Rabinowitz, Alan 1927-

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RABINOWITZ, Alan 1927-

PERSONAL: Born January 18, 1927, in New York, NY; son of Aaron (in real estate) and Clara (Greenhut) Rabinowitz; married Andrea Wolf (a psychiatric social worker), December 2, 1951; children: Eric W., Peter MacG., Martha L., Katherine W. Education: Yale University, A.B., 1948; Harvard University, M.B.A., 1950; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 1969. Politics: Democrat.

ADDRESSES: Home—3400 East Laurelhurst Dr., Seattle, WA 98105.

CAREER: Affiliated with Fred F. French Investing Co., 1950-59; Regional Plan Association, New York, NY, member of staff, 1956-57; Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, member of staff, 1959-63; Urban Survey Corp., Cambridge, president, 1963-69; Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston, MA, administrator of program planning and finance, 1969-71; University of Washington, Seattle, professor of urban planning and chairman of department, 1971-86. Fellow, Harvard-M.I.T. Joint Center for Urban Studies, 1969. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty, 1945-46, 1952-54.

MEMBER: American Institute of Certified Planners.

WRITINGS:

Municipal Bond Finance and Administration, Wiley/Interscience (New York, NY), 1969.

Industrial Zoning in Seattle, [Seattle], c. 1973.

Development of the Real Estate Investment Industry,1972-1975, privately printed, 1978.

The Real Estate Gamble: Lessons from 50 Years of Boom and Bust, AMACOM (New York, NY), 1980.

Land Investment and the Predevelopment Process: A Guide for Finance and Real Estate Professionals, Quorum (New York, NY), 1988.

(Coauthor) Markets for New Construction, 1980-87-95, NPA Data Services (Washington, DC), 1988.

Social Change Philanthropy in America, Quorum (New York, NY), 1990.

Urban Economics and Land Use in America, M.E. Sharpe (Armonk, NY), 2004.

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