, by Ilene Nechamkin, (Today’s public hearing on changing the zoning for the Depot Place property in the village center brought few speakers to the podium.  The proposal, allowing for the development of the site by Robert Kligerman, simply limits the use of the first floor building space to retail, provides that no less than 10% of residential space be devoted to senior housing, with the payment of cash in lieu of parking spaces.  Kligerman has agreed to include six 1,200 square foot units of senior housing in his plans.)
• September 22, 2000, Dear Mr. Kligerman, Page 6
• An expose on the development of land near the Scarsdale Train Station

The New York Times, February, 1, 1998 – Perspectives; In Northern Manhattan, Building Prices Strengthen, by Alan S. Oser, (Another recent buyer has been Prime Realty, a Manhattan-based partnership of Robert M. Kligerman and Richard H. Aidekman, which has purchased for $6.4 million, or about five times the rent roll, by Richard Parkoff, a major owner-operator, parties in the transaction reported.  The building has 161 apartments and 15 stores.  Mr. Kligerman said that buildings with street-level stores have grown particularly valuable on St. Nicholaas Avenue near 176th Street.  He referred to the stretch from 174th Street to 181st Street as the “Dominican Madison Avenue.”  “We are not trading property,” he said, “We are hear to stay.”)

NY NJ CT Real Estate, Spring 1986 – A Haven for Artists, a Frontier for Investors (The MTC conversion has become a beacon for other real estate investors.  Robert Kligerman, 33, a former senior vice president of Cross & Brown, a Manhattan real estate firm, and his wife Dana, formed Knickerbocker Partners and began rehabilitating houses in East Harlem in the summer of 1985.  They how own six buildings and two vacant lots.  Most of their properties are brick buildings with a store on the ground floor and four stories above.  Ideally, says Robert Kligerman, they requires only “a little structural work and a lot of brass lighting fixtures in the halls, and replacing a door or stove.  Knickerbocker’s latest acquisition which was in good condition, cost $250,000 to buy and fix up.  Above the ground floor retail space are four, two-bedroom floor through apartments.  Each is 1,200 square feet and has large rooms, high ceilings, marble fireplaces and hardwood floors.  Rent is $1,200 a month. 

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