William zeckendorf jr autobiography in five short

American real estate developer

William Zeckendorf Jr. (October 31, – February 12, ) was an American real estate developer.

Zeckendorf: The autobiography of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly and won the largest real estate empire in history.

Zeckendorf: The autobiography of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly and won the largest real estate empire in history.

Zeckendorf, a modest man who never liked talking about himself, was persuaded to write a memoir focusing on the projects he had done instead of.

The memoir of William Zeckendorf Jr. () documents the celebrated real estate developer's impact on New York City, Washington, DC, and Santa Fe.

Developing: My Life is a legacy of sorts.

Zeckendorf_ the Autobiography of the Man Who Played a Real-life Game of Monopoly and Won the Largest Real Estate Empire in History.

Son of William Zeckendorf Sr., he was the second of three generations of one of New York's great real estate dynasties.^[1] While keeping a lower profile than his famously flamboyant father, Zeckendorf Jr. was highly successful in his own right.

Like his father, he became known for large-scale projects that transformed neighborhoods.^[2]

The New York Times called Zeckendorf Jr. Manhattan's "most active real estate developer" in ^[3] At the time he was a partner in 20 projects worth well over $1bn.^[4]

Early years

William Zeckendorf Jr.

was born on October 31, , in New York City, the son of Irma (née Levy) and William Zeckendorf. Raised in Manhattan, he received his early education at the Collegiate School and graduated from the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in He studied