Michael David Kirchmann (born July 5, 1972) is an American real estate developer, architect, and designer and the Founder and CEO of development and architecture firm GDSNY.
His firm has designed and renovated more than 4,000 units of affordable housing in New York City, including Campos Plaza in the East Village, Bronxchester Houses in the Bronx, and Arverne View in Rockaway, Queens.
Kirchmann's firm has also designed and developed high end residential and commercial office properties such as 25 Mercer in SoHo, 177 Franklin Street in TriBeCa which was the Shinola flagship and headquarters, and 500 West 25th Street, adjacent to the High Line.
The firm is currently developing a class A office building at 1241 Broadway.Formerly a Design Director at architecture firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Kirchmann worked on projects across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.