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Korangy feted with Child’s Champion Award by Ronald McDonald House By Hiten Samtani he industry’s leading lights came together last month to honor The Real Deal’s Amir Korangy for his commitment to supporting families of seriously ill children. Korangy received the Child’s Champion Award from the Ronald McDonald House, which provides housing and support services for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Korangy’s goal was to raise $100,000 for the foundation — a figure he well exceeded thanks to the support of industry players such as the Peebles Corporation’s Don Peebles, Red Apple Group’s John Catsimatidis, Douglas Elliman’s Howard Lorber, Joseph Moinian of the Moinian Group, Cushman & Wakefield’s Bruce Mosler, HFF’s Eric Anton, Renovated Homes’ Lee Stahl, Rapid Realty’s Anthony Lolli, JLL’s Mitch Konsker, Eastern Consolidated’s Daun Paris, Ackman-Ziff ’s Simon Ziff, Kramer Levin’s Jay Neveloff, Town Residential’s Andrew Heiberger, Sharif El Gamal, JDS’ Michael Stern and many others. “I was really nervous about picking up the phone and asking people for money,” Korangy said upon receiving his accolade. “But I soon learned I was pretty good at it.” What made the fundraising task easier, he said, was his belief in the cause. Through the donations, the Ronald McDonald House helps provide psychological care, wellness programs, music, art, transportation and many other activities for children struggling with their cancer diagnosis, and serves as a resource for their parents as well. “Hearing the kids’ stories and what the Ronald McDonald house does for them touched me,” Korangy said. “And I’m not easily touched.” TRD
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From left: TRD’s Amir Korangy, Richard Martin and William Sullivan of Ronald McDonald House From left: Kim Mogull of Mogull Realty, Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield and Holly Marie Hutter From left: TRD’s Amir Korangy, Joe Moinian of the Moinian Group, and Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield
John Catsimatidis of Gristedes Foods, left and Eric Anton of HFF
Laura Gabrielson and Rena Kilot
Julia Hoagland and Gordon Golub of Urban Compass From left: Eric Anton of HFF, TRD’s Amir Korangy and Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield
Howard Lorber and Jennine Gourin of Elliman Jay Neveloff of Kramer Levin, TRD’s Amir Korangy and David Zar of Zar Property NY
Joe McMillan of DDG Partners
TRD’s Amir Korangy and Asher Alcobi of Peter Ashe Realty
TRD’s Amir Korangy and Justin Elghanayan of Rockrose Development
TRD’s Amir Korangy with event honoree Miles Lima, and his mother, Hewanya Lima
From left TRD’s Amir Korangy, Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield and Eric Anton of HFF
TRD’s Amir Korangy and Felix Sater
Roberta and Mitchell Newman of Mitchell’s NY
From left: Don Peebles of The Peebles Corporation, Kim Mogull of Mogull Realty and Donahue Peebles Peebles.Jr.
Edward Mermelstein of Rheem, Bell & Mermelstein, TRD’s Amir Korangy and Gennady Perepada of One & Only Realty
Jennifer Long, Sarah Dalidowitz and Laura Gabrielson
TRD’s Amir Korangy
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From Left: Geoffrey Potter, Jill Sloane, Heather Stein and Raj Bhatia
Angela Trostle of AMWPR and Alicia Gorman
Photos by Benno Klandt