Arthur Joseph Lipton
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Arthur Joseph Lipton: Lessons in Leadership From Real Estate and Aviation
A long career is rarely shaped by a single project, decision, or accomplishment. More often, it is built through decades of experiences that teach the importance of preparation, judgment, adaptability, and perspective. Arthur Joseph Lipton’s journey through real estate development and private aviation provides examples of how these principles can carry across very different areas of life.…
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Arthur Joseph Lipton: Goodbye to Eastern – Goodbye to Spirit
I started my private pilot career flying a Cessna 150 out of Lakefront Airport in New Orleans in 1971. As a 17 year old engineering student at Tulane University, on Saturday mornings, I would bicycle from the beautiful New Orleans Flower district 16 miles, to take my lesson, then bike back to the University campus.…
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Arthur Joseph Lipton on Management Through Crisis
One of the great challenges in my real estate development experience was working as a partner with Gary Barnett and Extell on the development, construction, marketing and international sales of the International Gem Tower a 740,000 steel and glass office tower in the heart of midtown Manhattan. The Financial crash of 2008 stopped new building…
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Arthur Joseph Lipton on the Long View in Housing Development
During the colorful and outspoken “How’m I doing?” administration of New York City Mayor Edward Koch, Arthur Joseph Lipton, widely known professionally as Joseph Lipton, led the purchase of a land parcel on Manhattan’s West 41st Street to develop a 100-unit apartment building in the heart of the city. Construction of the building was aided by Sam…