Crosland Donates $20,000 to Durham’s W.I. Patterson Neighborhood Center

Raleigh, N.C., April 9, 2008 – Crosland LLC, one of the Triangle’s leading real estate companies, donated $20,000 to the W.I. Patterson Neighborhood Center for their after-school tutorial and youth summer job programs. David Ravin, Crosland’s residential division president presented the $20,000 check to Willie Patterson, Crest Street Community Council President and Betty Johnson, the Council’s Secretary. Crosland has also committed to an additional $20,000 over the next 4 years, for a donation total of $40,000.

The W.I. Patterson Neighborhood Center is located on Crest Street in a small, predominantly African-American community located just north of the Duke Medical Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center, between Fulton Street, Douglas Street, Erwin Road, and the Durham freeway. The center and Duke’s Project H.O.P.E. work as partners to operate the after-school tutorial program for children ages 5-12. The youth summer job program was created for area high school students and includes a variety of duties including landscaping and area clean up.

“We applaud the efforts of the Patterson Neighborhood Center in their commitment to the families and youth in the Durham community,” said David Ravin, Crosland’s residential division president. “Providing an environment where children are encouraged to participate in athletic and educational experiences is so valuable in their development. We are honored to contribute to this endeavor.”

Crosland employs 75 people in the Raleigh-Durham market and currently has more than 1,400 multi-family units in the development pipeline, 750,000 square feet of retail space and six single-family communities that include 3,000 residential lots purchased or under contract. Crosland manages nine apartment communities in the Triangle area including Dobbins Hill, The Apartments at Meadowmont, Wakefield Glen, The Apartments at Oberlin Court, Regency Place, Litchford Park, North Forest, Weston Lakeside and Southpoint Village. For more, visit www.croslandraleigh.com.