The opportunity
Unlock hidden value
We help businesses and commercial property owners unlock hidden value, fill vacant spaces, and drive measurable foot traffic.
Better Intelligence. Better Tenants. Better Business.
Strategic business-to-business matching for Brooklyn's commercial corridors
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Compass Ventures also offers the CGA Properties app: tenant repair requests in 9 languages, a staff desk and AI triage for property managers.
Learn about the appAbout our organization
We connect property owners with the right tenants, investors and resources.
Compass Ventures bridges commercial real estate, local enterprise and municipal resources. We help businesses and commercial property owners unlock hidden value, fill vacant spaces and drive measurable foot traffic, then keep the community connected long after the lease is signed.
Read moreBy the numbers
72Hours to activate a vacant storefront
$0Activation cost to property owners
6Core services under one roof
4Brooklyn corridors surveyed
How we help
Three ways we create value
The solution
The right connections
Through strategic partnerships, vacancy activations, and customized action plans, we connect you directly with the right tenants, investors, and resources.
The value
Grow with guidance
Empower your enterprise to increase visibility, grow revenue, and secure vital funding and certifications with expert guidance every step of the way.
Our services
Services tailored to your property or business
Property & Tenant Matchmaking
Qualified, long-term tenants aligned with local demand.
Vacancy Activation & Pop-Ups
Turn a dark storefront into a neighborhood destination.
Strategic Business Plans
Site selection, launch sequencing and certifications.
NYC SBS Grant & Funding Navigation
Capital, grants and technical assistance, start to finish.
Beyond the lease
Matching is where our work begins, not where it ends. We keep the community connected and keep relationships growing.
Property & Tenant Matchmaking
We connect property owners with qualified, high-fit tenants aligned with local demand. Demographic insights, foot-traffic indicators and neighborhood dynamics guide long-term leasing partnerships that minimize turnover and build lasting value.
Vacancy Activation & Pop-Ups
We turn inactive storefronts into neighborhood destinations with short-term activations, interim uses and pop-up installations. Landlords cut holding costs while new retail concepts get tested in high-potential markets.
Strategic Business Plans
Custom action plans for tenants and owners covering site selection, launch sequencing and growth targets. We guide you toward certifications such as MWBE that open new contracts and capital.
Foot-Traffic & Engagement
Targeted strategies that bring steady traffic to districts and individual storefronts. Consumer pattern analysis, corridor events and visibility upgrades turn passersby into regulars.
Cross-Marketing & Partnerships
Co-promotional networks and multi-merchant campaigns let neighboring businesses pool resources and share customers through joint initiatives, shared events and coordinated marketing.
NYC SBS Grant & Funding Navigation
We link tenants and property owners to New York City Small Business Services programs, capital grants, technical assistance and funding, and guide you through eligibility and applications.
WHO WE SERVE
Property owners
Fill your space with a tenant who stays.
- Qualified tenant matching based on local demand
- Zero-liability pop-up activations while you lease
- Foot-traffic strategies that raise your property's profile
Business owners
Find the right block and the capital to grow.
- Corridor data for confident site selection
- Strategic business plans and certification guidance
- Help securing NYC SBS grants and funding
The low-burden framework
Zero-capital infrastructure
NYC SBS Commercial Lease Assistance provides free lease templates and standard legal support. Vendors carry their own short-term liability insurance ($100–$250) naming the landlord as additional insured.
Easy-yes landlord onboarding
A plug-and-play staging opportunity: free visual activation of the space, zero liability, and more foot traffic to help land a permanent long-term tenant.
Instant pipeline activation
Our corridor assessment records surface ready-to-activate spaces and owner contacts on day one, skipping slow ground-level discovery.
First 72 hours
01DATA & OUTREACH
- Filter corridor data: select the top 3–5 storefronts in good visual condition.
- Onboard NYC SBS: secure short-term lease templates and the legal referral workflow.
- Draft the pitch: a one-page outreach on free staging and zero liability.
- Reach owners: request 15-minute walkthroughs.
OutcomeShortlist of target spaces, legal link ready, meetings requested.
02SETUP & SITE VISITS
- Call for operators: launch an application for MWBEs, designers and creators.
- Owner follow-ups: walk the spaces and confirm specs.
- Verify risk protocols: confirm the insurance portal and certificate process.
OutcomeLive vendor application and verified site conditions.
03LAUNCH & PIPELINE
- Announce: broadcast the call for pop-up operators across newsletters, social and merchant networks.
- Distribute: share with business partners, MWBE groups and creative networks.
OutcomeAn active vendor pipeline and public awareness across the corridor.
Operational safeguards
Zero financial liability
Vendors buy their own short-term coverage online before receiving keys.
Pre-vetted legal terms
Agreements use standardized SBS short-term commercial lease templates.
Strict insurance checks
No keys until a certificate of insurance names the landlord as additional insured.
Facilitator, not leaseholder
Compass Ventures connects and coordinates. Owners and vendors hold the agreement.
Business inventory · Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Where is the retail?
Across four corridors, restaurants, delis and personal services dominate, and general retail barely registers. That gap is an opportunity: owners gain a clear story for the tenants they need, and retailers gain proof of unmet demand.
Counts show the top five business categories per corridor from a Compass Ventures field inventory.
Programming
Corridor events, merchant mixers and seasonal activations that give neighbors a reason to walk the block and find local businesses.
Mentoring
One-on-one guidance for emerging entrepreneurs and pop-up operators, from first lease to certification to growth plan.
Community enhancement
Streetscape and visibility improvements, shared resources and partnerships between merchants, residents and local institutions.
Do Good
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Our community commitment
Do Good Things
Our corporate social responsibility initiative. Through Do Good Things, Compass Ventures runs a free meal voucher program with local restaurant partners, so neighbors in need eat well and corridor businesses welcome new regulars. A commercial corridor is only as strong as the community it serves.
WHY COMPASS VENTURES
Beyond baseline data
Real-time, actionable neighborhood intelligence instead of static public metrics.
Ecosystem-driven
We don't just fill vacancies. We curate balanced, resilient commercial corridors.
Direct municipal alignment
We navigate city programs and SBS capital resources to bring real opportunities to small and growing businesses.
Rooted in community
Programming, mentoring and Do Good Things keep our work accountable to the neighborhoods we serve.
The app
Repairs reported clearly. Requests handled faster. Tenants kept informed.
The CGA Properties app gives your company its own branded portal. Tenants submit repair requests with photos and videos, and your team tracks each one from first report to completed visit. Text message updates keep tenants informed without extra phone calls.
9Languages for tenant requests
500Text message segments included each month
$199One-time setup, including training
What's included
Everything in every plan
Your own branded portal
A page at cga-properties.com with your company name, logo and colors, plus a clean preview card whenever the link is shared. Tenants can save it to their phone like an app.
Repair requests in 9 languages
Tenants describe the problem in their own language and add photos and videos, entry permission and preferred visit times. Each request gets a private tracking link.
Staff desk
One shared company login. Staff see every request, set its status, schedule visits, keep notes and review the full history.
AI triage and drafting
Each new request gets a priority, a trade and a suggested next step, and tenant updates are drafted for your staff to send.
Text messages
Tenants get confirmations and updates showing your office phone and email, and maintenance gets an alert for every new request. 500 text segments a month included.
Your buildings, loaded for you
Buildings and units are imported from your spreadsheet, and you can edit them any time.
Hosting and updates
Hosting, daily backups, security updates and new features at no extra charge.
Support
Help by phone and email on business days.
Pricing
Priced by the number of units you manage
Starter
Up to 30 units
$79 / month
or $790 a year, billed annually
Standard
31 to 100 units
$149 / month
or $1,490 a year, billed annually
Growth
101 to 200 units
$249 / month
or $2,490 a year, billed annually
Portfolio
201 to 300 units
$349 / month
or $3,490 a year, billed annually
Pay annually and get two months free (about 17% off). A one-time $199 setup fee applies to every plan.
Managing more than 300 units? Ask for a custom quote.
Plan details
Simple, fair terms
- Setup ($199, one time). Your company page, logo and link preview, loading your buildings and units, your staff login, texting setup and a 30-minute training call.
- Billing. Monthly plans are charged in advance on the same day each month. Annual plans are charged in advance for 12 months.
- Growing portfolios. If you go over your plan's unit limit, your plan moves to the next tier from the next billing period.
- Text messages. 500 text segments a month are included. Additional segments are $0.03 each, billed the following month.
- Price guarantee. Your rate stays fixed for 12 months from your start date.
- Cancellation. Monthly plans can be cancelled with 30 days' written notice and no cancellation fee. Annual plans run to the end of the paid year. You can request an export of your request history.
- Your data. Tenant and request information belongs to your company. It is kept separate from other companies' data and is never sold or shared.
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