Katrina Relief

In an effort to assist displaced companies in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, GlobeSt.com provides the following list of local real estate experts on hand to help. This is a basic list, and as new sources come forward in the next few days, the list will change accordingly. (Website links given are homepages.) Our thoughts are with the victims and those responding to the emergency.

BOMA Houston
http://www.houstonboma.org/KatrinaResources.asp

HOUSTON, DALLAS, OTHER MARKETS
Crescent Real Estate Equities Co., http://www.crescent.com/home/home.asp, link to office properties, asset managers with free space offers.

HOUSTON
Granite Properties
Scott Martin, 713-781-8000, month-to-month space, www.GraniteProp.com

Bruce Rutherford, Jones Lang LaSalle, 713-374-7281, http://www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com, relocation assistance.

Elke Laughlin, CB Richard Ellis Inc., 713-840-6543, www.cbre.com

Michael Mire, Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc., 713-877-1700, www.cushmanwakefield.com

Hartman Management LP (713-467-2222), www.hartmanmgmt.com, 30 executive suites at 11811 North Freeway, free; offer includes immediate connectivity for Internets and telephones.

Michael Hill with Michael Hill Partners, (713-305-6565), mhill@mhprop.com
free industrial space to displaced businesses.

Phae Emert, Crawford Renovation, 832-372-8822, http://www.crawfordcares.com, non-profit organization for businesses to adopt a family.

Janae Evans, Evtex Property Alliance, 281-890-9800, www.evtex.com, special concessions and free rent to Katrina victims.

HOUSTON, ATLANTA, NASHVILLE, BIRMINGHAM, AL
David Lawton, Cushman & Wakefield Inc., 212-841-7755, Dave_Lawton@cushwake.com, short-term "for rent" and "free" space.

HOUSTON, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO
Tarantino Properties Inc.   www.tarantino.com, short-term space.
Patrick Frese, 713-974-4292 (Houston); Wesley Scott, 512-302-4500 (Austin); Mike Mangum-210-212-6222 (San Antonio).

HOUSTON
Cres Gardner, Transwestern Commercial Services, 713-407-8765, cres_gardner@transwestern.net. Short-term space.

DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTIES
Kevin J. Santalauria, Bradford Cos., 972-776-7034, http://www.bradford.com/Inventory/inventory.htm, short-term space

DALLAS
Diversified Capital, www.1111mockingbird.com, Kathy Permenter, Grubb & Ellis Co., 972-450-3257. Full floor of office space (17,351 sf) available for up to one year for free.

DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA
Beth Cunningham, 817-949-2030, Eklund's Inc., www.eklunds.com, 200-sf office, some storage at dock height in Southlake; shell space (no air) for temporary materials storage in Coppell.

Charles Myers, Mycon General Contractors Inc., 972-529-2444, four executive suites in McKinney, free. "http://www.mycon.com".

Cindy Adams, Martin Land & Investment Inc., 817-377-4344, www.martinland.net, 5,000 sf of free office space.

DALLAS
Jeff Turner, Duke Realty Corp., 972-361-6700, www.dukerealty.com, free industrial space in Carrollton.

AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO
David Alsmeyer, TIG Real Estate Services,  512-732-0400, www.tigusa.com , short-term office and industrial space.

DALLAS, NASHVILLE, ORLANDO
Kristin Carter, Gaedeke Group, 214-273-3325, www.gaedeke.com, office suites from 1,000 sf to 9,600 sf, free for three months. Also working with an office furniture company for donations.

HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, MEMPHIS, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO,
John Walsh, TIG Real Estate Services, 972-661-0232. Free assistance in site search for impacted businesses.

DENVER
Matthew R. Huebner, Grubb & Ellis Co., 303-572-5535 (direct) and 303-522-1289 (cell), matt.huebner@grubb-ellis.com, four months free for three-year lease, industrial space; six months free for five-year lease, both southeast Denver.

ARLINGTON
Gary Walker, SCM Real Estate Services, 817-226-0000, www.scmrealestate.com, 30,185-sf office/warehouse free for business displaced by hurricane, includes 10,165 sf of office area.

OTHER ASSISTANCE
American Red Cross, www.redcross.org.

Elliot Bloom, Cendant Corp., 212-413-1832; employee hotline, 1-866-827-2347, temporary housing. http://www.cendant.com

Thomas Vaccaro, NHP Foundation, 202-312-2507, tvaccaro@nhpfoundation.org and www.nhpfoundation.org, 150 units of immediate housing for FEMA-certified and displaced families due to Hurricane Katrina.

Gemstone Resorts International Inc., www.gemstoneresorts.com, short-term housing in hotel rooms discounted for two months by as much as 40% below conventional rates in the Augusta Suites Inn, 3038 Washington Rd., Augusta, GA, (800-654-7452) and Hotel Carolinian at 7510 Two Notch Rd. in Columbia, SC (877-308-4986).