Board of Advisors
Nick Minoia
Founding and Managing Partner, Diversified Properties
Nicholas Minoia is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diversified Properties. Founded in 2000, Minoia’s leadership has helped Diversified Properties and affiliated entities successfully create dozens of multifamily communities comprising over 10,000 units across N.J., N.Y., Pa., MD and CT and manage an existing portfolio and development pipeline spanning several thousand residential units across multiple properties in three different states. His vision has also brought over 750,000 square feet of office, self-storage, retail, and industrial space to the market since 2000 and today manages a portfolio comprised of over 350,000 square feet of commercial space that is home to over 50 commercial tenants and also includes approximately 1,000 residential units.
Minoia began his career as a project manager for various Manhattan-based real estate developers with projects including a new mid-rise residential tower and a 40-story building at Lexington and 57th Street. He went on to be President of Real Estate Subsidiaries for a Bergen County Savings & Loan institution where he was responsible for loan workouts, liquidation of joint ventures and REO. In 1992, Minoia co-founded Pinnacle Communities, an affiliated Garden Homes Company based in Short Hills, N.J.
With Pinnacle Communities, Minoia oversaw the construction of luxury custom single-family homes, townhomes, and condominium communities as well as the acquisition and development of apartment complexes, office buildings, industrial spaces and retail properties. In 1998, he continued his climb up the corporate ladder becoming President of Westminster Communities, one of the largest private development companies in the Northeast. Under Minoia’s leadership, in just two years, the company was responsible for the construction and development of several thousand residential units which included several large-scale redevelopment projects.
Currently, Minoia serves as a board member for ConnectOne Bank, a chartered public (CNOB) New Jersey commercial bank that provides various commercial banking products and services. Included in his role, Minoia serves on ConnectOne Bank’s Corporate Governance and Audit Committee and is also the Chairman of the Loan Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of RWJBarnabas Health’s Clara Maass Medical Center, a fully accredited acute care facility offering world-class medical treatment to patients across northern New Jersey. Minoia also serves as a Trustee for the Summit Conservancy, a non-profit organization that creates positive and lasting environmental change.