Philip Braender

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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 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. ^ a b c 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-1860s. 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.
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