# Simon Dushinsky
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| occupation = Real Estate Developer
| known_for = co-founder of the Rabsky Group
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'''Simon Dushinsky''' (born 1972) is an American real estate developer who co-owns the New York City-based Rabsky Group with his partner, [Isaac Rabinowitz](/source/Isaac_Rabinowitz_(real_estate_developer)).
==Biography==
Dushinsky was born and raised in Israel and belongs to the [Vizhnitz Hasidic Jewish](/source/Vizhnitz_(Hasidic_dynasty)) community in [Williamsburg, Brooklyn](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Brooklyn).[[http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/the-rabsky-riddle/ The Real Deal: "The Rabsky riddle - Firm head Simon Dushinsky is building more Brooklyn apartments than almost anyone, but public sightings are still rare" by Mark Maurer] May 01, 2015]
Dushinsky co-founded The Rabsky Group with Isaac Rabinowitz in the early 1990s and focused on developing [condominium](/source/condominium)s for the Hasidic community. In 2002, he completed his first major development, a $40 million, six-building Park Plaza condo complex for Hasidic residents.[[http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140815/REAL_ESTATE/140819904/rheingold-beer-site-picks-up-new-investor Crain's New York: "Rheingold Beer site picks up new investor - Armed with profits from the sale of two Brooklyn properties, a big landlord throws the proceeds into a planned 1,000-unit residential project that will replace a property owned by the famous brewery" By Daniel Geiger] August 15, 2014][[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304015857/http://ny.curbed.com/2015/3/20/9978696/oda-designs-jagged-donut-building-for-huge-bushwick-project Curbed New York: "ODA Designs Jagged Donut Building For Huge Bushwick Project" by Zoe Rosenberg] March 20, 2015][[http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/03/19/revealed-simon-dushinskys-rheingold-brewery-project/ The Real Deal: "Revealed: Simon Dushinsky’s Rheingold Brewery project ODA-designed 10 Montieth Street features nearly 400 units, 25K sf green rooftop" By Rich Bockmann] March 19, 2015] with 200 affordable housing units.[[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/rental-complex-zigzag-green-roof-slated-bushwick-article-1.2156023 New York Daily News: "Developer wants to bring futuristic zigzag green roof to Bushwick brewery site" by Catherine Clark] March 19, 2015][[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905132457/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/at-former-rheingold-site-in-bushwick-a-battle-brews-over-affordable-housing-and-gentrification-7529766 Village Voice: "At Former Rheingold Site in Bushwick, a Battle Brews Over Affordable Housing and Gentrification" by Neil deMause] August 25, 2015] a 777-unit rental building in [Bedford-Stuyvesant](/source/Bedford-Stuyvesant) on the former Pfizer Corporation site;[[http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150322/REAL_ESTATE/150329979/60-story-towers-yes-please Crain's New York: "60-story towers? Yes, please - But the prospect of more affordable housing triggers a spat among neighbors" by Joe Anuta] March 22, 2015][[http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/03/22/rabsky-group-proposing-housing-and-retail-complex-in-brooklyn/ The Real Deal: "Rabsky Group proposes Williamsburg housing complex - The real estate firm wants to build a series of 10-story towers on a plot where three neighborhoods converge"] March 22, 2015] and a 44-story, 400-unit residential rental building in [Long Island City, Queens](/source/Long_Island_City%2C_Queens). In 2015 - in his first non-residential venture - he is partnering with [Toby Moskovits](/source/Toby_Moskovits)’ Heritage Equity Partners to build a 400,000-square-foot office building in Williamsburg.[{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= LISTEN: TRD talks Hasidic real estate empire on WNYC: Ultra-Orthodox investors poured $2.5B into prime Brooklyn real estate |publisher=[The Real Deal](/source/The_Real_Deal_(magazine))|date=August 26, 2016 |url=http://therealdeal.com/2016/08/26/trd-talks-hasidic-real-estate-empire-on-wnycs-all-things-considered/ |accessdate=}}][{{Cite web|first=Mike |last=Maurer|title=Learning and earning: Hasidic Brooklyn's real estate machers: Investors from ultra-Orthodox sect have spent $2.5B+ in 5 areas over past decade: TRD analysis |publisher=[The Real Deal](/source/The_Real_Deal_(magazine))|date=August 22, 2016 |url=http://therealdeal.com/2016/08/22/learning-and-earning-hasidic-brooklyns-real-estate-machers/ |accessdate=}}][{{Cite web|first=Shimon |last= Weinberger |title= Chassidic Developers Dominate Brooklyn Real Estate Scene |publisher=[Jewish Voice](/source/Jewish_Voice)|date=August 24, 2016 |url=http://thejewishvoice.com/2016/08/24/chassidic-developers-dominate-brooklyn-real-estate-scene/ |accessdate=}}] credited with helping to gentrify [Williamsburg](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Brooklyn), [Bushwick](/source/Bushwick), [Greenpoint](/source/Greenpoint%2C_Brooklyn), [Borough Park](/source/Borough_Park%2C_Brooklyn), and [Bedford-Stuyvesant](/source/Bedford-Stuyvesant).