---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-044418"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHCI"
cik: "0001299969"
company_name: "Comstock Holding Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-18T21:09:51+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T21:13:25.263270+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Comstock appoints former Blackstone MD David Hirsh to Board of Directors

## Summary
- David Z. Hirsh appointed as Class II independent director and Audit Committee member, effective June 17, 2026.
- Hirsh is former Blackstone Managing Director (16 years) and 15-year Citigroup veteran; over 30 years in real estate.
- Board size increased to six members following the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held June 17, 2026.
- Stockholders also elected Guernsey and MacCutcheon to three-year terms, ratified Grant Thornton, and approved say-on-pay.
- Hirsh's initial term expires at the 2027 Annual Meeting; compensated per standard non-employee director program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-044418
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHCI
- cik: 0001299969
- company_name: Comstock Holding Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-18T21:09:51+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/0001628280-26-044418-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/chci-20260617.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Z. Hirsh was appointed as Class II Independent Director at Comstock Holding Companies, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Independent Director
  source text: On June 17, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed David Z. Hirsh to serve as a Class II independent director and a member of its Audit Committee, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/0001628280-26-044418-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on 2025 executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-17
  source text: Proposal 3 The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 10,432,884 11,142 36,377 1,378,327
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/0001628280-26-044418-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-17
  source text: Proposal 2 The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 11,843,978 14,651 101 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/0001628280-26-044418-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. shareholders approved Election of David M. Guernsey and James A. MacCutcheon as Class III directors for three-year terms at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-17
  source text: Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected David M. Guernsey and James A. MacCutcheon to each serve for a three-year term on the Company's Board of Directors ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. For Withheld Broker Non-Vote David M. Guernsey 9,964,381 516,022 1,378,327 James A. MacCutcheon 9,964,381 516,022 1,378,327
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299969/000162828026044418/0001628280-26-044418-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.