MARTIN RABINOWITZ

1931 - 2023

RABINOWITZ--Martin Jay. Prominent New York City attorney, real estate developer, investor and philanthropist Martin Jay Rabinowitz died Monday, March 27th at his home in New York City, surrounded by his family. He is survived by Anna, his wonderful wife of 68 years; his adored children, Steven Rabinowitz, Susan Rabinowitz, and Nancy Friedman; his sons-in-law, Alan Friedman and Joel Longenecker; his beloved grandchildren, Ethan, Avery, Rachel and Owen; and his sister Elaine. He began his career as a tax attorney, first at Roberts & Holland, and then at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he rose to become head of the Tax Department. Marty then transitioned to the business world, where he became a general partner at Odyssey Partners, leading its real estate investment group and overseeing such projects as the redevelopment of the IBM headquarters building in NYC. In 1998, Marty joined Taconic Partners, where he helped bring to fruition such major NY real estate transactions as the sale of the former Port Authority building to serve as Google's NYC headquarters, and the development of Essex Crossing, a multi-use development on the Lower East Side. Marty was a consultant to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, an emeritus member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia University Law School and Columbia College, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the 92nd Street Y for over 30 years. A proud alumnus of the Bronx High School of Science, Marty graduated from both Columbia College and Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of the Columbia Law Review, a Kent scholar, and a lecturer in law. Marty loved a good pun (and some bad ones, too) and couldn't resist a Borscht-belt joke. But of all his accomplishments, he took the greatest joy in his family, as we did in him. Services will be held on Thursday, March 30th at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York.