from Columbia Business School in 1920,[1][5] Percy joined his brother, Harold, and their father in developing residential real estate.
After WWII, the brothers focused on commercial development, with Harold handling the construction and Percy the financial aspects.
[2] 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,[2] 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 Harold.