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Sam Chang (張善良)

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Sam Chang (張善良)

Sam Chang (張善良, born 1960) is a Taiwanese American real estate developer known as the “旅館開發大王” (Hotel Development King) in New York’s Taiwanese American community. He is the founder of McSam Hotel Group, a Great Neck-based hotel development, construction, management, and investment company.

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Sam Chang / Sam (Shen Leong) Chang
  • Chinese: 張善良
  • Born: 1960, Taiwan
  • Company: McSam Hotel Group (Great Neck, New York)
  • Role: Founder, hotel developer
  • Geography: New York (New York City metropolitan area)
  • Notable achievement: Completed 25 hotels in the five boroughs of New York City over the past decades

McSam Hotel Group

Sam Chang founded McSam Hotel Group, a comprehensive hotel development, construction, management, and investment company based in Great Neck, New York. The company has completed 25 hotels across the five boroughs of New York City over the past decades.

His portfolio includes hotels associated with major brands, including properties linked to Trump Entertainment Resorts.

Background

Chang was born in Taiwan in 1960 and came to the United States, initially spending time in Japan before settling in New York. He built his career in real estate development, focusing on the hospitality industry.

His profile in the 2017 TAHS publication (菁英錄) was compiled by |周威廉 (William Chou), presenting him as a model of Taiwanese American entrepreneurial success on the East Coast.

Timeline

  • 1960 — Born in Taiwan.
  • Early career — Left Taiwan, spent time in Japan, then settled in New York and entered real estate development.
  • McSam era — Built McSam Hotel Group into a hotel development, construction, management, and investment firm; completed 25 hotels across New York City’s five boroughs, including properties associated with major brands and Trump Entertainment Resorts links.
  • 2017 — Profiled in the |2017 TAHS Publication (菁英錄) as the “旅館開發大王” of the New York Taiwanese American community.

Vault records (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

Absorbed from vault pages already citing this profile (no new sources):

  • The 2017 TAHS 菁英錄 profile occupies Part 2, lines L1413–1644 (~231 lines), compiled by |周威廉 (William Chou), who also wrote the publication’s 緣起與展望 founding essay (Part 1, L162–289); Zhou is listed separately from TAHS Secretary General |周威霖 (Chou Wei-lin), the other Zhou on the editorial team.
  • Per |Franklin Ping Cheng’s 會長謝詞 context, the 2017 yearbook introduced four prominent TA entrepreneurs and outstanding second-generation leaders — among them Sam Chang alongside |Katherine Huang, |Lisa Su, and |Shawna Yang Ryan.
  • The |2017 TAHS Publication hub lists him as 張善良 (Sam Chang) — Hotel developer, 紐約台裔.
  • Fellow developer |王桂榮 (Wang Gui-rong) appears in the same community-developer layer of the vault.
  • 2026-09-14 (DEEPEN-X09140107-4): cross-link pass — the publishing body |TAHS, compiler |周威廉 (William Chou), 會長 |Franklin Ping Cheng and all three co-profiled leaders resolve to existing pages; no further vault-internal biographical facts exist for him beyond those recorded above.

Network

Pages that link to sam-chang (sam-chang):

People (1)

  1. zhou-wei-liang

Sources (1)

  1. 2017-tahs-publication

Source Notes and Confidence

  • Content priority A: 2017 TAHS Publication (Sam Chang 張善良 旅館開發大王), Part 2, ~231 lines, compiled by |周威廉 (William Chou)
  • Hub: |2017 TAHS Publication
  • Note: The full text contains detailed biographical information including his journey from Taiwan to Japan to the US, his real estate development career, and his hotel portfolio.

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