''Terra Holdings'', founded in 1995, is a

parent company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the Security (finance), securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own Share ...

of several previously acquired

real estate brokerage Real estate agents and real estate brokers are people who represent sellers or buyers of real estate or real property. While a broker may work independently, an agent usually works under a licensed broker to represent clients. Brokers and agen ...

firms that focus on real estate in the New York City and

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area. The company was established in 1995 and has since acquired

Brown Harris Stevens Brown Harris Stevens is an American real estate service company headquartered in New York City with offices across the East Coast serving Connecticut, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, the Hamptons, Palm Beach, and Miami. The original firm was found ...

, Feathered Nest, and Halstead Property. Headquartered at 770

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, it also has a service arm known as the Vanderbilt Companies that focus on insurance, appraisals, advertising, and marketing. Co-chairmen and owners of Terra Holdings are David Burris, Kent Swig, descendent of the

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real estate family; and Arthur and William Lie Zeckendorf, scions of the Zeckendorf real estate dynasty, and principals of Zeckendorf Realty. Arthur's son, Arthur III is the fourth generation to join the family firm. In June 2017, they purchased the

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and

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management division (with 8,250 units in 35 buildings in New York) from Rose Associates.

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