At the desk of: David Von Spreckelsen

Toll Brothers president talks World Cup, his Fidel Castro photo and the firm's $1B in projects

David Von Spreckelsen
David Von Spreckelsen

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From the July issue: David Von Spreckelsen, the president of Toll Brothers City Living, moved to New York City in 1985 to take a job as an assistant buyer at Lord & Taylor. The Pennsylvania native and University of Richmond grad then went back to school to get an MBA from Columbia University and later a degree in urban planning. In 1993, he joined the city’s Economic Development Corporation, where he worked with big-named real estate players like Donald Trump and Tishman Speyer. [more]