Jordon Perlmutter (1931-2015) was an American real estate developer. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Perlmutter was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in 1931, the son of Abe and Dora Perlmutter. ^[3] His father was a general contractor ^[1] and he was and was raised on the west side of Denver ^[1] where he graduated from West High School. ^[3] He attended the University of Denver on an athletic scholarship but was forced to cut his studies short to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. ^[1] After his service, Perlmutter and his cousin, Samuel Primack, constructed a single family home in Denver in 1952 on a lot that his father had given him ^{[1] [4]} and together founded Perl-Mack Enterprises. ^[1] His brother-in-law, Bill Morrison, would later join the firm. ^[3] Perl-Mack introduced the concept of planned communities to Denver with the 1959 construction of the 6,000 home Northglenn development, and later Montbello (1965) and Southglenn (now part of Centennial, Colorado). ^{[1] [2]} Perl-Mack Enterprises built over 22,000 single and multi-family homes throughout the Denver metropolitan area ^{[1] [3]} as well Northglenn Mall, Southglenn Mall, and Southwest Plaza. ^{[1] [3]} In 1983, Perl-Mack was dissolved and he went into business with his sons, Jay, and founded Jordon Perlmutter & Co. ^[1] Later his son-in-law, Shell D. Cook, and son Jonathan would join the company. ^[1]

Philanthropy and boardships

In 2009, Perlmutter was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Colorado real estate community. ^{[1] [2]} He served as a trustee at the University of Denver from 1991 to 2006. ^{[1] [2]} He served on the board of directors on Shalom Cares, a Jewish not-for-profit nursing home and retirement community in Aurora that he had helped to build in 1992. ^{[1] [2]} Perlmutter has served on the boards of directors of the Rose Medical Center and the Anti-Defamation League Executive Committee. ^[3]

Personal life

In 1953, Perlmutter married Essie Lou Goldberg; ^[3] they had four children: Jay Perlmutter; Jonathan Perlmutter; Lisa Perlmutter Cook; and Vicki Perlmutter Dansky. ^{[1] [5]} Services were held at the Hebrew Educational Alliance; he was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery. ^[1] His nephew is U.S. congressman Ed Perlmutter. ^[6]

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