Sam Charney

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Sam Charney is an American businessman and founder of Charney Companies. He is also an art collector.

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Career

From 2004 to 2012, Charney worked as a project executive for Two Trees Management, developing over 1 million square feet of office space and housing; he also co-founded Two Tree's construction company GreenStar Builders. [1] [2] [3] Charney’s first development project, the rehabilitation of an 1859 warehouse at 164 Atlantic Avenue, won a Brooklyn Building Award for best adaptive reuse. [4]

He founded his own real estate firm, Charney Companies, in 2013. [3] [5] As his first solo project, he “took all the equity [he] had saved up and bought a piece of land in Long Island City.” [2] This lot later became The Jackson Condominium, an 11-story development near MoMA PS1 that features a lobby mosaic wall designed by Tom Fruin. [3] [6] [7]

He currently serves as Principal at Charney Co., [8] developing over 2 million mixed-use square feet in Long Island City, Williamsburg, and Gowanus. [1] [5]

Charney sits on the boards of the Brooklyn Museum and Pursuit, a nonprofit focused on adult education and job training, as well as the facilities committee of the Brooklyn Public Library. [8] [5] [9] He is also an art collector. [8] His collection includes works by Honor Titus, Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring, Kaws, JR, Swoon, Banksy, Marc Chagall, Louise Nevelson, and Alexander Calder. [5]

Personal life

Charney grew up in Manhattan and attended the Dalton School. [10] While in high school, he was an errand boy for a Soho gallery; the experience led him to pursue a major in art history, with an emphasis on street art. [5]

After graduating from Bates College, Charney enrolled in the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [4] He received a Master's from New York University. [3]

In 2012, he was awarded the NYU Award for Humanitarianism for his work with blind athletes. [11] He was included on Crain's 2022 Notable Leaders in Real Estate. [8]

Charney is a Democrat and has made donations to Eric Adams’ mayoral re-election campaign. [12]

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  2. 1 2 Tim McKeough (February 19, 2016). "Industrially Inspired Condominium in Long Island City". New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nikolai Fedak (April 4, 2014). "Interview with the Developer: Sam Charney". YIMBY. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Emily Nonko. "The Hot Seat: Sam Charney". Brownstoner. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Lee Carter (January 9, 2024). "How Real Estate Mogul Sam Charney Built His Eclectic Art Collection From the Ground Up". Artnet. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ondel Hylton (February 22, 2016). "Pricing and Renderings Released for the Jackson, Industrial-Inspired Condo in Long Island City". 6sqft. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Tanay Warerkar (April 28, 2017). "Long Island City's art-inspired condo The Jackson debuts a model apartment". Curbed. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Notable Leaders in Real Estate 2022". Crain's. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Advisors". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dalton Connects Real Estate and Technology Networking Event". Dalton School. October 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sam Charney". Multifamily Forum. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Real estate titans write checks for Eric Adams' campaign, legal defense". Real Deal. January 18, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
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