Bronx-born real estate icon,
Burton Resnick, passes away
Bronx native and real estate tycoon Burton Resnick, who passed away on
December 14. Photo Courtesy Steve Friedman.
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BY JASON COHEN
An icon in the real estate
industry passed away last
month.
On Saturday, December 14,
Burton Resnick, the chairman
and chief executive offi cer of
Jack Resnick & Sons, died at
the age of 83.
Resnick, who was raised in
the Bronx, followed in his late
father Jack’s footsteps, who
founded the company in 1928.
Today, his son Jonathan
serves as president.
He was a giant in the New
York City real estate industry
and a leading philanthropist
who supported medicine, education
and the arts.
He helped shape the real estate
industry for over 60 years
and was chairman emeritus of
the Real Estate Board of New
York (REBNY).
“A lion and a mentor, he was
loved by all who met him, and
helped any and all who would
call him for advice, guidance or
assistance,” his obituary said.
Resnick was involved with
many philanthropic organiza-
tions.
He was chairman emeritus
of the Board of Overseers of Albert
Einstein College of Medicine,
a member of the board
of overseers of Weill Cornell
Medical College and Graduate
School of Medical Sciences, on
the board of Directors of Continuum
Health Partners and
an honorary director of the
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
Disorders Association.
He was also a member of the
board of directors of the Hebrew
Home Riverdale, as well
as chairman of their Building
Committee, campaign chairman
of the UJA-Federation,
New York, co-chairman emeritus
of the Real Estate Council
of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Trustee and Vice
Chairman of Carnegie Hall.
Mindy Rubin, campaign
director of UJA-Federation
of New York’s Real Estate Division,
spoke with the Bronx
Times about her departed
friend. Rubin, who has been
with UJA for 44 years, worked
with Resnick for the last decade.
She described him as “caring,
supportive and thoughtful.”
“I loved him,” she said. “I
had the utmost respect for
him. He was truly beloved by
everybody. I will sorely miss
him. He was one of the most
special men I’ve known.”
He served as national
campaign chairman of State
of Israel Bonds, was a member
of the New York Regional
Board of the Anti-Defamation
League and a member of the
United States Holocaust Memorial
Council.
REBNY chairman William
Rudin and president James
Whelan issued a statement on
the passing of Resnick.
“We mourn the passing of
REBNY chairman Emeritus,
Burton P. Resnick, “ the statement
said. “Burt was a great
leader of our industry and an
extraordinary New Yorker.
Burt’s dedication to improving
our city and representing
the best interests of
our industry was unmatched.
We extend our sincere condolences
to his wife Judith, his
family, friends, colleagues
and the entire Resnick organization.”
He is survived by his wife
of 57 years, Judith; his sons,
Scott, Jonathan and Peter and
their wives; and nine grandchildren.
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