S. Jon Kreedman

S. Jon Kreedman (1921 – November 5, 1999) was an American real estate developer, banker and philanthropist.

[2] He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1941, and he served in the United States Army during World War II.

[2] He built the Brierwood Terrace-Valley Convalescent Hospital in Encino, California in 1958; its construction cost more than US$50,000.

[6][7] Kreedman built the United California Bank Building on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Camden Drive in Beverly Hills, but its foundation wall collapsed because of the underground parking lot in 1961.

[14] The case showed that regardless of the lack of architectural plans, construction firms must repay the tenants for their lost profits.

[14] Kreedman was invited to give lectures about the construction industry on the campuses of UCLA in 1960,[15] and the Harvard Business School in 1967.

[1] Three years later, in 1982, he was appointed to the board of administration of the Public Employees Retirement System for the City of Los Angeles.