Ben "Sledgehammer" Shaoul, the scourge of the East Village, is now expanding into the Lower East Side. His company, Magnum Real Estate, recently bought three properties at 163, 165, and 167 Ludlow Street for a combined $16.5 million. The buildings currently contain between 15 and 20 apartments a piece, with commercial space on the ground floors. [The Lo-Down; previously]
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