Reichmann family

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The Reichmann family is a prominent Canadian business dynasty best known for building a global real estate empire, including the development of major projects such as Canary Wharf in London.

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instanceOf Canadian family
business family
activeFrom mid-20th century
associatedWithCity London NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
Toronto NERFINISHED
businessModel large-scale office and commercial property development
businessPhilosophy long-term property ownership and development
businessReentry continued real estate investments after Olympia & York collapse
businessSetback Olympia & York bankruptcy in early 1990s
businessStructure family-controlled private companies
countryOfOrigin Canada
ethnicOrigin Jewish
fledFrom Nazi-occupied Europe
foundedCompany Olympia & York Developments Ltd. NERFINISHED
industry real estate
knownAs one of the wealthiest families in Canada in the 1980s
knownFor close-knit family business control
conservative personal lifestyle despite great wealth
risk-taking in large property developments
languageSpoken English
German
Yiddish
laterBasedIn Toronto NERFINISHED
majorProject Canary Wharf development NERFINISHED
First Canadian Place in Toronto NERFINISHED
World Financial Center in New York (now Brookfield Place) NERFINISHED
migrationPath Central Europe to Morocco to Canada
notableFor development of Canary Wharf in London
global real estate investments
influence on downtown Toronto skyline
ownership and control of Olympia & York Developments Ltd.
role in redevelopment of London Docklands through Canary Wharf
notableMember Albert Reichmann NERFINISHED
Edward Reichmann NERFINISHED
Louis Reichmann NERFINISHED
Paul Reichmann NERFINISHED
Ralph Reichmann NERFINISHED
originatedIn Vienna NERFINISHED
patriarch Samuel Reichmann NERFINISHED
peakWealthPeriod 1980s
philanthropicActivity donations to yeshivas and religious schools
support for Jewish education
support for Orthodox Jewish institutions
regionOfActivity Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
religion Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
restructuredAfter Canary Wharf financial crisis in early 1990s
wealthSource commercial real estate

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Olympia and York foundedBy Reichmann family
Olympia and York ownedBy Reichmann family