Kamran Hakim is a New York-based real estate investor and one of the largest private landowners in New York City.
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Biography
The judge was born from an Iranian Jewish family in Iran and later immigrated to the United States. He founded the Organization of Judges in 1978. He was embarrassed and typically avoided the limelight.
The judge has a portfolio of over 200 buildings worth over $ 7.0 billion with concentrations on the Upper West Side and Upper East Side of New York City. The focus of the Judge is to buy leased stabilized buildings that require infrastructure investments, make necessary capital increases, and then divert them to market levels. In 2003, he and his son, Scott Judge founded 480 units, $ 150 million, The Anthem, on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan. In November 2012, he bought the historic El Royale in Hollywood with real estate lawyer Farhad Eshaghpour for $ 29.5 million in cash. In 2017, the Judge developed 1 QPS with the Property Market Group and New Valley. In 2017, the Judge also purchased one of the largest empty sites in Gowanus, Brooklyn with Yoel Goldman and the Property Market Group. In 2018, he entered into a contract with Shahal M. Khan to buy the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan for $ 600 million.
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Personal life
The judge practiced Judaism and married Ellen Manocherian from the Manocherian family, a prominent real estate development family in New York City. They have three children: Scott Judge, Wendy Judge Jaffe, and Catherine Hakim Brodsky. He avoids publicity and prefers to operate behind the scenes. He is a supporter of the Jewish Museum in Manhattan and the Center for Jewish History. He is on the International Watchdog Board for the Israeli Cancer Relief Fund. The judge owns the Old Salem Farm horse performances in the Hudson Valley, New York.
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