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Save the Date for the 2026 Celebrating Home & Community Gala

Join us on October 8, 2026 to celebrate Breaking Ground's 36 years of service to New York City and to honor a trio of individuals who have committed their careers to building a better New York City through enterprise and good governance.

Each year, the Celebrating Home & Community Gala raises vital funding to strengthen Breaking Ground's outreach and housing programs serving New Yorkers who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

At a time when supportive and affordable housing is so desperately needed, Breaking Ground continues to develop new projects with big impact. We have over 2,000 units of permanent housing in our development pipeline, including 1,000 apartments within adaptive reuse projects that will bring units online up to 3 years faster than new construction. People experiencing homelessness on the City's streets face extreme obstacles to overcoming a terrible condition, foremost among them the lack of a dignified and secure place to call home. Breaking Ground’s interventions help homeless New Yorkers attain that essential dignity and security for themselves and for our city.

Event Details: Thursday, October 8th, 2026

Honoring:
Bruce A. Beal, Jr. – President & Partner
Frank J. Monterisi, Jr. – Executive Vice President
The Related Companies

and

Julie Menin, Speaker, New York City Council

Gala Co-Chairs:
Andy D’Amico

Michael J. Franco

Michelle Herrick

Paul Logan

Kara McShane

David Picket

Alan Wiener

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!

Meet our Distinguished Honorees

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Bruce A. Beal, Jr. is President and a partner of Related Companies.

Bruce joined Related in 1995 and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day development process for projects across all asset classes throughout the country including acquisition, finance and construction activities. In addition, Mr. Beal oversees Related’s operating portfolio and Related Affordable, one of the largest privately held affordable housing development and preservationist groups in the country.

Mr. Beal is a trustee for New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Citizens Budget Commission, and Riverdale Country School, a Pre-K through grade 12 independent school in New York City. He also serves on the Metropolitan Museum of Art Real Estate Council and REBNY’s Executive Committee, Board of Governors and Housing Committee. He previously served on the Board Directors of the Community Preservation Corporation and Friends of the High Line. Mr. Beal graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Frank J. Monterisi, Jr. is Executive Vice President at Related.

Since joining Related in 2007, Mr. Monterisi has been involved in the development of over 5,000 residential units, $5 Billion of project cost and 7 Million square feet of space in New York and Chicago. He has been involved in the development of projects such as Willet’s Point, Harborside 4, Hunter’s Point South, MiMA, Lantern House and Riverwalk in New York and The Row, 400 Lake Shore Drive, 500 Lake Shore Drive, 111 West Wacker Drive in Chicago.

He is a board member of the YMCA of Greater New York and the Long Island City Partnership. Prior to Related, he served as an Officer in the Marine Corps for six years. Mr. Monterisi resigned his commission as a Captain after serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2004. He is a graduate with Honor and Distinction with a Bachelor of Science in History from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and he received his Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Have questions or interested in learning more about the gala? Please reach out to Vanessa Miller, Assistant Vice President, Special Events and Community Engagement, via email or at (212) 389-9391.

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