[1] In 1943, his family moved to New York City, where they had relatives and changed their surname to "Studley.
"[1] He earned a high school equivalency diploma and first worked in the diamond business and then as an apprentice real estate salesman where his Yiddish helped to lease space in the Garment District.
[2] In 1954, after being fired for an unnamed incident, he obtained a broker's license and started his own commercial brokerage firm, Julien J. Studley Inc, which he operated out of his apartment.
[1] His firm acted as an exclusive agent for commercial tenants representing them in lease negotiations with landlords and developers.
[1] A book by Peter Hellman Shaping the Skyline: The World According to Real Estate Visionary Julien Studley chronicled his life.