Joseph Moinian is an American investor, real estate developer, and philanthropist.
19 Facts About Joseph Moinian
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Joseph Moinian is the founder and CEO of The Moinian Group, one of the largest privately held real-estate firms in the United States.
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Joseph Moinian owns and operates more than $10 billion of real estate across the country.
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At the age of 17, Joseph Moinian immigrated to the United States by himself.
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Joseph Moinian graduated from Forest Hills High School and attendedThe City College of New York before embarking on a career in consumer retail and real estate.
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Joseph Moinian used his knowledge of the textile business to create Billy Jack for Her, a successful women's apparel company named after the 1971 movie Billy Jack.
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In 1982, Joseph Moinian founded The Joseph Moinian Group to invest in real estate, leveraging his earnings from his apparel company to purchase buildings in Manhattan.
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Since 1982 The Joseph Moinian Group has grown into one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the United States, with a portfolio of over 20 million square feet across major cities including New York, Miami, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
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Joseph Moinian was chairman of the UJA-Federation of New York in 2010 and remains on its highest committee.
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Joseph Moinian donated roughly $5 million to the museum prior to its dedication in 2014.
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Mr Joseph Moinian is a long-time supporter of The Special Children's Center in New Jersey, a service program for people with developmental disabilities and was the guest of honor at the organization's second-annual fundraiser.
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Joseph Moinian serves on the board of trustees for the Sephardic Heritage Alliance, dedicated to the support of Persian Jewish families' and individuals' preservation of its proud three-millennial cultural heritage.
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Joseph Moinian is a supporter of the Keshet Eilon Music Centre in Illinois.
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Joseph Moinian is a member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York.
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Joseph Moinian sits on the board of the Skyline Museum.
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In 2019, Joseph Moinian was ranked 29th in The Commercial Observer's Power 100: Commercial Real Estate's Most Powerful Players.
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In 2018, The Joseph Moinian Group was named Manhattan's fifth most active developer by The Real Deal, with 2.6 million square feet of development activity.
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Joseph Moinian is married to Nazee Moinian, from Iran, whom he met when he was 26.
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Joseph Moinian is active in the Persian-Jewish community and is involved in the development of a Jewish temple in Midwood, Brooklyn and other synagogues in New York under construction.