Harold Uris

After WWII, the brothers focused on commercial development, with Harold handling the construction and Percy the financial aspects.

[1] Claiming to be the largest private developers in New York City, the Uris Brothers primarily used architect Emery Roth.

[8] Soon after Percy's death in 1971, Harold sold the corporation to Kinney National Company for $115 million,[1] but the assets were soon foreclosed in NY's real estate recession.

A social sciences building built in 1972 was named for Uris and his brother Percy.

[11] Uris was married to Ruth Chinitz;[12] they had four daughters, Judith Haber, Susan Halpern, Linda Sanger and Jane Nye.