Aaron Gural, originally Guralnick (March 11, 1917 – March 10, 2009), was chairman of New York real estate developer Newmark & Company for over 40 years. During this side, he was one of the first to convert industrial West Side properties and abandoned lofts to trendy, gentrified uses. He also acquired numerous landmark New York properties, such as the Flatiron Building.

He died one day short of his 92nd birthday in Delray Beach

Delray Beach, Florida

Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, where he lived.