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In Memoriam
Sidney Unobskey, international real estate developer, philanthropist, husband, father, and grandfather passed away in January 2021.
Sidney was an early innovator in shopping mall development in Europe, Australia, and the United States. Later projects were conceived and built in Hawaii, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia. He pioneered the concept of multiple movie theaters under one roof.
Sidney created value well beyond real estate.
In 1967, Sidney worked closely with Senator Robert Kennedy on the redevelopment of Bedford-Stuyvesant. He then worked closely with Senator Kennedy on the 1968 presidential campaign.
In 1991, Sidney was appointed Chairman of the San Francisco Planning Commission to help lead the city’s recovery from the 1989 earthquake.
In 2006, he was appointed to the Roosevelt Campobello International Commission by President George W. Bush, where he served until 2020.
Sidney supported the St. Croix River Valley his entire life, including the Unobskey Scholars Program to provide scholarships for disadvantaged youth to attend Phillip’s Academy, Andover.
Sidney earned degrees from Phillip’s Academy, Andover, and Yale, where he endowed a Chair in American History.