David Waronker
David Waronker | |
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Born | June 5, 1961 Moorestown Township, New Jersey |
🎓 Alma mater | Boston University |
💼 Occupation | President of CBD Real Estate Investment, LLC |
👩 Spouse(s) | Ruth Boulden |
🌐 Website | CBD Real Estate Investment, LLC |
David Waronker (born June 5, 1961) is and American real estate developer and owner of minor league professional ice hockey teams.
Personal life[edit]
Waronker, a Philadelphia Flyers fan, played schoolboy hockey and coached his children's hockey teams.[1]
Since 1999, he has lived in the new urbanist planned town of Celebration, Florida,[2] which his real estate development corporation helped build.[3]
Business career[edit]
Waronker is President of CBD Real Estate Investment, L.L.C., a firm he founded in the late 1980s as a developer of residential real estate in New Jersey.[4]CBD and Waronker have been plaintiffs against New Jersey communities, including Cinnaminson Township, Edgewater Park,[5] Harrison Township and Mount Laurel Township.[6] According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, at the turn of the century Waronker left New Jersey because of what he described as endless struggles over permits, environmental impact, and planning boards.[4][7] Waronker's firm and opened a new office in Celebration, Florida, but continued work on the 30 suburban subdivisions and other real estate developments it owned in New Jersey.[4] Since the early 2000s, he has been developing subdivisions and apartment complexes in Florida.[8][9]
In 1999 Waronker formed USALandsale.com, which sold properties at auction.[2]
Ice Hockey[edit]
Waronker has invested in the ownership of minor league ice hockey teams, and was the lead investor and owner of the Florida Seals,[10][11] Macon Trax,[12] Jacksonville Barracudas,[7] Miami Manatees,[13] and Asheville Aces.[14]
Waronker also was the founder of the World Hockey Association 2, which eventually merged several of its teams with the defunct SEHL to form the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Haner-Dor, Noelle (12 May 2003). "Waronker severs ties with the Atlantic Coast Hockey League". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grogan, Mike (18 August 2005). "Hot Properties in Alaska? Land in 19 States Auctioned at Omni Hotel". The Ledger. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ Pino, Mark (5 February 2003). "IF CELEBRATION WANTS A SCHOOL, IT WILL BUILD IT". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ginsberg, Wendy (22 October 2001). "Smaller developers leaving N.J.: With land scarce and rules bountiful, some home builders are taking their business South and West". Philadelphia Inquirer.
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(help) - ↑ "Going to Court over Housing" (fee required). The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 14, 2000. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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- ↑ Fitzgerald, Alison (5 March 1996). "A DEVELOPER GOES BACK TO COURT OVER E. GREENWICH BOARD'S REFUSAL: A JUDGE ORDERED THE PLANNING BOARD TO APPROVE THE BERKLEY LANDING PLAN. THE BOARD SAID NO". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Minor League Hockey Team CEO Expects Jacksonville, Fla., Arena to Attract Fans". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. October 3, 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ Napper, Robert (26 May 2017). "Operator Chosen for New Tennis Center". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ Thorner, James (6 September 2002). "Developers plan 176 homes". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "NEW OWNER INTENDS TO KEEP SEALS IN TOWN". Orlando Sentinel. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Leagues continue power struggle". The Fayetteville Observer. April 23, 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "If Waronker can Clean up Finances, Macon may Have Hockey". The Macon Telegraph. May 18, 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "New minor league hockey team to move into Miami Arena". Miami Today. February 27, 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "Ice dream". Mountain Xpress. February 23, 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ Surgent, Scott (2004). The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey. Xaler Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-9644774-4-5. Retrieved 2008-09-21. Search this book on
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