User:Geo Swan/Simon Baron Development

Simon Baron Development is a property developer and landlord, operating in New York City. In fall 2019 the firm was invited to prepare plans for the development of the neighborhood around Anable Basin in Long Island City, Queens, on the east bank of the East River across from Roosevelt Island, together with two other property development firms. The firm, in conjunction with TF Cornerstone and LL & Mag, set up fora to discuss their plans with local residents, in order to avoid the community distress locals felt when they thought the Amazon HQ2 proposal had been imposed upon them.

In July 2019 the firm secured a $240 million loan to develop a property at 29-22 Northern Boulevard, in Long Island City, from Société Générale and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.

The firm helped introduce co-living to the United States.

The firm is also known for introducing micro-unit apartments. In Los Angeles, in 2016, the firm was a partner in refurbing the Hotel Cecil, which Curbed LA described as "historic and creepy". The firm would turn half the hotel's rooms into micro-unit apartments.

On November 1, 2019, when he was a speaker at a conference on New York City real estate issues, Matthew Baron, President of the firm, criticized recent New York State rent reform legislation, on the grounds it would damage New York City's budget, which relied on property taxes, which were, related to property values, which were, in turn based on property owner's rental revenue.