Ben Hakimian

Ben Hakimian co-founded The Hakimian Organization in 1970. Since then, he has fostered the company in developing over 30 buildings which have shaped and defined many neighborhoods in Manhattan. An architect by background, Mr. Hakimian has imbued his own sense of form, function and aesthetic to each residential, commercial, institutional, and cultural building he has completed. Mr. Hakimian's expertise in land use, project analysis, conceptual design, and construction dovetail firmly with his pioneering attitude to site acquisition. Under his care, The Hakimian Organization has, and continues to, create an wide array of distinctive projects, from five-star hotels to super-luxury highrise condominiums.Mr. Hakimian's vision is characterized in two projects which have revitalized some of Manhattan's most important areas: 636 Eleventh Avenue on the West Side; and 75 Wall Street in the Financial District. His other achievements include a noted 40 story mixed-use tower in Midtown; the jewelry district's first highrise commercial condominium; and a celebrated tower in the Flatiron Historic District. Mr. Hakimian is deeply involved in community development and many charitable causes. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Kansas State University in 1967.