List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate

Real estate

• Ben Ashkenazy (1968/69–), Israeli-American developer, founder of the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation
• Sol Atlas (1907–1973), Long Island real estate developer responsible for the Miracle Mile
• Gary Barnett (1956–), founder of the Extell Development Company (known for One57 a.k.a. "The Billionaire Building")
• Joseph Barry (1933–), co-founder of the New Jersey-focused Applied Housing Company and the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain
• Jack Benaroya (1921–2012), developer, founder of the Benaroya Company
• Charles Benenson (1913–2004), former president of the Benenson Realty Co.
• Marshall Bennett (1915–2018), Chicago-based real estate developer, credited with developing the modern industrial park
• David Bistricer (1949–), Belgian-born founder of Clipper Equity
• Stanley Black (1932–), investor, founder of the Black Equities Group
• Neil Bluhm (1938–), Chicago-based real estate and casino magnate, co-founder of JMB Realty (Judelson-Malkin-Bluhm)
• Shaya Boymelgreen (1951–), Israeli-born developer
• Matthew Bucksbaum (1926–2013), co-founder of GGP Inc.
• Jack Buncher (1911–2001), Pittsburgh-based developer
• Morris Cafritz (1888–1964), Lithuanian-born developer
• Alan Casden (1945–), Los Angeles–based developer, founder of Casden Properties LLC
• Joseph Cayre (1941–), founder of Midtown Equities, co-founder of GT Interactive (now Atari)
• Leon Charney (1938–2016), NYC real estate tycoon
• Stanley Chera (1942–2020), developer, founder of Crown Acquisitions
• Joseph Chetrit (1957–), Moroccan-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Chetrit Group
• Charles S. Cohen (1952–), President and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
• Paul L. (1909–2003), David S. (1940–), and Reed Cordish (1974–), The Cordish Companies
• Charles Dayan (1941–), founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans
• Michael Dezer (1941–), Miami-based Israeli-American developer, founder of Dezer Properties
• Sanford Diller (1928–2018), Bay Area developer
• Sherman Dreiseszun (1922–2007), Kansas City–based developer, co-founder of MD Management (known for One Kansas City Place)
• Louis Dubin (1963–), developer and investor, (co-)founder of the Athena Group and founding partner of Redbrick LMD
• Joseph (1882–1974), Seymour (1913–1995) and Douglas Durst (1944–), the Durst Organization; members of the Durst family
• Simon Dushinsky (1972–), Israeli-born developer, co-owner of the Rabsky Group
• Solomon Dwek (1973–), New Jersey–based pyramid scheme real estate developer
• Sam Eig (1899–1982), Russian-born D.C.-based developer
• Henry Elghanayan (1940–), Iranian-born developer, co-founder of the Rockrose Development Corporation
• Jeffrey Feil (1947–), the Feil Organization
• Ziel Feldman, founder of real estate development and investment company HFZ Capital Group
• Irving Mitchell Felt (1910–1994), New York–based developer, known for the new Madison Square Garden
• John J. Fisher (1961–), majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir
• Josh Flagg (1985–), Beverly Hills luxury real estate agent
• Alfred W. Fleisher (c. 1878–1928), American real estate investor and co-founder and head of Mastbaum Brothers & Fleisher
• Jay Furman (1942–2015), former president of RD Management LLC
• Russell W. Galbut (1952–), Miami-based developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.
• 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
• Laurence Gluck (1953–), landlord, founder of Stellar Management
• Sol Goldman (1917–1987), NYC's biggest non-institutional real estate investor in the 1980s, founder of Solil Management
• Yoel Goldman (1980–), founder of All Year Management, one of the most prominent developers in Brooklyn
• Jona Goldrich (1927–2016), Polish-born Los Angeles–based developer, co-founder of Goldrich & Kest Industries
• Stephen L. Green (1938–), founder of SL Green Realty
• Craig Greenberg, cofounder, president, and CEO of 21c Museum Hotels
• Jeff Greene (1954–), investor
• Harold Grinspoon (1929–), founder of Aspen Square Management and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
• Stanley Gumberg (1927–2009), Pittsburgh-based developer and chairman of J.J. Gumberg Co.
• Aaron Gural (1917–2009), chairman of Newmark & Company
• Kamran Hakim, Iranian-born NYC-based landlord, developer and founder of the Hakim Organization
• Judah Hertz (1948/1949–), real estate investor, founder of Hertz Investment Group
• Abraham (1919–2005) and Elie Hirschfeld (1949–), NYC-based developers
• Tibor Hollo (1927–), Hungarian-born Miami-based developer, founder of Florida East Coast Realty
• 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")
• 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
• Sonny Kahn, Israeli-born Miami-based developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.
• Louis S. Kahnweiler (1919–2017), former Chicago-based developer, co-founder of Bennett & Kahnweiler
• Stan Kasten (1952–), president and co-owner of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers
• Saul Katz (1939–), co-founder of Sterling Equities, president of MLB's New York Mets
• Abraham S. Kay (1899–1963), real estate developer in DC and Maryland
• Louis Kestenbaum (1952–), developer and founder of NYC-based Fortis Property Group
• Martin Kimmel (1916–2008), co-founder of the Kimco Realty Corporation
• Alfred J. Koeppel (1932–2001), New York–based developer, founder of Koeppel Tener Real Estate Services
• George Konheim (1917–2001), former Los Angeles–based developer, founder of Buckeye Construction Co.
• 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
• Charles Kushner (1954–), founder of Kushner Companies; member of the Kushner family
• Jared (1981–) and Joshua Kushner (1985–), co-founders of fintech company Cadre
• Albert Laboz, New Jersey–based landlord, founder of United American Land (UAL)
• Abraham E. Lefcourt (1876–1932), founder of the Lefcourt Group
• Richard LeFrak (1945–), developer and manager; one of the biggest landlords in the NY tri-state area; member of the LeFrak family
• Ted Lerner (1925–2023), founder of Lerner Enterprises
• William Levitt (1907–1994), developer, former president of Levitt & Sons, Inc. (known for Levittown, New York)
• Alan Leventhal (1952–), real estate investor, founder of Beacon Capital Partners
• Edward J. Lewis (1937–2006), Pittsburgh-based developer, founder of the Oxford Development Company
• David Lichtenstein (1960–), NYC-based developer, founder of the Lightstone Group
• Edward Linde (1941–2010), developer, co-founder of Boston Properties
• Leonard Litwin (1914–2017), developer, founder of Glenwood Management
• Abraham M. Lurie (1923–2010), Los Angeles–based developer, known for Marina del Rey, California
• Louis Lurie (1888–1972), San Francisco–based developer
• Harry B. Macklowe (1937–), NYC-based developer and investor, founder of Macklowe Properties (owns Manhattan's Metropolitan Tower, and 1 Wall Street)
• Amir, Eskandar and Fraydun Manocherian (1932–), Iranian-born NYC-based investors, founders of Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities
• Bernard H. Mendik (1929–2001), Scottish-born founder of the Mendik Company and former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York
• Howard Michaels (1955–2018), founder of the real estate investment advisory firm the Carlton Group
• Sam Miller (1921–2019), former CEO of Forest City Material Co. and later Forest City Enterprises
• Adam Milstein (1952–), Israeli-American real estate investor, managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; co-founder of the Israeli-American Council
• Paul (1922–2010) and Seymour Milstein (1920–2001), NYC-based developers, founders of Milstein Properties, former owners of the Emigrant Savings Bank
• Henry H. Minskoff (1911–1984), New York–based developer
• Joseph Moinian (1954–), Iranian-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Moinian Group
• Irwin Molasky (1927–2020), Las Vegas–based developer
• 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
• Stephen Muss (1928–), Florida-based developer known for re-development of Miami Beach, Florida
• Fred Ohebshalom (1952–), Iranian-born NYC-based developer, founder of Empire Management
• Jason Oppenheim (1977–), real estate broker, attorney, influencer and reality TV personality.
• Geoffrey H. Palmer (1950–), L.A.-based developer
• Jordon Perlmutter (1931–2015), Denver-based developer, co-founder of Perl-Mack Enterprises
• Max Ratner (1907–1995), Polish-born co-founder of Forest City Enterprises; uncle of Brooklyn Nets co-owner Bruce Ratner
• Scott Rechler, Tri-State area landlord, founder of RXR Realty, LLC
• Jerry Reinsdorf (1936–), owner of NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox
• Craig Robins (1963–), Miami-based developer; known for re-developing the Miami Design District, co-owner of Design Miami
• Amy (1966–), Daniel (1929–), David (1892–1986), Elihu (1933–) and Frederick P. Rose (1923–1999), Rose Associates, Inc.; members of the Rose family
• Aby Rosen (1960–), German-born NYC real estate tycoon
• 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
• Steven Roth (1941–), founder of Vornado Realty Trust, chairman of JBG Smith
• Alexander Rovt (1952–), Ukrainian-born developer
• Arthur Rubloff (1902–1986), Chicago-based developer, founder of Arthur Rubloff & Co.
• Samuel Rudin (1896–1975), founder of the Rudin Management Company (later led by his sons, Jack (1924–2016) and Lewis (1927–2001))
• Naty Saidoff (1957–), Israeli-born Bel Air–based real estate investor and diamond dealer; founding member of the Israeli-American Council
• Fred Sands (1938–2015), Los Angeles–based developer
• Tamir Sapir (1946/1947–), Georgian-born NYC real estate mogul
• Felix Sater (1966–), Russian-American developer, former COO of the Bayrock Group
• Joel Schreiber, British-born NYC developer, founder of Waterbridge Capital, and early investor in WeWork
• Rubin Schron (1938–), NYC investor and landlord, founder of Cammeby's International Group
• Martin Selig (1936/1937–), German-born founder of Martin Selig Real Estate, LLC
• Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler (1930–), Florida-based retail real estate magnate
• Ben Shaoul (1977–), New York–based developer, co-founder of the Magnum Real Estate Group
• Izek Shomof (1959/1960–), Israeli-born Beverly Hills–based developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money
• Michael Shvo (1972–), Israeli-American developer, founder of SHVO (acquired NYC's Crown Building)
• Stephen Siegel (1944–), Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services company
• Walter Shorenstein (1915–2010), California real estate mogul
• Larry Silverstein (1931–), founder of Silverstein Properties; developed and owned the World Trade Center
• 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
• David Simon (1961/1962–), chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, former VP of Wasserstein Perella & Co.
• Robert E. Simon (1914–2015), real estate developer and founder of Reston, Virginia
• Baruch Singer (1954–), New York–based landlord, investor and developer
• Joseph Sitt (1964–), real estate investor, founder of Thor Equities and plus size women's clothing company Ashley Stewart, Inc.
• Albert H. Small, 1925–2021), real estate developer and philanthropist
• Charles Smith (1901–1995), Russian-born D.C.-based developer and founder of Charles E. Smith Co.; member of the Smith family
• Daniel Snyder (1964–), owner of NFL's Washington Commanders (previously known as the Washington Redskins)
• 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
• Joseph Soffer (1913–2006), Pittsburgh-based developer, founder of the Soffer Organization
• Sheldon Solow (1928–2020), NYC-based developer, founder of Solow Building Co.
• Jerry Speyer (1940–), co-founder of Tishman Speyer
• Bernard Spitzer (1924–2014), developer
• Bob Stark (1951–), Cleveland-based developer and founder of Stark Enterprises
• Axel Stawski (1950/1951–), German-born developer, founder of Stawski Partners
• A.J. Steigman (1985–) Florida-based founder of Steignet.com
• Donald Sterling (1934–), former owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, owner of the Sterling Plaza
• Michael Stern (1979–), New York–based developer, founder of the JDS Development Group
• Phillip Stollman (1906–1998), co-founder of Detroit-based Biltmore Development Company
• Louise Sunshine (1940–), Florida-based real estate professional, founder of the Sunshine Group
• Jeff Sutton (1960–), Brooklyn-based developer, founder of Wharton Properties
• Melvin Swig (1917–1993), San Francisco–based developer and former owner of NHL's California Golden Seals
• Stanley Tanger (1923–2010), founder of the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
• Stanley G. Tate (1928–), Florida-based developer, founder of Tate Enterprises; founding member of the AIPAC
• A. Alfred Taubman (1924–2015), founder of Taubman Centers
• Steve Tisch (1949–), chairman/Executive Vice President of NFL's New York Giants
• Robert Tishman (1916–2010), former CEO of Tishman Realty & Construction, co-founder of Tishman Speyer; member of the Tishman family
• Robert I. (1940–2022) and Bruce E. Toll (1943–), founders of the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers, Inc.
• Leonard Tose (1915–2003), former owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
• Harold (1905–1982) and Percy Uris (1899–1971), New York–based developers who founded the Uris Buildings Corporation
• Eli Verschleiser (1974–), NYC-based developer and investor, co-founder of the Multi Group of Companies and the United Realty Trust
• David Werner (1953/1954–), New York–based real estate investor and founder of David Werner Real Estate
• 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
• Benjamin Winter (1881–1944), Polish-born NYC-based real estate investor and founder of Benjamin Winter, Inc.
• Lewis Wolff (1935–), developer and former owner of MLB's Oakland Athletics
• Bert Wolstein (1927–2004), former Cleveland-based developer, founder of the Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (now SITE Centers Corp.)
• William Zeckendorf, Sr. (1905–1976), developer, former owner of the Chrysler Building and Hotel Astor
• Samuel Zell (1941–2023), real estate mogul, founder of Equity Group Investments (EQ Office, Equity Residential)

See also

• Lists of Jewish Americans
  • Businesspeople
    • in finance
    • in media
    • in retail

References