David Rose (1892–1986) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist who co-founded Rose Associates.

Biography

Rose was born to a

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family in

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New York Times: "DAVID ROSE"
July 18, 1986 one of six siblings. His family immigrated in the 1890sBuildingNY: "The Life of Jonathan F. P. Rose"
October 10, 2012 and he then worked as a sales catalog buyer for a clothing store working in the Garment District in New York City when - inspired by an uncle who purchased real estateReal Estate Weekly: "Frederick P. Rose dies at 75"
September 22, 1999 - he founded Roses Associates with his brother, Samuel B., in 1927. In 1928, they completed their first building, a six-story, 218-unit building and within two years had completed more than 900 apartments. In 1930, they built the 500-unit Academy Apartments in the

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, the first apartment building built of

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. After the Depression, they began building apartments in

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. One of his most prominent buildings was the Bankers Trust Company at 280 Park Avenue at 48th Street. The Rose family went on to become one of the most established and prominent real estate families in New York City in the 20th century (along with the Dursts, the Lefraks, the Rudins, and the

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). In 2006, Rose Associates, managed over 31,000 apartments in New York City including

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and

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.New York Observer: "The Rose Family" By Jason Horowitz
December 18, 2006
February 8, 2010

Philanthropy

Rose was dedicated to supporting the development of new medical devices. He financed the design and construction of the first

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in New York City at Mount Sinai Hospital. He established the Foundation for Medical Technology, which finances medical instrumentation research; and he funded Dr.

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in the development of the first production portable, artificial kidney. Rose also contributed to the building of

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in Jerusalem and the

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. He also served as a trustee of the

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and of the Bronx

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References

External links

Rose Associates, Inc. Records, 1935-2004, (bulk 1935-1983) Held in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York City
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, David 1892 births 1986 deaths American businesspeople in real estate Rose family 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American Jews