Helm Equities LLC
Lobbying client
Helm Equities LLC is a Brooklyn-based real estate development and investment firm, an affiliate of the family-run JEMB Realty, that builds and manages residential and retail properties in New York City. Since 2024 it has filed 25 lobbying disclosures, an unusually active pace, lobbying four City Council members (Adrienne Adams, Justin Brannan, Kevin Riley, and Rafael Salamanca Jr.) through three lobbying firms (Buckner Group LLC, CMW Strategies LLC, and Goldman Harris LLC). The filings cover local legislation introductions and a ULURP rezoning at 2201-2227 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, where Helm is seeking to change the site from manufacturing to a mixed-use zoning district to build an 18-story building with roughly 145 rental apartments, including about 37 income-restricted units, and ground-floor retail.
- Council members lobbied
- 4
- Filings (since 2024)
- 25
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $211,062
Lobbied these council members
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Buckner Group LLC Lobbyist firm
- CMW Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
- Goldman Harris LLC Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Justin Brannan
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Determination regarding real property - ULURP Re-Zoning at 2201-2227 Neptune Avenue
- Determination regarding real property - ULURP/re-zoning at 2201-2227 Neptune Avenue
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Introductions