David Arena recognized by LES Tenement Museum.Grubb & Ellis Company announced that David Arena, President of Grubb & Ellis New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , was recognized by the Lower East Side Tenement A comprehensive legal term for any type of property of a permanent nature—including land, houses, and other buildings as well as rights attaching thereto, such as the right to collect rent. Museum at its 19th Anniversary Gala at Chelsea Piers Chelsea Piers, officially Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex, is a series of sports and entertainment buildings constructed on four adjoining piers on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. in Manhattan. Arena, active in many New York-area charities, was awarded the "Urban Pioneer" award for his contributions as a real estate and philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: leader. The award is designed to celebrate individuals and organizations whose work and life closely mirror the Tenement Museum's core mission to promote tolerance and historical perspective. Chartered in 1988, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is the first and only institution in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to preserve and interpret a homestead of urban, working class and poor immigrant people. The Museum's stated mission is: "To promote tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant and migrant mi·grant n. 1. One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan. 2. An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work. adj. Migratory. experiences on Manhattan's Lower East Side, a gateway to America." Located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, an immigrant portal for more than two centuries, the Museum's historic building at 97 Orchard St. was home to an estimated 7,000 people from more than 20 nations between 1863 and 1935. To date, the Museum has restored five apartments and interpreted the lives of many of the families who owned, lived and/or kept shop in 97 Orchard St. Arena accepted the award with great honor, and stated that it had special meaning to him as the child of Italian immigrants. To them, and the millions of people who came to this country over the last two centuries, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a symbol of the struggles and triumphs of their time in America. Grubb & Ellis Company is one of the world's leading full-service commercial real estate organizations. |
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