William Zeckendorf

William Zeckendorf
Zeckendorf in New York, 1952
Born
William Zeckendorf

(1905-06-30)June 30, 1905
DiedSeptember 30, 1976(1976-09-30) (aged 71)
OccupationReal estate developer
Known forDevelopment of Place Ville Marie
Spouses
  • Irma Levy (divorced)
  • Marion Griffin (until death)
  • Alice Odenheimer Bache
  • Louise Betterly Malcolm, his widow
Childrenwith Levy:

William Zeckendorf Sr. (June 30, 1905 – September 30, 1976) was a prominent American real estate developer. Through his development company Webb and Knapp — for which he began working in 1938 and which he purchased in 1949 — he developed a significant portion of the New York City urban landscape. Architects I. M. Pei and Le Corbusier designed structures for Zeckendorf's development projects.