East River Realty Company, LLC for the benefit of Freedom Casino Ownerco LLC
Lobbying client
East River Realty Company is the lobbying entity for Freedom Plaza, a proposed casino and mixed-use development on a 6.7-acre site between 38th and 41st streets along the East River just south of the United Nations in Manhattan. The land is owned by the Soloviev Group, run by Stefan Soloviev, who inherited the property from his father, developer Sheldon Solow (of Solow Management Corp.), with the Mohegan Tribe as the project's gaming partner. With 26 filings since 2024, the entity lobbied 7 council members through Geto & de Milly Inc. and Honan Strategy Group on gaming facility siting and approval, reporting $1,038,000 in lobbying compensation.
- Council members lobbied
- 7
- Filings (since 2024)
- 26
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $1,038,000
Lobbied these council members
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Pierina Ana Sanchez Council Member, District 14 (Bronx)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC Lobbyist firm
- Geto & de Milly Inc. Lobbyist firm
- Honan Strategy Group LLC Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Keith Powers
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Approval for gaming facility/casino
- Budget - Determination of real property - Vital Brooklyn Site A and 80-97 Cypress Ave
- Determination of Board or Commission - patch through calls
- Procurement - Siting/approval of gaming facility/casino