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Morton S. Wolf (1907 – June 5, 1976) was a realty executive. He was the founder of Spencer-Taylor Inc., a real estate development and hotel management firm. He founded the company together with his brother Charles S. Wolf. Under Wolf's direction, Spencer-Taylor over the years operated the Ritz Tower, Delmonico, the Mayflower, Surrey, One Fifth Avenue, Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including Washington Square Village in New York City, and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, which included Chatham Center. As part of the Chatham project, he conceived the idea of placing a hotel atop an office building.

Wolf traveled abroad as a real estate consultant for the State Department under President Harry S. Truman in 1950. Among his many philanthropic activities, he served on the board of St. Vincent's Hospital, and was a real estate consultant for the Archdiocese of New York.

Wolf died in New Rochelle Hospital. He lived in Larchmont, NY.

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-'''Morton S. Wolf''' (1907 – June 5, 1976) was a realty executive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morton S. Wolf |url=https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4512544 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |language=en}}</ref> He was the founder of [[Spencer-Taylor Inc]]., a [[real estate]] development and hotel management [[Company|firm]]. He founded the company together with his brother [[Charles S. Wolf]]. Under Wolf's direction, Spencer-Taylor over the years operated the [[Ritz Tower]], [http://nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/delmonicos.pdf Delmonico], the Mayflower, Surrey, [[One Fifth Avenue (building)|One Fifth Avenue]], Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including [[Washington Square Village]] in [[New York City]], and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the [[Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh)|Golden Triangle]] in [[Pittsburgh]], which included [[Chatham Center]]. As part of the Chatham project, he conceived the idea of placing a hotel atop an office building.
+'''Morton S. Wolf''' (1907 – June 5, 1976) was a realty executive. He was the founder of Spencer-Taylor Inc., a real estate development and hotel management firm. He founded the company together with his brother [[Charles S. Wolf]]. Under Wolf's direction, Spencer-Taylor over the years operated the [[Ritz Tower]], [http://nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/delmonicos.pdf Delmonico], the Mayflower, Surrey, [[One Fifth Avenue (building)|One Fifth Avenue]], Beaux-Arts, and Peter Cooper hotels. He conceived and developed a number of real estate projects, including [[Washington Square Village]] in [[New York City]], and contributed to the Renaissance I building projects in the [[Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh)|Golden Triangle]] in [[Pittsburgh]], which included [[Chatham Center]]. As part of the Chatham project, he conceived the idea of placing a hotel atop an office building.
 Wolf traveled abroad as a real estate consultant for the State Department under President [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1950. Among his many philanthropic activities, he served on the board of [[St. Vincent's Hospital (Manhattan)|St. Vincent's Hospital]], and was a real estate consultant for the [[Archdiocese of New York]].