List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate
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This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives in the real estate industry. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans. |
Real estate
[edit]- Ben Ashkenazy (1968/69–), Israeli-American developer, founder of the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation[1]
- Sol Atlas (1907–1973), Long Island real estate developer responsible for the Miracle Mile[2]
- Gary Barnett (1956–), founder of the Extell Development Company (known for One57 a.k.a. "The Billionaire Building")[3]
- Joseph Barry (1933–), co-founder of the New Jersey-focused Applied Housing Company and the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain[4]
- Jack Benaroya (1921–2012), developer, founder of the Benaroya Company[5][6]
- Charles Benenson (1913–2004), former president of the Benenson Realty Co.[7]
- Marshall Bennett (1915–2018), Chicago-based real estate developer, credited with developing the modern industrial park[8][9]
- David Bistricer (1949–), Belgian-born founder of Clipper Equity[10]
- Stanley Black (1932–), investor, founder of the Black Equities Group[11]
- Neil Bluhm (1938–), Chicago-based real estate and casino magnate, co-founder of JMB Realty (Judelson-Malkin-Bluhm)[12]
- Shaya Boymelgreen (1951–), Israeli-born developer[13][14][10]
- Matthew Bucksbaum (1926–2013), co-founder of GGP Inc.[15]
- Jack Buncher (1911–2001), Pittsburgh-based developer[16][17][18]
- Morris Cafritz (1888–1964), Lithuanian-born developer[19]
- Alan Casden (1945–), Los Angeles–based developer, founder of Casden Properties LLC[20]
- Joseph Cayre (1941–), founder of Midtown Equities, co-founder of GT Interactive (now Atari)[10][21][22]
- Leon Charney (1938–2016), NYC real estate tycoon[23]
- Stanley Chera (1942–2020), developer, founder of Crown Acquisitions[24]
- Joseph Chetrit (1957–), Moroccan-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Chetrit Group[25][26]
- Charles S. Cohen (1952–), President and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation[27][28]
- Paul L. (1909–2003), David S. (1940–), and Reed Cordish (1974–), The Cordish Companies[29]
- Charles Dayan (1941–), founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans[30]
- Michael Dezer (1941–), Miami-based Israeli-American developer, founder of Dezer Properties[31][32]
- Sanford Diller (1928–2018), Bay Area developer[33]
- Sherman Dreiseszun (1922–2007), Kansas City–based developer, co-founder of MD Management (known for One Kansas City Place)[34]
- Louis Dubin (1963–), developer and investor, (co-)founder of the Athena Group and founding partner of Redbrick LMD[35]
- Joseph (1882–1974), Seymour (1913–1995) and Douglas Durst (1944–), the Durst Organization; members of the Durst family[36][10]
- Simon Dushinsky (1972–), Israeli-born developer, co-owner of the Rabsky Group[37]
- Solomon Dwek (1973–), New Jersey–based pyramid scheme real estate developer[38][39][40]
- Sam Eig (1899–1982), Russian-born D.C.-based developer[41]
- Henry Elghanayan (1940–), Iranian-born developer, co-founder of the Rockrose Development Corporation[10]
- Jeffrey Feil (1947–), the Feil Organization[42]
- Ziel Feldman, founder of real estate development and investment company HFZ Capital Group[43]
- Irving Mitchell Felt (1910–1994), New York–based developer, known for the new Madison Square Garden[44]
- John J. Fisher (1961–), majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir[45]
- Josh Flagg (1985–), Beverly Hills luxury real estate agent[46]
- Alfred W. Fleisher (c. 1878–1928), American real estate investor and co-founder and head of Mastbaum Brothers & Fleisher[47]
- Jay Furman (1942–2015), former president of RD Management LLC[48][49]
- Russell W. Galbut (1952–), Miami-based developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.[50][51]
- Malcolm Glazer (1928–2014), founder of Los Angeles–based real estate holding company First Allied Corp., former owner of EPL's Manchester United F.C. and NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers[52]
- Laurence Gluck (1953–), landlord, founder of Stellar Management[53]
- Sol Goldman (1917–1987), NYC's biggest non-institutional real estate investor in the 1980s, founder of Solil Management[54]
- Yoel Goldman (1980–), founder of All Year Management, one of the most prominent developers in Brooklyn[55]
- Jona Goldrich (1927–2016), Polish-born Los Angeles–based developer, co-founder of Goldrich & Kest Industries[56]
- Stephen L. Green (1938–), founder of SL Green Realty[57]
- Craig Greenberg, cofounder, president, and CEO of 21c Museum Hotels[58]
- Jeff Greene (1954–), investor[59]
- Harold Grinspoon (1929–), founder of Aspen Square Management and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation[60][61]
- Stanley Gumberg (1927–2009), Pittsburgh-based developer and chairman of J.J. Gumberg Co.[62][63]
- Aaron Gural (1917–2009), chairman of Newmark & Company[64]
- Kamran Hakim, Iranian-born NYC-based landlord, developer and founder of the Hakim Organization[10]
- Judah Hertz (1948/1949–), real estate investor, founder of Hertz Investment Group[65]
- Abraham (1919–2005) and Elie Hirschfeld (1949–), NYC-based developers[66]
- Tibor Hollo (1927–), Hungarian-born Miami-based developer, founder of Florida East Coast Realty[67]
- Douglas Jemal (1942–), developer and landlord, founder of the Douglas Development Corp. (owns the Seneca One Tower, Buffalo's tallest building), co-founder of electronic stores chain The Wiz (a.k.a. "Nobody Beats the Wiz")[68]
- Peter S. Kalikow (1942–), president of HJ Kalikow & Co., one of New York City's leading real estate firms; former owner of the New York Post[69]
- Sonny Kahn, Israeli-born Miami-based developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.[70][71]
- Louis S. Kahnweiler (1919–2017), former Chicago-based developer, co-founder of Bennett & Kahnweiler[72][73]
- Stan Kasten (1952–), president and co-owner of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers[74]
- Saul Katz (1939–), co-founder of Sterling Equities, president of MLB's New York Mets[75]
- Abraham S. Kay (1899–1963), real estate developer in DC and Maryland[76]
- Louis Kestenbaum (1952–), developer and founder of NYC-based Fortis Property Group[77]
- Martin Kimmel (1916–2008), co-founder of the Kimco Realty Corporation[78][79]
- Alfred J. Koeppel (1932–2001), New York–based developer, founder of Koeppel Tener Real Estate Services[80][81]
- George Konheim (1917–2001), former Los Angeles–based developer, founder of Buckeye Construction Co.[82]
- Bob Kraft (1941–), Massachusetts-based real estate mogul, chairman of the Kraft Group, owner of NFL's New England Patriots and MLS's New England Revolution[83]
- Charles Kushner (1954–), founder of Kushner Companies; member of the Kushner family[84]
- Jared (1981–) and Joshua Kushner (1985–), co-founders of fintech company Cadre[84]
- Albert Laboz, New Jersey–based landlord, founder of United American Land (UAL)[24]
- Abraham E. Lefcourt (1876–1932), founder of the Lefcourt Group[85]
- Richard LeFrak (1945–), developer and manager; one of the biggest landlords in the NY tri-state area; member of the LeFrak family[86]
- Ted Lerner (1925–2023), founder of Lerner Enterprises[87]
- William Levitt (1907–1994), developer, former president of Levitt & Sons, Inc. (known for Levittown, New York)[88]
- Alan Leventhal (1952–), real estate investor, founder of Beacon Capital Partners[89]
- Edward J. Lewis (1937–2006), Pittsburgh-based developer, founder of the Oxford Development Company[90]
- David Lichtenstein (1960–), NYC-based developer, founder of the Lightstone Group[91]
- Edward Linde (1941–2010), developer, co-founder of Boston Properties[92][93]
- Leonard Litwin (1914–2017), developer, founder of Glenwood Management[94][95]
- Abraham M. Lurie (1923–2010), Los Angeles–based developer, known for Marina del Rey, California[96][97]
- Louis Lurie (1888–1972), San Francisco–based developer[98][99]
- Harry B. Macklowe (1937–), NYC-based developer and investor, founder of Macklowe Properties (owns Manhattan's Metropolitan Tower, and 1 Wall Street)[100]
- Amir, Eskandar and Fraydun Manocherian (1932–), Iranian-born NYC-based investors, founders of Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities[10]
- Bernard H. Mendik (1929–2001), Scottish-born founder of the Mendik Company and former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York[101]
- Howard Michaels (1955–2018), founder of the real estate investment advisory firm the Carlton Group[102]
- Sam Miller (1921–2019), former CEO of Forest City Material Co. and later Forest City Enterprises[103]
- Adam Milstein (1952–), Israeli-American real estate investor, managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; co-founder of the Israeli-American Council[104]
- Paul (1922–2010) and Seymour Milstein (1920–2001), NYC-based developers, founders of Milstein Properties, former owners of the Emigrant Savings Bank[105][10]
- Henry H. Minskoff (1911–1984), New York–based developer[106][107]
- Joseph Moinian (1954–), Iranian-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Moinian Group[10]
- Irwin Molasky (1927–2020), Las Vegas–based developer[108]
- Jerry J. Moore (1927–2008), Houston-based r/e developer who became the largest shopping center developer in the U.S. in the late 1980s[109][110]
- Stephen Muss (1928–), Florida-based developer known for re-development of Miami Beach, Florida[111][112]
- Fred Ohebshalom (1952–), Iranian-born NYC-based developer, founder of Empire Management[113]
- Jason Oppenheim (1977–), real estate broker, attorney, influencer and reality TV personality.[114]
- Geoffrey H. Palmer (1950–), L.A.-based developer[115]
- Jordon Perlmutter (1931–2015), Denver-based developer, co-founder of Perl-Mack Enterprises[116]
- Max Ratner (1907–1995), Polish-born co-founder of Forest City Enterprises; uncle of Brooklyn Nets co-owner Bruce Ratner[117][118]
- Scott Rechler, Tri-State area landlord, founder of RXR Realty, LLC[119]
- Jerry Reinsdorf (1936–), owner of NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox[120]
- Craig Robins (1963–), Miami-based developer; known for re-developing the Miami Design District, co-owner of Design Miami[121][122]
- Amy (1966–), Daniel (1929–), David (1892–1986), Elihu (1933–) and Frederick P. Rose (1923–1999), Rose Associates, Inc.; members of the Rose family[123][10]
- Aby Rosen (1960–), German-born NYC real estate tycoon[124]
- Stephen M. Ross (1940–), developer and landlord, founder of the Related Companies (known for Hudson Yards, Rosemary Square, Time Warner Center), owner of NFL's Miami Dolphins[125][126][127]
- Steven Roth (1941–), founder of Vornado Realty Trust, chairman of JBG Smith[128][129]
- Alexander Rovt (1952–), Ukrainian-born developer[130][131]
- Arthur Rubloff (1902–1986), Chicago-based developer, founder of Arthur Rubloff & Co.[132]
- Samuel Rudin (1896–1975), founder of the Rudin Management Company (later led by his sons, Jack (1924–2016) and Lewis (1927–2001))[133]
- Naty Saidoff (1957–), Israeli-born Bel Air–based real estate investor and diamond dealer; founding member of the Israeli-American Council[134]
- Fred Sands (1938–2015), Los Angeles–based developer[135]
- Tamir Sapir (1946/1947–), Georgian-born NYC real estate mogul[136]
- Felix Sater (1966–), Russian-American developer, former COO of the Bayrock Group[137][138]
- Joel Schreiber, British-born NYC developer, founder of Waterbridge Capital, and early investor in WeWork[139]
- Rubin Schron (1938–), NYC investor and landlord, founder of Cammeby's International Group[10]
- Martin Selig (1936/1937–), German-born founder of Martin Selig Real Estate, LLC[140]
- Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler (1930–), Florida-based retail real estate magnate[141]
- Ben Shaoul (1977–), New York–based developer, co-founder of the Magnum Real Estate Group[142]
- Izek Shomof (1959/1960–), Israeli-born Beverly Hills–based developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money[143][144][145]
- Michael Shvo (1972–), Israeli-American developer, founder of SHVO (acquired NYC's Crown Building)[146][147]
- Stephen Siegel (1944–), Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services company[10]
- Walter Shorenstein (1915–2010), California real estate mogul[148]
- Larry Silverstein (1931–), founder of Silverstein Properties; developed and owned the World Trade Center[149]
- Herbert (1934–) and Melvin Simon (1926–2009), founders of the Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall operator in the U.S., and owners of NBA's Indiana Pacers[150]
- David Simon (1961/1962–), chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, former VP of Wasserstein Perella & Co.[151]
- Robert E. Simon (1914–2015), real estate developer and founder of Reston, Virginia[152]
- Baruch Singer (1954–), New York–based landlord, investor and developer[10]
- Joseph Sitt (1964–), real estate investor, founder of Thor Equities and plus size women's clothing company Ashley Stewart, Inc.[10][21][24]
- Albert H. Small, 1925–2021), real estate developer and philanthropist[153]
- Charles Smith (1901–1995), Russian-born D.C.-based developer and founder of Charles E. Smith Co.; member of the Smith family[154][155]
- Daniel Snyder (1964–), owner of NFL's Washington Commanders (previously known as the Washington Redskins)[156]
- Donald Soffer (1932–), Florida-based developer, founder of Turnberry Associates; known for turning swampland into the city of Aventura, Florida; member of the Soffer family[157]
- Joseph Soffer (1913–2006), Pittsburgh-based developer, founder of the Soffer Organization[158][159]
- Sheldon Solow (1928–2020), NYC-based developer, founder of Solow Building Co.[160][161]
- Jerry Speyer (1940–), co-founder of Tishman Speyer[162]
- Bernard Spitzer (1924–2014), developer[163]
- Bob Stark (1951–), Cleveland-based developer and founder of Stark Enterprises[164]
- Axel Stawski (1950/1951–), German-born developer, founder of Stawski Partners[165]
- A.J. Steigman (1985–) Florida-based founder of Steignet.com[166]
- Donald Sterling (1934–), former owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, owner of the Sterling Plaza[167]
- Michael Stern (1979–), New York–based developer, founder of the JDS Development Group[168]
- Phillip Stollman (1906–1998), co-founder of Detroit-based Biltmore Development Company[169]
- Louise Sunshine (1940–), Florida-based real estate professional, founder of the Sunshine Group[170]
- Jeff Sutton (1960–), Brooklyn-based developer, founder of Wharton Properties[10][24]
- Melvin Swig (1917–1993), San Francisco–based developer and former owner of NHL's California Golden Seals[171]
- Stanley Tanger (1923–2010), founder of the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers[172]
- Stanley G. Tate (1928–), Florida-based developer, founder of Tate Enterprises; founding member of the AIPAC[173]
- A. Alfred Taubman (1924–2015), founder of Taubman Centers[174]
- Steve Tisch (1949–), chairman/Executive Vice President of NFL's New York Giants[175]
- Robert Tishman (1916–2010), former CEO of Tishman Realty & Construction, co-founder of Tishman Speyer; member of the Tishman family[10][176]
- Robert I. (1940–2022) and Bruce E. Toll (1943–), founders of the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers, Inc.[177][178]
- Leonard Tose (1915–2003), former owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles[179]
- Harold (1905–1982) and Percy Uris (1899–1971), New York–based developers who founded the Uris Buildings Corporation[10][154]
- Eli Verschleiser (1974–), NYC-based developer and investor, co-founder of the Multi Group of Companies and the United Realty Trust[180]
- David Werner (1953/1954–), New York–based real estate investor and founder of David Werner Real Estate[181]
- Leonard (1947–), Mark (1962–) and Zygi Wilf (1950–), developers; owners of NFL's Minnesota Vikings and co-owners of Major League Soccer's Nashville SC; members of the Wilf family[182][183]
- Benjamin Winter (1881–1944), Polish-born NYC-based real estate investor and founder of Benjamin Winter, Inc.[184][185][186]
- Lewis Wolff (1935–), developer and former owner of MLB's Oakland Athletics[187]
- Bert Wolstein (1927–2004), former Cleveland-based developer, founder of the Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (now SITE Centers Corp.)[188]
- William Zeckendorf, Sr. (1905–1976), developer, former owner of the Chrysler Building and Hotel Astor[154]
- Samuel Zell (1941–2023), real estate mogul, founder of Equity Group Investments (EQ Office, Equity Residential)[189]
See also
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