Rodney Propp

Rodney Propp is a New York-based real estate developer and co-founder of Tahl-Propp Equities.

Biography Propp was born to a Jewish family, the son of Seymour Propp. His father gained majority control of the Quincy Mining Company and took it private. and also studied at the London School of Economics and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. After school, he worked for the investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert and then left to work for the family real estate business. They also own the 500,000 square foot 3 Gateway Center in Newark, New Jersey. They own and operate 17 affordable housing developments in Harlem and Washington Heights and eight conventional rental buildings.

The two partners complement each other, with Tahl making the deals and Propp focusing on the financing. They are known for rarely selling their buildings, instead letting their value grow as Harlem gentrifies.

Personal life Propp was married to Eleanor Heyman, daughter of American businessman Samuel J. Heyman. They have since divorced. They have three children: Stella Propp, Juliette Propp, and Clara Propp.