Martin Selig

Martin Selig (born 1936/37) is a German-born American billionaire property developer, particularly known for his work in Seattle including the Columbia Center, the city's tallest building.

[1][3] In Seattle, Manfred opened "Selig's Linen Shop", started a children's clothing business, and was an art collector.

[5] In October 2015, Martin Selig Real Estate owned 4 million square feet of office space in Seattle, and his estimated net worth was $1.1 billion.

[6] The firm has been criticized for being delinquent on paying electricity bills to Seattle City Light in 2006 and 2016, the latter totaling $1.9 million before being paid.

[2] His daughter, Lauren Selig, a Hollywood executive producer, is the widow of Russian-born American Kyril Faenov, head of Microsoft's High Performance Computing Lab, until his suicide in 2012.