South Florida Developer Tibor Hollo passed away at 96.
Tibor Hollo, an American real estate developer, Holocaust survivor, and founder of Florida East Coast Realty, passed away at 96. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Hollo helped shape Miami’s skyline.
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Hollo’s real estate development career began modestly but successively with midtown office and residential projects.
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Mr. Hollo was a member of the Society of Founders of Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Miami. He served on Florida’s Task Force on Housing and Community Affairs and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Factory Built Housing, as well as the Downtown Advisory Committee and the Committee on Ecology and Beautification. He served on the Executive Board as Trustee of Barry University, the Board of Directors of the Latin Builders Association, and the City of Miami Beach’s ad hoc committee for Economic Adjustment Strategy. He also served on the County’s Performing Arts Center Strategic Planning Committee and on the Board of Directors of both the Florida Grand Opera and the Opera Society. He was a Past President and Advisory Board member for Temple Emanu-El in Miami Beach, as well.