Howard Michaels
Howard Michaels | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 3, 1955 |
| Died | September 21, 2018 (aged 62) |
| Education | BA ) |
| Known for | Founder of the Carlton Group |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Bayer (after 2004) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | http://www.carltongroup.com |
Howard Lee Michaels (November 3, 1955 – September 21, 2018)[1] was an American businessman who was the founder of the real estate investment advisory firm Carlton Group.[2]
Biography
Michaels was born to a
Michaels levered his success and became a partner at the Long Island-based Carlton Brokerage and then in the early 1990s, he created a new company called Carlton Property Auctions which auctioned the plethora of distressed real estate from the early 1990s real estate bust. In the mid-1990s, he ventured out on his own and formed the Carlton Group in Manhattan (also retaining his interest in the Carlton Brokerage). At the time,
The Carlton Group focuses on raising money from high-net-worth individuals and institutions to provide 80 to 100 percent of the capital required for a real estate project.[5] Based in New York City, the Carlton Group also has operations in Chicago, Los Angeles, Florida, Athens, and London. Seeing that securitizations were a commodity product, Michaels returned to what he did best: bringing high-net-worth investors and real estate developers together. Carlton had a reputation for getting the hard deals done and focuses on working with individual developers rather than institutions.[3]
Personal life
Michaels was married twice.
References
- ^ a b c d The Real Deal: "Howard Michaels" By Lauren Elkies retrieved July 12, 2014
- ^ New York Times: "Square Feet – The 30-Minute Interview – Howard L. Michaels" by Vivian Marino November 8, 2009
- ^ a b c d e The Real Deal: "Howard Michaels: The toughest boss in real estate?" By Candace Taylor October 03, 2011
- ^ The Real Deal: "Divorce, developer style" by Adam Piore March 6, 2008
- ^ The New York Observer: "Howard Michaels, Bankable" by Dana Rubinstein March 17, 2009
- ^ New York Times: "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Jennifer Bayer, Howard Michaels" March 28, 2004
- ^ a b "Chairman and Founder of the Carlton Group, passed away peacefully at home, age 62, after a courageous battle with gastric cancer on September 21, 2018". The New York Times. September 22, 2018.
- ^ Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network: "Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network Holds All Star Panel" by Marc Becker Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine November 13, 2009