Bruce Menin

Bruce A. Menin
Born	1962 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Sydney Northwestern University School of Law
Occupation	Managing Principal, Crescent Heights
Known for	Urban Real Estate Projects
Religion	Judaism
Spouse(s)	Julie Menin
Parent(s)	Barry Menin Miriam Menin
Relatives	Russell W. Galbut (cousin)

Bruce A. Menin (born c. 1962) is an American businessman. He is a managing principal of Crescent Heights, a real estate development company based in Miami Beach, Florida, with regional offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Early life and Education

Bruce A. Menin was born in 1962 in Miami Beach, Florida.^[1] where he attended Miami Beach Sr. High School. His father, Barry Menin, was a former stockbroker for Shearson Lehman Brothers.^[1] His mother, Miriam, was the owner of the Miami Beach Auto Tag Agency.^[1]

Menin graduated from Harvard University, cum laude.^[1] He received a master's degree in economics from the University of Sydney, which he attended as a Rotary Scholar,^[1] and a law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was Editor of the Law Review.^[2]

Career

Crescent Heights

Menin began his career as an associate at the New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. He then became a principal in Crescent Heights' real estate development companies, with Russell W. Galbut and Sonny Kahn, in 1989.^[3] Together, they have invested in over 35,000 residential and hotel units across the nation.^[3]

From 1989 to 1994, Menin and his partners expanded their condominium conversion business to become "South Floridas's most prolific condo company," with projects in both South Beach and Miami.^[4] In 1994, Menin was the company principal responsible for the first office to residential rental conversion in the Wall Street area of Lower Manhattan.^[5] In 1998, Menin oversaw the new construction condominium building in Los Angeles named The Remington.^[6] Menin currently focuses on transit-heavy, multi-family properties in major cities building sustainable projects with "landscape art installations."^[7]

Recent Notable Deals

• 2013: NEMA opens in Mid-Market, San Francisco and becomes a “catalyst for the neighborhood’s transformation”.^[8]
• 2013: Ten Thousand building (10000 Santa Monica Boulevard) receives city approval and cited by City Councilman Paul Koretz of Council District 5 as a “textbook example” of how development should be done.^[9][10]
• 2013: Acquired a building at 165 East 66th Street in Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side for US $230 million.^[11]
• 2015: Sold The Paris on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for $150 million.^[12]
• 2015: Received city approval to build first phase of Michigan and Roosevelt project in Chicago, known as 1200 S. Indiana, designed by Rafael Viñoly.^[13]
• 2016: Purchased 399 Congress Street in Boston’s Seaport district.^[14]
• 2016: Purchased North Harbor Tower in Chicago for an estimated US $200 million.^[15]
• 2016: Sold Walton on the Park in Chicago, Illinois to JDL Development.^[16]
• 2016: Construction completed in Rincon Hill, San Francisco on new development Jasper, dubbed the "smartest, most luxurious high-rise building to come along in America’s smartest city in decades.”^[17]

Recent Awards & Honors

• 2006: Menin accepted the Freddie Mac Multifamily Development Firm of the Year award on behalf of Crescent Heights, awarded from the National Association of Home Builders.^[18][19]
• 2014: NEMA received the Market-Rate Residential Deal of the Year award from the San Francisco Business Times.^[20]
• 2014: NEMA received the IBcon ‘Digie’ Award for most intelligent multi-family residential building.^[21]
• 2015: NEMA received the Alliant Build America Merit Award.^[21]
• 2015: Jasper received the Market-Rate Residential Deal of the Year Award.^[22]
• 2015: Jasper received the Best New Development award from San Francisco Apartment Associations.^[23]

Philanthropy

• Former Chair and Board Member Emeritus of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City.^[24] Under Menin’s leadership, the museum acquired a building at the corner of Delancey and Orchard, which now houses the museum’s visitor center.
• National Advisory Council for the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research.^[25]
• Menin was a member of the City of Miami Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Personal life

Menin is married to Julie Menin, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, now serving as the Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.^[26] She was also the Chairperson of Community Board 1 for three consecutive terms starting in 2005.^[2]

References

1. "WEDDINGS; Bruce Menin and Julie Jacobs". The New York Times. February 14, 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
2. Chaban, Matt (April 14, 2011). "Menin Fights: The Downtown Doyenne Who Took on Two Administrations—and Why Manhattan May Be Next". The New York Observer. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
3. Warech, Jon (May 1, 2015). "The Secrets to the Galbut Family's Success". Ocean Drive Magazine. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
4. "Hot Properties". Miami New Times.
5. "25 Broad St. May Hit Condo Jackpot". Retrieved April 27, 2005.
6. "Condo Price Rising High on Wilshire". Retrieved October 2, 2001.
7. "Crescent Heights Brings Art to Mid Market". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
8. "Market-rate residential/San Francisco (Winner): Nema". Retrieved March 28, 2014.
9. "10000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City: Construction to Commence, Local Job Market to Expand". Retrieved June 5, 2014.
10. "Multifamily Tower Comes To Century City".
11. "CalPERS sells UES rental complex to Menin's Crescent Heights For $230M". The Real Deal. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
12. "The Paris apartment building sells for $150 million". NY POST. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
13. "Mammoth Residential Tower Gets Green Light in Chicago". MHN. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
14. "Seaport's 'sausage parcel,' site of long-delayed apartment project, sells for $36M". BizJournal Boston. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
15. "Miami-based firm accumulating Chicago apartments". Real Deal Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
16. "As condos come back, Gold Coast tower gets second chance". Chicago Business. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
17. "These 5 Smart Technologies And Concierge Luxuries Are Reinventing Real Estate". Forbes. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
18. "See the 2006 Pillars Of The Industry Award Winners". Retrieved April 13, 2006.
19. "Crescent Heights wins NAHB best firm award.". Real Estate Weekly. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
20. "Market-rate residential/San Francisco (Winner): Nema". BizJournal San Francisco. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
21. "NEMA Continues its Winning Streak". Swinerton Quarterly.
22. "Real Estate Deals of the Year Awards 2016: These are the residential winners". Biz Journal Real Estate.
23. "San Francisco's Smartest Building, Jasper, Receives SFAA's "Best New Development"". The Registry SF.
24. "Tenement Museum Trustees".
25. "Food Allergy Initiative Annual Report 2011" (PDF).
26. "City's media czar encourages more filming in outer boroughs". Crains New York. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

External links

• www.crescentheights.com (Corporate Site)