Influential New York architect Stephen B. Jacobs has passed away at 82

Sad news this holiday as Real Estate Weekly is reporting that industry icon Stephen B. Jacobs has passed away last week at the age of 82.  Jacobs was a Holocaust survivor who went on to become one of New York’s most influential architects. Born in Lodz in June of 1939, Jacobs was interned at Buchenwald and credited an underground resistance group with his survival.  “I have fleeting memories,” Jacobs said of his experience. “I have memories that are not chronological, particularly the last few weeks because that was a very traumatic and dangerous time because they were trying to liquidate the camp.” After being liberated, Jacobs moved with his family to Washington Heights in Manhattan, where he went on to study at the Art Students League of New York before eventually enrolling at the Pratt Institute, where he earned his Master’s degree in Architecture in 1965.  Jacobs enjoyed an illustrious and multifaceted career which began in the offices of Whittlesey, Conklin and Rossant and was...