Aaron Gural

[1] He was one of the first to convert industrial West Side properties and abandoned lofts to trendy, gentrified uses.

[1] He was involved in the acquisition of over six million square feet of buildings in the New York metropolitan area through his career.

[1] He died one day short of his 92nd birthday in Delray Beach, Florida, where he lived.

[1] In 1979, Gural was a founding member of the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns.

[2][5] In 2018, the JCC was renamed the Marion & Aaron Gural Jewish Community Center in his honor.