Mona Gora

The founder of Golden Lioness, a development and property management firm based in Brooklyn Heights, Mona Gora is one of New York’s few female developers. She is also a principal in Moe-Joe Developers, the company behind the 2006 Chelsea Club, a 12-story, 42-unit condo at 444 West 19th Street in Manhattan. She is currently in the process of spearheading leasing efforts at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights, a building her family has owned for decades, and is renovating a 16-unit building at 338 Berry Street in Williamsburg, which she bought for $12 million in 2005. Gora sat down with The Real Deal last week at her Court Street property to discuss how she made a name for herself, how the recession impacted her business and what’s ahead for her company. [more]