William Zeckendorf

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1905 – 1976

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Who was William Zeckendorf?

William Zeckendorf, Sr. was a prominent American real estate developer. Through his development company Webb and Knapp – for which he began working in 1938 and which he purchased in 1949 – he developed a significant portion of the New York City urban landscape. Architects I. M. Pei and Le Corbusier had worked for Zeckendorf on many of his projects.

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Born
1905
Paris
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • New York University
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Sep 30, 1976
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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