Press & Recognition
The American Architecture Award (Winner 2025)
Interior Design Building of the Year (2023)
Architizer A+Awards Finalist (Affordable Housing 2025)
Archtober | Center for Architecture (Building of the Day 2023)
HPD Commissioner's Commendation — cited as a model for affordable housing excellence
“Our experience with Coconut Properties has been exceptionally positive. The firm successfully completed a major project for Rocky Mount Baptist Church, constructing a new home that doubled the size of our prior space while also structuring a deal that generated significant capital to support the church’s ongoing operations. This outcome stands as a testament to their professionalism, creativity, and commitment to delivering value beyond construction alone.
Throughout the process, we found Coconut Properties and their team to be respectful, prompt, prepared, dependable, imaginative, and highly competent. Adam and his group consistently included us in every phase of the planning and design process — even inviting us to participate in their internal office design meetings — which ensured that our vision and needs were fully realized.”
Press Coverage
Testimonials
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37 Hillside is a prime example of what we want our affordable housing developments to achieve for residents. This building provides 164 beautiful, energy efficient, affordable homes for seniors as well as supportive services for those who have experienced homelessness, programming to meet the needs of seniors, and gathering spaces for residents and the community alike.
Louise Carroll, NYC HPD (Housing Preservation & Development) Commissioner
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I have been working with Adam and Coconut Properties for over a year. Hired as a consultant by UJA-Federation of NY, Adam has provided our professional team and lay leadership with a comprehensive education on the world of affordable housing and ways that philanthropy can pilot and advance new models. Adam quickly understood the mission and scope of UJA and has brought a creative and entrepreneurial spirit to the range of projects we are considering. He is extremely responsive, thorough, and reliable.
Alex Roth-Kahn, Managing Director, Caring Department, UJA-Federation of NY
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I have had the pleasure of knowing Adam for over a decade. We met when we worked together at Gotham. He was constantly looking at development opportunities with a different angle. He saw potential where others saw challenge. He looked at every situation with a unique lens. And had tremendous perseverance. He has tremendous humility and does not take no for an answer - really resilient even against setbacks. He is also just a terrific friend and business collaborator.
Melissa Epstein Pianko, Partner, InterCapital Group; Co-CEO Dayrise Residential