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{{Infobox person
| name = Joseph Moinian
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|2|25}}
| birth_place = [[TeheranTehran, Iran]]
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| nationality = United States = American▼
| residence = [[Manhattan, New York City]]
| education = ▼
▲| nationality = United States
| occupation = [[Real Estate Developer ]]▼
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'''Joseph| Moinian'''known_for is the = Founder and CEO of the Moinian Group.▼
▲| occupation = Real Estate Developer
| known_fornetworth = Founder and CEO of the Moinian Group =
| ethnicitychildren = Iranian Jewish =
| religionspouse = JudaismNazee Moinian
| parents = Ayoub Moinian<br> Sarah Moinian▼
| networth =
| childrenwebsite = Matthew Moinian<br> Mitchell Moinian<br> Mahtab Moinian<br> Michaela = [http://Moinian<br> Morgan.com Moinian.com]
| spouse = Nazee Moinian
▲| parents = Ayoub Moinian<br> Sarah Moinian
| website = [http://Moinian.com Moinian.com]
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▲'''Joseph Moinian''' is the Founder and CEO of the Moinian Group.
'''Joseph Moinian''' (born February 25, 1954) is an American [[investor]], [[real estate developer]], and [[philanthropist]].<ref name = nyt/><ref name = nyt2/><ref name = thejewishvoice>{{cite web | url = http://thejewishvoice.com/2018/04/real-estate-magnate-premiere-philanthropist-joe-moinian-possibly-invest-100m-resuscitating-toys-r-us/ | publisher = The Jewish Voice | access-date = 5 June 2020 | title = Real Estate Magnate and Premiere Philanthropist Joe Moinian to Possibly Invest $100M in Resuscitating "Toys R Us"}}</ref> He is the founder and CEO of The Moinian Group, one of the largest privately held real-estate firms in the [[United States]].<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /><ref name = commercial>{{cite web | url = https://commercialobserver.com/2019/11/at-decades-end-moinian-looks-back-on-10-years-of-expansion-innovation-and-success/ | publisher = Commercial Observer | title =At Decade's End, Moinian Looks Back on 10 Years of Expansion, Innovation, and Success | date = 4 November 2019 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref><ref name = leaders>{{cite web | url = http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2016.4_Oct/New%20York%20City/LEADERS-Joseph-Moinian-The-Moinian-Group.html | publisher = Leaders magazine | title = Creating Best-in-Class Luxury Living Experiences | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref> He owns and operates more than $10 billion of real estate across the country.
 
==Early life==
Moinian was born in Teheran[[Tehran, Iran]] to ana [[IranianPersian Jewish]] family, the son of Ayoub Moinian and Sara Moinian. His father was also a real estate developer.<ref>{{Cite nameweb|url=NYObserverDream>[httphttps://observertherealdeal.com/2011new-research/09topics/kindcompany/moin-of-blue-joedevelopment/|title=Moin Development {{!}} TRD Research|website=therealdeal.com|access-moinian-lives-the-3date=2019-columbus06-circle-dream21}}</?showref><ref>{{Cite news|title=all TheJoseph NewMoinian YorkPays Observer:$12.5 "KindMillion ofFor Blue:Leon JoeBlack's MoinianFaena LivesHouse theUnit 3In ColumbusMiami Circle Dream" by|newspaper=[[Jewish MattBusiness ChabanNews]]|date= SeptemberJanuary 2017, 20112017|url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2017/01/17/joseph-moinian-pays-12-5-million-leon-blacks-faena-house-unit-miami/ |quote=Joseph Moinian was born in Teheran to an Iranian Jewish family.}}</ref> At the sonage of Ayoub17, Joseph Moinian andimmigrated Sarato Moinianthe United States by himself.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /> HisMoinian fathergraduated wasfrom also[[Forest aHills realHigh estateSchool developer.<ref(New name=TheRealDealMoinianYork)|Forest />Hills HeHigh immigratedSchool]] toand theattended Unitedbut Statesdid atnot thecomplete agea degree in [[business administration]] from [[The City College of 17New York]] before embarking on a career in consumer retail and [[real estate]].<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian>[http://therealdeal.com/closings/joe-moinian/ The Real Deal: "Joe Moinian" By Candace Taylor] retrieved October 28, 2013</ref> His brother is real estate developer Morris Moinian, founder of Fortuna Realty Group.<ref>[http://therealdeal.com/blog/2011/12/05/morris-moinian-joins-forces-with-nephew-matthew-moinian-to-build-60m-soho-hotel-at-525-greenwich-street/ The Real Deal: "Morris Moinian to break ground on $60M Soho hotel" By Katherine Clarke] December 05, 2011</ref> His other brother is real estate developer David Moinian, founder of Moin Development Corp.
 
==Career==
After arriving in the United States at the age of 17, Moinian began his first job working in the kitchen at the Cozy Corner restaurant in [[Forest Hills, Queens]].<ref name = nyt2>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/business/yourmoney/21sqft.html | work = The New York Times | title = After a Buying Spree, It's Time to Develop| date = 21 May 2006 | access-date = 5 June 2020 | last1 = Gregor | first1 = Alison }}</ref> Moinian's first business venture was in women's fashion. He used his knowledge of the [[textile]] business to create Billy Jack for Her, a successful [[Apparel|women's apparel]] company named after the 1971 movie ''[[Billy Jack]]''.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian />
In 1982, Moinian founded the ladies’ apparel company ''Billy Jack for Her''.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /> In 1990, he founded the Moinian Group to invest in real estate, leveraging his earnings from his apparel company to purchase loft buildings in Manhattan.<ref name=MoinianWebsite>[http://moiniangroup.com/corporate/about-us.php Moinian Group Website: Overview] retrieved October 28, 2013</ref> In 1999, he purchased the art deco 1775 Broadway from Lester Weindling for $130 million.<ref name=NYObserverDream /> He quickly renovated it wrapping the building in glass.<ref name=NYObserverDream /> In 2004, he was an investor, taking a 25% stake,<ref name=NYTTightrope>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/realestate/commercial/14joe.html?pagewanted=all New York Times: "An Owner of Towers Walks a Tightrope" By TERRY PRISTIN] January 13, 2009</ref> in a group that purchased the 110-story [[Sears Tower]] in Chicago for $840 million with partners [[Lloyd Goldman]], [[Joseph Chetrit]], and [[Jeffrey Feil]], eventually changing the name to the Willis Tower in 2009.<ref name=ObserverBigShot>[http://observer.com/2011/07/joseph-chetrit-the-most-mysterious-big-shot-in-new-york-real-estate/ New York Observer: "Joseph Chetrit, the Most Mysterious Big Shot in New York Real Estate" by Tom Acitelli] July 5, 2011</ref> Between 2005 and 2007, he expanded his portfolio taking advantage of the willingness of banks to lend at the time, financing the transactions with interest-only loans and very little of his own money.<ref name=NYTTightrope /> In 2010, he completed the 57 story [[W New York Downtown Hotel and Residences]].<ref name=RealEstateWeekly>[http://www.rew-online.com/2012/03/14/joe-moinian-how-i-survived-the-slump/ Real Estate Weekly: "Joe Moinian: How I survived the slump" By Al Barbarino] March 14, 2012</ref> Moinian is working to develop a new 66-story, {{convert|1700000|ft2|m2}} building named [[3 Hudson Boulevard]] in the [[Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project]].<ref name=CommObserverMoinian>[http://commercialobserver.com/2013/10/joseph-moinian-the-moinian-group/ Commercial Observer: "Joseph Moinian, The Moinian Group"] October 18, 2013</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-11/moinian-seeking-above-market-rents-for-hudson-yards-tower.html Bloomberg: "Moinian Seeking Above-Market Rents for Hudson Yards Tower" By David M. Levitt] June 11, 2013</ref> In 2007, Moinian acquired 550 South Hill Street, an International Jewelry Center in Downtown, Los Angeles for $144 million. In 2006, Moinian acquired a 4.5 acre property across the street from [[Staples Center]] in Downtown, Los Angeles for $80 million from [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]] and then sold it in 2013 for $180 million to Beijing-based property developer [[Oceanwide Holdings]].
 
===The Moinian Group===
In 1982, Moinian founded The Moinian Group to invest in [[real estate]], leveraging his earnings from his apparel company to purchase buildings in [[Manhattan]].<ref name = nyt>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/realestate/commercial/14joe.html | work = The New York Times | title = An Owner of Towers Walks a Tightrope| date = 14 January 2009 | access-date = 5 June 2020 | last1 = Pristin | first1 = Terry }}</ref> Joseph Moinian's first acquisition was 450-460 Park Avenue South, a nearly 200,000-square-foot office building located in Manhattan's Midtown South.<ref name = therealdeal5>{{cite web | url = https://therealdeal.com/2018/08/17/moinian-just-landed-a-loan-on-its-park-avenue-south-building/ | publisher = The Real Deal | title = Moinian just landed a loan on its Park Avenue South building| date = 17 August 2018 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Since 1982 The Moinian Group has grown into one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the [[United States]], with a [[Portfolio investment|portfolio]] of over 20 million square feet across major cities including New York, [[Miami]], [[Dallas]], and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name = commercialobserver4>{{cite web | url = https://commercialobserver.com/2019/05/the-moinian-group-branches-out-how-tech-and-lending-augment-their-vast-portfolio/ | publisher = Commercial Observer | title = The Moinian Group Branches Out: How Tech And Lending Augment Their Vast Portfolio| date = 20 May 2019 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=MoinianWebsite>[http://moiniangroup.com/corporate/about-us.php Moinian Group Website: Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103202700/http://moiniangroup.com/corporate/about-us.php |date=2013-11-03 }} retrieved October 28, 2013</ref><ref name=NYObserverDream>[http://observer.com/2011/09/kind-of-blue-joe-moinian-lives-the-3-columbus-circle-dream/?show=all The New York Observer: "Kind of Blue: Joe Moinian Lives the 3 Columbus Circle Dream" by Matt Chaban] September 20, 2011</ref> The Moinian Group funds, develops, and owns properties in every major asset category, including office, [[hotel]], [[retail]], and [[residential]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moinian.com/about-us/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors, CEO Joseph Moinian Bio {{!}} Moinian Group|website=moinian.com|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref><ref name=ObserverBigShot>[http://observer.com/2011/07/joseph-chetrit-the-most-mysterious-big-shot-in-new-york-real-estate/ New York Observer: "Joseph Chetrit, the Most Mysterious Big Shot in New York Real Estate" by Tom Acitelli] July 5, 2011</ref><ref name=RealEstateWeekly>[http://www.rew-online.com/2012/03/14/joe-moinian-how-i-survived-the-slump/ Real Estate Weekly: "Joe Moinian: How I survived the slump" By Al Barbarino] March 14, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-11/moinian-seeking-above-market-rents-for-hudson-yards-tower.html Bloomberg: "Moinian Seeking Above-Market Rents for Hudson Yards Tower" By David M. Levitt] June 11, 2013</ref> Over 35 years Moinian led the investment, development, and management of 20 million square feet of real estate, including [[Columbus Circle|3 Columbus Circle]], [[3 Hudson Boulevard]], Hudson Arts Building, Sky, Oskar, [[Prospect Lefferts Gardens|PLG]], 535-545 Fifth Avenue, [[Willis Tower]], and [[Jewelry District (Los Angeles)|The International Jewelry Center]], among others.<ref name = nyt/><ref name = NYObserverDream/><ref name = RealEstateWeekly/>
 
==Philanthropy==
Moinian was chairman of the [[UJA-Federation of New York]] in 2010 and remains on its highest committee.<ref name = ujaorg>{{cite web | url = https://www.ujafedny.org/news/bram-weber-receives-larry-a-silverstein-rex-award/ | publisher = UJA Federal New York| title = Bram Weber Receives Larry A. Silverstein Rex Award | access-date = 25 June 2020}}</ref><ref name = bisnow>{{cite web | url =https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/commercial-real-estate/jewish-real-estate-leaders-react-to-trumps-brutal-killers-comments-102179 | publisher = Bisnow | title = Jewish Real Estate Leaders React to Trump 'Brutal Killers' Comments | access-date = 25 June 2020}}</ref> Moinian is a co-founder and board member of the [[National September 11 Memorial & Museum]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], a nonprofit established in memory of the victims and heroes of the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name = trustees/> He donated roughly $5 million to the museum prior to its dedication in 2014.<ref name = trustees>{{cite web | url = https://www.911memorial.org/about/board-trustees/joseph-moinian | publisher = 911 Memorial Organization | title = Joseph Moinian | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref><ref name = wallstreetjournal>{{cite web | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704103904575336911242322090 | publisher = The Wall Street Journal | title = Revival Near Ground Zero | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref>
Mr. Moinian is also 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]].<ref name = thejewishvoice/> He also serves on the board of trustees for the Sephardic Heritage Alliance, dedicated to the support of [[Persian Jews|Persian Jewish families’]] and individuals’ preservation of its proud three-millennial cultural heritage.<ref name = marque/> Moinian is a supporter of the [[Keshet Eilon | Keshet Eilon Music Centre]] in [[Illinois]].<ref name = marque>{{cite web | url = https://www.themarque.com/profile/joseph-moinian | publisher = The Marque | title = Joseph Moinian| access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref>
 
==Recognition==
 
Moinian is a member of the Board of Governors of the [[Real Estate Board of New York]].<ref name = leaders/> He also sits on the board of the Skyline Museum.<ref name = leaders/> In 2019, Moinian was ranked 29th in The Commercial Observer's Power 100: Commercial Real Estate's Most Powerful Players.<ref name = commercialobserver2>{{cite web | url = https://commercialobserver.com/2019/04/the-power-100-2019/ | publisher = Commercial Observer | title = The Power 100: Commercial Real Estate's Most Powerful Players| date = 23 April 2019 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref> In 2018, The Moinian Group was named Manhattan's fifth most active developer by The Real Deal, with 2.6 million square feet of development activity.<ref name = therealdeal3>{{cite web | url = https://therealdeal.com/2018/02/19/who-are-manhattans-most-active-developers/ | publisher = The Real Deal | title = We ranked Manhattan's most active real estate developers| date = 19 February 2018 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
 
Moinian is married to Nazee Moinian, also from Iran, who he met when he was 26.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /> They have five children and live in Manhattan and also have a house in [[Quogue, New York]] on Long Island.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /> His eldest child, Matt Moinian, is a senior vice president at his father's firm.<ref>[http://www.rew-online.com/2014/01/16/the-son-rising-with-first-hotel-venture/ Real Estate Weekly: "The son rising with first hotel venture" By Holly Dutton] January 16, 2014</ref>
Joseph Moinian is married to Nazee Moinian, also from [[Iran]], whom he met when he was 26.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /><ref name = theguardian>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2015/aug/12/iranian-american-divided-between-israel-nuclear-deal |work = The Guardian | title = I am a Jewish Iranian-American in favour of the nuclear deal | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref> They have five children and reside in Manhattan. Joseph Moinian has secondary residences in [[Quogue, New York]], and [[Miami]].<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian />
 
Joseph Moinian has two brothers: Morris Moinian, real estate developer and founder of Fortuna Realty Group, and David Moinian, real estate developer and founder of Moin Development Corp.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /> Joseph Moinian is active in the Persian-Jewish community and is involved in the development of a [[Synagogue|Jewish temple]] in [[Midwood, Brooklyn]] and other synagogues in New York under construction.<ref name=TheRealDealMoinian /><ref name = nyimby>{{cite web | url = https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/12/permits-filed-for-moinians-1711-coney-island-avenue-midwood-brooklyn.html | publisher = New York Yimby | title = Permits Filed for Moinian's 1711 Coney Island Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn| date = 26 December 2017 | access-date = 5 June 2020}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cuny.tv/show/buildingny/PR1008279 City University of New York - The Stoler Report: "Joseph Moinian, The Moinian Group] October 10, 2006.
 
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