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The Sky is the Limit By Carolyn Ritter
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include some of the city’s most ver stare up at one of impressive and historic structures, New York’s iconic, skyincluding 1515 Broadway in the high buildings and wonheart of Times Square; the Daily der, who owns that? In all likeliNews Building, an art-deco skyhood, Isaac Zion (MBA ’96) of scraper on East 42nd Street; the SL Green Realty Corp knows the MGM building on Sixth Avenue; answer and much, much more. and 280 Park Avenue, one of the As co-chief investment officer of most recent additions to SL the real estate investment trust Isaac Zion, co-chief investment officer of SL Green, knows what it takes Green’s roster of buildings. SL Green, Zion has firsthand to thrive in New York City’s real estate market. Born and brought up in knowledge of what it takes to Brooklyn, Zion has always enjoyed a special connection acquire and manage those assets — SL Green owns with New York. Growing up with a father who worked more than 25 million square feet of property in in real estate, Zion’s passion for the business emerged New York City. early on: “After getting my graduate degree from Stern’s With owned interests in more than 55 commercial full-time MBA program, I dove straight into a local real properties, totaling more than 35 million square feet estate firm.” in Manhattan alone, SL Green’s real estate holdings 16 Sternbusiness