New York, NY Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) – a housing policy advocacy organization which represents more than 3,500 NYC multifamily building owners and 350,000 units of housing throughout the five boroughs – has added four new members to its board of directors, a group which spans all spectrums of N.Y.’s multifamily housing industry.
The organization, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has advanced policies and solutions to ensure that housing topics remain in the forefront of public concerns both at the citywide and statewide levels.
“We are so proud and honored that this impressive group of people – which includes both industry titans and the next generation of leaders – have decided to lend their voices and their experience to this already active and engaged board,” said Matthew Engel, President of CHIP. “Their proven track records of success and institutional knowledge will put CHIP in an even better position to accomplish our ambitious housing policy agenda as we enter the second half-century of advocacy.”
The new members of the board are as follows:
• Damien Diamond-Cole is the Director of Asset Management for Diamond Property Group, a fourth generation real estate company which owns and operates approximately 2,500 residential units in the New York metropolitan area as well as a variety of commercial and retail properties throughout various states. One of the youngest members of CHIP’s board, Diamond-Cole was raised in the New York real estate industry and has more than a half decade of formal experience in the day-to-day management of properties. In addition to CHIP, she is also a member of the Rent Stabilization Association.
• Mark Engel has served as CEO of Langsam Property Services Corp., a Bronx-based real estate management company, for more than 40 years. The company is now responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of approximately 350 buildings containing more than 11,000 dwelling units and 300 commercial units in four out of the five New York City boroughs and Westchester County. Engel currently serves as Vice President of the Rent Stabilization Association and the Bronx Realty Advisory Board. A past president of the Bronx-Manhattan Association of Realtors, Mr. Engel has also been awarded the Bronx Businessman of the Year Award by the Bronx Historical Society and the Humanitarian Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to his industry activities, he is on the Executive Board of the Jewish National Fund of Long Island.
• Jeffrey Manocherian is the managing partner of Manocherian Brothers, a well-respected New York-based real-estate development and management firm. Mr. Manocherian also serves as a vice president of the Rent Stabilization Association of New York.
• Jonathan Wiener is the president of Chestnut Holdings of New York, a family-owned real estate investment and property management firm in the Bronx. Mr. Wiener founded Chestnut Holdings in 1996 and has more than 30 years of real estate experience. He is an advocate for continuous improvement of the housing stock in the Bronx and the important role it plays in neighborhood development and quality of life. He regularly serves as an expert panelist on the Bronx at real estate conferences and forums.
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