In addition to being the founder of the Hudson Development Company, Daniel Gans has also been involved over the years with a various array of real estate boards, non-profit organizations and cultural programs.
Daniel has been a board member of the Hudson School in Hoboken for 20 years. His efforts helped the school purchase and build a new school. The highly regarded academic standard draws students from all over Northern New Jersey and New York City.
He has been on the board of directors of the Hoboken Museum for five years, the museum is actively involved in preserving and displaying artifacts from Hoboken’s 300 years of history. As a board member Daniel is currently negotiating with a private developer to open up a second museum facility in a growing area of the community. Daniel is a board member of The Mile Square Theatre Company and sits on the advisory committee to the Hoboken Arts Center.
He was instrumental in the restoration of the United Synagogue of Hoboken and the building of the school adjacent to that property. Daniel was chairman of the non-profit Hoboken Advantage for six years; an organization funded with public monies. The organization was responsible for low interest rate loans to local businesses and the use of grants for street and sidewalk improvements including trees, paving and lighting. The organization sponsored numerous community events ranging from street fairs to art exhibits.
Mr. Gans also sat on the real estate and construction board of ORT for 10 years where he was involved with programs that brought technical training and career opportunities to young people in the United States and abroad.