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Real estate expert Charles Fridman wields five decades of experience in the industry.
Currently serving as the President of Shalimar Management Corporation, Mr. Charles Fridman leverages his leading real estate development experience toward managing a wide variety of projects. A seasoned expert in acquisitions and construction, Charles Fridman has undertaken the renovation of over 20 buildings within the last 30 years.
With over three decades of experience in the industry, Charles Fridman is at the forefront of evolving trends within the sector. Most recently, Charles Fridman implemented plans for a 26-story hotel powered by solar energy. Charles Fridman’s considerable plans for the building incorporate some of the latest green elements, including flexible solar panel glazing and amorphous thin film glass.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Charles Fridman has donated his time to organizations such as City Harvest, which delivers rescued food to New York community food programs. Charles Fridman also supports the American Society for Yad Vashem, Aish HaTorah, Chabad of Wall Street, Bayith Lepleitot, KiDS of NYU Foundation, Jewish Enrichment Center, Friends of OHEKA, and Emunah of America.
When he is not working or championing local causes, New York City-resident Charles Fridman enjoys French culture, traveling, boating, and reading.
Charles Fridman's Companies
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Shalimar Management Corporation
1978
President
Owner and manager of a full-service residential real estate company in Manhattan, NY.
Oversees all aspects of the company including acquisition, construction, and management of a 300-unit, multi-family portfolio, as well as10 full-time employees.
Has been involved in construction and real estate since 1960. For over thirty years has acquired and substantially renovated over 20 buildings.
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Charles Fridman's Publications
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City College of New York, Charles Fridman
September, 2010
Upon arriving in the United States from France at the age of 14, Charles Fridman did not speak English. Employed by the Sheetmetal Workers Union during those days, Charles Fridman attended the City College of New York (CCNY) in the evenings, where he improved his English and completed his GED. Eventually branching out into construction and real estate, Charles Fridman now owns a successful Manhattan property management firm. Originally named the Free Academy of the City of New York, CCNY was founded by businessman Townsend Harris in 1847. Harris intended CCNY to be a philanthropic organization that could provide educational services to the children of immigrants and the underprivileged, free of charge. Admission was to be based solely on merit, and the original curriculum included mathematics, history, literature, law, language, and political studies, among other topics. Approximately 20 years after its founding, the Free Academy was renamed the College of the City of New York. In 1929, the name was again changed to City College of New York, and in the 1960s, it became the City University of New York thanks to alliances formed with other municipal colleges. The name, City College, remains in frequent use to this day, however. In the first half of the 20th century, CCNY boasted a particularly distinguished and progressive student body. More tolerant than any other educational institution at the time, CCNY attracted gifted individuals from minority groups, earning the school nicknames such as a “poor man’s Harvard.” From the 1930s to the 1950s, CCNY was particularly known for radical political thought, and student-led, day-long debates were a regular occurrence on campus. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, CCNY faced a number of challenges caused by an increased demand for remedial programs. Student pressure eventually led to an open admissions program that provided access to any graduate of a New York City high school. Unfortunately, this created budgetary problems for the university and led to a drop in academic standards. As a consequence, CCNY was forced to begin charging tuition in the mid 1970s, and by the 1990s, it had stopped offering remedial classes. CCNY has continued to develop new programs and initiatives in recent years, including a study-abroad program and an honors program for academically gifted students. Additionally, CCNY has received the support of distinguished graduates, some of whom have made substantial donations to the university’s ongoing success.
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