Portrait of Larry Silverstein

Rank #3345

Larry Silverstein

Net worth $1.0B

Real estate · United States

Born
May 30, 1931
Age
94
Source
Real estate
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Larry Silverstein is the chairman and founder of Silverstein Properties, a New York-based real estate development firm.
  • Silverstein Partners owns nearly 16 million square feet of office, residential and retail properties in the U.S., including 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan.
  • Silverstein signed a 99-year lease on the World Trade Center towers for $3.2 billion in July 2001, seven weeks before the 9/11 attacks.
  • Silverstein Properties and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ultimately received a $4.55 billion insurance payout and built new towers on the site.
  • The firm developed the 7, 2 and 3 World Trade Center office towers. A fourth building, 5 World Trade Center, will be a residential high-rise when it's complete.