Thursday, September 22, 2011

Real Estate Pros who've made the Forbes list


Top row from left: Solow Building Owner Sheldon Solow, Boston Properties Chairman Mort Zuckerman, LeFrak Organization Chairman Richard LeFrak, investor John Paulson; Bottom row from left: Donald Trump, Tishman Speyer Chairman Jerry Speyer, Blackstone Group Founder Stephen Schwarzman, Red Apple Group CEO John Castimitidis and Related Companies Founder Stephen RossOf the 63 New York City residents to make Forbes new list of the 400 richest people in America at least 13 are closely tied to the real estate industry. For example, the third richest New Yorker, right after businessman David Koch and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is John Paulson, who made billions betting against the housing market right before the crash. He's the 17th richest person in the country, according to Forbes, with a net worth of $15.5 billion.

The 60th richest American is New York City real estate magnate Richard LeFrak, who is worth $5 billion thanks in part to the large housing developments he owns.
Read Full Story here>>>
http://ny.therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/richard-lefrak-and-stephen-schwarzman-and-stephen-ross-are-listed-among-forbes-400

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...