David Margolis, RA

Principal

David Margolis is a Principal and Project Manager at Handel Architects, which he joined in 2006. His experience includes managing a variety of project types from concept through construction.

Mr. Margolis’ completed work includes OZMA, a 275-unit residential building for Skanska in Washington, DC. He also served as senior technical advisor for Sven, a new 958-unit, 64-story residential tower in Queens for The Durst Organization; the project included the rehabilitation of the famous Queens Clocktower. Prior to that he managed 33 Bond Street in Downtown Brooklyn, a 714-unit rental building for TFCornerstone.

Previous experience includes serving as the Project Manager for the firm’s National September 11 Memorial, where he worked closely with Partner Michael Arad to execute an extremely complicated project that involved numerous stakeholders and interest groups. He served in a similar capacity for the Emanuel Nine Memorial, which is completing construction in Charleston; the project celebrates the lives and sacrifices of the Emanuel Nine, the clergy and church members who were murdered in 2015 at the historic Mother Emanuel AME Church.

Mr. Margolis previously worked for Leo A. Daly Architects in Washington, DC, where he served as Project Architect for the $62 million Republic Square office building at 25 Massachusetts Ave in Washington, DC.

Mr. Margolis has wide knowledge of the New York City Building Code, which he has helped shape as a member of the city’s Department of Buildings Technical Committee. He is a registered architect in New York.