June 7, 1996) was an American actual property developer, philanthropist, and investor in Broadway reveals. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Basis, Inc., a non-profit organization. He additionally financed numerous Broadway performs together with West Side Story. In 1953, together with Roger L. Stevens, Alfred R. Glancy III, and H. Adams Ashforth, he based Unico Properties to develop a 10-acre College of Washington site in central Seattle. In 1962, his son, Herbert A. Tobin, joined the company. Tempo, Eric. “Roger L. Stevens, Real Property Magnate, Producer and Fund-Raiser, Is Useless at 87”. The new York Times. In 1991, Herbert’s son, Jason L. Tobin, joined the corporate. This web page was last edited on sixteen September 2024, at 16:38 (UTC). Jason is now the President of Tobin Properties. He died on June 7, 1996, at his house in Hollywood, Florida. Tobin then ventured on his own and founded Ben Tobin Firms Ltd., which developed the Hillcrest Nation Membership in Hollywood, Florida as well as a million square ft of shopping centers in 5 states. As of 2017, Tobin Properties owns over one and a half million sq. ft of property all through the Southeastern United States. Text is offered underneath the Artistic Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; further phrases may apply. He had two brothers, Morris Tobb and Jack Tobb and one sister, Bessie Ganek. Temple Beth El in Hollywood, where he was a member. Throughout the great Depression, Tobin bought buildings in Detroit after which expanded to Cleveland, Ohio, the place he purchased the Hollenden Lodge. New York: A Documentary Film. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Coverage. He was married to Jeanette Tobin having two children Herbert Tobin, Steven Tobin and then to Iris Maxwell having a daughter Benita Tobin Anderson. He based the Ben Tobin Basis which was a major benefactor to Channel 2 WPBT, Miami-Dade County’s public tv station, and to the Lowe Artwork Museum on the College of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Tobin was born to a Jewish family in Russia and immigrated to the United States while he was nonetheless a toddler.