Stephen R. Karp | |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
Nationality | American |
Education | B.A. Boston University |
Known for | Chairman and CEO of New England Development |
Spouse | Jill Karp |
Children | Douglass Karp Jana Karp |
Parent(s) | Beatrice Taylor Karp Harold Karp |
Stephen R. Karp (born 1941) is an American real estate developer and billionaire.
Karp was born to Beatrice G. (née Taylor) and Harold Karp. [1] Karp worked construction during the summer while attending Boston University [2] where he graduated. After school, he worked for a real estate development firm whom he convinced to partner with him to develop a shopping center in Danvers, Massachusetts named the Liberty Tree Mall, [2] one of the first enclosed malls in the Northeast. [3] The mall opened in 1972 [3] and was successful. In 1978, he founded his real estate development company New England Development [3] and then went on to develop over 20 malls before selling 14 of them for $1.75 billion to the Simon Property Group. [4] [2]
Karp served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Urban Land Institute. [3]
In 2013, Karp received the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Edwin N. Sidman Leadership Award. [5] He served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Boston Children's Hospital, as a trustee and chairman of Children's Hospital Trust, and as chairman of the Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Care; he also served on the Board of Trustees of Boston University, Belmont Hill School, and the Boston Youth Sanctuary. He is on the Board of Overseers of Newton-Wellesley Hospital and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. [3]
Karp is married to Jill Karp and has two children: [4] Douglass and Jana. [6] His son Doug along with his best friend Ben Fischman (and son of New England Development's Vice Chairman Steven Fischman) co-founded the baseball cap retailer, Lids. [7] [8]
Stephen R. Karp | |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
Nationality | American |
Education | B.A. Boston University |
Known for | Chairman and CEO of New England Development |
Spouse | Jill Karp |
Children | Douglass Karp Jana Karp |
Parent(s) | Beatrice Taylor Karp Harold Karp |
Stephen R. Karp (born 1941) is an American real estate developer and billionaire.
Karp was born to Beatrice G. (née Taylor) and Harold Karp. [1] Karp worked construction during the summer while attending Boston University [2] where he graduated. After school, he worked for a real estate development firm whom he convinced to partner with him to develop a shopping center in Danvers, Massachusetts named the Liberty Tree Mall, [2] one of the first enclosed malls in the Northeast. [3] The mall opened in 1972 [3] and was successful. In 1978, he founded his real estate development company New England Development [3] and then went on to develop over 20 malls before selling 14 of them for $1.75 billion to the Simon Property Group. [4] [2]
Karp served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Urban Land Institute. [3]
In 2013, Karp received the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Edwin N. Sidman Leadership Award. [5] He served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Boston Children's Hospital, as a trustee and chairman of Children's Hospital Trust, and as chairman of the Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Care; he also served on the Board of Trustees of Boston University, Belmont Hill School, and the Boston Youth Sanctuary. He is on the Board of Overseers of Newton-Wellesley Hospital and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. [3]
Karp is married to Jill Karp and has two children: [4] Douglass and Jana. [6] His son Doug along with his best friend Ben Fischman (and son of New England Development's Vice Chairman Steven Fischman) co-founded the baseball cap retailer, Lids. [7] [8]