{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{short description|American real estate developer}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Murray Kushner | birth_date = | birth_place = | birth_name = | other_names = | death_date = | death_place = | education = University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD) | known_for = Founder of The KRE Group | children = 4, including Melissa Kushner and Marc Kushner | parents = Joseph Kushner <br> Rae Kushner | spouse = Lee Kushner | father = | family = Kushner }}
'''Murray Kushner''' is an American real estate developer.
==Early life== Kushner's parents, Joseph Kushner and Rae Kushner, were Jews born in eastern Poland and Holocaust survivors, who came to America from the USSR<ref name="nymag2009">{{cite magazine|url=http://nymag.com/news/features/57891/ |title=The Legacy |magazine=New York |date=July 12, 2009 |first=Gabriel |last=Sherman |accessdate=January 3, 2015 }}</ref> by way of Italy in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303409004579564062138641266 |title=City Real-Estate Royalty Gives to Israeli Hospital |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |first=Marshall |last=Heyman |date=May 15, 2014 |accessdate=January 4, 2015 }}</ref> His father worked as a construction worker and concurrently as an independent builder, while investing in real estate, eventually building a portfolio totaling 4,000 New Jersey apartments.<ref name=RealDeal>Elkies, Lauren (November 1, 2007). [http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/the-closing-charles-kushner "The Closing: Charles Kushner"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531074258/http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/the-closing-charles-kushner |date=May 31, 2010 }}. ''The Real Deal''. Retrieved September 28, 2011.</ref> The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and the Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, in Livingston, New Jersey, built by Charles Kushner, are named after them.<ref name=RealDeal/><ref name=JewishPartisans>[http://jewishpartisans.org/t_switch.php?pageName=mini+bio+short+bio+1&fromSomeone=&parnum=54 "Mini Bio: Rae Kushner"], Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation. Retrieved September 28, 2011.</ref> Murray Kushner has two sisters, Esther and Linda, and a younger brother, Charles.<ref name="nymag2009" /> Murray graduated ''summa cum laude'' with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania ('73), and then went on to obtain a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School ('76).<ref name="nymag2009" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/steegethomson/docs/penn_law_campaign_closing|title=Being Bold: The Transformative Impact of BOLD AMBITIONS: The Campaign for Penn Law by SteegeThomson Communications - Issuu|date=March 6, 2013|website=issuu.com}}</ref>
==Career== After school, he worked for the family real estate business, and after his father's death, he and his siblings equally divided ownership of the company.<ref name="nymag2009" /> His relationship with his brother eventually deteriorated over investment decisions, especially Murray's veto on the purchase of Berkshire Realty, a firm that owned 24,000 apartments, which would have made Kushner Properties the largest privately held real-estate firm in the region.<ref name="nymag2009" /> In 2000, the brothers decided to no longer work together as business partners.<ref name="nymag2009" /> His firm, founded in 1979 with business partner Eugene Schenkman as Schenkman/Kushner (SK Properties), now known as The KRE Group, has since grown to more than 100 full-time employees, with a portfolio of 9,000 apartments and 6 million square feet of office and industrial property.<ref>[http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/money/business/2015/06/13/murray-kushner-james-hughes-honored-real-estate-institute/71167922/ My Central Jersey: "Murray Kushner, James Hughes honored by real estate institute"] June 13, 2015</ref>
KRE has developed projects throughout the Northeast Corridor, with several located in Downtown Jersey City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/07/developers_hold_grand_opening_for_luxury_rental_building_18_park_in_jersey_city.html |title=Luxury rental building '18 Park' opens in Jersey City |website=NJ.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hlw.com/the-new-urban-bedroom-community/ |title=The New Urban Bedroom Community |publisher=HLW |date=October 3, 2013 |accessdate=December 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231093915/http://www.hlw.com/the-new-urban-bedroom-community/ |archivedate=December 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/06/28/luxury-jersey-city-development-breaks-ground/ |title=Jersey City Development Breaks Ground | 18 Park |publisher=Therealdeal.com |date=June 28, 2012 |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> In July 2014, the company began construction on the first phase of Journal Squared, a residential development adjacent to the Journal Square Transportation Center. The project will be constructed in three phases, and is approved for a total of 1,838 units, including a 70-story building, which will be one of the tallest buildings in Jersey City when completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/08/07/new-development-planned-for-journal-square-would-include-the-citys-tallest-tower-fundamentally-change-the-neighborhood/ |title=Featured News » New Development Planned for Journal Square Would Include the City's Tallest Tower, Fundamentally Change the Neighborhood |publisher=The Jersey City Independent |date=August 7, 2012 |accessdate=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207140114/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/08/07/new-development-planned-for-journal-square-would-include-the-citys-tallest-tower-fundamentally-change-the-neighborhood/ |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/08/construction_on_proposed_journ.html |title=Three residential towers to change the landscape of Journal Square, officials say |publisher=NJ.com |date=August 15, 2012 |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/11/29/49269/ |title=Featured News » City Settles Lawsuit with Robinhood Plaza, Permits 42-Story Zoning for Property Along Summit Ave |publisher=The Jersey City Independent |date=November 29, 2012 |accessdate=December 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121129205325/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/11/29/49269/ |archivedate=November 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://blog.nj.com/new_jersey_businesses_whats_happening/2013/11/kre_president_jonathan_kushner_to_join_all-star_panel_at_third_annual_new_jersey_multifamily_summit.html |title=KRE President Jonathan Kushner to Join All-Star Panel at Third Annual New Jersey Multifamily Summit | NJ.com |website=Blog.nj.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ayers |first=Joshua |url=http://www.multihousingnews.com/news/northeast/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-jersey-city-development/1004109655.html |title=Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Jersey City Development |website=Multihousingnews.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kushner married Lee Kushner,<ref name="nymag2009" /> and they raised their children in Modern Orthodox Judaism.<ref name=MarcWedding>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/fashion/weddings/chris-barley-and-marc-kushner-vows.html?_r=0|title= Weddings: Chris Barley and Marc Kushner |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> He has two sons, Jon and Marc. His first wife died and he remarried. His wife came into the marriage with a son and daughter. His son Jonathan Kushner has taken over The KRE Group. <ref name=HareetzFeuding /><ref>{{cite web|last=Kreinin |first=Miriam |url=http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/a-lesser-known-kushner-bets-big-on-jersey/ |title=Jonathan Kushner | Kushner Real Estate Group |website=Therealdeal.com |date=June 1, 2015 |accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref> His son Marc is an architect and married Christopher Barley in a Jewish ceremony in 2012. <ref name=MarcWedding /> Kushner is a prominent supporter of governor Chris Christie.<ref name=HareetzFeuding /> His wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the mid-1990s, and they dedicate much of their philanthropic activities to finding a cure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://njjewishnews.com/article/222/original-jersey-boys-anchor-ms-fund-raiser?source=njjnrelated#.V0DPDpErKUk |title=Original 'Jersey Boys' anchor MS fund-raiser | NJJN |website=Njjewishnews.com |date=October 22, 2009 |accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref> He remains estranged from his brother Charles Kushner.<ref name=HareetzFeuding>{{cite web|author=Yossi Melman |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2016-03-01/ty-article/meet-the-kushners-the-real-estate-dynasty-that-links-trump-christie/0000017f-dc42-df9c-a17f-fe5a14640000 |title=Meet the Kushners: The feuding real estate dynasty that links Donald Trump and Chris Christie - U.S. Election 2016 |website=Haaretz.com |date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref>
==See also== *Kushner family
==References== {{Reflist}}
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