David Rose (real estate developer)
{{Short description|American real estate developer and philanthropist}}
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| birth_date = 1892
| birth_place = Jerusalem
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = real estate developer
| known_for = co-founder of Rose Associates
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| family = {{nowrap| Samuel B. Rose (brother)
Frederick P. Rose (nephew)
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David Rose (1892–1986) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist who co-founded Rose Associates.
Biography
Rose was born to a Jewish family in Jerusalem[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/18/obituaries/david-rose.html New York Times: "DAVID ROSE"] July 18, 1986 one of six siblings. His family immigrated in the 1890s[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysPL1vn5dQ BuildingNY: "The Life of Jonathan F. P. Rose"] October 10, 2012 and he then worked as a sales catalog buyer for a clothing store working in the Garment District in New York City when - inspired by an uncle who purchased real estate[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Frederick+P.+Rose+dies+at+75.-a057386597 Real Estate Weekly: "Frederick P. Rose dies at 75"] September 22, 1999 - he founded Roses Associates with his brother, Samuel B., in 1927. In 1928, they completed their first building, a six-story, 218-unit building and within two years had completed more than 900 apartments. In 1930, they built the 500-unit Academy Apartments in the Bronx, the first apartment building built of reinforced concrete. After the Depression, they began building apartments in Manhattan. One of his most prominent buildings was the Bankers Trust Company at 280 Park Avenue at 48th Street.
The Rose family went on to become one of the most established and prominent real estate families in New York City in the 20th century (along with the Dursts, the Lefraks, the Rudins, and the Tisch family). In 2006, Rose Associates, managed over 31,000 apartments in New York City including Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.[http://observer.com/2006/12/the-rose-family/#ixzz34iGQxZUW New York Observer: "The Rose Family" By Jason Horowitz] December 18, 2006[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/nyregion/09families.html?_r=0 New York Times: "In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again" By CHARLES V. BAGLI] February 8, 2010
Philanthropy
Rose was dedicated to supporting the development of new medical devices. He financed the design and construction of the first hyperbaric chamber in New York City at Mount Sinai Hospital. He established the Foundation for Medical Technology, which finances medical instrumentation research; and he funded Dr. Willem Kolff in the development of the first production portable, artificial kidney. Rose also contributed to the building of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. He also served as a trustee of the New School for Social Research and of the Bronx YM-YWHA.
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External links
- [http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-a/ldpd_8972723/summary Rose Associates, Inc. Records, 1935-2004, (bulk 1935-1983) Held in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York City]
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Category:American businesspeople in real estate