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ABOUT

CORE Title Services, LLC, is a boutique title insurance agency formed to provide you and your clients with the best personal service in the industry for all your title insurance needs.

Our priority is to offer first class, personal service to our clients.

Notable Transactions

Purchase of Manhattan office building - May 2015 ($217,000,000)
Purchase of Manhattan office building - August 2013 ($212,685,000)
Purchase of Manhattan office building - November 2014 ($182,000,000)
Refinance of Manhattan office building - October 2015 ($139,100,000)
Refinance of 3 Queens apartment buildings - June 2015 ($100,000,000)
Purchase of Manhattan office building - April 2018 ($70,250,000)
Refinance of Manhattan office building - July 2018 ($185,000,000)
Refinance of Manhattan office building - June 2018 ($145,000,000)
Refinance of Manhattan office building - November 2015 ($169,000,000)

CORE Title Services, LLC was founded by title insurance veterans. We were officers of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company who decided to start their own title insurance agency in order to provide more personal service than a large company can offer. Our priority is to offer first class, personal service to our clients. We at CORE like to consider our office to be an extension of the staff of our client’s office and we want our clients to know that we are here to assist them with any aspect of their real estate transaction that they need. Our CORE concept is to offer a boutique experience that focuses completely on our client’s needs. We founded CORE on the premise of eliminating the corporate philosophy and practices that are prevalent at large title companies and to provide the attentive service our clients expect and deserve.

After decades of managing successful companies such as STG Associates, a direct underwriting operation of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company and North Shore Abstract we know exactly what needs to be done to get your deals closed efficiently and expeditiously. With a specialty in commercial transactions as well as residential transactions, our staff utilizes their vast knowledge as well as the latest technology to get your transactions cleared and closed.

We would like to thank you for all of your business over the years as well as to welcome our new clients. We look forward to a bright future helping you with all of your CORE title needs.

LAWRENCE GROSS

CEO AND COUNSEL

Larry has 35 years of experience as a real estate attorney and title officer. Prior to opening Core Title Services, LLC, Larry spent 8 years as a manager of a direct Fidelity National Title Insurance Company underwriting operation and he also served as New York underwriting counsel for Fidelity National Title. Prior to his employment with Fidelity, Larry spent 16 years as a partner of Zavatsky, Mendelsohn, Gross, Savino and Levy, LLP, specializing in real estate. Zavatsky et al was a leading NY Real Estate Law Firm doing performing of closings a year. Before becoming a founding member of Zavatsky et al in 1989, Larry was an associate practicing real estate with several law offices in New York. Larry was also a certified major league baseball agent, representing several players and was an assistant general manager of the Saint Lucie Legends, a professional senior league baseball team in the 1990's. Larry received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The State University of New York at Albany in 1981 and his JD degree from Hofstra Law School in 1984. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association and has been practicing law for over 35 years.

ANDREW ZANKEL

PRESIDENT AND MANAGER

Andrew is the 3rd generation of his family in the title insurance industry. With 18 years experience, Andrew guides our clients through the title process from application to closing. Andrew’s career began at First American as an examiner for their NYC office. He later joined North Shore Abstract, Ltd, as a reader and title officer. For the next 5 years he worked in every aspect of the company learning the title industry. With the merger of North Shore Abstract, Ltd into Fidelity National Title in 2008, Andrew changed his focus to sales and title closings. Now at Core Title Services, Andrew oversees the day to day operations making sure our clients have all of their needs met and expectations exceeded. Andrew graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Political Science in 2000. He earned his Masters Degree in Real Estate Development and Finance from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business in 2011. He is on the Executive Committee of the New York State Land Title Association and is the chairperson of their Technology Committee. He also serves on the board of Variety Child Learning Center, a not-for-profit school for children with special needs. In 2019 Andrew was asked to join the Forbes Real Estate Council where he will be a contributing author.

IRA ZANKEL

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNSEL

Ira has almost 50 years experience as a real estate attorney and has been involved in the title industry since 1972. Ira served as counsel to Central Abstract Corp from 1972-1980. In 1980 he went out on his own and started North Shore Abstract, Ltd. Over the next few decades he built North Shore Abstract, Ltd into a company of 40+ employees and closed well over 1,500 deals a year. After 28 incredibly successful years, North Shore Abstract, Ltd merged into Fidelity National Title where Ira served as Vice President and Counsel from 2008 to 2013. In 2013 Ira left Fidelity to start Core Title Services, LLC with Larry and Andrew. Ira utilizes his immense knowledge and vast experience every day as Vice President and Counsel at Core Title Services, LLC. Ira received his Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College in 1966 and his JD from George Washington University National Law School in 1969. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau Bar Association. Ira also taught a class on Title Insurance at Hofstra University as an adjunct professor for over 13 years.

OUR SERVICES

TITLE INSURANCE REPORTS AND POLICIES

We provide title reports and policies for all types of purchase and refinance transactions.

COOPERATIVE SEARCHES AND POLICIES

We provide informational Cooperative Lien Searches and Insured Cooperative Lien Searches (First American Eagle 9 Policies and Fidelity Coop Plus Policies).

FORECLOSURE SEARCHES, ATTORNEY SEARCHES

Including other Informational Searches and Recording Services. We provide informational searches and recording of documents of all types for all your real estate needs.

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1 Hollow Lane, Suite 309
Lake Success, New York 11042

Phone: 516.200.9626

Fax: 516.200.9632

Email: services@coretitleny.com

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