Flanagan's largest real
estate donor was Staller Associates, a commercial landlord based in his Long Island district.
His real
estate donor wish list contained the name of DUMBO developer Jed Walentas of Two Trees Management who eventually gave $ 100,000 to the Campaign for One New York.
They just wanted to get rid of their bad headlines without angering the real
estate donors who support the B.C. Liberal Party.
In the last eight years, Governor Cuomo's real
estate donors have dictated housing policy in our state — and the results have been disastrous.
«All Bloomberg has to do is send a message to the real
estate donors that Larry's the guy, or the charter school people, and the money will start flowing,» said a Harlem insider who knows all three men.
This landlord group gave to a few Democrats, but has remained one of the few real
estate donors that has not shifted its money to the party with stronger positions in favor of issues such as rent control.
And as the trial shined a light on the role real
estate donors play in the halls of Albany, the industry has been cool to donate to the disgraced politician's successor.
By contrast, City Council Speaker Quinn — who has raised more funds than any other candidate — drummed up just under $ 20,000 and Public Advocate de Blasio raised a mere $ 12,730 from real
estate donors in the same period.
Of all the real
estate donors, Related Companies» employees have been pretty generous.
That the Governor who raised 33 million dollars from real -
estate donors and corporate entities before the gubernatorial campaign even started may have allowed undue influence for these entities to lobby and pass legislation they desired as a result of their donations to the Cuomo campaign war chest.
«This is the guy who spent the last eight years — two of them after Donald Trump got elected — keeping Republicans and their real
estate donors in power,» Lipton said.
Real
estate donors are apparently lining up to support a Trump campaign for the New York governorship, according to the New York Daily News, while the Donald himself is reportedly well aware of the possibility of succeeding Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.
All told, Flanagan received nearly $ 8,000 from real
estate donors.
The billionaire gave him $ 20,000, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the $ 34,000 Peralta received from city real
estate donors this year.
While real
estate donors were slow to contribute to Heastie in the early part of 2015, he collected more than $ 10,000 from real estate players by the close of the year.
Among her top real
estate donors are employees of Rudin Management, who contributed $ 74,600 to her campaign.
The investigation became news in 2014 after Cuomo attempted to close down the Moreland Commission, an anti-corruption panel, shortly after it began investigating real
estate donors with relationships to legislators and the governor himself.
Among the real
estate donors were Two Trees Management, which gave $ 100,000 through an LLC, Brookfield Financial Property L.P., which donated $ 50,000, Douglaston Development, which contributed $ 25,000, and Alma Realty Corp., which gave $ 5,000.
Not exact matches
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman and real
estate tycoon Geoffrey Palmer, both top
donors to the Trump's re-election campaign, declined to comment about the raid.
Typically, if a rich
donor fully controls the assets in an LLC, it's counted as part of their
estate.
Aside from Adelson, Florida's largest anti-weed
donor — contributing $ 1 million — is Mel Sembler, chairman emeritus of the Sembler Company, a commercial real
estate firm.
Actions that are considered Centennial Planned Gifts include making
estate plans through a will or a living trust; creating a charitable remainder trust and naming the Business School as the remainder beneficiary; entering into a charitable gift annuity agreement with the School; naming Columbia as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan; or establishing a
donor - advised fund at Columbia.
Depending on how the trust is structured, the
donor enjoys a current income, gift, or
estate tax deduction on the donated assets.
Depending on how the trust is structured, the
donor enjoys a current income, gift, or
estate tax deduction on the assets donated to the trust.
Spoiler alert: she does not go into detail about how fentanyl dealers used the real
estate market to launder drug money or how B.C. casinos (also big
donors to her party) helped international high rollers convert duffel bags of dirty cash into down payments on luxury homes.
Fossil fuel companies and real
estate developers were among Clark's biggest campaign
donors and, between B.C.'s climate leadership plan and the long time inaction to address housing inflation, they certainly seem to have had her ear on policy decisions.
Contributions of real
estate to a charity or
donor - advised fund account are generally deductible at fair market value — as determined by an independent qualified appraiser — on the date of contribution, whereas contributions of real
estate to a private foundation are generally deductible at the lower of cost basis or market value.
By donating such assets to a public charity (including a
donor - advised fund account), they can take a full, fair market value income tax deduction for the donation while potentially eliminating capital gains tax liability on the sale of real
estate.
You can provide for the well - being of your family and continue your philanthropic intentions with a thoughtful
estate plan that includes a
donor - advised fund account.
Contributions of certain real
estate, private equity, or other illiquid assets are accepted via a charitable intermediary, with proceeds transferred to a
donor - advised account upon liquidation.
Schwab Charitable accepts contributions of certain real
estate, private equity or other illiquid assets via a charitable intermediary, with proceeds of your donation transferred to your
donor - advised account upon liquidation.
We observe
donors using other assets to contribute to their
donor - advised funds, such as closely - held stock, real
estate and personal property.
As a New York real
estate developer and Democratic
donor, Trump is one of those elites.
Lessen the impact of
estate and generation - skipping taxes on a family's inheritance by naming Old Sturbridge Village as the beneficiary, thereby removing the asset from the
donor's taxable
estate.
This means that
donors may deduct charitable contributions to the school for federal income and
estate tax purposes.
As nonprofits continue to meet the challenges of a still - recovering economy, the appointment of Ms. Adams further strengthens Mass Audubon's commitment to engaging members and other
donors with sophisticated charitable gift and
estate planning options.
Lessen the impact of income
estate and generation - skipping taxes on a family's inheritance by naming Old Sturbridge Village as the beneficiary thereby removing the asset from the
donor's taxable
estate.
Andrea Catsimatidis, daughter of supermarket, real
estate and gas station mogul and longtime political
donor / player John Catsimatidis, is poised to take the healm of the Manhattan Republican Party tonight.
By contrast, the coalition of business, real
estate and private - sector union interests raised $ 17.5 million from 74
donors in 2011.
Of his top 50
donors, 26 are businesses involved in real
estate or construction; two are labor unions.
Big real
estate political
donors are at the center of the ongoing Sheldon Silver scandal, the end of the Moreland Commission, and further investigations by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Investigators want to know if real
estate developers and other
donors received preferential treatment from the city in exchange for contributions to the group, which was created to promote the mayor's policy agenda.
In February, IBTimes reported that a Cuomo
donor at the center of the probe saw his real
estate firm receive subsidies from the same state housing agency that gave bond work to Cuomo's financial industry
donors.
For example, when commission investigators sought to review political donations and communications by the Real
Estate Board of New York — a trade group whose members include some of Cuomo's biggest
donors — in an effort to connect the dots on a valuable housing tax break, the governor's secretary reportedly instructed commissioners not to subpoena the organization.
The second scheme alleges Silver urged major real
estate developers, including Glenwood Management, the state's sveltest political
donor, to hire Goldberg & Iryami for tax certiorari work.
Big real
estate political
donors are at the center of the ongoing Sheldon Silver scandal, the end of the Moreland Commission, and -LSB-...]
«I find it disturbing that these mailers are being paid for through the Independence Party, and I know that the IDC
donors are generally charter schools and real
estate developers,» she said.
«Andrew Cuomo has made a choice, he has surrounded himself with wealthy
donors, powerful corporate real
estate tycoons, and Wall Street hedge fund moguls,» Nixon said.
The report shows that Bob Duffy 2010 has spent $ 1,902.93 a month since January on housing, with payments going to AG Spanos, a real -
estate company owned by San Diego Chargers owner and prolific GOP
donor Alex G. Spanos.
The activist investor and his wife Lizanne — who are already sizable Cuomo
donors — famously bought the sprawling beachfront
estate on Further Lane in 2014 for $ 147 million, at the time setting a record for the most expensive home sale ever in the US.