From the September issue: When he was just 10 years old, Jason Silverstein would go to Madison Square Garden and get schooled in the art of haggling 101. His dad, who owned car dealerships, would negotiate with scalpers for the best possible seats at the lowest price.
“The excitement of getting the best deal was more exciting than watching the game,” Silverstein recalled. Today, the 32-year-old has transferred that love of dealmaking to Silvershore Properties, the firm he founded with partner David Shorenstein.
Together, they have amassed 98 apartment buildings throughout New York City, a portfolio Silverstein estimated as being worth $400 million. [more]