Kamran Hakim (; born 1941) is an American multibillionaire real estate businessman of Iranian Jewish descent.The Real Deal: "Quiet players - Meet some New York City empire builders who shun the spotlight" by Gabby Warshawer September 1, 2009 He is one of New York City's largest private landlords."El Royale apartments sell for $30 million: report", Los Angeles Business Journal, October 9, 2012.
Biography Hakim was born to a Jewish family in Iran and then immigrated to the United States. He founded the Hakim Organization in 1978.Hakim Organization website retrieved December 23, 2013 He is press shy and typically avoids the limelight.
Hakim owns a portfolio of over 200 buildings worth in excess of $7.0 billion with a concentration on New York City's Upper West Side and Upper East Side. Hakim's focus is to purchase rent-stabilized buildings that need infrastructure investment, make the necessary capital improvements, and then transition them to the market rate. He also owns 3,000 market-rate multifamily rental units in Los Angeles.
In 2003, he and his only son, Scott Hakim, erected the 480-unit The Anthem on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan.City Realty: "Building Review: The Anthem (222 East 34th Street, between Second Avenue & Third Avenue)" by Carter HorsleyRACHELLE GARBARINE. "Residential Real Estate; A Large Rental Building for the East Side of Midtown", nytimes.com. April 18, 2003 In November 2012, he purchased the historic El Royale in Hollywood with real-estate attorney Farhad Eshaghpour for $29.5 million in cash.Wall Street Journal: "A Hollywood Icon's Turning Point - The El Royale, a longtime movie-star haunt, changes owners. Aiming to keep the stars—and fix the elevator" By Lauren Schuker Blum November 1, 2012Hollywood Reporter: "Iconic El Royale Sells for Nearly $30 Million - The Los Angeles apartment building has been home to Hollywood luminaries from Clark Gable to Judd Apatow" by Joelle Katz October 8, 2012 In 2017, Hakim developed 1 QPS with Property Markets Group and New Valley. In 2017, Hakim also purchased one of the largest vacant sites in Gowanus, Brooklyn with Yoel Goldman and Property Markets Group. In 2018, he entered contract alongside Shahal M. Khan to buy Manhattan's Plaza Hotel for $600 million. The acquisition did not end up happening.
Personal life Hakim practices JudaismCOL Live: "Chabad Midtown's Bar Mitzvah" December 6, 2009 and is married to Ellen Manocherian of the Manocherian family, a multibillionaire real estate development family in New York City.Bloomberg News: "Iran-Born Billionaire Hakim Emerges With NYC Properties" by Caleb Melby September 29, 2014 They have four children: Scott Hakim, Pamela Hakim Small, Wendy Hakim Jaffe,Center for Jewish History - CJH Today Bulletin: "Real Estate Event Builds Community Connections" Summer 2008 and Catherine Hakim Brodsky. He and his only son Scott also run Old Salem Farm, the most prestigious horse-show venue in North Salem, a town known as "Billionaires' Dirt Road". December 20, 2022 Longtime clients and patrons include some of the world's foremost business leaders and entrepreneurs, including many residents of North Salem. Old Salem Farm was famously owned previously by actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward. Kamran avoids publicity and prefers to operate behind the scenes. He is a supporter of the Jewish Museum in ManhattanThe Jewish Museum: "Museum Council Members" retrieved December 23, 2013 and the Center for Jewish History.Center for Jewish History Bulletin September 2008 He is on the board of International Trustees for the Israel Cancer Research Fund.ICRF International Board of Trustees retrieved December 23, 2013
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