Philip Braender

Ralph DePalma in 1914 in Indianapolis in his Mercedes using Braender tires

The Braender circa 1911

Philip Braender (1849–1916) was a German-born American real estate developer. He started the Braender Bulldog company, which manufactured tires in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Biography

He was born in 1849 in Germany. He emigrated to the United States around 1865.^[1] He started the company in 1912. As a real estate developed he bought a lot at 418 Central Park West in Manhattan and erected a ten-story apartment building called The Braender.^[1] At the time it was erected it was the tallest apartment house on the Manhattan West side.^[2]

He started the Braender Bulldog company that manufactured automobile tires, and he sponsored a car in the 1914 Indianapolis 500 driven by Ralph DePalma, but it didn't finish the race.^[1]

He died in 1916 in Port Chester, New York and left an estate worth over $1M.^[3]

References

1. Gray, Christopher (2006-09-03). "The Ungainly Duckling That Alighted Along the Park". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-24. The Braender was constructed at 418 Central Park West by Philip Braender, a German-born builder who had arrived in the United States as a teenager in the mid-1860's. Shortly after its completion, his apartment house was as tall as anything else on Central Park West, especially on its lonely upper reaches. The Braender's apartments, typically 5 per floor, ranged from 5 to 12 rooms and rented for $70 to $580 a month.
2. "Investor Buys Braender Apartment". New York Times. August 16, 1913. Retrieved 2010-07-24. The house is a ten-story structure and was erected a few years ago by Philip Braender, who bought the site in 1905. At the time it was erected it was the tallest apartment house ...
3. "Philip Braender Left $1,000,000". New York Times. January 29, 1918. Retrieved 2010-07-24.