Elie Hirschfeld is the president of Hirschfeld Properties, a New York real estate development firm, according to his company biography. He joined his father Abraham Hirschfeld's business in 1976 after practicing real estate law at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. The firm's projects include The Grand Sutton, the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Manhattan Mall, and Hirschfeld directs philanthropy through the Hirschfeld Foundation.
Updated October 20, 2026. Originally published April 2013.
Elie Hirschfeld is a New York real estate developer, philanthropist, art collector and Broadway producer who is the son of the late real estate developer Abraham Hirschfeld. Wikipedia gives his birth date as December 25, 1949, and Hirschfeld has said he was born in Tel Aviv, according to a DT Magazine report of his Israel Bonds appointment.
He studied at Brown University and New York University School of Law. Brown's news office describes him as a 1971 graduate who studied math and economics and also completed a minor in religious studies. His biography adds that he was president of his Brown class.
Before joining his father, Hirschfeld worked as an attorney at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy with a focus on real estate, financing and banking law, according to his art collection biography.
| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Role | President of Hirschfeld Properties LLC | Company biography |
| Undergraduate degree | Brown University, class of 1971 | Brown University, Nov. 8, 2016 |
| Law degree | New York University School of Law, 1974 | Wikipedia |
| First employer | Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, as a real estate attorney | Hirschfeld biography |
| Joined family business | 1976 | Hirschfeld biography |
| Philanthropic vehicle | Hirschfeld Foundation | Hirschfeld biography |
Hirschfeld Properties is a New York-based owner and developer whose residential, hotel and commercial projects include The Grand Sutton, Park Avenue Court, The Gotham, Exchange Tower, the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Hotel Pennsylvania, The Sports Club LA and Manhattan Mall. The list comes from Hirschfeld's published biographies, which describe the firm as engaged in office, hotel, multifamily, parking and retail projects across New York City.
| Project | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Grand Sutton | Residential tower | Hirschfeld biography |
| Park Avenue Court | Residential tower | Hirschfeld biography |
| The Gotham | Residential tower | Hirschfeld biography |
| Exchange Tower | Residential tower | Hirschfeld biography |
| Crowne Plaza Hotel | Hotel | Hirschfeld biography |
| Hotel Pennsylvania | Hotel | Hirschfeld biography (about.me) |
| The Sports Club LA | Commercial | Hirschfeld biography (about.me) |
| Manhattan Mall | Commercial | Hirschfeld biography (about.me) |
The firm has worked with large partners. Hirschfeld's biography names the Zeckendorf Organization, the Donald Trump Organization, Silverstein Properties, Empire Realty Group, Belz Enterprises of Memphis and Simon Property Group as collaborators.
The portfolio has kept growing. Wikipedia reports that in September 2016 Hirschfeld bought a 40-unit mixed retail and residential building in Yorkville for $23 million.
Park.com is a digital parking platform that Hirschfeld's biography says he is leading, with the stated mission of unifying data and technology across the global parking ecosystem. The biography describes a target of the $100 billion global parking market and a single experience for consumers, parking providers and merchants.
The idea connects to his family history. The Real Deal's profile of Hirschfeld describes him as the son of parking-garage developer Abe Hirschfeld, and his biography lists New York's first open-air parking garages among Hirschfeld Properties' projects.
Elie Hirschfeld gives through the Hirschfeld Foundation, which directs support to education, healthcare, athletics and Jewish causes, according to his biography. He is also a trustee emeritus of Brown University and Long Island University, a director of the U.S. board of the Weizmann Institute of Science and a trustee of New York City hospitals.
The Brown gift is the best documented. In November 2016 Brown University renamed its Judaic Studies Building at 163 George Street as Hirschfeld House after a $3.5 million gift from Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld for renovation and maintenance. The Brown Daily Herald reported that the gift included a $1 million pledge paid over several years for the initial renovation and a $2.5 million endowed fund for upkeep.
Brown's alumni association also gave Hirschfeld its Brown Bear Award, which DT Magazine described as the university's highest alumni honor. Hirschfeld said in that report that Brown gave him the foundation and framework to reach his potential as a businessman, philanthropist and volunteer.
His civic roles extend further. His biography lists board or steering committee service with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Central Park Conservancy, the Lincoln Center President's Council, the NYU Real Estate Roundtable, the Rockefeller University Council and the Jewish National Fund. It also states that on January 17, 2016 he represented Park East Synagogue at the visit of Pope Francis to the Great Synagogue of Rome.
Elie Hirschfeld is a Tony Award voting member of The Broadway League who has produced and co-produced Broadway shows, according to his biography. He and his wife, Dr. Sarah Hirschfeld, have collected art for more than 35 years, with a focus on original scenes of New York City.
His wife, Sarah J. Schlesinger, is a physician and researcher and an associate professor of clinical investigation at Rockefeller University, according to Wikipedia. The couple appear together in Brown's gift announcement and in DT Magazine's coverage of their honors.
Elie Hirschfeld's documented career runs from his 1971 Brown degree to the 2016 naming of Hirschfeld House. The table gives each dated step and its source.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 25, 1949 | Born | Wikipedia |
| 1971 | Graduates from Brown University | Brown University, Nov. 8, 2016 |
| 1974 | Earns a law degree from New York University School of Law | Wikipedia |
| 1976 | Joins Hirschfeld Properties | Hirschfeld biography |
| Jan. 17, 2016 | Represents Park East Synagogue at the Pope's visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome | Hirschfeld biography |
| Sept. 2016 | Buys a 40-unit mixed-use building in Yorkville for $23 million | Wikipedia |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Brown renames the Judaic Studies Building Hirschfeld House | Brown University |
Real estate communicators can learn three things from Elie Hirschfeld's public record: name your partners, tie giving to a story, and keep one biography consistent across sources. Each lesson rests on documented facts.
| Lesson | What the record shows | What a team can do |
|---|---|---|
| Name your partners | His biography lists Zeckendorf, Silverstein, Simon Property Group and others as collaborators | Credit joint-venture partners by name in every project announcement |
| Tie giving to a story | The Brown gift renamed a building at the university where he studied | Link a gift to the donor's own history and say why it matters |
| Keep one biography consistent | The same facts appear across his company, art and charity biographies | Maintain one approved biography and update it on a set schedule |
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Elie Hirschfeld is a New York real estate developer, philanthropist, art collector and Broadway producer who is president of Hirschfeld Properties, according to his biography. He is the son of the late developer Abraham Hirschfeld.
Hirschfeld Properties is a New York-based owner and developer of real estate, with projects that include The Grand Sutton, the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Hotel Pennsylvania and Manhattan Mall, per Hirschfeld's biography.
Hirschfeld earned his undergraduate degree at Brown University in 1971 and a law degree from New York University School of Law, then worked as a real estate attorney at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy.
Hirschfeld House is the Judaic Studies Building at 163 George Street, renamed in November 2016 after a $3.5 million gift from Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld, according to Brown University.
Park.com is a digital parking platform that Hirschfeld's biography says aims to unify data and technology across the global parking ecosystem, a market the biography puts at $100 billion. Sources used on this page Brown University, "In wake of gift, University renames Judaic studies building," Nov. 8, 2016 The Brown Daily Herald, "Judaic studies building renamed Hirschfeld," Nov. 8, 2016 Hirschfeld Properties and hirschfeldart.com biographies of Elie Hirschfeld about.me and LittleSis biographical profiles of Elie Hirschfeld DT Magazine, coverage of Brown Bear Award and Israel Bonds appointment Wikipedia, "Elie Hirschfeld" The Real Deal, "Meet the landlord: Elie Hirschfeld," Dec. 27, 2013
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