Tony Goldman

Career Goldman was instrumental in the refurbishment of the architecturally significant vicinity of Miami Beach, Florida; the Wynwood district of Miami, Florida; the New York City, New York, neighborhood of SoHo; and 13th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

After school, he worked for his uncle who had a real estate business.

In 1976, Goldman was attracted to the historic cast-iron architecture of Manhattan neighborhood SoHo and decided to invest and rehabilitate buildings in the area. He bought and renovated 18 buildings in the area and opened restaurants to attract young people to the neighborhood. He also opened a restaurant and performance studio to help generate interest in the area. By August 2011, Goldman Properties had offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami Beach with 250 employees. The then revenue of the company was approximately $75 million.

Goldman was also responsible for the launching of the Bowery Mural, an outdoor exhibition space in New York City on a wall located on the corner of Houston Street and the Bowery.

Award Goldman was awarded the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2010 for lifetime achievement.

When he was in his 50s, he reunited with his biological parents, Shirley and Ray Meyers, who had married after Ray's deployment during World War II. He has two biological brothers and one sister.