Portrait of Jay Paul

Rank #1308

Jay Paul

Net worth $3.3B

Real estate · United States

Born
Jul 08, 1947
Age
78
Source
Real estate
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Boston University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Silicon Valley real estate developer Jay Paul builds and leases office space to big tech firms, including Hewlett-Packard, Amazon and Apple.
  • His privately held Jay Paul Co. has developed more than 14 million square feet of office space in California and Texas.
  • His first project in San Francisco-proper was 181 Fremont, a 70-story tower with offices and 67 luxury condos up top, which opened in 2018.
  • Paul is developing about 4 million square feet of office space in downtown San Jose, with plans for a new office campus and several high-rises.
  • He also owns properties in Santa Cruz, San Diego and Austin, Texas.
  • Paul lives in San Francisco's affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood. He owns two yachts and at least one Picasso painting.
  • Google leases more than a million square feet of office space from Jay Paul Co.