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Martin Selig

United States 89 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Real estate
Industry
Real Estate
Residence
Seattle, Washington
Education
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Biography

Martin Selig is one of the biggest property developers in Seattle.

Selig owns more than 4 million square feet of office space in the city and has at least 1 million more under development.

Selig fled Nazi Germany with his family when he was age 3 and traveled through Poland, Russia and Korea until arriving by boat in Seattle.

Selig started working at his father's linen store in Seattle when he was eleven years old.

He started his real estate business in 1958 by building shopping malls.

About

One of his daughters is a film producer.

Selig is a painter and an art collector; he enjoys bicycling, riding his Harley motorcycle and skiing.