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Aaron Gural
Aaron Gural, originally Guralnick (March 11, 1917 – March 10, 2009), was chairman of New York real estate developer Newmark Group, Newmark & Company for over 40 years. Biography Gural was born Aaron Guralnick in Manhattan, one of three children of Meyer and Rose Guralnick. He was raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan, Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. He shortened his last name to Gural. He graduated with a B.A. in accounting from New York University. His first job was reading water and electric meters for a company owned by his uncles called Spear & Company (which was purchased by Harry Helmsley in 1955 to form Helmsley-Spear). He then worked as a real estate broker and joined Newmark & Company in 1953. In 1956, he purchased Newmark with his two partners. He served as chairman from 1957 to 1998. He was one of the first to convert industrial West Side properties and abandoned lofts to trendy, gentrified uses. He also acquired numerous landmark New York properti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newmark Group
Newmark Group Inc. is a commercial real estate advisory and services firm headquartered in New York City. It operates as ''Newmark'', and is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "NMRK". The company’s services include Capital Markets, Global Corporate Services, Industrial and Logistics Services, Landlord Representation, Property Management, Retail Services, Tenant Representation and Valuation & Advisory. According to Real Capital Analytics, Newmark was the third-largest investment broker in the Americas in 2020 measured by sell-side investment sales activity. In its ‘Top 15 Most Powerful Brokerage Firms of 2021, Commercial Property Executive ranked Newmark 3rd. History Early years Newmark was founded in 1929 in Manhattan by Dave Newmark. In 1953, Aaron Gural joined Newmark & Company as a real estate broker, later purchasing the company in 1956 with partners. Gural served as Chairman of Newmark & Company from 1957 to 1998. Under Gural's leadership, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |