Connect Spring 2017 | Page 11

S P OT LI G H T Taking It To The MAXX MAXX As a company with a strong emphasis on education, business know-how, and an even stronger sense of family, MAXX Properties has grown from a New York- based multifamily management firm to a national company with property holdings in seven states. In 1907, Max Wiener left Russia and made his entrance into the U.S. through Ellis Island. With his family in tow and a strong work ethic, Max had the hope and desire to see his family succeed. Instilling the importance of education into his chil- dren, he pushed them toward achieving great things. Eventually, he began a property management firm with his son, Ralph, and they made their first property purchase in Brooklyn. “MAXX Properties is one of those great American stories about a migration to the U.S. and building a business with funds from family and friends,” says Edward Lange, Jr., newly-appointed CEO at MAXX Properties in New York. Using these funds, Max and Ralph grew the firm that would later span seven states. 