Notable real estate industry executives
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] ^ "The 2015 AIPAC Real Estate Luncheon" (PDF) . 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