Jane Goldman (born 1955) is an American billionaire real estate investor. She is the co-chair and co-owner (alongside her three siblings) of Solil Management, a New York City-based real estate investment company. She is the youngest daughter of real estate investor Sol Goldman. In August 2022, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$2.9 billion.[1]
Jane Goldman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Masters School TASIS Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Manhattanville College |
| Spouse |
Benjamin H. Lewis (m. 1979) |
| Parent(s) | Sol Goldman (1917–1987) Lillian Schuman Goldman (1922–2002) |
| Family | Allan H. Goldman (brother) Diane Goldman Kemper (sister) Amy Goldman Fowler (sister) Lloyd Goldman (cousin) |
Biography
editGoldman was born in 1955[2] to a Jewish family, the daughter of Lillian (née Schuman) and Sol Goldman.[3][4] She is the youngest of four siblings: Allan H. Goldman, Diane Goldman Kemper, and Amy Goldman Fowler.[5] Her father was the largest non-institutional real estate investor in New York City in the 1980s, owning a portfolio of nearly 1,900 commercial and residential properties.[5] She attended the Masters School, the American School in Switzerland, and graduated from Manhattanville College.[6]
After her father's death, she and her two sisters engaged in litigation with their mother over his assets; their mother subsequently received 1/3rd of their father's estate.[7] She and her late brother, Allan Goldman, managed the remaining real estate assets via the firm Solil Management.[8] Her cousin, Lloyd Goldman, is also a notable real-estate investor in New York City.[9]
In 1979, she married Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis in a Jewish ceremony at the family home in New York City.[6]
Career
editAs principal of Solil Management, Jane carries of portfolio of over 400 properties that include high-end apartments on the Upper East Side, a block of land in Midtown Manhattan that includes the Olympic Tower and the Cartier Mansion, and the Peninsula Hotel, and a 17% stake in the World Trade Center developments in lower Manhattan.[10][1]
In June 2020, Goldman sold her home, the former Kennedy family compound in Palm Beach, Florida, for approximately $70 million. She had purchased it for $31 million in 2015 from Castle Harlan CEO and chairman John K. Castle.[11][12]
In 2023, Jane was sued along with her sister Diane by their nephew Steven and their sister Amy in both New York and Delaware. [13] The Delaware case is presumed completed while the New York case is ongoing. Jane has described the cases as a shakedown.
References
edit- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Jane Goldman". Forbes. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Forbes: "America's Richest Real Estate Family Doesn't Want You To Know Who They Are" by Chloe Sorvino June 29, 2016
- ^ New York Magazine: "The Midas Curse" by Dinitia Smith, p. 32, at Google Books April 3, 1989
- ^ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths GOLDMAN, LILLIAN" August 22, 2002
- ^ a b "Sol Goldman, Major Real-Estate Investor, Dies". New York Times. October 19, 1987.
- ^ a b New York Tomes: "Jane Goldman Wed To Dr. B. H. Lewis" July 30, 1979
- ^ Keil, Jennifer Gould (January 2, 2008). "Looking Back: Sol Goldman, a mogul surrounded by turmoil". The Real Deal.
- ^ The Real Deal: "Sol Goldman’s $6B portfolio in play, as children accelerate dealmaking" By Adam Pincus April 01, 2013
- ^ "Meet the Other Trade Center Builder". Wall Street Journal. September 11, 2008.
- ^ Sorvino, Chloe. "America's Richest Real Estate Family Doesn't Want You To Know Who They Are". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "Kennedy family's former "Winter White House" sells for $70M". The Real Deal Miami. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Martin, Guy. "Former Kennedy Palm Beach Compound Reportedly Sold By Billionaire Jane Goldman For $70 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "NYC judge dismisses claims related to real estate heirs' battle over $2B fortune". nypost. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-10-31.