{{Short description|American real estate developer}} {{similar names|Joseph Berry (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = Joseph Barry | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1940}} | birth_place = | birth_name = | death_date = | death_place = | education = B.A. Rutgers University<br> J.D. Rutgers Law School | occupation = real estate developer | known_for = --co-founder of Applied Housing Companies<br> --founder of the ''Hudson Reporter'' | networth = | spouse = Gail Barry | parents = Marion and Walter Barry | children = David Barry<br> Michael Barry<br> Lisa Barry Fleisher | family = Kyra Tirana Barry (daughter-in-law) | website = }} '''Joseph Barry''' (born 1940) is an American real estate developer and co-founder of the Applied Housing Companies and founder of the ''Hudson Reporter'' newspaper chain.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2399065/article-Developer-Joseph-Barry-pleads-guilty-Admits-to--114-900-in-illegal-cash-payments-to-former-county-exec Hudson Reporter: "Developer Joseph Barry pleads guilty Admits to $114,900 in illegal cash payments to former county exec" by Tom Jennemann], June 25, 2004.</ref>
==Early life== Joseph Barry was born in 1940 to a Jewish family<ref name=NYTWalterObit>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E7DC103AF931A25751C0A9649D8B63 "Paid Notice: Deaths BARRY, WALTER"], ''The New York Times'', February 12, 2012.</ref> in New Jersey and raised in Newark,<ref name=Linx>[http://www.linxredevelopment.com/history.html "MY HISTORY LEADING TO LINX DEVELOPMENT"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202802/http://www.linxredevelopment.com/history.html |date=2016-03-05 }}, Linx Redevelopment. Retrieved July 22, 2014.</ref> the son of Marion and Walter Barry.<ref name=NYTWalterObit /> His father was a union organizer for the United Electrical Workers<ref name=FundWaterfront>[http://betterwaterfront.org/hoboken-developer-joe-barry-targeted-by-federal-investigators/ Fund for A Better Waterfront: "Hoboken developer Joe Barry targeted by federal investigators"] September 2001</ref> who started to develop low income housing in Newark after the 1967 Newark riots.<ref name=HudsonWalterObit>[https://archive.today/20140727035652/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story/push?article-A+leader+passes+on-Walter+Barry-+who+developed+housing+throughout+Hoboken+and+beyond-+passes+away+at+99-%20&id=17500989 "A leader passes on. Walter Barry, who developed housing throughout Hoboken and beyond, passes away at 99"], ''Hudson Reporter'', February 12, 2012.</ref> Barry earned a B.A. in English from Rutgers University and graduated first in his class from Rutgers Law School.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads />
==Career== Barry served as a clerk to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.<ref name=NYTimes2More>Ronald Smothers, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/16/nyregion/2-more-indicted-in-bribery-case-in-new-jersey.html "2 More Indicted In Bribery Case In New Jersey"], ''The New York Times'', October 16, 2003.</ref> In the 1960s, he was associated with the left-wing Students for Democratic Society.<ref name=FundWaterfront/> In 1970, Barry and his father founded the Applied Housing Company.<ref name=NYTWalterObit/><ref>[http://www.appliedco.com/aboutUs/history.shtml Applied Development website: History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823221326/http://www.appliedco.com/aboutUs/history.shtml |date=August 23, 2014 }}. Retrieved July 22, 2014.</ref> In 1971, Hoboken designated Applied Housing as their exclusive developer of Section 8 housing tasked with rehabilitating deteriorated buildings into affordable housing.<ref name=FundWaterfront/> Applied focused on renovating the existing housing stock rather than clearance and rebuild; they also believed in careful maintenance and management thereafter to preserve the stock.<ref name=HudsonWalterObit/> During the 1970s, Applied built and renovated thousands of units of affordable housing throughout New Jersey with a concentration in Hoboken, North Bergen, and Bayonne.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/><ref name=NYTWalterObit/> The firm was given a great deal of credit for Hoboken's rebirth. In 1979, his father retired and Joseph Barry became president. He re-focused the company on constructing market-rate and luxury housing with a particular concentration on the Hoboken and Jersey City waterfronts<ref name=NYTWalterObit/> including the $150 million, 1,160-unit Shipyard Development Project on Hoboken's waterfront; the 1,650 unit waterfront condominium community Port Liberté in Jersey City; and the 42-story luxury Palisades rental residence in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 2001, Barry pleaded guilty to making five cash payments totaling $114,900 to former County Executive Robert Janiszewski to secure state and federal funding for the Shipyard project. Barry resigned from Applied Housing and handed the management<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/> of the now $108 million in sales company<ref name=NYTimes2More/> over to his two sons. Admitting guilt, Barry stated: "I made a terrible mistake. I take responsibility for it, and will get on with my life."<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/> Barry was sentenced to 25 months in federal prison, ordered to make $1 million in restitution payments, and fined $20,000.<ref>Conte, Michaelangelo (October 22, 2004). [http://www.nj.com/corruption/stories/index.ssf?/corruption/stories/20041022jj_barry.html NJ.com: "BIG HOUSE FOR BARRY"]. NJ.com.</ref> By 2004, Applied was the largest developer in Hoboken.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/>
In 1983, Barry also founded the ''Hudson Reporter'' newspaper chain.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/> He established ''Reporter'' newspapers in six other Hudson County towns: Jersey City, Weehawken, Secaucus, Union City, West New York and North Bergen.<ref name=FundWaterfront/> In 1999, he sold his share in the chain to minority partners and co-publishers David Unger and Lucha Malato.<ref name=HudsonReportPleads/> Despite being semi-retired, Barry remains committed to the urban redevelopment volunteering his time via his LinX Redevelopment company to rebuilding New Jersey's run-down cities<ref name=Linx/> with his latest focus on Passaic, New Jersey.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041143/http://www.linxredevelopment.com/linx-2.html "PASSAIC PROJECT"]. ''Linx Redevelopment''. Retrieved July 22, 2014.</ref>
==Personal life== Barry is married to Gail H. Barry and lives in Peapack-Gladstone. They have three children: David Barry, Michael Barry, and Lisa Barry Fleisher who continue to run the company<ref name=NYTWalterObit/> and its sister company, the Ironstate Development Company. He has a net worth of $49,482,947<ref>[http://www.ironstate.net/about.html Ironstate Company website: "About Us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727223628/http://www.ironstate.net/about.html |date=2014-07-27 }}. Ironstate Development Company. Retrieved July 22, 2014</ref><ref>Burd, Joshua (September 17, 2012). [http://www.njbiz.com/article/20120917/NJBIZ01/120919883/An-ironclad-growth-plan New Jersey Biz: "An ironclad growth plan - Barry brothers make Ironstate a success by sticking to development strategy"]. NJBiz.</ref><ref>Melanie Grayce West, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704662604576202921951206738 "Going to the Mat With a Gift"], ''Wall Street Journal'', March 16, 2011.</ref><ref>Burd, Joshua (December 22, 2014). [http://www.njbiz.com/article/20141222/NJBIZ01/141219730/the-builders-the-barry-brothers-are-changing-skylines-and-perceptions "The builders: The Barry brothers are changing skylines and perceptions"]. NJBIZ.</ref><ref>Marino, Vivian (May 26, 2011), [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/realestate/david-barry.html "David Barry"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> His son David is married to Kyra Tirana Barry, team leader for the U.S. Woman's Wrestling Team that competed in the 2016 Olympic Games.<ref name=USWrestYear>Abbott, Gary (April 13, 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160416043452/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2016/April/13/Kyra-Barry-named-USA-Wrestling-Woman-of-the-Year "Kyra Barry named USA Wrestling Woman of the Year"]. Team USA Wrestling.</ref>
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