Douglas C. Steiner
| Douglas C. Steiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stanford |
| Occupation |
Real estate developer Studio chairman |
| Organization | Steiner Equities Group |
| Spouse(s) | Married 1988-2000 |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) |
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Douglas Craig Steiner is a Brooklyn-based real estate developer who is notable for developing properties in New Jersey and New York and other states. In addition, he is notable for being the chairman of Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, New York, the largest studio in the United States that is east of Los Angeles.
Steiner grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He worked at one point as a gardener during his college years. Initially he wanted to be a novelist but while studying creative writing at Stanford, where he was editor of Stanford's humor magazine, he found writing to be "torture." After graduation, he lived for six months in Paris, supported by his father David S. Steiner, but returned thereafter to work at his father's real estate development firm.
At his father's firm, Steiner worked to develop numerous properties, such as office expansions and condominiums. He describes himself as a control freak; for example, he insists that office temperatures be kept at 63 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. In recent years, his firm is constructing an L-shaped 56-story condominium tower called The Hub, at 333 Schermerhorn Street, which has been predicted to be the tallest building in Brooklyn after completion.
The father-son team created a film and TV production company called Steiner Studios. In 1999, they won the right to develop the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a film and TV production complex, which opened in 2004. The Yard had been a massive military complex, which closed in 1966, and later became a manufacturing center. Developing the complex had been projected to cost around $400 million and would require twelve years to finish. Plans called for an underwater stage as well as restoration of the Naval hospital, originally built in 1838 using marble. The transformation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard had been forecast to be completed by 2018.
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