Jeff Brodsky, President of Related Management Elected Chairman of the Urban Green Council Board of Directors
January 28, 2009
Urban Green Council, The New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), today announced that it has elected Jeff Brodsky, President of Related Management as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Brodsky replaces Susan D. Kaplan, Vice President of Sustainability of the Battery Park City Authority, who served as Chairwoman in 2009.
“I am thrilled to serve as Chairman of Urban Green Council, an organization that has emerged as an important advocate and resource for sustainable design and operations in the urban built environment and a respected adviser on long-term planning. Related shares Urban Green Council’s aspirations to create an environmentally sustainable built environment and is pleased to be contributing through our commitment to develop to LEED Silver or higher standards and through our ongoing efforts to upgrade the environmental performance of our vast existing building portfolio,” said Mr. Brodsky.
Urban Green Council is governed by a 19-person Board of Directors elected from the membership. The Board's primary functions are to establish Urban Green's vision, ensure the organization's financial health and legal compliance, and provide general oversight of the chapter. Many Directors also chair committees and directly participate in programs.
Russell Unger, Executive Director of Urban Green Council said, ”Jeff Brodsky and Related Companies are the among the very leading voices on sustainability in major real estate organizations and have played essential roles in New York City’s policy advances. As a member of the Board of Directors, Jeff has shared his enormous strategic and management skills, helping the organization grow over the last two years as Treasurer. His election as Chairman reflects the respect he holds among his peers on the Board and the staff at Urban Green.”
Mr. Brodsky is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York Residential Management Council and the recipient of its 2006 George M. Brooker Management Executive of the year award, the Board of Directors of the National Housing Conference, the National Leased Housing Association, the Realty Advisory Board of N.Y., the Homeland Security Task Force of the Real Estate roundtable, and has just completed a four-year role as the Chairman of the Property Management committee of the National Multi-Housing Council. He is the 2009 recipient of the Institute for Real Estate Management (IREM) NY Chapter Certified Property Manager of the Year Award, and was previously an Executive Committee member of Urban Green
Related and its President Jeff Blau received Urban Green Council’s Inaugural 2008 Development Award for their unwavering commitment to sustainable design and their ongoing commitment to greening their significant portfolio. In addition, Related’s Vice President of Sustainability Charlotte Matthews was awarded a 2009 Urban Green Service Award for her work on the NYC Green Codes Task Force. Related has long been associated with green building, having developed some of the earliest green residential buildings, and have distinguished themselves with a commitment to develop to LEED Silver or higher standards across all disciplines of their work, including mixed-use and retail holdings. Related Management has also undertaken a multi-prong initiative to both upgrade their existing building portfolio and put in place green management protocols. Related Management overseas nearly 10,000 apartments in New York City, 3 million square feet of commercial space and 2.4 million square feet of large format retail.
About Related:
Related Companies is the most prominent privately-owned real estate firm in the United States. Formed over 37 years ago, Related is a fully-integrated, highly diversified industry leader with experience in virtually every aspect of development, acquisitions, management, finance, marketing and sales. Headquartered in New York City, Related has offices and major developments in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco and South Florida and boasts a team of approximately 2,000 professionals. The Company’s existing portfolio of real estate assets, valued at over $15 billion, is made up of best-in-class mixed-use, residential, retail, office, trade show and affordable properties in premier high-barrier-to-entry markets.
Related is staunchly committed to sustainable design with over $6 billion in green development underway or completed. The firm developed one of the first green residential buildings in the nation, Tribeca Green in Battery Park City, New York and Chicago's first green residential building, 340 on the Park. Related is currently developing a collection of new green residential buildings, The Brompton, The Harrison, and Superior Ink in New York City, The Clarendon in Boston and The Century in Los Angeles, as well as several green mixed-use and retail projects. All of these projects anticipate LEED Silver Certification.
In 2006 Related acquired Equinox(R) Fitness Clubs, further expanding the company's capabilities into the health and fitness arena and enhancing the value of its properties by incorporating an exclusive, branded amenity into the lifestyle offering. For more information about Related Companies please visit www.related.com.
