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McDonald joins TerraCRG as multifamily/mixed-use associate

According to TerraCRG, one of Brooklyn's leading commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firms, Robert McDonald has joined the team as an associate. McDonald joined TerraCRG in the fall of 2013 and provides asset underwriting, market research and sales support for the firm. He began under the tutelage of Ofer Cohen, and Melissa DiBella and now focuses exclusively on Bedford-Stuyvesant and the Bushwick submarkets. working with multifamily and mixed-use assets alongside Matthew Cosentino, Vice President of Investment Sales and associate Eric Satanovsky. A graduate of Williams College, McDonald is an active Junior Board member of the N.Y. Archdiocese's Catholic Charities organization whose flagship event, the St. Nicholas Project, distributes food and clothing to over 4,000 N.Y.ers in need. Robert is an avid reader, enjoys playing sports with friends and listens to a wide range of music, especially live performance. "Robert has shown remarkable growth in his early career with TerraCRG and with his enormous potential we are thrilled to have him as a member of our growing firm," said Brian Edwards, chief operating officer of TerraCRG. "With the addition of Robert to Matthew Cosentino's team, which focuses exclusively on mixed use and multifamily properties in Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the sky is truly the limit."
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