Aby Rosen is the co-founder of RFR Holding, a privately held real estate investment development and management firm. His commitment to preservation and restoration of landmark buildings -- including Lever House and the Seagram building -- has been recognized by the Landmarks Conservancy, the American Institute of Architecture, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He is also the proprietor of architecturally iconic hospitality properties such as the Gramercy Park Hotel, the Paramount Hotel and W South Beach. Currently, Mr. Rosen serves on the board of the Mies Van Der Rohe Society and the Architectural League of New York. Mr. Rosen formed the Lever House Art Collection in 2003, inviting artists to create site-specific work to be exhibited in this glass-enclosed, highly visible public space. Dedicated to making art accessible and available to those in the community, he organizes photography, sculpture and painting exhibitions in public arenas including the plaza of the Seagram Building and the Gramercy Park Hotel. He has collaborated with the Public Art Fund to produce innovative exhibitions of emerging artists in public spaces. Mr. Rosen earned a law degree from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
Business information
Business Name:
RFR Holding
Business Type:
Real Estate Investment Firm
Business description:
RFR is a privately held full-service Manhattan-based owner/developer/manager with a substantial portfolio of office, hotel, retail and residential properties. Founded in 1991, the global real estate firm owns and manages approximately six million square feet of prime office and retail space in Manhattan including premier properties 375 Park Avenue (Seagram Building), 390 Park Avenue (Lever House), 160 Fifth Avenue, 980 Madison Avenue and 17 State Street. RFR controls additional properties on Miami’s South Beach, on the Las Vegas strip, in Stamford, Connecticut and in Germany, as well as 1,500 luxury residential units in Manhattan. It is the proprietor of fine hospitality properties The Gramercy Park Hotel, W South Beach and the Paramount Hotel (New York).
