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
- Sheldon Adelson (1933–), casino magnate, founder of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (owns the Venetian, the Palazzo, Marina Bay Sands)[1][2]
- Ben Ashkenazy (1968/69–), Israeli-American developer, founder of the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation[3][4]
- Gary Barnett (1956–), founder of the Extell Development Company (known for One57 a.k.a. "The Billionaire Building")[5]
- Joseph Barry (1933–), co-founder of the New Jersey-focused Applied Housing Company and the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain[6]
- Jack Benaroya (1921–2012), developer, founder of the Benaroya Company[7][8]
- Charles Benenson (1913–2004), former president of the Benenson Realty Co.[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, Israeli-born NYC real estate developer[13][14][10]
- Matthew Bucksbaum, co-founder of GGP Inc.[15]
- Jack Buncher, 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 the GT Interactive Software Corp. (now Atari, Inc.)[10][21][22]
- Leon Charney, NYC real estate tycoon[23]
- Stanley Chera, developer, founder of Crown Acquisitions[24]
- Joseph Chetrit, Moroccan-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Chetrit Group[25][26]
- Michael Dezer, Miami-based Israeli-America developer, founder of Dezer Properties[27][28]
- Sanford Diller, Bay Area real estate developer[29]
- Sherman Dreiseszun (1922–2007), Kansas City-based real estate developer, co-founder of MD Management (known for One Kansas City Place)[30]
- Louis Dubin, developer and investor, (co-)founder of the Athena Group and founding partner of Redbrick LMD[31]
- Joseph, Seymour and Douglas Durst, the Durst Organization; members of the Durst family[32][10]
- Simon Dushinsky, Israeli-born New York-based real estate developer, co-owner of the Rabsky Group[33]
- Solomon Dwek, New Jersey-based pyramid scheme real estate developer[34][35][36]
- Sam Eig (1899–1982), Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer[37]
- Henry Elghanayan, Iranian-born NYC real estate developer, co-founder of the Rockrose Development Corporation[10]
- Jeffrey Feil, the Feil Organization[38]
- Irving Mitchell Felt, New York-based real estate developer known for the new Madison Square Garden[39]
- John J. Fisher, majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir[40]
- Josh Flagg, Beverly Hills luxury real estate agent[41]
- Jay Furman, former president of RD Management LLC[42][43]
- Russell W. Galbut, Miami-based developer, who founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.[44][45]
- Malcolm Glazer, founder of L.A.-based real estate holding company First Allied Corp., former owner of EPL's Manchester United F.C. and NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers[46]
- Laurence Gluck, landlord, founder of Stellar Management[47]
- Sol Goldman (1917–1987), NYC's biggest non-institutional real estate investor in the 1980s, founder of Solil Management[48]
- Yoel Goldman, founder of All Year Management, one of the most prominent real estate developers in Brooklyn[49]
- Jona Goldrich, Polish-born L.A.-based real estate developer, co-founder of Goldrich & Kest Industries[50]
- Stephen L. Green, founder of SL Green Realty[51]
- Harold Grinspoon, founder of Aspen Square Management[52][53]
- Stanley Gumberg, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer and chairman of J.J. Gumberg Co.[54][55]
- Kamran Hakim, Iranian-born NYC-based landlord, real estate developer and founder of the Hakim Organization[10]
- Judah Hertz, real estate investor, founder of Hertz Investment Group[56]
- Abraham and Elie Hirschfeld, NYC real estate developers[57]
- Tibor Hollo, Hungarian-born Miami-based real estate developer and founder of Florida East Coast Realty[58]
- Peter S. Kalikow, president of HJ Kalikow & Co., one of New York City's leading real estate firms; former owner of the New York Post[59]
- Sonny Kahn, Israeli-born Miami-based real estate developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.[60][61]
- Louis S. Kahnweiler, former Chicago-based real estate developer, co-founder of Bennett & Kahnweiler[62][63]
- Stan Kasten, president and co-owner of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers[64]
- Saul Katz, co-founder of Sterling Equities, president of MLB's New York Mets[65]
- Louis Kestenbaum, real estate developer and founder of New York City-based Fortis Property Group[66]
- Martin Kimmel, co-founder of the Kimco Realty Corporation[67][68]
- Alfred J. Koeppel, New York-based developer, founder of Koeppel Tener Real Estate Services[69][70]
- George Konheim, former L.A.-based developer, founder of Buckeye Construction Co.[71]
- Bob Kraft, Massachusetts-based real estate mogul, chairman of the Kraft Group, owner of NFL's New England Patriots and MLS's New England Revolution[72]
- Charles Kushner, founder of Kushner Companies; member of the Kushner family[73]
- Jared and Joshua Kushner, co-founders of fintech company Cadre[73]
- Albert Laboz, New Jersey-based landlord, founder of United American Land (UAL)[24]
- Richard LeFrak (1945–), real estate developer and manager; one of the biggest landlords in the NY tri-state area; member of the LeFrak family[74]
- Ted Lerner, founder of Lerner Enterprises[75]
- William Levitt, real estate developer, former president of Levitt & Sons, Inc. (known for Levittown, New York)[76]
- Alan Leventhal, real estate investor, founder of Beacon Capital Partners[77]
- Edward J. Lewis, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer, founder of the Oxford Development Company[78]
- David Lichtenstein, NYC real estate developer, founder of the Lightstone Group[79]
- Edward Linde, real estate developer, co-founder of Boston Properties[80][81]
- Leonard Litwin, New York-based real estate developer and founder of Glenwood Management[82][83]
- Abraham M. Lurie (1923–2010), Los Angeles-based developer, known for Marina del Rey, California[84][85]
- Louis Lurie, San Francisco-based real estate developer[86][87]
- Harry B. Macklowe, NYC-based real estate developer and investor, founder of Macklowe Properties (owns Manhattan's Metropolitan Tower, and 1 Wall Street)[88]
- Amir, Eskandar and Fraydun Manocherian, Iranian-born NYC-based investors, founders of Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities[10]
- Bernard H. Mendik, Scottish-born founder of the Mendik Company and former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York[89]
- Howard Michaels, founder of the real estate investment advisory firm the Carlton Group[90]
- Sam Miller, former CEO of Forest City Material Co. and later Forest City Enterprises[91]
- Adam Milstein, Israeli-American real estate investor, managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; co-founder of the Israeli-American Council[92]
- Paul and Seymour Milstein, NYC-based real estate developers, founders of Milstein Properties, former owners of the Emigrant Savings Bank[93][10]
- Henry H. Minskoff, New York-based real estate developer[94][95]
- Joseph Moinian, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Moinian Group[10]
- Irwin Molasky, Las Vegas-based real estate developer[96]
- Jerry J. Moore, Houston-based real estate developer who became the largest shopping center developer in the U.S. in the late 1980s[97][98]
- Stephen Muss, Florida-based real estate developer known for re-development of Miami Beach, Florida[99][100]
- Fred Ohebshalom, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of Empire Management[101][102]
- Geoffrey H. Palmer, L.A.-based real estate developer[103]
- Jordon Perlmutter, Denver-based real estate developer, co-founder of Perl-Mack Enterprises[104]
- Max Ratner, Polish-born co-founder of Forest City Enterprises; uncle of Brooklyn Nets co-owner Bruce Ratner[105][106]
- Scott Rechler, Tri-State area landlord, founder of RXR Realty, LLC[107]
- Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox[108]
- Craig Robins, Miami-based real estate developer; known for re-developing the Miami Design District, co-owner of Design Miami[109][110]
- David Rose, co-founder of Rose Associates[111]
- Aby Rosen, German-born NYC real estate tycoon[112]
- Stephen M. Ross, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of the Related Companies, L.P. (known for Hudson Yards), owner of NFL's Miami Dolphins[113][114][115]
- Steven Roth, founder of Vornado Realty Trust, chairman of JBG Smith[116][117]
- Alexander Rovt, Ukrainian-born NYC real estate developer[118][119]
- Arthur Rubloff, Chicago-based real estate developer who founded Arthur Rubloff & Co. and is credited with naming and developing North Michigan Avenue into the "Magnificent Mile"[120]
- Samuel Rudin, former NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Rudin Management Company (later led his sons, Jack and Lewis)[121]
- Naty Saidoff, Israeli-born Bel Air-based real estate investor and diamond dealer; founding member of the Israeli-American Council[122]
- Fred Sands, LA-based developer[123]
- Tamir Sapir, Georgian-born NYC real estate mogul[124]
- Felix Sater, Russian-American developer, former COO of the Bayrock Group[125][126]
- Joel Schreiber, British-born NYC developer, founder of Waterbridge Capital, and early investor in WeWork[127]
- Rubin Schron, NYC investor and landlord, founder of Cammeby's International Group[10]
- Martin Selig, German-born founder of Martin Selig Real Estate, LLC[128]
- Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler, Florida-based retail real estate magnate[129]
- Ben Shaoul, New York-based developer, co-founder of the Magnum Real Estate Group[130]
- Izek Shomof, Israeli-born Beverly Hills-based developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money[131][132][133]
- Michael Shvo, Israeli-American developer, founder of SHVO (acquired NYC's Crown Building)[134][135]
- Stephen Siegel, Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services company[10]
- Baruch Singer, New York-based landlord, investor and developer[10]
- Walter Shorenstein, California real estate mogul[136]
- Bugsy Siegel, co-founder of the Flamingo casino and Murder, Inc., former co-owner of the El Cortez Hotel and Casino[137]
- Amy Rose Silverman, NY-based developer, president of Rose Associates[138][139][140]
- Larry Silverstein, founder of Silverstein Properties; developed and owned the World Trade Center[141]
- Herbert and Melvin Simon, founders of the Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall operator in the U.S., and owners of NBA's Indiana Pacers[142]
- David Simon, chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, former VP of Wasserstein Perella & Co.[143]
- Joseph Sitt, real estate investor, founder of Thor Equities and plus size women's clothing company Ashley Stewart, Inc.[10][21][24]
- Charles Smith, Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer and founder of Charles E. Smith Co.[144][145]
- Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins[146]
- Donald Soffer, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Turnberry Associates; known for turning swampland into the city of Aventura, Florida[147]
- Joseph Soffer, Pittsbugh-based developer, founder of the Soffer Organization[148][149]
- Sheldon Solow, New York City real estate developer, founder of Solow Building Co.[150][151]
- Jerry Speyer, co-founder of Tishman Speyer[152]
- Bernard Spitzer, NYC real estate developer[153]
- Bob Stark, Cleveland-based real estate developer and founder of Stark Enterprises[154]
- Axel Stawski, German-born real estate developer, founder of Stawski Partners[155]
- Donald Sterling, former owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, owner of the Sterling Plaza[156]
- Michael Stern, New York-based developer, founder of the JDS Development Group[157]
- Louise Sunshine, Florida-based real estate professional, founder of the Sunshine Group[158]
- Jeff Sutton, Brooklyn-based real estate developer, founder of Wharton Properties[10][24]
- Melvin Swig, San Francisco-based real estate developer and former owner of NHL's California Golden Seals[159]
- Stanley Tanger, founder of the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers[160]
- Stanley G. Tate, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Tate Enterprises, founding member of the AIPAC[161]
- A. Alfred Taubman, founder of Taubman Centers[162]
- Steve Tisch, chairman/Executive Vice President of NFL's New York Giants[163]
- Robert Tishman (1916–2010), former CEO of Tishman Realty & Construction, co-founder of Tishman Speyer; member of the Tishman family[10][164]
- Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll, founders of the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers, Inc.[165][166]
- Leonard Tose, former owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles[167]
- Herold and Percy Uris, New York-based real estate developers who founded the Uris Buildings Corporation[10][144]
- Eli Verschleiser, NYC real estate developer and investor, co-founder of the Multi Group of Companies and the United Realty Trust[168]
- David Walentas, real estate developer, founder of Two Trees Management Co. (known for Dumbo, Brooklyn)[169]
- David Werner, New York based real estate investor and founder of David Werner Real Estate[170]
- Mark and Zygi Wilf, real estate developers, owners of NFL's Minnesota Vikings[171][172]
- Benjamin Winter, Polish-born New York City-based real estate investor and founder of Benjamin Winter, Inc.[173][174][175]
- Lewis Wolff, real estate developer and former owner of MLB's Oakland Athletics[176]
- Bert Wolstein, former Cleveland-based real estate developer, founder of the Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (now SITE Centers Corp.)[177]
- Steve Wynn, Las Vegas casino owner, founder of Wynn Resorts[178][179][180]
- William Zeckendorf, Sr., real estate developer, former owner of the Chrysler Building and Hotel Astor[144]
- Sam Zell, real estate mogul, founder of Equity Group Investments (EQ Office, Equity Residential)[181]
See also
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