Bruce Menin
| Bruce Menin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1963 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of Sydney Northwestern University School of Law |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Menin |
| Parent(s) |
Barry Menin Miriam Menin |
| Relatives | Russell W. Galbut (cousin) |
Bruce Menin (born c. 1963) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of Crescent Heights, a real estate development company based in Miami Beach, Florida.
Early life
Bruce Menin was born circa 1963 in Miami Beach, Florida.[1] His father, Barry Menin, is a former stockbroker for Shearson Lehman Brothers.[1] His mother, Miriam, is the former owner of a driver's license plate business.[1]
Menin graduated from Harvard University.[1] He received a master's degree in economics from the University of Sydney,[1] and a law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law.[2]
Career
Menin co-founded Crescent Heights, a real estate development company with his cousin, Russell W. Galbut, and billionaire investor Sonny Kahn, in 1989.[3] In 2013, they acquired a building at 165 East 66th Street in Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side for US$230 million to remodel it into condominiums; they were sued over allegations of tenant evictions.[4] In 2015, he sold the historic Hotel Paris on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for US$150 million.[5]
Personal life
Menin is married to Julie Menin, who serves as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs under Mayor Bill de Blasio.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "WEDDINGS; Bruce Menin and Julie Jacobs". The New York Times. February 14, 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- 1 2 Chaban, Matt (April 14, 2011). "Menin Fights: The Downtown Doyenne Who Took on Two Administrations—and Why Manhattan May Be Next". The New York Observer. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
It was in New York, where she had come to work in-house for Colgate Palmolive, that Ms. Menin met her husband, Bruce Menin. A fellow Northwestern Law grad five years her senior, he had been converting rentals into condos in his native Miami Beach since 1989 with his cousin.
- ↑ Warech, Jon (May 1, 2015). "The Secrets to the Galbut Family's Success". Ocean Drive Magazine. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Husband of NYC consumer affairs commissioner tried to force out tenants at UES building: AG". The Real Deal. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ Weiss, Lois (September 15, 2015). "The Paris apartment building sells for $150 million". The New York Post. Retrieved February 23, 2016.