JohnA neighbor, Sam Zell, passed…RIP. He used to give my rides to the CTA subway on his motorcycle. He taught me to lean into the curve. #SamZell #Chicago #1555northastor
Kenny HerzogAs a counter to all the strangely romantic hero-worship of #SamZell being algorithmically privileged on the bird site, here's a couple of fun insights he shared with Forbes but 2.5 years ago:
shplinkI worked for Sam and Bob (as they insisted their staff call them) back in the day in the late 80s, fresh out of the USAF.
Equity in #Chicago was a fun place to work, very contrarian, with our big investment banker types in blue jeans and sweaters, and a hidden dildo in a reception area sculpture.
I was just a bottom-feeder mailroom clerk but was always treated well and ran into Sam himself occasionally, who was always nice.
My [alleged] destiny had ultimately nothing to do with Investing and the like after all, but I do recall my days at Riverside Plaza fondly.
The day I decided to quit and go back to Greece for a year, I walked into my supervisor's office: before I said anything she said that she had the weirdest dream, that I'd walked into her office in a bathing suit and snorkel / mask and told her that I was quitting and going to Greece.
I shit you not.
Hope you are well Laura, wherever you are.
#SamZell #GraveDancer #EquityGroup
https://apnews.com/article/sam-zell-real-estate-billionaire-68dd59e71e5b4ad18308afa0b83c07f8
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies
Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as "the grave dancer" for his ability to revive moribund properties died on Thursday. He was 81. Zell died at home due to complications from a recent illness, according to Equity Group Investments, a company he founded in 1968.
GKeller‘It’s hell’: life under the American mobile home king who calls himself a ‘grave dancer’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/sam-zell-mobile-home-king-evictions-hell?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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It’s hell’: life under the American mobile home king who calls himself a ‘grave dancer’
Billionaire Sam Zell is the largest mobile home landlord in the US, but his tenants say they reckon with disrepair, neglect, flooding and rising rents. Some have had enough
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/sam-zell-mobile-home-king-evictions-hell?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#SamZell #landlord #USA #theguardian
TeamRose@Free_Press “billionaire-heinous-slum-lord”…Sam Zell…
& EGI are capitalizing on mobile home parks, often owned by folks on fixed incomes…
Terrorizing folks…”optimizing profit” for investors.
“Residents describe awful conditions …frequent water shutoffs due to leaks, crumbling roads & a lack of upkeep of amenities & common areas.”
Seniors face difficulties using amenities they say violate the Americans w/Disabilities Act.
#SamZell #mobilehomes #slumlord #billionaires
Stalker#KeiserReportenEspañol #SamZell #Trump #CraigHemke La alquimia del oro digital (E1335) https://youtu.be/cuh-FuR_z6s