Garten Associates Team

Chris was born and raised on Long Island, and after graduating from the New York Institute of Technology he set out to get his professional license and start his own firm. Since 1986, he has operated Garten Associates and created a name for himself on the north shore of Long Island as being an Architect that listens carefully to his clients and delivers solutions in a timely manner.
He has excelled in project administration ensuring that all of his clients make it to the finish line.

Joe was born and raised on Long Island and met Chris in High school, as Chris was his technology teacher in tenth grade. Chris mentored Joe thru High School and College at the New York Institute of Technology where Joe graduated in 2007. Joe has experience in designing and modeling residential projects and managing complex projects from initial design sketch through to building completion. He has experience in residential design, commercial office spaces, restaurants and food shops. He has excelled in project administration ensuring that all of his clients make it to the finish line.

Paul was born and raised on Long Island and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in 2006. Paul has a unique background in Architecture, having worked for a residential design/build firm, where he specialized in high end residential projects. Paul has a proven track record both in the office and on the job site in regards to construction methods, building materials, structural design and site engineering. He is the office Guru when it comes to technical solutions which require knowledge over multiple disciplines.

Diana was raised on Long Island, but then moved to Ecuador where she attended the Universidad de Cuenca for college and graduated in 2020. After college, she moved back to Long Island for the start of her professional career. Diana specializes in residential design where she has proved to be a natural at making beautiful renovations and transforming common residential homes into the nicest homes on the block. She is also very skilled in commercial design including restaurants, food shops and bistros. Diana has crafted her own means and methods for creating client presentations that communicate her ideas clearly and always exceeds our clients expectations. Diana is Bilingual in English and Spanish. She is also a notary public.