The Succession Battle Inside One of New York’s Most Secretive Real-Estate Families

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 street fights [The Succession Battle Inside One of New York’s Most Secretive Real-Estate Families]( A lawsuit reveals squabbling and allegations of mismanagement among the heirs to Solil Management’s billion-dollar portfolio. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty One of New York’s most secretive real-estate families is currently at war with itself. In November, several members of the Goldman family, heirs of Sol Goldman and his Solil Management real-estate portfolio, sued the de facto head of the company, Goldman’s youngest daughter and co-chair of Solil, Jane Goldman. The suit has been framed as [a real-life succession battle](, with Jane accused of sidelining other family members after the death of her brother, Allan, last year and mismanagement of the portfolio, which is worth billions and once included the Chrysler and Cartier buildings. The plaintiffs, Jane’s sister Amy Goldman Fowler and her deceased brother’s three children, claim that Jane is lowballing the value of the company to cheat them out of money as she maintains iron-clad control of the family’s holdings, going so far as to keep tabs on employees via closed-circuit TV. Her “deep-seated sense of entitlement is matched only by her paranoia,” they allege in the lawsuit. [Continue reading »]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Photographer Who Taught Herself How to Renovate Her Own Apartment After living in this apartment for nearly 18 years, Amanda Weil wanted a change, but first she fired her architect.]( By Wendy Goodman [The Boys Who Got Lost Under Staten Island A sixth-grade adventure.]( By Alexandra Kleeman [Reasons to Love New York Right Now Maybe because the year was so challenging, our 37 reasons to love New York this year feel even dearer.]( By The Editors [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved