Nathan Reiber (October 14, 1927 -July 1, 2014) was a Polish-born Canadian businessman, lawyer, philanthropist, and real-estate developer in Miami.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Nathan Reiber | |
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| Born | October 14, 1927 |
| Died | July 1, 2014 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Lakeside Memorial Park, Doral, Florida |
| Citizenship | Polish, Canadian, American |
Early life edit
Reiber was born in 1927 in Częstochowa, Poland in a Polish-Jewish family and in 1929 emigrated to Montreal, Canada with his parents and siblings, when he was 2 years old. He grew up in Montreal and Edmonton, Canada.[4][7][8][9]
Career edit
Reiber graduated from the University of Alberta law school and became a lawyer in 1953.[10] Reiber eventually moved to Ontario settling in Burlington to practice law and in the late 1970s, he relocated to Florida.[9]
In the early 1980s, Reiber was charged by Canadian authorities with tax evasion. He eventually pled guilty and paid a $60,000 fine.[11] In 1984, Reiber resigned as a lawyer, after the Law Society of Upper Canada found that he had committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with an inquiry into the tax charges that had been filed against him.[12]
In Florida, Reiber headed a construction company, Nattel Construction Inc., and a team of developers, who developed many apartment buildings along Collins Avenue in Florida together with Canadian business partners and real estate moguls Nathan Goldlist and Mendel Tenenbaum.[1][9]
Reiber died in Aventura, Florida in 2014 at age 86.[4] He became the subject of international attention because of his role in the development and construction in 1981 of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, which partially collapsed on June 24, 2021, killing 98 people.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Doolittle, Robyn (27 June 2021). "Miami condo building collapse draws attention to Canadian developer". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Swaine, Jon (26 June 2021). "Engineer warned of 'major structural damage' years before Florida condo building collapsed". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b Larouche, Vincent (29 June 2021). "Montreal-raised developer central to Florida tower collapse investigation". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Howard (8 July 2014). "Developer, philanthropist Nathan Reiber of Aventura dies at 86". Miami Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Sangalang, Jennifer (24 June 2021). "Condo collapse near Miami: What we know about the building, units affected". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Inside Look at Collapsed Surfside Condominium Developer". The Real Deal South Florida. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Nathan Reiber - View Obituary & Service Information". Nathan Reiber Obituary. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Nathan REIBER Obituary". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. July 3, 2014. p. S4. ProQuest 1942950292. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b c "Florida condo collapse has Jewish Canadian roots". The Canadian Jewish News. Toronto. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Former Burlington building owner helped develop Florida condo that collapsed". Hamilton Spectator. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Legall, Paul (July 23, 1996). "Tax fugitive fined $60,000 for theft from laundries". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario. p. T3. ProQuest 269834275.
- ^ "Law society disbars three, lets two resign". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. April 3, 1984. p. M3. ProQuest 1400711129.
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