Tamir Sapir
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Tamir Sapir | |
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Born | Temur Sepiashvili 1946 or 1947 Georgian SSR, USSR |
Died | September 24, 2014 | (aged 67)
Spouse(s) |
Bella Sapir (divorced)Elena Ponomareva |
Children | 5 |
Tamir Sapir (born Temur Sepiashvili,
Early life and education
Temur Sepiashvili was born to a
Career
He took a job processing emigration applications for Soviet Jews
Sapir made contacts with the Soviet contingent to the United Nations in New York, and started trading electronics, clothing, and footwear for exclusive rights to sell Soviet oil and oil products which he then sold to American companies.[5][6][7][8] Investing the profits in Manhattan real estate in the 1990s, which was then in a slump,[5] he became a billionaire by 2002.[7][9] Sapir has been referred to as America's "billionaire cabbie".[citation needed]
Sapir brought a lawsuit in Russia against a Moscow oil refinery after it violated the terms of a contract by failing to transfer oil products for delivered equipment. Sapir won the case in 2005, but received none of the $28 million the Moscow company was ordered to pay.[10]
Sapir was a financier and development partner for the construction of the
Sapir Organization
In 2006, Sapir named his son Alex the chairman and president of the Sapir Organization.[6][14]
Personal life
Sapir was married twice. His first marriage to Bella Sapir ended in divorce.[15] He has five children: Ruth Sapir Barinstein (born 1973), Zina (born 1974), Alex (born 1980), Zita, and Eli.[16] His second wife was Elena Ponomareva.[16] He was a member of the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan.[16] He built the Congregation of Georgian Jews synagogue in Rego Park, Queens.[1] He died on September 26, 2014, aged 67.[14]
Sapir's daughter, Zina, and Rotem Rosen, the CEO of Africa Israel USA and close to
Sapir's three-mansion estate, The Fountains, was an expanded version of a 1928 mansion. It is located at 26 Pond Road, Great Neck, New York. It is currently[when?] for sale at an asking price of $55 million.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b COLLive: "Tamir Sapir, 67, OBM" Sep 29, 2014
- ^ "The World's Billionaires: #721 Tamir Sapir". Forbes. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Money Problems of Manhattan Real Estate Mogul Tamir Sapir". Forbes.
- ^ "The 400 Richest Americans: #160 Tamir Sapir". Forbes. September 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Georgian businessman's Hollywood story - From taxi driver to billionaire". Georgian Journal. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, David (July 31, 2009). "Sapir stares down the slowdown: Trump Soho developer plays big, but faces big obstacles". The Real Deal. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Melby, Kaleb; Geiger, Keri (March 15, 2017). "Behind Trump's Russia Romance, There's a Tower Full of Oligarchs: Down on his luck, the mogul found help from émigrés from the old Soviet empire". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart W. (March 1, 2004). "A Cabbie's Climb to Buy 11 Madison - in difficult real estate career, Tamir Sapir pieces together big holdings". The Real Deal. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ #410 Tamir Sapir. The World's Richest People, Forbes magazine.
- ^ Russia´s Highest Commercial Court Rejects Appeal by Moscow Oil Refinery in Favor of Tamir Sapir´s Joy-Lud, findlaw.com; accessed October 3, 2014.
- ^ Idov, Michael (March 28, 2008). "Trump Soho Is Not an Oxymoron". New York. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- The McClatchy Company. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
One of two potential sources of financing for the Agalarov deal, which was in place before negotiations began, was the family of Tamir Sapir, who financed the Trump Soho hotel and condo project in Manhattan in 2006.
- ^ McIntire, Mike (April 5, 2016). "Donald Trump Settled a Real Estate Lawsuit, and a Criminal Case Was Closed". The New York Times.
The other development partner for Trump SoHo was the Sapir Organization, whose founder, Tamir Sapir, was from the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
- ^ a b c "Sapir Organization's Tamir Sapir dies: Soviet émigré counted Trump Soho, 11 Madison and Mondrian Soho among company's holdings". The Real Deal. September 29, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ New York Observer: "Recent Divorcees with Hefty Settlements To Save New York Real Estate" by Irina Aleksander November 7, 2008
- ^ a b c Park East Synagogue: Memorial Service Tamir Sapir October 26, 2014
- ^ a b "High-Profile Bris on Sunday — You're Invited". New York. May 30, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Ben (May 4, 2007). "Meet the Mogul". New York. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1524743505.
External links
- "$40 Million Man", Forbes.com, January 12, 2006
- "Timur Sapir. The Long Road to Wealth", newtimes.ru, May 2006 interview
- "The Adventures Of Timur Sapir", russians.rin.ru (in Russian)
- "Yacht Stuffed With Exotic Animals Seized", nbcnewyork.com; accessed October 3, 2014.