Nathan Reiber
Nathan Reiber | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 14, 1927 |
| Died | July 1, 2014 |
Nathan Reiber was a Polish-born Canadian businessman, disbarred lawyer, tax-evader, philanthropist, and real-estate developer in Miami.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life
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 Edmonton, Canada.[6][7][8][9]
Career
Reiber graduated from the University of Alberta law school and became a lawyer in 1953.[10] In the late 1970s, he relocated to Florida.[9] In the early 80's Reiber was charged by Canada with tax evasion. He'd eventually plead guilty and pay a $60,000 fine. 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.[2]
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.[9][11]
Reiber became the subject of international attention following the 2021 collapse of a building he'd constructed in 1981. He died in Aventura, Florida in 2014 at age 86.[3]
References
- ^ Doolittle, Robyn (27 June 2021). "Miami condo building collapse draws attention to Canadian developer". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nathan Reiber - View Obituary & Service Information". Nathan Reiber Obituary. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Nathan REIBER Obituary (2014) - The Globe and Mail". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Developer, philanthropist Nathan Reiber of Aventura dies at 86".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Florida condo collapse has Jewish Canadian roots". The Canadian Jewish News. 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.
- ^ "Miami condo building collapse draws attention to Canadian developer". Retrieved 2021-07-01.
 | This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |