At a glance
Firm: SK Development Principals: Abe Shnay and Scott Shnay (father and son) Headquarters: New York, NY Focus: Manhattan residential, retail, and mixed-use development, frequently in joint venture Frequent partner: CB Developers — together (often with Ironstate) the "CBSK" partnership Reputation in brief: An established, active Manhattan developer with a broad residential and retail portfolio Source: The Roebling Team at Compass — verified against public records, court filings, and published reporting. July 2026.
Who SK Development is
SK Development is the family firm of Abe and Scott Shnay, a father-and-son partnership with a broad Manhattan portfolio spanning residential development, ground-floor retail, and mixed-use projects. Like its frequent partner, SK is best known for building in joint venture — most often with CB Developers (Charles Blaichman's firm), and on many projects with Ironstate Development, under the "CBSK" banner.
The two buildings on this site are both SK Development / CB Developers joint ventures. For a buyer, that shared structure is the operative fact: sponsorship, design, and delivery on both projects run through the partnership, and SK and CB should be read together as the sponsor.
Buildings by SK Development
SK projects profiled on this site — both joint ventures with CB Developers:
- 214 West 72nd Street (Parker West) — a 2021 Upper West Side condominium of just 18 full-floor and duplex residences, designed by GRADE New York with GreenbergFarrow as architect of record (developed with CB Developers and Brooklyn Standard)
- 401 East 51st Street (Beekman) — a ground-up, 29-story, 83-residence Turtle Bay condominium designed by SLCE Architects
Reputation and what a buyer should know
On build quality, we found no construction-defect litigation or homeowner-defect complaint against these SK / CB condominiums, both of which read as well-executed contemporary product. The honest framing is attribution: both are partnerships with CB Developers (Parker West also involved Brooklyn Standard), so a buyer weighing sponsor track record should read SK and CB together and do the usual building-level diligence — offering plan and current financials, lien and title status, warranty and punch list.
The Roebling Team on SK Development buildings
We publish developer profiles because a buyer choosing a new-construction condominium is, in part, betting on the developer — and on these two buildings, that means a well-established SK / CB partnership with a deep Manhattan track record. We bring that building-by-building context to every new-development transaction.
Corey Cohen, Principal · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
This developer profile reflects publicly available information — including NYC public records, court filings, and published reporting — and The Roebling Team's transaction experience. It is provided for research purposes and is not legal advice; nothing here alleges wrongdoing or building defects beyond what the cited public record supports. The Roebling Team at Compass does not represent SK Development. © 2026 The Roebling Team at Compass.