“Croman's foray into real estate came just two months after his 24th birthday. In November 1990, he incorporated Croman Real Estate specializing in downtown apartment sales and rentals. In 1992, he bought a tenement at 221 Mott. By the end of the decade, Croman, now 33, had purchased nearly 20 properties. And while the Croman Real Estate website bids visitors "Welcome to Croman's New York," for many Croman tenants, the last thing they feel in their homes is welcome. “

“When the Voice last visited Steve Croman, the thirty something landlord was busy haranguing longtime Little Italy tenants out of their apartments and replacing them with high-paying, quick-turnover renters. Croman's tactics, including badgering phone calls, endless lawsuits, and leaning on already hard-pressed tenants, like a Chinese immigrant who had earned her rent deposit by collecting cans, won him a spot on the Voice's 1998
" 10 Worst Landlords. "

Twenty five years after Croman purchased his first property in NYC , the Cromans and their entity, 9300 Realty, have infiltrated literally every neighborhood in New York City. They continue to voraciously devour properties and are one of the key players responsible for disappearance of affordable apartments in New York.

However today, if you rent from 9300 Realty, you probably don’t know who your real landlord is. As the Cromans continue to expand their vast portfolio of an estimated 185 + properties, the Cromans have become less and less visible. They hide behind a complicated maze of LLC’s which shield their true identities as the real owners of these properties. Therefore, we invite you to meet your “real” landlord(s), Steve and Harriet Croman, because they are in fact the face(s) behind 9300 Realty.