STEPHEN N. IFSHIN
Steve Ifshin is Chairman of DLC Management Corp., which he co-founded in 1991. Mr. Ifshin oversees the operations of DLC’s construction management activities. Under his tutelage, DLC continues to be a leasing-driven operator of shopping centers, developing and maintaining strong relationships with national, regional and local tenants.
Steve entered the real estate industry in 1965 in commercial sales with Wolf & Macklowe Company. From 1973-1989, he was the co-founder and President of N. Peter Burton & Company, a commercial brokerage and property management firm that he sold to Grubb & Ellis. Steve was also founder and Chairman of Empire State Land Company, a residential developer, and founder and Chairman of The Delphi Land Company, a town home community developer. Throughout his career, Steve has represented major corporations including Chase Manhattan Bank, The Dreyfus Company, Pepsi and Panasonic, and he has been responsible for some of the most influential real estate transactions in New York City, including the 1981 sale of the Ford Motor Building and the 1986 sale of the Tiffany Building.
Steve received a BA from the University of Vermont and is the Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors for the University of Vermont’s School of Business Administration, and a director of the University’s Foundation. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor at NYU’s School of Continuing Education in real estate.
Steve came to jazz as a University student. While in his dorm, he heard Dave Brubeck’s Jazz Goes to College and was hooked. That inspired him to hear Brubeck when he played a nearby college, which then led to forays to Harlem and Small's Paradise. From then on, jazz became an integral part of his life, and he is an avid supporter of the jazz scene to this day. It was a connection made at the first Champions of Jazz Gala that brought Steve closer to WBGO and since then, he has distinguished himself not only as a champion of the music, but also of WBGO. During his three board terms and years as Chairman of the Board, WBGO has seen tremendous growth. Using his real estate background, he led the negotiations for the relocation of the WBGO transmitter as well as facilitated many structural advances. Ultimately it is his passion for the music and its people and the institution that is WBGO, making certain that this music has a solid future, that we honor Steve tonight.
