Ben Ashkenazy
Ben Ashkenazy is an American billionaire real estate developer. He is the founder, CEO, and majority owner of Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, which has a $12 billion property portfolio.
· Ben Ashkenazy bought his first building at age 17, after he went to a Bronx shopping center to check out a site to open a fast food restaurant.
· Then a recent high school grad, Ashkenazy realized the lease offered was below market value and decided to find a lender and buy the property instead.
· Since then, he has built a $12 billion portfolio via real estate firm Ashkenazy Acquisitions, which he founded and heads as CEO.
· The company owns historical landmarks like Washington D.C.’s Union Station and Boston’s Faneuil Hall.
· Ashkenazy, who primarily invests in retail properties, is also a minority owner in New York’s famed Plaza Hotel.