Sam Charney
Sam Charney is an American businessman and founder of Charney Companies. He is also an art collector.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Charney grew up in Manhattan and attended the Dalton School.[10] While in high school, he was an errand boy for a Soho galley; 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sam Charney". Real Deal. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Tim McKeough (February 19, 2016). "Industrially Inspired Condominium in Long Island City". New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Nikolai Fedak (April 4, 2014). "Interview with the Developer: Sam Charney". YIMBY. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Emily Nonko. "The Hot Seat: Sam Charney". Brownstoner. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Ondel Hylton (February 22, 2016). "Pricing and Renderings Released for the Jackson, Industrial-Inspired Condo in Long Island City". 6sqft. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Tanay Warerkar (April 28, 2017). "Long Island City's art-inspired condo The Jackson debuts a model apartment". Curbed. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Notable Leaders in Real Estate 2022". Crain's. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Advisors". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Dalton Connects Real Estate and Technology Networking Event". Dalton School. October 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Charney". Multifamily Forum. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Real estate titans write checks for Eric Adams' campaign, legal defense". Real Deal. January 18, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.