BNS Real Estate

What BNS Real Estate does

BNS Real Estate is a privately held, New York City-based real estate investment and asset management company founded in 1965 by Bradford Swett. Operating continuously for nearly six decades, the firm owns, leases, and manages a diversified portfolio spanning industrial warehouses, residential rentals and co-ops, commercial office and loft spaces, and retail storefronts across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. The company describes itself as one of the leading commercial-industrial real estate owner/operators in the region, with assets ranging from distribution and logistics warehouses to factory-to-office conversions in the outer boroughs.

The firm generates revenue through two streams: property leasing — including industrial, office, retail, and residential leases — and recurring asset management services covering acquisition review, renovation, building maintenance, and tenant relations. Disclosed pricing examples include office space at 26 Bruckner Boulevard ranging from $20 to $24 per square foot depending on floor and unit, a 5,000 sq ft warehouse at 251 West 154th Street offered at $15,000 per month, and 2,600 sq ft of industrial space at 1542 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. The company operates a direct-to-tenant, sales-led model without intermediary channels, marketing inventory through its own website (bnsrealestate.com), which features advanced property search filters, and through property listing platforms.

BNS is independently held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding, and pursues an active acquisitions program seeking commercial, industrial, warehouse, and residential properties and portfolios for purchase. The firm is led by Licensed Real Estate Broker Mark D. Brookes, with a real estate agent team that includes Alesya Stepushkina, and operates as a New York State Equal Housing Opportunity provider from its 1536 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor headquarters in Manhattan. Technology under the firm is limited to conventional property search and tenant payments infrastructure (via ClickPay); there is no disclosed AI, proprietary platform, or data asset.

Name

BNS Real Estate

Legal name

BNS Real Estate

Website

https://bnsrealestate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BNS Real Estate is a privately held New York City real estate investment and asset management company, founded in 1965, that owns, leases, and manages industrial warehouses, office space, retail storefronts, and residential apartments across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate

NAICS

Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manufacturing & Heavy Industrial Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAB), Corporate & Executive Short-Term Housing Management (BPAJAIAH)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate
• Property management
• Real estate investment
• Industrial leasing
• Asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Leasing: Revenue generated from leasing commercial, industrial, office, and retail spaces to tenants. Properties include office lofts, warehouses, and retail storefronts across New York City boroughs.
2. Asset Management: Asset management services for commercial real estate portfolio, including property acquisition, renovation, and active management of properties in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BNS Real Estate owns, operates, and leases a diversified portfolio of commercial, industrial, residential, and retail properties across New York City boroughs (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn). The company actively seeks acquisitions of additional commercial, industrial, warehouse, and residential properties, and provides hands-on asset management including building maintenance and tenant relations. Property types range from Manhattan rental and co-op apartments to Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens distribution and logistics warehouses and factory-office conversions.

Product overview

BNS Real Estate is a New York City based real estate investment and asset management company operating since 1965. The company offers a portfolio of commercial real estate services through its core property types: Industrial Properties (warehouses and distribution facilities with features like drive-in access and high ceilings), Residential Properties (Manhattan rental and co-op apartments), Office Properties (commercial office and loft spaces), and Retail Properties (ground floor retail locations). The company also provides Acquisitions Services (actively seeking to purchase commercial, industrial, warehouse and residential properties) and Asset Management services (hands-on building maintenance and tenant relations). The portfolio spans Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, with properties ranging from industrial warehouses in the Bronx's Port Morris area to residential co-ops near Columbia University.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Properties Industrial warehouse and distribution properties managed by BNS Real Estate across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, featuring properties with drive-in access, loading docks, and high ceilings. Available for lease to industrial tenants.
• Residential Properties Residential apartments including Manhattan rental and co-op buildings managed as part of the company's diverse portfolio. Available for rent to residential tenants.
• Office Properties Commercial office spaces including converted lofts and high-tech office facilities in strategic NYC locations. Available for lease to commercial tenants with pricing per square foot.
• Retail Properties Retail spaces including ground floor retail in mixed-use buildings and standalone retail locations throughout NYC. Available for lease to retail tenants.
• Acquisitions Services Property acquisition services for commercial, industrial, warehouse, and residential properties. BNS Real Estate actively reviews deals from sellers and responds promptly, with specialization in identifying distressed properties and untapped potential.
• Asset Management Hands-on, proactive asset management services including building maintenance and tenant relations for properties throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cammeby's International: NYC-focused commercial real estate investment and management firm holding office, retail, and industrial properties in Manhattan and outer boroughs. Closely comparable to BNS in geographic concentration, asset mix, and vertically integrated owner/operator profile.
• ABS Partners Real Estate: NYC commercial real estate brokerage, management, and investment firm serving owners and tenants across office, retail, and industrial submarkets. Comparable to BNS as a NYC-only, multi-product CRE firm offering both leasing/management and investment services.
• GFP Real Estate: Long-standing family-owned NYC commercial real estate owner/operator with a diversified office, industrial, retail, and multifamily portfolio across Manhattan and the outer boroughs — directly comparable to BNS in asset mix, ownership structure, and NYC-only geographic focus.
• Triangle Equities: NYC-based real estate investment and development firm focused on industrial, office, and mixed-use assets, including value-add and adaptive reuse projects. Directly comparable to BNS in NYC-only geographic focus and mixed industrial/office repositioning strategy.
• Sutton Real Estate: NYC-based family-run real estate investment and management firm with commercial and multifamily holdings. Comparable to BNS in private ownership, NYC concentration, and integrated asset-management/leasing operations.
• Walter & Samuels: NYC commercial real estate owner/operator and manager with a long-held portfolio of office, retail, and residential assets. Comparable to BNS in family/privately-held structure, NYC geographic focus, and integrated ownership + leasing activities.

Broad incumbents

• Rudin Management Company: Multi-generational family-owned NYC real estate owner/operator with a large office and multifamily portfolio across Manhattan. Larger and more institutional than BNS but shares the family-owned, vertically integrated, NYC-concentrated operating model.
• Newmark Group: Global full-service commercial real estate services firm with deep NYC investment-sales, leasing, and property-management practices. Comparable to BNS as a NYC commercial real estate intermediary/manager, though dramatically larger and publicly traded.
• The Durst Organization: Prominent NYC family-owned real estate owner/operator with a large office and mixed-use portfolio. Compares to BNS as a multi-generational NYC owner with an active acquisitions and asset-management platform, but at materially greater scale.

Emerging players

• Independence Realty Advisors: Smaller NYC-focused commercial real estate investment and advisory firm active in office and multifamily. Adjacent comparable to BNS as a NYC owner/advisor, though more advisory-weighted than BNS's hands-on operator model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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