Joel Landau
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Joel Landau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Yoely Landau |
| Occupation | Co-founder |
| Employer | Allure Group |
| Website | JoelLandau.com |
Joel Landau (born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American entrepreneur and health care industry executive. He is the founder of the Allure Group, which specializes in purchasing nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities in the United States that are in danger of closing, and AlphaCare company.
Early life and education
[edit]Landau was born and raised in Monroe, New York, studying at the United Talmudical Academy, where he graduated in 1999.[2] He belongs to the Satmar Hasidic community.[3]
Career
[edit]Landau co-founded AlphaCare in 2012, to insure and provide community-based long term care and support services for high risk elderly individuals who reside in the New York City area. AlphaCare was one of 25 businesses with a state license to provide care to Medicare dual eligible citizens.[4][better source needed] AlphaCare had changed to become a one product provider and required individuals to have Medicaid and not Medicare as they did previously by 2017.[5]
He created The Allure Group to rescue skilled nursing homes that were in desperate need of improvement, and would otherwise face closure.[6] The deed for the sale included a covenant that prevented the property from being developed like many of the buildings in the same district, stating that the building had to be used for non-profit residential health care.[7] Despite this, the restriction was removed by the city of New York, which allowed Landau to sell the property for $116 million to developers in 2017.[6][8][9] The sale was approved by New York City deputy mayor Anthony Shorris, without the knowledge of mayor Bill de Blasio, despite Landau owing $6 million in back taxes to the city.[10][11] After it was reported that plans to redevelop the property into luxury housing were made before the sale had closed, the Attorney General of New York began an investigation.[11] Landau agreed to pay $2 million in penalties and charitable donations to local nonprofits in a 2018 deal with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman related to the sale.[12]
He is a member of the Forbes New York Business Council and occasionally writes for the magazine.[13]
Political positions
[edit]He criticized the Ger Hasidic leadership in the Israeli political party Agudat Yisrael for taking money from the government and compromising their religious views. He advocated that they should become more independent and self-sufficient, so they can opt out of Israeli society and expectations, particularly the draft.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Teitelbaum, Shlomo (July 3, 2025). "Savvy NY Haredi businessman worth $500 million tells Israeli ultra-Orthodox: Stop dependency on state funds". Ynet. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Joel Landau". U.S. Green Building Council.
- ^ Nathan-Kazis, Josh (April 1, 2016). "Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio". Jewish Daily Forward.
- ^ "The Costly Care of the Few". Oxeon.
- ^ Bernstein, Nina (May 8, 2014). "Medicaid Shift Fuels Rush for Profitable Clients". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Appendices for Examination of the City's Removal of the Deed Restriction at 45 Rivington Street in Manhattan". New York City Department of Investigation. July 2016.
- ^ Goodman, David (March 30, 2016). "How New York Allowed Gentrification for $16 Million". The New York Times.
- ^ Stringer, Scott (July 14, 2016). "De Blasio faults policy, not staff, for Rivington deal". Politico.
- ^ Goodman, David (July 14, 2016). "New York Officials Were Warned About Lifting Nursing Home's Deed Limits, Report Says". The New York Times.
- ^ Klein, Melissa; Short, Aaron; Vincent, Isabel (April 10, 2016). "Paterson was paid consultant to firm that flipped nursing home". The New York Post.
- ^ a b Short, Aaron (April 3, 2016). "De Blasio slams nursing home sale — but doesn't punish aides". The New York Post.
- ^ LaMantia, Jonathan (January 16, 2018). "Nursing home chain looks to future after scandal". Crain's New York.
- ^ "Joel Landau - Forbes New York Business Council Member". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.