Marvy finger biography books

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Marvy Alan Finger, a Houston apartment developer who led a downtown residential revival, has passed away. He was 86.

A native Houstonian who graduated from the University of Texas in 1957, Mr. Finger started his career working for a small homebuilder and evolved into a significant multifamily developer.

Mr.

Finger, who was president and chief executive officer of The Finger Companies, built 93 multifamily developments with 30,000 units in eight states over his lengthy career.

He built his first project on Chimney Rock Road and he retained ownership of it for decades, practicing hands-on management and the frequent site-visits that were constant, detailed and legendary.

But it was his bold, but well-reasoned move to erect a 37-story residential tower in downtown that changed Houston.

Mr. Finger began contemplating the downtown project in 2005 when he studied development in other cities and – a Marvy Finger Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information FIJ