Jane Goldman (real estate investor)

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Jane Goldman
Born1955 (age 66–67)
NationalityAmerican
EducationManhattanville College
Spouse(s)Benjamin H. Lewis
Parent(s)Sol Goldman (1917–1987)
Lillian Schuman Goldman (1922–2002)
FamilyAllan H. Goldman (brother)
Diane Goldman Kemper (sister)
Amy Goldman Fowler (sister)
Lloyd Goldman (cousin)

Jane Goldman (born 1955) is an American billionaire, and the co-chair and co-owner (alongside her three siblings) of the real estate investment company Solil Management. As of July 2020, she has a net worth of $3 billion.

Biography[]

Goldman was born in 1955[2] to a Jewish family, the daughter of Lillian (née Schuman) and Sol Goldman.[3][4] She is the youngest of three siblings: Allan H. Goldman, Diane Goldman Kemper, and Amy Goldman Fowler.[5] Her father was the largest non-institutional real estate investor in New York City in the 1980s, owning a portfolio of nearly 1,900 commercial and residential properties.[5] She attended the Masters School, the American School in Switzerland, and graduated from Manhattanville College.[6]

After her father's death, she and her two sisters engaged in litigation with their mother over his assets; their mother subsequently received 1/3rd of their father's estate.[7] She and her brother, Allan Goldman, manage the remaining real estate assets via the firm Solil Management.[8] Her cousin, Lloyd Goldman, is also a notable real-estate investor in New York City.[9]

In 1979, she married Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis in a Jewish ceremony at the family home in New York City.[6]

Career[]

As principal of Solil Management, Jane carries of portfolio of over 400 properties that include high-end apartments on the Upper East Side, a block of land in Midtown Manhattan that includes the Olympic Tower and the Cartier Mansion, and the Peninsula Hotel, and a 17% stake in the World Trade Center developments in lower Manhattan.[10][1]

In June 2020, Jane sold her Kennedy Palm Beach compound for approximately $70 million, which was purchased for $31 million in 2015.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Jane Goldman". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ Forbes: "America's Richest Real Estate Family Doesn't Want You To Know Who They Are" by Chloe Sorvino June 29, 2016
  3. ^ New York Magazine: "The Midas Curse" by Dinitia Smith, p. 32, at Google Books April 3, 1989
  4. ^ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths GOLDMAN, LILLIAN" August 22, 2002
  5. ^ a b "Sol Goldman, Major Real-Estate Investor, Dies". New York Times. October 19, 1987.
  6. ^ a b New York Tomes: "Jane Goldman Wed To Dr. B. H. Lewis" July 30, 1979
  7. ^ Keil, Jennifer Gould (January 2, 2008). "Looking Back: Sol Goldman, a mogul surrounded by turmoil". The Real Deal.
  8. ^ The Real Deal: "Sol Goldman’s $6B portfolio in play, as children accelerate dealmaking" By Adam Pincus April 01, 2013
  9. ^ "Meet the Other Trade Center Builder". Wall Street Journal. September 11, 2008.
  10. ^ Sorvino, Chloe. "America's Richest Real Estate Family Doesn't Want You To Know Who They Are". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  11. ^ "Kennedy family's former "Winter White House" sells for $70M". The Real Deal Miami. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  12. ^ Martin, Guy. "Former Kennedy Palm Beach Compound Reportedly Sold By Billionaire Jane Goldman For $70 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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