Russell W. Galbut

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Russell W. Galbut
Born
Russell William Galbut [1] [2]

(1952-10-20) October 20, 1952 (age 72) [3] [4]
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. [4]
Alma mater Cornell University
University of Miami School of Law
Occupation(s)Lawyer, real estate developer, philanthropist
SpouseRonalee Eisenberg [4]
Parent(s)Hyman P. Galbut
Bessie Galbut
Relatives Bruce Menin (cousin)
Julie Menin (cousin-in-law)
Jared Galbut (nephew) [5]

Russell William Galbut (born October 20, 1952) is an American lawyer, CPA, real estate developer and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Crescent Heights, a real estate development company. [6] [7]

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Early life

Russell W. Galbut was born to a Jewish family in Miami Beach, Florida circa 1953. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] His paternal grandparents, Abraham and Bessie Galbut, settled in Miami Beach in 1931 where they opened a 24-hour drugstore-restaurant which became the go-to place for local politicians. [13] [10] His father, Hyman P. Galbut, was an attorney who also served as a captain in the United States Navy, [14] and as a city commissioner. [10] His mother, Bessie Galbut, was a philanthropist; the Bessie M. Galbut Daughters of Israel Mikvah Center in Miami Beach is named in her honor. [14]

Galbut has three brothers: Dr. Robert Galbut, Dr. David Galbut and Abraham Galbut. [14] He is a graduate of Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy. [15]

In 1974, he graduated from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. [11] In 1980, he received a JD from the University of Miami School of Law, and also earned his CPA certification in Florida. [12] [16]

Career

Galbut started his career at Laventhol & Horwath, an accounting firm which went bankrupt in 1990. [11] Meanwhile, he became a real estate developer in Miami where he built apartment buildings and shopping malls. [11] He later built a chain of retirement facilities in South Florida. [11] In 1983, he acquired The Shelborne, a hotel in Miami. [11]

With his cousin Bruce Menin and business partner Sonny Kahn, Galbut co-founded Crescent Heights, a real estate development company, in 1989. [11] [13] In Miami Beach, they built The Alexander, The Decoplage, Carriage Club, and The Casablanca. [13] They also built 35,000 residential units across the United States. [13]

Galbut served on the board of directors of Norwegian Cruise Line, [17] and is a member of the American Arbitration Association. [18]

The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce awarded Galbut the Champion of Business Award in 2014. [19]

Philanthropy

Galbut serves as the chairman of Colel Chabad, a non-profit organization which runs soup kitchens in Israel. [11] Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California. [20]

Galbut serves on the advisory board of the Center for Real Estate and Finance in the School of Hotel Administration at his alma mater, Cornell University. [11]

Personal life

Galbut resides in South Beach, a neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida. [21] His father-in-law is Miami Beach commissioner Sy Eisenberg. [10]

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  4. 1 2 3 Who's Who, Marquis (December 1985). Who's Who in the South and Southwest. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ISBN   9780837908199.
  5. ↑ "Jared Galbut". Menin Hospitality. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Russell Galbut - Biography".
  7. ↑ "Will Miami Beach make a deal with Russell Galbut?". The Real Deal Miami. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  8. ↑ Miami Herald: "Bessie Galbut, matriarch of pioneering Miami Beach family, dies at 92" by Howard Cohen February 06, 2015
  9. ↑ "Billionaires' Bid Had 1 Condition". COLlive. November 16, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Semple, Kirk (April 6, 1994). "Hot Properties". Miami New Times. "It was an absolutely amazing day!" reiterates the 41-year-old Galbut, putting a final exclamation point on his recollection.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Russell Galbut '74". School of Hotel Administration. Cornell University. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Company Overview of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.: Russell W. Galbut". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Warech, Jon (May 1, 2015). "The Secrets to the Galbut Family's Success". Ocean Drive Magazine. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 Cohen, Howard (February 6, 2015). "Bessie Galbut, matriarch of pioneering Miami Beach family, dies at 92". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Leadership Spotlight – Russell Galbut". Miami'sCommunity Newspapers. November 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Russell W. Galbut '74 | Cornell SHA". sha.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30.
  17. ↑ "Board of Directors". Norwegian Cruise Line. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg News . 14 June 2023.
  19. ↑ Champion of Business Award [ dead link ]
  20. ↑ "SWC Board of Trustees". Simon Wiesenthal Center. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  21. ↑ McCoy, Terrence (February 14, 2014). "MILLIONAIRE RUSSELL GALBUT BUILDING INSANE MANSION ATOP SOBE PARKING GARAGE". Miami New Times. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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