Real estate executive Gilmartin, ex-Forest City, bundles nearly $64K for Cuomo's mayoral race, including from ESD Chair. Also, construction union council support.
It shouldn't be a surprise. Not only is former Forest City Ratner CEO/Chairman Bruce Ratner supporting (via contributions to the Fix the City PAC) the mayoral candidacy of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, so too is Ratner's successor MaryAnne Gilmartin.
It makes even more sense for Gilmartin, CEO of the developer MAG Partners, since her firm is actively developing projects in New York.
She is the eighth leading "bundler" for Cuomo, raising $63,660 from 120 contributors, relying on a wide range of professional contacts. Cuomo's gained nearly $2.4M in contributions via such bundlers.
Her role was first mentioned by Politico.
Contributors
It makes even more sense for Gilmartin, CEO of the developer MAG Partners, since her firm is actively developing projects in New York.
She is the eighth leading "bundler" for Cuomo, raising $63,660 from 120 contributors, relying on a wide range of professional contacts. Cuomo's gained nearly $2.4M in contributions via such bundlers.
Her role was first mentioned by Politico.
Contributors
Among those who Gilmartin tapped were former Forest City Ratner executives, an NBA executive, a former Brooklyn Academy of Music leader, executives at the modular firm Assembly OSM, her own colleagues at MAG Partners, an executive at p.r. firm BerlinRosen, and a partner in the architecture firm SHoP.
Notably, Gilmartin also bundled $500 from Kevin Law, Executive VP at Tritec, a development company on Long Island, who happens to Chair the Board of Empire State Development (ESD), the state authority that oversees/shepherds Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park.
Were Cuomo elected Mayor, it would be good for ESD to have a friendly relationship, since that might help get city assistance for ESD-managed projects like Atlantic Yards.
Gilmartin separately gave $1000 to Cuomo, $500 to each of the two Manhattan BP candidates, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Keith Powers, and $500 to comptroller candidate Mark Levine.
Her colleague and (former Forest City executive) Ashley Cotton gave $250 to Cuomo, her former boss, as well as contributions to Powers, comptroller candidates Levine and Justin Brannan, and her local Council Member, Crystal Hudson.
Another Cuomo boost
Also, after gaining support from various construction trade unions, Cuomo now has support from the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the Real Deal reported May 27.
“In many ways, Andrew Cuomo is seen, and was seen as a builder,” said Gary LaBarbera, whose the group represents more than 100,000 members within 15 different unions.
Notably, Gilmartin also bundled $500 from Kevin Law, Executive VP at Tritec, a development company on Long Island, who happens to Chair the Board of Empire State Development (ESD), the state authority that oversees/shepherds Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park.
Were Cuomo elected Mayor, it would be good for ESD to have a friendly relationship, since that might help get city assistance for ESD-managed projects like Atlantic Yards.
Gilmartin separately gave $1000 to Cuomo, $500 to each of the two Manhattan BP candidates, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Keith Powers, and $500 to comptroller candidate Mark Levine.
Her colleague and (former Forest City executive) Ashley Cotton gave $250 to Cuomo, her former boss, as well as contributions to Powers, comptroller candidates Levine and Justin Brannan, and her local Council Member, Crystal Hudson.
Another Cuomo boost
Also, after gaining support from various construction trade unions, Cuomo now has support from the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the Real Deal reported May 27.
“In many ways, Andrew Cuomo is seen, and was seen as a builder,” said Gary LaBarbera, whose the group represents more than 100,000 members within 15 different unions.
Cuomo has endorsed union-built "workforce housing" built by unions in partnership with Cirrus Real Estate, which is aiming to qualify a joint venture to develop the railyard sites (and more?) within Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park.
Cirrus also has allied with Resorts World Casino New York to develop "up to 50,000" new "workforce" units in the five boroughs.
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