{{short description|Privately owned Real Estate Firm in New York City}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = Fisher Brothers | logo = center|250 px | type = Private | genre = | foundation = {{start date and age|1985}} | founders = Martin Fisher<br />Larry Fisher<br />Zachary Fisher | location_city = New York City | location_country = United States | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Arnold Fisher<br />{{small|(senior partner)}} | industry = Real estate development<br />Investment company | products = | services = | market cap = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.fisherbrothers.com/ fisherbrothers.com] | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Fisher Brothers''' is a real estate firm in New York City. It was formed by Martin Fisher born in 1915, and later joined by his brothers Larry (born 1907) and Zachary (born 1910).<ref name=saxon>{{cite news|title=Larry Fisher, 93, developer and philanthropist|newspaper=New York Times|date=February 7, 2001|first=Wolfgang|last=Saxon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/07/us/larry-fisher-93-developer-and-philanthropist.html|access-date=2012-08-02}}</ref> The Fisher family has substantial real estate holdings in New York City and elsewhere and are considered one of the "royal families" of New York real estate, alongside the Dursts, Roses, Rudins, and Tishmans.<ref name=saxon /><ref>Forbes magazine, cited in {{cite news|title=New group considering bid for Post|newspaper=New York Times|first=William|last=Glaberson|date=March 18, 1993|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/18/nyregion/new-group-considering-bid-for-post.html|access-date=2012-08-02}}</ref>

==History== The Fisher family's construction company was founded in 1915 by Martin Fisher. Later, his brothers Larry and Zachary joined to form Fisher Brothers.<ref name=saxon/> They built homes in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Riverdale, and Mount Vernon.<ref>{{cite news|title=An Interview with Winston C. Fisher, Partner, Finance, Acquisitions and New Development, Fisher Brothers|newspaper=LEADERS|date=April 2013|url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2013.2_Apr/ROB/LEADERS-Winston-Fisher-Fisher-Brothers.html}}</ref><ref name=rose>{{cite news|title=Forging Ahead After Tragedies|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 8, 2013|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303560204579246581665911064}} {{subscription required}}</ref> By the mid-1950s, they had branched out into commercial construction and management.<ref name=philanthropy>{{cite news|title=Fisher House: All about Family|newspaper=Philanthropy Roundtable|date=Fall 2010|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/economic_opportunity/interview_with_ken_and_tammy_fisher|archive-date=March 14, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314192204/https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/economic_opportunity/interview_with_ken_and_tammy_fisher|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 1960s, Fisher Brothers continued to diversify, developing Midtown Manhattan office buildings at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 605 Third Ave., and 299 Park Ave.<ref name=rose/>

Second-generation partners Richard, Anthony, and Arnold Fisher led the firm in the 1980s, brokering deals which included the acquisition of a nine-acre parcel south of the United Nations Headquarters, one of the city's largest available development sites, and the expansion of the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard L. Fisher, 65, Developer and Far-Ranging Philanthropist, Dies|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Fernanda|last=Santos|date=August 7, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/nyregion/07fisher.html?_r=0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=M. Anthony Fisher, 52, Partner In a Leading Real Estate Firm|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Tina|last=Kelley|date=April 5, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/05/nyregion/m-anthony-fisher-52-partner-in-a-leading-real-estate-firm.html}}</ref>

The family invested in other businesses including banking and once owned a stake in CBS. The company has been listed in the Fortune 500.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crash miracle: Plane teen survives as N.Y. developer dad dies|newspaper=New York Post|first=Brad|last=Hunter|date=April 5, 2003|url=https://nypost.com/2003/04/05/crash-miracle-plane-teen-survives-as-n-y-developer-dad-dies/}}</ref>

In 2004, Fisher Brothers partnered with Morgan Stanley to form the $770 million City Investment Fund, intended to stimulate investment in Manhattan in the wake of the September 11 attacks.<ref name=rose/><ref>{{cite news|title=Second all-city real estate fund gearing |newspaper=Crain's New York Business|first=Julie|last=Satow|date=July 8, 2007|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20070708/REG/70707003/second-all-city-real-estate-fund-gearing-up|access-date=2015-02-12}}</ref>

The firm is currently led by second-generation partner Arnold Fisher as well as third-generation partners Kenneth, Steven, and Winston Fisher.

==Properties== The firm manages 6.5 million square feet in commercial property in New York City,<ref>{{cite news|title=Commercial Property Managers|newspaper=Crain's|date=October 31, 2014|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/data-lists/business-lists/details/30/2706816}}</ref> including Park Avenue Plaza, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 299 Park Avenue, 49 East 52nd Street, and 605 Third Avenue. It also manages 1.5 million square feet of commercial property in the Station Place complex in Washington, DC.

Residential properties in New York include Beekman Tower, Chartwell House, 101 W. 87th Street, 111 Murray Street, 225 E. 39th Street, and 37 Warren Street.

==Philanthropy== The Fisher Brothers Foundation supports charities including New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York's Finest Foundation, the Police Athletic League of New York City, and Lincoln Center.<ref name=JBN>{{cite news|title=Fisher Brothers Real Estate to Build Tallest Apartment Building in Lower Manhattan|newspaper=Jewish Business News|date=April 24, 2014|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/04/24/fisher-brothers-real-estate-to-build-tallest-apartment-building-in-lower-manhattan/}}</ref>

Larry and Zachary Fisher were instrumental in the establishment of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.<ref name=rose/>

Zachary Fisher founded the Fisher House Foundation, which builds residential properties near military and VA medical centers, offering free lodging to family members of hospitalized military personnel.<ref name=philanthropy/><ref name=JBN/>

The Fishers also founded the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which gives aid to families of U.S. soldiers who died while in military service<ref name=philanthropy/><ref name=JBN/> and builds centers for the treatment of combat trauma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Group Planning Centers to Treat Combat Trauma|newspaper=The New York Times|first=James|last=Dao|date=June 12, 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/us/private-group-to-build-trauma-centers-for-military.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&}}</ref>

== Leadership == The firm's partners are Kenneth Fisher, Steven Fisher, Winston Fisher, and Martin Edelman. The CFO is Sam Rosenberg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fisher Brothers |url=https://home.fisherbrothers.com/about/leadership |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=home.fisherbrothers.com}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist|33em}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.fisherbrothers.com/|Fisher Brothers}}

Category:Companies based in Manhattan Category:Real estate companies of the United States Category:1915 establishments in New York City Category:Fisher Brothers Category:Real estate companies established in 1915