TerraCRG /aptandlofts.com partner with United Way for Hurricane Sandy relief

TerraCRG and aptandlofts.com have launched a fund-raising effort in a partnership with United Way. TerraCRG, aptsandlofts.com, and United Way have partnered to facilitate and encourage donations from the real estate community to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy through www.NYCREUnited.com, a secure webpage created to gather the donations. All proceeds will be used by local United Way chapters to address near and long-term hurricane recovery needs in communities that FEMA has declared disaster areas. Upon launch, $20,000 has been raised in this effort. TerraCRG and aptsandlofts.com spearheaded this fund-raising effort in collaboration with United Way with aggressive monetary goals to help aid those in need both in the immediate and throughout the long-term rebuilding efforts. The goal of this effort is to unify the New York City real estate community to make a difference in the lives' of the many people who have experienced devastation and have been severely affected by the storm. Both TerraCRG and aptsandlofts.com have each contributed $10,000 to this effort. Ofer Cohen, founder and president of TerraCRG, and David Maundrell, founder and president of aptsandlofts.com directed the efforts. "We would like to see the entire real estate industry in New York come together," said Cohen. "While our lives in North Brooklyn and Manhattan have been slowly returning to normal, many residents and businesses in the hard hit area of Southwest Brooklyn and Staten Island, Queens and Long Island are dramatically impacted and will remain so for months." "Ofer and I felt it was important to get involved and reach out to our colleagues in the industry to band together during a real time of need. Our goal is to provide tangible relief to the communities most damaged so they can rebuild and return to some sense of normalcy," said Maundrell. "We all know someone who has been severely impacted by this storm. As members of the real estate community, we understand the incredible personal value placed in one's home, business and neighborhood, and the devastation these losses have caused. We owe it to New York City to help in some capacity." The webpage, www.NYCREUnited.com, is linked directly to the United Way's website infrastructure and all donations will be used to address near-term and long-term recovery needs of people and communities most affected by the hurricane. About TerraCRG TerraCRG is Brooklyn's leading commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm focusing solely on the Brooklyn market. The firm specializes in Investment Sales, Commercial Leasing and Loan Sale Advisory Services. For more information, visit www.terracrg.com. About aptsandlofts.com aptsandlofts.com is one of New York City's largest privately owned full-service real estate brokerage firms, offering new development marketing and consultation throughout New York City as well as leasing and sales of individual properties, with particular expertise in Brooklyn and Queens. Established in 2002 by President David Maundrell, aptsandlofts.com has quickly established itself as a leader in the industry for groundbreaking marketing campaigns and trusted market trend analysis. In 2011, aptsandlofts.com was ranked the second largest new development marketing firm in all of New York City by The Real Deal Magazine. For more information, visit www.aptsandlofts.com.