VersaillesinNY Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Another tycoon just passed away, the famous real estate developer and gambler Paul Reichmann. The remainder of his empire can be found in Brookfield Office Properties. His family story is interesting and well documented. Extract "With brothers Albert and Ralph, Reichmann built Olympia & York into “the greatest property development company in Western history,” according to Anthony Bianco, a former Businessweek writer who wrote a book on the family. Before its 1992 bankruptcy filing, the company was the largest private owner of commercial property in New York City. Forbes magazine calculated the brothers’ cumulative net worth at $9.2 billion at its height in 1988, making them among the world’s richest people" The saga http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-25/paul-reichmann-olympia-york-family-s-idea-man-dies.html Faith and fortune http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1997-01-19/faith-and-fortune The man who blew $10 billion - Fortune magazine http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77850/index.htm Recommended Book: The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York By Anthony Bianco --------- "You build on cost and you borrow on value." Paul Reichmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green King Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Another tycoon just passed away, the famous real estate developer and gambler Paul Reichmann. The remainder of his empire can be found in Brookfield Office Properties. His family story is interesting and well documented. Extract "With brothers Albert and Ralph, Reichmann built Olympia & York into “the greatest property development company in Western history,” according to Anthony Bianco, a former Businessweek writer who wrote a book on the family. Before its 1992 bankruptcy filing, the company was the largest private owner of commercial property in New York City. Forbes magazine calculated the brothers’ cumulative net worth at $9.2 billion at its height in 1988, making them among the world’s richest people" The saga http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-25/paul-reichmann-olympia-york-family-s-idea-man-dies.html Faith and fortune http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1997-01-19/faith-and-fortune The man who blew $10 billion - Fortune magazine http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77850/index.htm Recommended Book: The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York By Anthony Bianco --------- "You build on cost and you borrow on value." Paul Reichmann short answer too much leverage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbaron Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's real estate, of course it's about too much leverage! BeerBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrofan Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Two words - Canary Wharf cheers, Zorro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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