Julien J. Studley

Julien J. Studley (May 14, 1927 – October 13, 2015) was an American real estate broker and the founder of Julien J. Studley Inc brokerage firm (now Savills Studley).

Early life Studly was born as Julien Joseph Stuckgold to a Jewish family in Brussels, the son of Max and Marsha Stuckgold.

In 1954, after being fired for an unnamed incident, he obtained a broker's license and started his own commercial brokerage firm, Julien J. Studley Inc, which he operated out of his apartment.

In 2014, Savills purchased Studley Inc for $260 million, renaming it to Savills Studley. He was also a prominent donor to the City University Graduate Center and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and its Film Society.

Personal life In 1976, he married his first wife, who was thirty years his junior; they had a son Jacob but soon divorced. He then married to Jane Studley with whom he has a stepson, Ni Jun.

A book by Peter Hellman Shaping the Skyline: The World According to Real Estate Visionary Julien Studley chronicled his life.