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Realtor Abram Barkan Dies at 87

NEW YORK CITY-Abram Barkan, who had a more than 60-year career in the commercial real estate industry, died at age 87 on April 17. He was a past national president for the Counselors of Real Estate and a REBNY past governor.

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on April 19, 2006

NEW YORK CITY-Prominent New York realtor Abram Barkan died April 17 of complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 87.

Born in Brooklyn, he was referred to as the “Dean of Appraisers.” Barkan had a career in commercial real estate that spanned 61 years. Most of his career was spent with James Felt Realty Services, where he began as their office clerk, the day after graduating from high school. Under the tutelage of his mentor Jack Felt, Barkan rose through the ranks, eventually becoming president of the company during the 1970s. With his long-time partner and friend Henry Hart Rice also engineered the sale of James Felt Realty to Grubb & Ellis.

Assignments he worked on during his career include the redevelopment of Roosevelt Island and the development of Reston, VA. He was lead appraiser for the US Railway Association representing the US Government in the bankruptcy of the Penn Central Railroad. His client base included RH Macy, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Chase Manhattan Bank, Rockefeller Center and ABC Television.

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