Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2017

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REGENERATING URBAN AREAS, REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES— A SELECTION OF CURRENT INITIATIVES . CREATING SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING: We helped Volunteers of America (VOA) sell their nine-story, 50,000 square feet building known as The Brandon in the Upper West Side of New York and relocate to Midtown. We negotiated the sale to another client, the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing. The City of New York supplied favorable funding for the sale as part of their affordable housing program. The result is the provision of senior, social and affordable housing, benefiting the local community and adding new vibrancy to the area. REINVIGORATING GEORGIA TECH’S ATLANTA CAMPUS: The Georgia Institute of Technology is revitalizing its Atlanta campus, reinforcing its commitment to advancing technology. We helped create a strategy for the development, and have supported land acquisition and development, office lease negotiation and all construction phases. The new campus will open in 2019 and includes an eight-block innovation hub. It has been billed a game-changer in the area, offering a public plaza with restaurants and roughly 30,000 square feet of retail space.

“This world-class facility is the first of its kind in Atlanta and is a great example of successful public-private partnership working. It has invigorated Georgia Tech and reconnected it with Atlanta’s business community.”

STEVE QUICK Chief Executive Global Occupier Services

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