NEW YORK CITY-Some in commercial real estateare more talented than a carefully negotiated deal might suggest,and musical aptitudes were displayed at last night’s Real EstateRockers in Relief concert. This "deal" was no small matter either:the charity event raised over $75,000 for the Jewish DisasterResponse Corps. The Canal Room here (where the event took place)was solid with industry professionals; the stars, however, were upon stage and included Carl Schwartz of Hunton &Williams who sang with Normal by Day. The band RipChordfeatured Howard Glatzer of 40 North Properties LLC &Mitchell Sikora of JTP Capital, LLC.

GlobeSt.com’s Jacqueline Hlavenka put in aguest appearance with Normal by Day and showcased her outstandingvocal capabilities during a rendition of “Wild Horses”, that wouldhave brought a tear to the audience’s eye, were they not swayingand joyfully singing along. Hlavenka took the group’s cover of“Gimmie Shelter” (these guys obviously dug the Stones) to newheights singing backup to Schwartz’s booming melody.

All the talent was spotlighted for thenonprofit Jewish Disaster Response Corpsthat mobilizes students fromall over the country to volunteer their vacation time. Individualshelp in communities across the U.S. that are recovering fromnatural disasters. Some of the places in which staff has assistedinclude Galveston, Cedar Rapids, Nashville and Birmingham.