The self-made billionaire got his start in the real estate industry by buying properties in San Francisco after he was discharged from the military back in the 1940s. It was a sound investment; at one point, he owned around a quarter of all of the office space in the city. Today, he has some 29 …

This father-and-son team has used Dezer Properties to form a monopoly over luxury development, hotel, and commercial spaces in New York, Las Vegas, and Miami by managing more than 1,000 oceanfront hotels. They are currently developing the Trump Grande Ocean Resort & Residence in Sunny Isles Beach, and Dezer Properties recently took over Related Group’s …

This Wharton MBA Graduate is currently chairman of Boston Properties, one of the largest real estate developers in the United States. Some distinct properties include the General Motors Building and Times Square Tower. Zuckerman is also owner of the New York Daily News, and owner and editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report.

They are the brothers behind the most expensive address in the city: 15 Central Park West. Owners and co-chairmen of Terra Holdings and Zeckendorf Realty, LP, the brokerage firm that developed 515 Park Avenue, a 43-story condominium in Manhattan that is the most luxurious apartment house built in more than 50 years. The building has …

One of the most iconic families in the city, the Trumps hardly need an introduction. Although Forbes estimates “The Donald’s” net worth alone to be around $2.4 billion, Trump himself has stated that the actual number is much higher than that.