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Bronx-born real estate icon,
Burton Resnick, passes away
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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 organizations.
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 UJAFederation,
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.
Bronx native and real estate tycoon Burton Resnick, who passed away on December
14. Photo Courtesy Steve Friedman.
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