Andrew Schwartz and Zach Winick have been named co-presidents of The Howard Hughes Corp.’s (HHC) New York region and will lead the continued revitalization of the Seaport neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. Schwartz will lead partnerships and programming and Winick will oversee operations and development as they succeed outgoing regional president Saul Scherl, who will continue to serve in an advisory role at HHC. The new co-presidents have worked closely with Scherl at the Seaport in recent years.
“We are fortunate to have Andrew and Zach taking the helm of our New York region as we enter this dynamic next chapter at the Seaport,” said David R. O’Reilly, chief executive officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation. “With their years of demonstrated expertise and leadership, they will continue to drive the success of the Seaport neighborhood, which is one of New York City’s most unique destinations — with the Tin Building, The Rooftop at Pier 17 and the array of restaurants, experiential retail and creative offices that are helping redefine Lower Manhattan.”
Schwartz has been with HHC at the Seaport since 2015, most recently serving as executive vice president of strategic partnerships. He spearheaded the company’s partnership platforms, developing a wide array of programming and activations including The Rooftop at Pier 17 Summer Concert Series, and has managed the Seaport’s in-house creative design studio and its digital and marketing teams.
He joined HHC after serving as senior vice president of global partnerships at Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment, where he was responsible for overseeing all partnership sales for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and the NHL’s New York Islanders at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He has more than two decades of experience managing strategic marketing partnerships, advertising campaigns, and events, including for SiriusXM, Major League Baseball, the New Jersey Devils, and the National Hockey League. Schwartz earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing from the University of Connecticut.
Winick joined HHC in 2017 and has served as a senior vice president in the New York region for the past two years, where he has been responsible for the day-to-day operations at the Seaport with oversight of leasing, hospitality and financial management. With more than 15 years of real estate experience across a variety of asset classes, Winick will lead the next phase of growth and revitalization for the Seaport.
Prior to joining HHC, Winick was a managing director at Edison Properties, where he oversaw a division of office leasing and management at the historic Hippodrome Building in Midtown Manhattan. Earlier in his career, he was a commercial real estate broker with Mutual Real Estate Corporation specializing in the repositioning and sale of industrial real estate. Winick holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Delaware and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.
“I am so proud of the work that our team has accomplished over the last seven years in revitalizing the Seaport neighborhood,” said Scherl. “It is rewarding for me to pass the mantle of leadership to colleagues who have been such integral, longstanding leaders for HHC at the Seaport. Andrew and Zach’s co-presidency marks the next chapter of HHC’s dedicated stewardship of this dynamic and historic community and I am looking forward to all they will accomplish together.”
