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{{Short description|American real estate developer (born 1925)}}
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| birth_place = [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| education   = [[Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)|Liberty High School]]
| alma mater  = [[Lehigh University]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])
| occupation  = Real estate developer
| title       = Founder and chairman, The Goodman Company
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| spouse      = Joanie Mellor Goodman
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'''Murray Henry Goodman''' (born November 10, 1925) is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and founder of Goodman Properties, also known as The Goodman Company. He is [[Lehigh University]]'s most generous living benefactor, and the Goodman Campus and 16,000-seat [[Goodman Stadium]] at the university are named in his honor.
==Early life and education==
Goodman was born in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], on November 10, 1925.<ref name="thegoodmancompany.com">{{cite web|url=http://thegoodmancompany.com/bio_goodman.php|title=The Goodman Company – A History of Shopping Center Excellence|author=|date=|website=thegoodmancompany.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Murray Henry Goodman |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/5798120:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=0c7d3726d91c21ddace74ade69d18ac7&_phsrc=Dqh6509&_phstart=successSource |publisher=U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947 |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> He was educated at [[Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)|Liberty High School]] there.<ref name="thegoodmancompany.com"/>
Goodman served in the USAAF for 2.5 years.<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4073376&privcapId=45980168|title=Murray H. Goodman: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg|author=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> He then received a bachelor's degree in business administration from [[Lehigh University]] graduating in 1948, and was captain of the basketball team in 1947.<ref name="bloomberg.com"/>
==Career==
The Goodman Company, headquartered in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], was founded in 1960 in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]. It has actively and successfully developed regional malls and power centers throughout [[Pennsylvania]], [[Florida]], [[New Jersey]], [[Virginia]], and [[Ohio]] for over five decades. Goodman began his career as a general contractor, constructing institutional buildings and developing supermarkets, service stations, and small shopping centers in eastern Pennsylvania. The company was an early pioneer in the development and management of regional and super-regional malls with more than 24 million square feet of commercial space.
In 1980, he developed The Esplanade on Worth Avenue in [[Palm Beach, Florida]].<ref name="palmbeachdailynews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/150-worth-neiman-marcus-building-sell-for-146-million/l18OdqglR1PHeIvPqRUPIP/|title=150 Worth, Neiman Marcus building sell for $146 million|author=|date=|website=palmbeachdailynews.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> Since 2004, it changed its name to 150 Worth.<ref name="palmbeachdailynews.com"/> In 2014, it Goodman sold it for $146&nbsp;million.<ref name="palmbeachdailynews.com"/>
Goodman has developed, owned and managed over 18&nbsp;million square feet of shopping malls from [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune, New Jersey]], to [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Observer"/> The company is no longer building any ground up projects, but is seeking to buy existing retail properties in Florida, [[Texas]], [[Nevada]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Wyoming]], [[South Dakota]], [[Tennessee]], and [[New Hampshire]].<ref name="lehigh.edu">{{cite web|url=http://giving.lehigh.edu/thanks/leadershipplaza/goodman|title=Joanie and Murray H. Goodman 1948* - Giving|author=|date=|website=giving.lehigh.edu|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref>
Goodman is a long-time member and trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He has previously been ranked as one of the leading developers and managers of shopping malls by ''Shopping Center World'', a trade publication.
==Philanthropy==
The Goodman Campus, one of three at [[Lehigh University]], is named in his honor, Goodman having donated 550 acres in [[Lower Saucon Township,  Pennsylvania|Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania]], in 1983 to build a sports complex, including the 16,000-seat [[Goodman Stadium|Murray H. Goodman Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.lehighsports.com/playerstats/display/3/1948/342|title=Lehigh - Murray H. Goodman|author=|date=|website=history.lehighsports.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.lehigh.edu/about/maps/drivingdirections/murray-h.-goodman-stadium|title=Murray H. Goodman Stadium - Driving Directions - About Lehigh - Lehigh University|author=|date=|website=www1.lehigh.edu|accessdate=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414220333/http://www1.lehigh.edu/about/maps/drivingdirections/murray-h.-goodman-stadium|archive-date=14 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is Lehigh's  most generous living benefactor.<ref name="lehigh.edu"/>
==Personal life==
Goodman is married to Joanie Mellor Goodman, they have five children, and live in [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]], Florida.<ref name="lehigh.edu"/><ref name="Observer" /> They originally lived in Pennsylvania.<ref name="caranissman.com">{{cite journal|journal=Palm Beach Illustrated|author=Cara Nissman|url=http://www.caranissman.com/PDF/Goodmans.pdf|date=25 January 2006|pages=127–133|title=Town & Country – The Goodman Family, at home on the range or on the island, enjoys the best of both worlds|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref> In 2009, Goodman listed his apartment at [[960 Fifth Avenue]] in [[Manhattan]] at $32.5&nbsp;million, but sold it to [[Benjamin Steinbruch]] two years later for $18.875&nbsp;million.<ref name="Observer">{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2008/12/duplex-in-berprim-960-fifth-asks-325-m-last-sold-for-14-m-in-81/|title=Duplex in Über-Prim 960 Fifth Asks $32.5 M.; Last Sold for $1.4 M. in '81|author=|date=17 December 2008|website=observer.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/1/21/10485876/fifth-avenues-dog-in-suit-co-op-sells-at-massive-discount|title=Fifth Avenue's Dog-in-Suit Co-op Sells at Massive Discount|first=Sara|last=Polsky|date=21 January 2011|website=Curbed NY|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> In 2015, he sold Turtle Lane Farm, his family's "lavish equestrian property" in Wellington, Florida for $9.675&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/tag/murray-h-goodman/|title=Murray H. Goodman|author=|date=|website=therealdeal.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Moon2004">{{cite book|author=Vicky Moon|title=A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rcj2e6AdOZ8C&pg=PA16|accessdate=11 August 2017|year=2004|publisher=Capital Books|isbn=978-1-931868-41-9|page=16}}</ref>
In 2013, their daughter Marley Goodman, a real estate agent and former member of the U.S. Equestrian Team, married Brett Overman, president and CEO of National Disaster Solutions and Zip's Car Wash, also of Palm Beach, at the [[Mar-a-Lago Club]], with Rabbi Solomon Rothstein officiating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/lifestyles/marley-goodman-brett-overman/B1tgdPlbwxVxxz9OQtNsJM/|title=Marley Goodman, Brett Overman|author=|date=|website=palmbeachdailynews.com|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> They have a son, Malcolm Goodman.<ref name="caranissman.com"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://thegoodmancompany.com/bio_goodman.php Murray H. Goodman] at The Goodman Group
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[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American philanthropists]]
[[Category:American businesspeople in real estate]]
[[Category:Lehigh University alumni]]
[[Category:Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:People from West Palm Beach, Florida]]