Morton S. Wolf
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1907 – 1976
Who was Morton S. Wolf?
Morton S. Wolf was a realty executive. He was the founder of Spencer-Taylor Inc., a real estate development and hotel management firm. He founded the company together with his brother Charles S. Wolf. Under Mr. Wolf's direction, Spencer-Taylor over the years operated the Ritz Towers, Delmonico, the Mayflower, Surrey, One Fifth Avenue, Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including Washington Square Village in New York City, and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, which included Chatham Center. As part of the Chatham project, he conceived the idea of placing a hotel atop an office building.
Mr. Wolf traveled abroad as a real estate consultant for the State Department under President Harry S. Truman in 1950. Among his many philanthropic activities, he served on the board of St. Vincent's Hospital, and was a real estate consultant for the Archdiocese of New York.
Morton S. Wolf died in New Rochelle Hospital. He lived in Larchmont, NY.
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- Born
- 1907
- Also known as
- Morton Wolf
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 5, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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