List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate

Real estate

• Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate, founder of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, co-founder of the Interface Group
• Ben Ashkenazy, Israeli-American developer, founder of the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation
• Gary Barnett, founder of the Extell Development Company
• Joseph Barry, co-founder of the New Jersey-focused Applied Housing Company and the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain
• Jack Benaroya, developer, founder of the Benaroya Company
• Charles Benenson, former president of the Benenson Realty Co.
• David Bistricer, Belgian-born founder of Clipper Equity
• Stanley Black, investor, founder of the Black Equities Group
• Neil Bluhm, Chicago-based real estate and casino magnate, co-founder of JMB Realty
• Shaya Boymelgreen, Israeli-born NYC real estate developer
• Matthew Bucksbaum, co-founder of GGP Inc.
• Jack Buncher, Pittsburgh-based developer
• Morris Cafritz, Lithuanian-born developer
• Alan Casden, Los Angeles-based developer, founder of Casden Properties LLC
• Joseph Cayre, founder of Midtown Equities, co-founder of the GT Interactive Software Corp.
• Leon Charney, NYC real estate tycoon
• Stanley Chera, developer, founder of Crown Acquisitions
• Joseph Chetrit, Moroccan-born NYC-based developer, founder of the Chetrit Group
• Michael Dezer, Miami-based Israeli-America developer, founder of Dezer Properties
• Sanford Diller, Bay Area real estate developer
• Sherman Dreiseszun, Kansas City-based real estate developer, co-founder of MD Management
• Louis Dubin, developer and investor, founder of the Athena Group and founding partner of Redbrick LMD
• Joseph, Seymour and Douglas Durst, the Durst Organization; members of the :Category:Durst family|Durst family
• Simon Dushinsky, Israeli-born New York-based real estate developer, co-owner of the Rabsky Group
• Solomon Dwek, New Jersey-based pyramid scheme real estate developer
• Sam Eig, Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer
• Henry Elghanayan, Iranian-born NYC real estate developer, co-founder of the Rockrose Development Corporation
• Jeffrey Feil, the Feil Organization
• Irving Mitchell Felt, New York-based real estate developer known for the new Madison Square Garden
• John J. Fisher, majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir
• Josh Flagg, Beverly Hills luxury real estate agent
• Jay Furman, former president of RD Management LLC
• Russell W. Galbut, Miami-based developer, who founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.
• 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
• Laurence Gluck, landlord, founder of Stellar Management
• Sol Goldman, NYC's biggest non-institutional real estate investor in the 1980s, founder of Solil Management
• Yoel Goldman, founder of All Year Management, one of the most prominent real estate developers in Brooklyn
• Jona Goldrich, Polish-born L.A.-based real estate developer, co-founder of Goldrich & Kest Industries
• Stephen L. Green, founder of SL Green Realty
• Harold Grinspoon, founder of Aspen Square Management
• Stanley Gumberg, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer and chairman of J.J. Gumberg Co.
• Kamran Hakim, Iranian-born NYC-based landlord, real estate developer and founder of the Hakim Organization
• Judah Hertz, real estate investor, founder of Hertz Investment Group
• Abraham and Elie Hirschfeld, NYC real estate developers
• Tibor Hollo, Hungarian-born Miami-based real estate developer and founder of Florida East Coast Realty
• 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
• Sonny Kahn, Israeli-born Miami-based real estate developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.
• Louis S. Kahnweiler, former Chicago-based real estate developer, co-founder of Bennett & Kahnweiler
• Stan Kasten, president and co-owner of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers
• Saul Katz, co-founder of Sterling Equities, president of MLB's New York Mets
• Louis Kestenbaum, real estate developer and founder of New York City-based Fortis Property Group
• Martin Kimmel, co-founder of the Kimco Realty Corporation
• Alfred J. Koeppel, New York-based developer, founder of Koeppel Tener Real Estate Services
• George Konheim, former L.A.-based developer, founder of Buckeye Construction Co.
• 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
• Charles Kushner, founder of Kushner Companies; member of the :Category:Kushner family|Kushner family
• Jared and Joshua Kushner, co-founders of fintech company Cadre
• Albert Laboz, New Jersey-based landlord, founder of United American Land
• Richard LeFrak, real estate developer and manager; one of the biggest landlords in the NY tri-state area; member of the :Category:LeFrak family|LeFrak family
• Ted Lerner, founder of Lerner Enterprises
• William Levitt, real estate developer, former president of Levitt & Sons, Inc.
• Alan Leventhal, real estate investor, founder of Beacon Capital Partners
• Edward J. Lewis, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer, founder of the Oxford Development Company
• David Lichtenstein, NYC real estate developer, founder of the Lightstone Group
• Edward Linde, real estate developer, co-founder of Boston Properties
• Leonard Litwin, New York-based real estate developer and founder of Glenwood Management
• Abraham M. Lurie, Los Angeles-based developer, known for Marina del Rey, California
• Louis Lurie, San Francisco-based real estate developer
• Harry B. Macklowe, NYC-based real estate developer and investor, founder of Macklowe Properties
• Amir, Eskandar and Fraydun Manocherian, Iranian-born NYC-based investors, founders of Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities
• Bernard H. Mendik, Scottish-born founder of the Mendik Company and former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York
• Howard Michaels, founder of the real estate investment advisory firm the Carlton Group
• Sam Miller, former CEO of Forest City Material Co. and later Forest City Enterprises
• Adam Milstein, Israeli-American real estate investor, managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; co-founder of the Israeli-American Council
• Paul and Seymour Milstein, NYC-based real estate developers, founders of Milstein Properties, former owners of the Emigrant Savings Bank
• Henry H. Minskoff, New York-based real estate developer
• Joseph Moinian, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Moinian Group
• Irwin Molasky, Las Vegas-based real estate developer
• Jerry J. Moore, Houston-based real estate developer who became the largest shopping center developer in the U.S. in the late 1980s
• Stephen Muss, Florida-based real estate developer known for re-development of Miami Beach, Florida
• Fred Ohebshalom, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of Empire Management
• Geoffrey H. Palmer, L.A.-based real estate developer
• Jordon Perlmutter, Denver-based real estate developer, co-founder of Perl-Mack Enterprises
• Max Ratner, 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, owner of NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox
• Craig Robins, Miami-based real estate developer; known for re-developing the Miami Design District, co-owner of Design Miami
• David Rose, co-founder of Rose Associates
• Aby Rosen, German-born NYC real estate tycoon
• Stephen M. Ross, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of the Related Companies, L.P., owner of NFL's Miami Dolphins
• Steven Roth, founder of Vornado Realty Trust, chairman of JBG Smith
• Alexander Rovt, Ukrainian-born NYC real estate developer
• 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"
• Samuel Rudin, former NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Rudin Management Company
• Naty Saidoff, Israeli-born Bel Air-based real estate investor and diamond dealer; founding member of the Israeli-American Council
• Fred Sands, LA-based developer
• Tamir Sapir, Georgian-born NYC real estate mogul
• Felix Sater, 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, NYC investor and landlord, founder of Cammeby's International Group
• Martin Selig, German-born founder of Martin Selig Real Estate, LLC
• Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler, Florida-based retail real estate magnate
• Ben Shaoul, New York-based developer, co-founder of the Magnum Real Estate Group
• Izek Shomof, Israeli-born Beverly Hills-based developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money
• Michael Shvo, Israeli-American developer, founder of SHVO
• Stephen Siegel, Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services company
• Baruch Singer, New York-based landlord, investor and developer
• Walter Shorenstein, California real estate mogul
• Bugsy Siegel, co-founder of the Flamingo casino and Murder, Inc., former co-owner of the El Cortez Hotel and Casino
• Amy Rose Silverman, NY-based developer, president of Rose Associates
• Larry Silverstein, founder of Silverstein Properties; developed and owned the World Trade Center
• 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
• David Simon, chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, former VP of Wasserstein Perella & Co.
• Joseph Sitt, real estate investor, founder of Thor Equities and plus size women's clothing company Ashley Stewart, Inc.
• Charles Smith, Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer and founder of Charles E. Smith Co.
• Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins
• Donald Soffer, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Turnberry Associates; known for turning swampland into the city of Aventura, Florida
• Joseph Soffer, Pittsbugh-based developer, founder of the Soffer Organization
• Sheldon Solow, New York City real estate developer, founder of Solow Building Co.
• Jerry Speyer, co-founder of Tishman Speyer
• Bernard Spitzer, NYC real estate developer
• Bob Stark, Cleveland-based real estate developer and founder of Stark Enterprises
• Axel Stawski, German-born real estate developer, founder of Stawski Partners
• Donald Sterling, former owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, owner of the Sterling Plaza
• Michael Stern, New York-based developer, founder of the JDS Development Group
• Louise Sunshine, Florida-based real estate professional, founder of the Sunshine Group
• Jeff Sutton, Brooklyn-based real estate developer, founder of Wharton Properties
• Melvin Swig, San Francisco-based real estate developer and former owner of NHL's California Golden Seals
• Stanley Tanger, founder of the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
• Stanley G. Tate, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Tate Enterprises, founding member of the AIPAC
• A. Alfred Taubman, founder of Taubman Centers
• Steve Tisch, chairman/Executive Vice President of NFL's New York Giants
• Robert Tishman, former CEO of Tishman Realty & Construction, co-founder of Tishman Speyer; member of the :Category:Tishman family|Tishman family
• Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll, founders of the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers, Inc.
• Leonard Tose, former owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
• Herold and Percy Uris, New York-based real estate developers who founded the Uris Buildings Corporation
• Eli Verschleiser, NYC real estate developer and investor, co-founder of the Multi Group of Companies and the United Realty Trust
• David Walentas, real estate developer, founder of Two Trees Management Co.
• David Werner, New York based real estate investor and founder of David Werner Real Estate
• Mark and Zygi Wilf, real estate developers, owners of NFL's Minnesota Vikings
• Benjamin Winter, Polish-born New York City-based real estate investor and founder of Benjamin Winter, Inc.
• Lewis Wolff, real estate developer and former owner of MLB's Oakland Athletics
• Bert Wolstein, former Cleveland-based real estate developer, founder of the Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
• Steve Wynn, Las Vegas casino owner, founder of Wynn Resorts
• William Zeckendorf, Sr., real estate developer, former owner of the Chrysler Building and Hotel Astor
• Sam Zell, real estate mogul, founder of Equity Group Investments