Sam Charney
(Samuel Charney, Samuel C. Charney)
Founder
Principal
Charney Companies
5-26 46th Avenue Suite 2A Long Island City NY 11101
Charney Companies NYC portfolio
$1.7 billion -industrial 53%, development 33%, office 6%; Brooklyn 63%, Queens 36%*
133th largest portfolio by dollar value
328,773 sqft – elevator 51%, industrial 22%, walkup 10%; Brooklyn 75%, Queens 24%
1133th largest by SF
19 properties – Brooklyn 68%, Queens 31%
543th largest
1,305 residential units – Brooklyn 73%, Queens 26%
266th largest by residential units
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Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 3 for $188.2 million
Seller signatory: 1 for $122 million
Borrower signatory: 5 for $718.8 million
Developer (new building or major alteration): 17 for 91,127 square feet
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Madison Realty Capital (4), Dean Maltz (1), Santander Bank (1), Arbor Realty Trust (1), BH3 Management (1), Calmwater Capital (1), Apollo Global Management (1), RFR Holding (1), Silver Point Capital (1), Jonathan Holman (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Dean Maltz (1), Susana Iannicelli (1), David Speiser (1), Dan Speiser (1), Dean Chang (1), Jeffrey Horowitz (1), Thomas Lavin (1), Steven Weiser (1), Jonathan Holman (1), Sharon Colburn (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Charney Companies and Criterion Real Estate Capital sold 101 Claremont Avenue for $122 million to Columbia University on July 15, 2026.
• Charney Companies borrowed $17 million from BH3 Management for 3 Hope Street on June 29, 2026.
• Calmwater Capital sold 3 Hope Street for $20 million to Charney Companies on June 29, 2026.
• Charney Companies and Tavros Capital borrowed $425 million from Apollo Global Management for 168 2 Street on June 24, 2026.
• Charney Companies borrowed $81.8 million from Madison Realty Capital for 97 Rockwell Place on June 05, 2026.
• Jonathan Holman sold 83 2 Place for $4.2 million to Charney Companies and SB Development Group on October 17, 2025.
• Charney Companies borrowed $85 million from Madison Realty Capital for 97 Rockwell Place on May 02, 2025.
• RFR Holding sold 168 2 Street for $164 million to Charney Companies and Tavros Capital on April 30, 2025.
• Charney Companies and Tavros Capital borrowed $110 million from Silver Point Capital for 168 2 Street on April 30, 2025.
• Samuel Charney filed plans for major alteration for 91,127 sqft in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, on March 04, 2025.
• Charney Companies borrowed $8.2 million from Madison Realty Capital for 101 Claremont Avenue on March 18, 2024.
• Charney Companies borrowed $49.5 million from Madison Realty Capital for 101 Claremont Avenue on March 18, 2024.
• Riverside Church in the City of New York sold 101 Claremont Avenue for $38 million to Charney Companies on March 18, 2024.
• Samuel Charney filed plans for new building for 161,253 sqft in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on October 20, 2023.
• Charney Companies borrowed $30 million from Arbor Realty Trust for 10-14 50 Avenue on March 31, 2023.
• Samuel Charney filed plans for new building for 61,639 sqft in Long Island City, Queens, on February 11, 2022.
• Samuel Charney filed plans for new building for 32,365 sqft in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on November 18, 2021.
• Samuel Charney filed plans for new building for 32,365 sqft in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on November 18, 2021.
• Dean Maltz sold 14 Lincoln Place for $3.8 million to Charney Companies on November 15, 2021.
• Charney Companies borrowed $21 million from Santander Bank for 10-14 50 Avenue on July 14, 2020.
Latest Stories:
• Charney Companies pays $20M to Calmwater Capital for residential in Williamsburg (July 06, 2026)
• Charney, Tavros, pay $164M to RFR for dev site in Gowanus (May 14, 2025)
• Charney Companies files plans to create 240 dorm rooms in Morningside Heights (March 12, 2025)
• RFR signs $82.4M refi with Madison Realty Capital for Gowanus dev site (November 07, 2024)