98:(born 1945) is an American billionaire businessman. He is chairman and CEO of LeFrak, a privately held, family-run company based in New York City that owns, develops, and manages real estate. He is one of the biggest landlords in the New York
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firm, LeFrak, in 1968. In 1975 he was appointed president. In 2003, he was elected chairman and CEO following the death of his father, Samuel J. LeFrak. In 1986 LeFrak and his father began building in
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LeFrak is also credited with leading the LeFrak organization's expansion and diversification outside of the New York area. In 2008 the company purchased a 12-story office building on
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LeFrak presides over the
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James "Jamie" Tucker LeFrak (born 1973) - vice-chairman and managing director of LeFrak. In 2009, he married Susan
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LeFrak currently sits on the board of directors of the
Prostate Cancer Foundation and is a member of the board of trustees of the
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parish's reluctance or inability to pay a tripling of its rent by a management company run by LeFrak corporation and partners.
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LeFrak was born in 1945 to a Jewish family in New York City, one of four children of Ethel Stone and real estate developer
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Hospitalitynet: "Gansevoort Miami SOuth Beach
Purchased by Starwood Capital Group, LeFrak Organization and Invesco"
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Natural History: "Gift from LeFrak Charitable Foundation Supports NYC School Visits"
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s Real Estate Power 100 in 2013, # 20 in 2012, #20 in 2011, #10 in 2010, #18 in 2009, and #64 in 2008.
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New York Times: "Jersey City
Development, Begun in ’86, Enters Final Phase" By Charles V. Bagli
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Businessweek: "LeFraks' Sudden Craving For L.A. Real Estate" By Christopher Palmeri
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Harrison "Harry" Tucker LeFrak (born 1971) - vice-chairman and managing director of LeFrak.
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Presbyterian: "$ 3 Million Gift Establishes LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery"
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Observer: "The Power 100: The Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate"
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Miami Herald: "Former
Gansevoort to relaunch as eco-focused 1 Hotel" By Hannah Sampson
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New York Times: "Samuel J. LeFrak, Master of Mass Housing, Dies at 85" By ALAN S. OSER
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Commercial Observer: "The 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate"
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The Real Deal: "LeFrak, Christie open NJ waterfront park" By Adam Fusfeld
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on the site of abandoned piers and rail yards. The area is now known as
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Jerusalem Post: "The world's 50 Richest Jews: 41-50 Richard LeFrak"
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Amherst Magazine: "Three new trustees join Amherst College board "
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American Museum of Natural History: "Board of Trustees"
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New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths LEFRAK, SAMUEL J."
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New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths TUCKER, PAULINE"
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Commercial Observer: "The 2012 Real Estate Power 100"
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