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Soloviev Group refinances West 57th Street tower

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 225 words · By Steve Cuozzo
Real Estate Development Manhattan Commercial Property
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Soloviev Group refinances West 57th Street tower See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 7
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What happened

Soloviev Group refinances West 57th Street tower See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleWe were glad to learn, and not surprised, that Soloviev Group refinanced its flagship 9 West 57th St.

Common ground

tower to the tune of $1.8 billion through lead lender Bank of America.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/business/soloviev-group-refinances-west-57th-stree…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “when the property was 50% available in the midst of the pandemic.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that the property was 50% available in the midst of the pandemic when Stefan Soloviev took control. Other evidence provided is irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Central Park Tower is a residential supertall skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street, along Billionaires' Row, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park_Tower
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 8, 2026 ... While the metric still towers over the 13.8% vacancy rate when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the slight decrease ended a run of 15 consecutive ...
https://www.facebook.com/crainschicago/posts/landlords-tryin…
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web search NEUTRAL — sits vacant for a vacancy rate of more than 25%. This stands in stark contrast to the situation in the last quarter of 2019 before the onset of the. COVID-19 ...
https://www.masstaxpayers.org/sites/default/files/publicatio…
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Claim 2: “Soloviev Group chairman Stefan Soloviev took control following the passing of his father, Sheldon Solow, in 2020”
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Multiple sources confirm Stefan Soloviev is the chairman of Soloviev Group and took over following the death of his father, Sheldon Solow, in 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael J. Hershman (born circa 1945) is a business ethics, litigation, governance and security consultant. His career began, during the 1960s, in military intelligence and government service, includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hershman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Solow Building, also known as 9 West 57th Street, is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Completed in 1974 and designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solow_Building
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stefan Quinn Soloviev (né Solow; born May 21, 1975) is an American businessman who is the chairman of the Soloviev Group, the parent company of Crossroads Agriculture, the Colorado Pacific Railroad, W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Soloviev
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Claim 3: “his massive assemblage across the street at Nos. 6-24 West 57th — which is one of the largest empty lots”
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Multiple sources confirm the Soloviev Group owns an assemblage at 6-24 West 57th Street, including the purchase of 24 West 57th Street to add to properties at 6-20 West 57th Street.
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web search NEUTRAL — Soloviev Group is eyeing an office tower for its 57th Street site.The developer purchased 24 West 57th Street last year for $67 million, adding to the properties at 6-20 West 57th Street that the firm…
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2026/01/27/soloviev-group-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soloviev Group refinanced 9 West 57th St. tower through Bank of America.6-24 West 57th — which is one of the largest empty lots, and probably the most visible one, in central Manhattan. Earlier report…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/business/soloviev-group-refina…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soloviev Group is eyeing an office tower for its 57th Street site.The developer purchased 24 West 57th Street last year for $67 million, adding to the properties at 6-20 West 57th Street that the firm…
https://reportwire.org/the-daily-dirt-soloviev-group-seeks-o…
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Claim 4: “Other recently signed tenants include Hess Group, Beaconlight Capital and Platinum Equity, following larger footprints for Apollo Global Management, Chanel and others.”
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Three independent web sources (NYBizDaily, Urbanize New York, and another news snippet) confirm that Hess Group, Beaconlight Capital, Platinum Equity, Apollo Global Management, and Chanel are tenants at 9 West 57th St.
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web search NEUTRAL — 9 West 57th Street, photo courtesy of Soloviev Group.Over the last several years 9 West 57th Street has recruited top tenants including Apollo Global Management, CHANEL, Loews Corporation, Qatar Inves…
https://nybizdaily.com/2025/04/21/three-companies-sign-lease…
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web search NEUTRAL — Financial institution Beaconlight Capital, global investment firm Platinum Equity, private equity firm Apollo Global Management and luxury fashion brand Chanel are also on the office tenant roster at …
https://commercialobserver.com/2026/04/9-west-57th-street-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Platinum Equity Advisors LLC, Hess Group LLC and Beaconlight Capital LLC cumulatively leased 40,728 square feet of trophy office space at the Midtown address. Private equity investment firm Platinum E…
https://nyc.stage.urbanize.city/post/soloviev-group-secures-…
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Claim 5: “The tower is essentially 100% leased”
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One web search result explicitly states the tower is 'essentially 100% leased'. Other provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant (discussing the movie '9' or the number 9).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London. It is dedicated to Dunstan, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of medieval origin, althou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Dunstan-in-the-West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St Kilda West is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. St Kilda West re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 20,615 at the 2020 census. It is immediately south of Saint Paul and immediately west of South St. Paul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_St._Paul,_Minnesota
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Claim 6: “Soloviev Group refinanced its flagship 9 West 57th St. tower to the tune of $1.8 billion through lead lender Bank of America.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions the refinancing of 9 West 57th St. through Bank of America, but the specific amount of $1.8 billion is only present in the claim's context and not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11 ha) real estate development in the Hudson Yards neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, between the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. It is located on the water…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Yards_(development)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Solow Building, also known as 9 West 57th Street, is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Completed in 1974 and designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solow_Building
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (Russian: Степан Тимофеевич Разин, pronounced [sʲtʲɪˈpan tʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈrazʲɪn]; c. 1630 – June 16 [O.S. June 6] 1671), known as Stenka Razin (Стенька [ˈsʲtʲenʲkə]), wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenka_Razin
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Claim 7: “The 1.7 million square-foot midblock tower with a famous swooping facade recently achieved possibly the highest rent ever recorded in the city — $340 per square foot for investment firm HBeyond.”
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The provided evidence for claim 1 consists of general definitions of 'investment' and does not mention HBeyond or the specific rent of $340 per square foot.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources into something expected to gain value over time". [1] If an investment involves money, then it can be defined as a "commitment of mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 · An investment is a purchase of stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets to acquire capital gains, dividend distributions, or interest payments.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investment.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Account minimums may apply to certain investments, including the purchase of some Fidelity mutual funds that have a minimum investment requirement. If you choose to invest in mutual funds, underlying …
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