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| occupation = Real estate developer, philanthropist
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'''Irwin Molasky''' (February 22, 1927 – July 4, 2020) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist from [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. He was the Chairman of The Molasky Group of Companies.
==Early life==
Irwin Molasky was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCJfAIOC2csC&q=molasky&pg=PA179|first=John P.|last=Marschall|title=Jews in Nevada: A History|pages=179|publisher=University of Nevada Press|date=February 1, 2008|isbn=9780874177374}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> on February 22, 1927 in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Molasky moved with his family to [[Dayton, Ohio]]. He served in the [[United States Military]] after [[World War II]].<ref name=LVS-2020>{{cite news |last=Torres-Cortez |first=Ricardo |title=Irwin Molasky, who developed the first hospital and mall in Las Vegas, remembered as 'tremendous leader' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/jul/04/irwin-molasky-who-developed-the-first-hospital-and/ |accessdate=July 5, 2020 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> His father ran an [[Ohio]] newspaper distribution business and managed several apartments.<ref name="adhoplinkas">A.D. Hoplinkas, [http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/irwin-molasky Irwin Molasky], ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', September 12, 1999</ref> Molasky went to a military high school and attended college and worked during summers as a teenager.<ref name="adhoplinkas"/> He attended [[Ohio State University]] and transferred to the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), but did not graduate from either institution.<ref name="adhoplinkas"/> Instead, he worked his way up in construction.<ref name="adhoplinkas"/>
==Real estate development==
Molasky moved to [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] in 1951.<ref name="adhoplinkas"/> Soon after arriving he bought property and built an 18-room motel, The Pyramids.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/A8fYcZ_KigY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140630190530/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8fYcZ_KigY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8fYcZ_KigY| title = Irwin Molasky | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> With [[Moe Dalitz]], [[Allard Roen]] and [[Merv Adelson]], he founded Paradise Development, a real estate development company in the 1950s.<ref name="lasvegassunallard">Ed Koch, [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/01/desert-inn-stardust-chief-helped-integrate-las-veg/ Desert Inn, Stardust chief helped integrate Las Vegas Strip], ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'', September 1, 2008</ref> Together, they founded the [[Sunrise Hospital]], the [[The Boulevard Mall|Boulevard Mall]] and the [[Las Vegas Country Club]].<ref name="lasvegassunallard"/> Later, they also developed the [[Omni La Costa Resort and Spa|La Costa Resort and Spa]] in [[Carlsbad, California]].<ref name="lasvegassunallard"/>
Meanwhile, Molasky became the Chairman of The Molasky Group of Companies, a real estate development company.<ref name="unlv">[http://www.unlv.edu/business/nbhof/irwin-molasky University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Lee Business School: Business Hall of Fame Inductee: Irwin Molasky]</ref><ref name="nathanadelson">[http://www.nah.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/100-irwin-molasky-founder Nathan Adelson Hospice: Board of Trustees: Irwin Molasky]</ref><ref name="molaskygroup">[http://www.molaskyco.com/company.html#16 The Molaky Group of Companies]</ref> He has built the first master-planned community, [[Paradise Palms]] and the first [[high-rise]] office building in Las Vegas, the 17-story [[Bank of America Plaza (Las Vegas, Nevada)|Bank of American Plaza]]; and the [[Nathan Adelson Hospice]].<ref name="adhoplinkas"/><ref name="unlv"/><ref name="nathanadelson"/> Additionally, he helped find the right location for the [[McCarran International Airport]] and assisted with the land purchase for the [[Las Vegas Convention Center]].<ref name="nathanadelson"/> Moreover, he built the [[Internal Revenue Service]] Headquarters in Las Vegas,<ref>{{cite news|last=Packer|first=Adrienne|title=Molasky joins with Goodman on downtown: Mayor confirms development project with former critic in State of the City address|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-15-Wed-2003/news/20479077.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=January 15, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227041954/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-15-Wed-2003/news/20479077.html|archivedate=December 27, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Council OKs tax breaks for developer|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-23-Thu-2003/news/20534559.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=January 23, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041104010717/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-23-Thu-2003/news/20534559.html|archivedate=November 4, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Social Security Administration]] building in Las Vegas, the Casa Grande Re-entry Facility for the State of Nevada Department of Corrections, and the Clark County Detention Facility.<ref name="molaskygroup"/><ref>[http://www.molaskyco.com/portfolio.html The Molasky Group of Companies: Portfolio]</ref> Molasky also purchased the [[List of condominiums in Las Vegas#Regency Towers|Regency Towers]] high-rise condominium tower after it went into foreclosure in the 1970s.<ref name=LVS-Apr8-1999>{{cite news|last=Macy|first=Robert|title=Developers pitching pricey penthouses as Vegas enters the condo market|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/apr/08/developers-pitching-pricey-penthouses-as-vegas-ent/|accessdate=March 16, 2017|work=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|date=April 8, 1999}}</ref> Molasky and [[Steve Wynn]] later built the [[Park Towers (Las Vegas)|Park Towers]] high-rise condominiums, completed in 2001.<ref name=Aug2001>{{cite news|last=Leong|first=Grace|title=Suit challenges lien against Park Towers|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/aug/09/suit-challenges-lien-against-park-towers/|accessdate=March 16, 2017|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=August 9, 2001}}</ref> In 2007, his company completed the [[Molasky Corporate Center]] in [[downtown Las Vegas]]. It is a [[green building]] used for office space, and is the only building by Molasky to use his name.<ref name=Award>{{cite news|title=Molasky Corporate Center wins major award|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/%E2%80%8Bmolasky-corporate-center-wins-major-award/|accessdate=March 22, 2018|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=May 17, 2014}}</ref>
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==Personal life and death==
Molasky was married to
*Steven Molasky.<ref name="molaskygroup"/>
*Andrew Molasky.<ref name="molaskygroup"/>
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