Community is Key

An avid participant in local issues, providing a strong, sensitive voice on matters ranging from tax policy, to organizing blood drives and contributing to charities, ATCO is a positive force in the community.  "Our success depends on the success of the community," Damon J. Hemmerdinger, Co-President, explains. "We are committed to being an active part of the world we live in. You can’t afford to stand outside and watch. You affect communities by caring and doing."

The company's principals and staff are actively involved in a wide range of charitable and civic organizations.

• Organizations Include:
  • New York University
  • AmericaSpeaks
  • Children for Children
  • The C.A.R.E Foundation
  • NYC Police Foundation
  • The Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
  • The Diabetes Research Institute
  • Queens Museum of Art
  • The NYC Partnership Foundation
  • Vietnam Veterans of America
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Shoes for Shelter
  • The Fountain Gallery's Celebration of Life Benefit
  • The Lance Armstrong Foundation

ATCO is also affiliated with numerous trade organizations.

• Organizations Include:
  • The Real Estate Board of New York
    (Board of Governors)
  • International Council of Shopping Centers
    (Open Air Committee)
  • New York Realty Foundation
    (Past President)
  • Building Owners and Managers Association
    (Past President)
  • Associated Builders and Owners of
    Greater New York (Board of Governors)
  • New York Building Congress
    (Board of Directors)
  • Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations
    (Board of Directors)
  • New York Energy Consumers Council
    (Board of Directors and founding President)
  • New York State Brownfield Advisory
    Council (Developer Member)
  • LaGuardia Community College and
    the Queens Library Foundation
  • New York Building Congress
    (Board of Directors and past Vice Chairman)
  • Electric Power Procurement Alliance
    (Founding Chair)