 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Morton S. Wolf" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Morton S. Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Born | Morton Sharp Wolf (1907-01-05)January 5, 1907 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1976(1976-06-05) (aged 69) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Real estate executive |
| Spouse |
Rebecca J. Williams (m. 1941) |
| Children | 2 |
Morton Sharp Wolf (January 5, 1907 – June 5, 1976) was a real estate executive from New York City.
Early life
Morton Sharp Wolf was born on January 5, 1907, in Yonkers, New York, to Bertha (née Sharp) and Morton Wolf. His father was a physician and immigrant from Hungary.
Career
Wolf founded Spencer-Taylor Inc., a real estate development and hotel management firm, with his brother Charles S. Wolf. The headquarters was on 100 East 42nd Street in New York City. Under his direction, Spencer-Taylor operated the Ritz Tower, Delmonico, the Mayflower, Surrey, One Fifth Avenue, Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including Washington Square Village in New York City, and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, which included Chatham Center. As part of the Chatham project, he put a hotel on top of an office building.
Wolf was a real estate consultant for the State Department under President Harry S. Truman in 1950. He served on the board of St. Vincent's Hospital and was a real estate consultant for the Archdiocese of New York.
Personal life
Wolf married Rebecca "Betty" J. Williams on June 1, 1941. They had a daughter and son, Elizabeth J. and Morton Frederick. They lived on Park Avenue. He died on June 5, 1976, aged 69, in New Rochelle Hospital. He lived in Larchmont, New York.
Legacy
Wolf's daughter Elizabeth established a fund with the New York Community Trust after Wolf and his wife. The fund supports New York City public school visual arts and music programs and post-secondary school scholarships.
References
- ^ "Daughter honors her parents, a builder and a photographer's model". The New York Community Trust. 2024-06-01. Archived from the original on 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "Dr. Morris Wolf..." Yonkers Statesman. 1914-04-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-11-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morton Wolf". The Standard-Star. 1976-06-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-11-08 – via Newspapers.com.
 | This article about an American businessperson born in the 1900s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |