Castellan Real Estate Partners has become a major adopter of environmentally conscious practices in New York City. Since 2009, the firm has completed more than $875 million in real estate transactions. Under managing partner John Salib, Castellan Real Estate Partners has worked closely with nonprofit organizations, including the Brooklyn office of the Community Environmental Center (CEC).
The CEC helps New York residents lessen their individual and collective impact on the environment. For more than 20 years, the CEC has offered its construction-industry partners the kind of technical know-how necessary for making buildings “green.” In the two-year period from 2009 to 2011 alone, the CEC’s work led to the improvement of almost 16,000 individual units.
Among the CEC’s best-known sponsored events is the Go Green Brooklyn Festival. For a decade, the festival has promoted sustainability through a slate of cultural programs for the Williamsburg and Greenpoint areas.
McCarren Park is the venue for the numerous artistic, musical, and culinary activities at the Go Green Brooklyn Festival. Booths offer information on local green vendors as well as educational and volunteer opportunities.
