Jay Furman

His first wife was Gail Gorman; they had two children: economist Jason Furman and federal judge Jesse Furman. They later divorced. Furman died of lung cancer on January 4, 2015, at the age of 72. He was survived by his two sons and a stepson, Eric, from his second marriage to Victoria (née Moran) Furman. Services were held at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan.

Furman also was on the board of directors of the Great Neck Arts Center and was instrumental in creating and programming their "Cinematheque Independent Filmmakers" series, which he endowed from 1997 onward; was the founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, and founder of the Furman Academic Scholarship at the New York University School of Law and was on the National Advisory Board of Futures for Children.

Furman was born to a Jewish family, the son of real estate developer Morris Furman. He has one sister, Barbara Furman Murray. Furman graduated from Harvard University. He also has a Masters in economics from Columbia University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. After school he worked for the family company, eventually assuming control. He developed or acquired over 125 properties during the period from 1993 through mid-2006, and at the time of his death had over 20 properties under development.

Jay Furman (July 15, 1942 – January 4, 2015) was a developer and owner of real estate located in thirty-nine U.S. states and Puerto Rico. He had significant interests in more than 150 shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and industrial/storage facilities. Furman served as the president of RD Management LLC and oversaw the operations of all of its affiliates.