{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"68240","rtpr_id":"nBw1YKBpBa","ticker":"CHCI","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CHCI"],"title":"Comstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-18T20:45:00.103Z","article_body":"Comstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board\nof Directors\n\nComstock Holding Companies, Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomstock.com%2F&esheet=54556886&newsitemid=20260618426389&lan=en-US&anchor=Comstock+Holding+Companies%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=056abc554be1a8c6b59f3d265370f16b)\n(Nasdaq: CHCI) (\"Comstock\" or the \"Company\"), a leading asset manager,\ndeveloper, and operator of mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and\nlarge-scale infrastructure developments in the Washington, D.C. region,\nannounced today that David Z. Hirsh has been appointed to its Board of\nDirectors and will serve an initial term that expires at the Company's 2027\nAnnual Meeting of Stockholders.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/)\n\nComstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board\nof Directors\n\nMr. Hirsh is a seasoned real estate investor with more than 30 years of\nexperience across all major real estate product types in most major U.S.\nmarkets. He is a former Managing Director at Blackstone Inc., where he spent\napproximately 16 years in the firm's Real Estate Asset Management Group until\nhis retirement in January 2018. During his tenure at Blackstone, his\nresponsibilities included the day-to-day oversight and strategic management of\nEquity Office Properties, IndCor Industrial Properties, and the LXR Hotels and\nResorts portfolio, as well as several investments in the retail and senior\nhousing sectors. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Hirsh spent approximately 15\nyears at Citigroup Inc., including six years in real estate asset management,\nwhere he led the hotel group, and five years in corporate finance specializing\nin corporate real estate and project lending.\n\nMr. Hirsh currently serves as an independent director and Chair of the Audit\nCommittee of Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE: SEG) and previously\nserved on the board of directors for SILVERspac Inc. (Nasdaq: SLVR) from 2021\nto 2023. He is currently an Independent Advisor to Town House Partners, a\nglobal real estate industry consulting provider, and from 2022 to 2024 served\nas Vice Chairman of Sterling Investors, a real estate investment firm that he\njoined in 2020 as a Strategic Advisor. Mr. Hirsh is also an Adjunct Professor\nand Vice Chair of the Advisory Board at the New York University Schack\nInstitute of Real Estate.\n\n\"We are thrilled to welcome David, an accomplished real estate leader with\ndeep institutional investment experience to our Board,\" commented Christopher\nClemente, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comstock. \"His extensive\nbackground in commercial real estate and capital markets will be an invaluable\nasset to our leadership team.\"\n\nMr. Hirsh has been involved in several philanthropic efforts over his\ndistinguished career, including leadership roles at non-profit organizations\nlike the THANC Foundation and CaringKind, as well as trustee positions at Pace\nUniversity and the Madison Square Park Conservancy. He earned a B.B.A. in\nPublic Accounting from Pace University and an M.S. in Real Estate Development\nand Investment from New York University.\n\n\"Having spent my career in institutional real estate, I have sincere\nappreciation for what Comstock has built and accomplished,\" added Mr. Hirsh.\n\"I'm excited to join the Board and work with their dynamic leadership team to\nhelp guide the Company's continued growth.\"\n\nAbout Comstock\n\nFounded in 1985, Comstock is a leading asset manager, developer, and operator\nof mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and large-scale infrastructure\ndevelopments in the Washington, D.C. region. With a managed portfolio\ncomprising approximately 10 million square feet at full build-out and\nincluding stabilized and development assets strategically located at key Metro\nstations, Comstock is at the forefront of the urban transformation taking\nplace in the fastest-growing segments of one of the nation’s best real\nestate markets. Comstock’s developments include some of the largest and most\nprominent mixed-use and transit-oriented projects in the Mid-Atlantic region,\nas well as multiple large-scale public-private partnership developments. For\nmore information, please visit Comstock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comstock.com%2F&esheet=54556886&newsitemid=20260618426389&lan=en-US&anchor=Comstock.com&index=2&md5=3d5816fafebeba3e75b33ea1a770f368)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/)\n\ninvestorrelations@comstock.com \n(mailto:investorrelations@comstock.com) \npublicrelations@comstock.com (mailto:publicrelations@comstock.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw1YKBpBa","title":"Comstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CHCI","created":"2026-06-18T20:45:00.103Z","tickers":["CHCI"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Comstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board\nof Directors\n\nComstock Holding Companies, Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomstock.com%2F&esheet=54556886&newsitemid=20260618426389&lan=en-US&anchor=Comstock+Holding+Companies%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=056abc554be1a8c6b59f3d265370f16b)\n(Nasdaq: CHCI) (\"Comstock\" or the \"Company\"), a leading asset manager,\ndeveloper, and operator of mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and\nlarge-scale infrastructure developments in the Washington, D.C. region,\nannounced today that David Z. Hirsh has been appointed to its Board of\nDirectors and will serve an initial term that expires at the Company's 2027\nAnnual Meeting of Stockholders.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/)\n\nComstock Appoints former Blackstone and Citigroup Leader David Hirsh to Board\nof Directors\n\nMr. Hirsh is a seasoned real estate investor with more than 30 years of\nexperience across all major real estate product types in most major U.S.\nmarkets. He is a former Managing Director at Blackstone Inc., where he spent\napproximately 16 years in the firm's Real Estate Asset Management Group until\nhis retirement in January 2018. During his tenure at Blackstone, his\nresponsibilities included the day-to-day oversight and strategic management of\nEquity Office Properties, IndCor Industrial Properties, and the LXR Hotels and\nResorts portfolio, as well as several investments in the retail and senior\nhousing sectors. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Hirsh spent approximately 15\nyears at Citigroup Inc., including six years in real estate asset management,\nwhere he led the hotel group, and five years in corporate finance specializing\nin corporate real estate and project lending.\n\nMr. Hirsh currently serves as an independent director and Chair of the Audit\nCommittee of Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE: SEG) and previously\nserved on the board of directors for SILVERspac Inc. (Nasdaq: SLVR) from 2021\nto 2023. He is currently an Independent Advisor to Town House Partners, a\nglobal real estate industry consulting provider, and from 2022 to 2024 served\nas Vice Chairman of Sterling Investors, a real estate investment firm that he\njoined in 2020 as a Strategic Advisor. Mr. Hirsh is also an Adjunct Professor\nand Vice Chair of the Advisory Board at the New York University Schack\nInstitute of Real Estate.\n\n\"We are thrilled to welcome David, an accomplished real estate leader with\ndeep institutional investment experience to our Board,\" commented Christopher\nClemente, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comstock. \"His extensive\nbackground in commercial real estate and capital markets will be an invaluable\nasset to our leadership team.\"\n\nMr. Hirsh has been involved in several philanthropic efforts over his\ndistinguished career, including leadership roles at non-profit organizations\nlike the THANC Foundation and CaringKind, as well as trustee positions at Pace\nUniversity and the Madison Square Park Conservancy. He earned a B.B.A. in\nPublic Accounting from Pace University and an M.S. in Real Estate Development\nand Investment from New York University.\n\n\"Having spent my career in institutional real estate, I have sincere\nappreciation for what Comstock has built and accomplished,\" added Mr. Hirsh.\n\"I'm excited to join the Board and work with their dynamic leadership team to\nhelp guide the Company's continued growth.\"\n\nAbout Comstock\n\nFounded in 1985, Comstock is a leading asset manager, developer, and operator\nof mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and large-scale infrastructure\ndevelopments in the Washington, D.C. region. With a managed portfolio\ncomprising approximately 10 million square feet at full build-out and\nincluding stabilized and development assets strategically located at key Metro\nstations, Comstock is at the forefront of the urban transformation taking\nplace in the fastest-growing segments of one of the nation’s best real\nestate markets. Comstock’s developments include some of the largest and most\nprominent mixed-use and transit-oriented projects in the Mid-Atlantic region,\nas well as multiple large-scale public-private partnership developments. For\nmore information, please visit Comstock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comstock.com%2F&esheet=54556886&newsitemid=20260618426389&lan=en-US&anchor=Comstock.com&index=2&md5=3d5816fafebeba3e75b33ea1a770f368)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/)\n\ninvestorrelations@comstock.com \n(mailto:investorrelations@comstock.com) \npublicrelations@comstock.com (mailto:publicrelations@comstock.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-18T20:45:00.14882337Z","server_sent_at_ms":1781815500148},"received_at":"2026-06-18T20:45:00.218Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618426389/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"57651","press_release_id":"68240","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Real Estate Management & Development","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"Comstock Holding Companies appointed David Z. 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