Michael Stern (born June 13, 1979) is an American real estate developer.

Early life

Stern was born on June 13, 1979 to a

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family and raised in

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on Long Island."The Closing - Michael Stern: The JDS wunderkind on getting kicked out of yeshiva, his latest projects and the truth about Billionaires' Row" By E.B. Solomont
February 01, 2016 He is a graduate of Lawrence High School.

Career

After school, he took a job as a project manager for a developer in Florida and after three years - with funding from friends and family - he began to build spec homes on the side. This eventually evolved into the building of townhouses, mid-rises and high-rises. In the early 2000s, he returned to New York, where he built low-rise houses in the four boroughs. In a joint venture with Kevin P. Maloney's Property Markets Group, JDS completed the conversion of the Walker Tower at 212 West 18th Street in

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into condominiumsNew York Yimby: "Interview: Michael Stern Of JDS Development" BY: NikolaiI Fedak
January 24, 2014 and is building the 1,428 foot

111 West 57th Street 111 West 57th Street, also known as Steinway Tower, is a supertall residential skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Developed by JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group, it is situated along Billionaires' R ...

in ManhattanThe Real Deal: "Solidarity Never: JDS, PMG look to build supertall tower sans union labor - 'It would be unprecedented': Extell's Gary Barnett, on 111 West 57th St
January 15, 2015Curbed New York: "57th Street Tower Ignores the Existence of Taller Neighbors" by Hana R. Alberts
March 30, 2015 with non-union labor, unprecedented for large-scale construction in Manhattan. JDS is also developing the

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(originally known as 626 First Avenue), a dual-tower residential

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under construction in the

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neighborhood of

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, in

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and the 1,066 foot

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in Brooklyn, which would become the tallest structure in New York City outside Manhattan. He was named to the ''40 Under 40: Class of 2015'' by Crain's New York.Crain's New York: "40 Under 40: Class of 2015 - Michael Stern, 35, JDS Development, Founder, managing partner"
retrieved May 21, 2016

Personal life

Stern is divorced and has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Michael American real estate businesspeople 20th-century American Jews 1979 births Living people 21st-century American Jews