Sir Stuart Anthony Lipton (born 9 November 1942) is a British property developer, a founder of Stanhope plc, and the co-founder of the property company Chelsfield with Elliott Bernerd,[2][3] and now a co-founder (with Peter Rogers) and partner in Lipton Rogers Developments LLP.[4]
Stuart Lipton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stuart Anthony Lipton 9 November 1942[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Berkhamsted School |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Known for | Founder of Stanhope plc Co-founder of Chelsfield |
| Spouse | Ruth (m. 1966) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editStuart was born in 1942 to a Jewish family,[5] the son of Bertram Green and Jeanette Lipton (née Lipton). He was educated at Berkhamsted School.[1] His mother cofounded, with her brother Gerald Lipton MBE, the retailer Chinacraft in 1951.[6]
Career
editLipton is responsible for over 20 million sq ft of development in London, including Broadgate, Stockley Park and Chiswick Business Park.[7]
Stuart is Deputy Chairman of Chelsfield Partners [8] and as of 2015, through his property company Lipton Rogers, is developing 22 Bishopsgate, which will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London.[7]
Stuart is on the London Finance Commission for the Mayor of London, is a Director of the National Gallery Trust Foundation, and a Trustee of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. He has been recognised as an Honorary Fellow Imperial College, an Honorary Bencher Inner Temple, with an Honorary Doctorate (LL.D.) University of Bath and an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering University College London. He was the Edward Bass Visiting Architecture Fellow, at Yale School of Architecture in 2006 and Chairman of the City Finance Commission in 2011.[8]
Stuart was knighted in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to the Property Industry and to the Environment.[9][10]
In 2005 he received a Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bath.
Lipton has run several articles in the Financial Times in which he promotes the City of London and he denigrates the rival commercial property estate at Canary Wharf,[11] thus supporting his own commercial interests in the City at Broadgate[7] and 22 Bishopsgate.[7]
Personal life
editHe has been married to Ruth since 1966.[12]
Their sons Elliot Lipton and Grant Lipton run their own property companies, First Base.[13][14] and Great Marlborough Estates.[15]
Their daughter Sarah Doll-Steinberg is a certified ADHD and executive function education coach, and is married to Daniel Doll-Steinberg, son of Alfred Doll-Steinberg.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2359. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Genr8 Chelsfield Partners". Genr8developments.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Stuart Lipton. "Stuart Lipton: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The Team". liptonrogers.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 603. ISBN 9780230304666. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Rocker, Simon (7 August 2017). "Obituary: Gerald Lipton". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Put people before buildings, says Sir Stuart Lipton". Estates Gazette.com. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Sir Stuart Lipton - Lipton Rogers Developments". Lipton Rogers.
- ^ United Kingdom: "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 1.
- ^ "Lipton knighted in birthday honours". Building.
- ^ "Stuart Lipton". www.ft.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "News Article - Diary – 25 June 2016". EGi. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Aldrick, Philip (3 February 2003). "Son of Stanhope founder aims low". Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ BD Plus June 2006 (29 September 2012). "Like father, like son | Features | Building Design". Bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ UK Commercial Developers http://www.propertydata.com/pgp/upload/DVDR%20September%202012%20Samples.pdf
- ^ "ADHD Coaches Organization Membership".
- ^ "LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: Smart regulation, more growth, better Europe NOVEMBER 2011" (PDF).