In the Old City, the yeshiva was involved in buying property from Arabs, Greeks, and Armenians. Ateret Cohanim reportedly owns more than 70 buildings in the Muslim Quarter. The property includes their yeshiva, the building that houses Yeshiva Shuvu Banim, several dormitories, a museum, and about 50 apartment units. Some of the property belonged to Jews who lived in the Muslim Quarter before they were driven out by pogroms in 1929 and 1936. Other properties belonged to the Greek Orthodox Church, in the Christian Quarter, prior to a disputed deal which involved the Patriarch Irineos, resulting in properties tenants in the Christian Quarter being driven out. The 99-year lease from the Greek Orthodox Church of the New Imperial Hotel and the Petra Hostel near Jaffa Gate and of a third building from the Muslim Quarter, was finally confirmed by Israel's Supreme Court in 2019, bringing to an end 14 years of legal disputes.