Brooklyn investor Cheskel Strulowitz, who's battling allegations of running a $ 90 million real estate Ponzi scheme, is facing foreclosure on a portion of a 31-property portfolio in the borough, court records show. Maverick Real Estate Partners, which in March launched a $ 75 million private equity fund focused on acquiring distressed debt, purchased about $ 40 million worth of loans from Signature Bank in May backed by the 31 properties Strulowitz owns across Brooklyn, records filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court show.
