Michael Dezer
businessperson
Michael Dezer (Hebrew: מייקל דזר), born Michael Dezertzov, is an Israeli-American real estate developer, car collector, and billionaire. He is the founder of Dezer Properties and is known for his investments in New York and Florida real estate in association with Donald Trump.
Biography
Dezer was born in a working-class family in Tel Aviv, Israel , the son of a bus driver. He served in the Israeli Air Force.
In 1962, he migrated from Israel to the U.S. where he went to night school and worked in advertising, before starting a typesetting business.
In 1970, he founded Dezer Properties and started investing in real estate in New York City, focusing on the Chelsea neighborhood, which was then transitioning into an arts community from a manufacturing center. He focused on converting factory buildings into luxury office cooperatives. By 1994, he owned 15 buildings in the area.
Starting in 1985, he purchased as much ocean-front land in Sunny Isles Beach as he could, much of which was old motels. In partnership with Donald Trump, he developed properties there including the $900 million Trump Towers, the $600 million Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences, and the $166 million Trump International Hotel and Tower.
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