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Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
Samuel Rudin

Occupation
  
real estate developer

Died
  
1975


Religion
  
Jewish

Parents
  
Louis Rudinsky

Spouse(s)
  
May Cohen

Children
  
Jack Rudin, Lewis Rudin

Known for
  
founder of Rudin Management Company

Family
  
Edward Rudin (brother)Henry Rudin (brother)Nathan Rudin (brother)

Grandchildren
  
Beth Rudin DeWoody, William Rudin

Samuel Rudin (1896–1975) was a New York real estate developer and founder of the Rudin Management Company and patriarch of the Rudin family.

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Biography

Rudin was the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrant Louis Rudinsky, who operated a dry goods store on the Lower East Side. His father made his first real estate purchase in 1905 when he bought a four-story brownstone on 153 East 54th Street. He commanded his sons to never sell the property and to try and purchase all the buildings surrounding it. Samuel Rudin followed his father's edict, and he, along with his brothers, Edward, Henry, and Nathan, purchased most of the surrounding buildings. They continued to add buildings to their portfolio, and in 1925, they founded the Rudin Management Company to handle the management and leasing side of the business. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Rudin family was one of the most prolific builders of skyscrapers in Manhattan. In 1975, his sons Jack and Lewis took over the company. In 1990, fifteen years after his death, the Rudin Management portfolio was valued at $1.5 billion.

Personal life and death

In 1923, he married May Cohen. They had two children, Jack and Lewis, who took over the family business. Rudin died in 1975. His will established the Samuel and May Rudin Foundation, which focuses on education, social and religious welfare agencies, hospitals, museums, and the performing arts, primarily in Manhattan, where most of the Rudin portfolio was located.

Rudin was an avid long-distance runner, and his family continues to be a major sponsor of the New York City marathon.

References

Samuel Rudin Wikipedia


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