Dan Panitz has over 20 years of experience with community and faith-based real estate related projects. These involve joint ventures, leasing transactions, and acquisitions between religious institutions, himself, and third-party real estate investors.

 As a Senior Asset Manager for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Mr. Panitz gained vast experience working with clergy, trustees, Board members, and parishioners.

Mr. Panitz managed 20+ development projects in the Long Island Diocese encompassing over 130 churches and has been involved in the development of church properties of other dioceses around the country.

He is the founder of Knight Properties, LLC, which specializes in real estate acquisitions, property development, and brokerage and has participated in over 1,000,000 gross square feet of property development transactions in the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Panitz has also donated his time as the Board of Director at the non-profit organization, Bricks & Mortals, helping empower houses-of-worship of various denominations to develop their real estate.

Mr. Panitz was also a consultant for Landmark Properties and has assisted in property acquisitions, negotiated master leases with higher education institutions, participated in public relations campaigns, and provided land use and zoning analyses

With the help of Mr. Panitz’s colleagues, he helped raise over 1 million dollars in a single event for Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and its autism program for children.

Mr. Panitz also consulted with one of New York City’s well-known lobbying firms, Capalino and Company, where he advised real estate developers, investors and institutions in their multifamily, affordable housing, student housing projects, community facility use and zoning requirements.

Born in Queens, New York, he attended Holy Cross High School and has a bachelor’s degree from Morehead State University, where he was awarded a full division 1 athletic   scholarship. He earned a master’s degree from the New School for Social Research Graduate Faculty in New York.