Rank #144
Donald Bren
Net worth $19.2B
Real estate · United States
- Born
- May 11, 1932
- Age
- 94
- Source
- Real estate
- Residence
- Newport Beach, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 7
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Washington
Net worth over time
Biography
- Donald Bren is America's wealthiest real estate baron.
- His Irvine Co. owns 129 million square feet of real estate, mostly in Southern California.
- His portfolio includes more than 590 office buildings and 125 apartment complexes.
- Irvine Co. also owns all of Manhattan's MetLife Building, buying out a minority 2.7% stake in July 2024.
- The son of a real estate investor, Bren worked as a carpenter's helper on his father's buildings.
- Bren attended the University of Washington on a skiing scholarship and spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Bren has gifted more than 57,000 acres in southern California to be permanently preserved as open space and parklands for public enjoyment.