David Lichtenstein
$2B
as of 10/04/24
About David Lichtenstein
Real estate mogul David Lichtenstein first racked up $89,000 in credit card debt to purchase a two-story, multi-family home in New Jersey in 1986.
Today his Lightstone Group oversees some 23,000 rental units across 120 properties across 28 states.
Lightstone is also developing a new brand of millenial-focused city hotels with Marriott, called Moxy. Its Times Square location opened in 2017.
In 2007 he paid $7.4 billion in debt and $200 million in equity for Extended Stay America, a chain of mid-priced hotels.
The recession forced Extended Stay into bankruptcy protection; Lightstone later sold 20 malls for $2.3 billion.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Real estateResidence
Monsey, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
11/21/61 (age 62)Self-made
self-madeDavid Lichtenstein’s fortune is worth
33K
troy ounces of gold
31K
median U.S. household
20K
median U.S. income
0.04%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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Did you know?
The son of Brooklyn public school teachers, Lichtenstein never went to college.
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