Jordon Perlmutter

Perlmutter was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in 1931, the son of Abe and Dora Perlmutter. and together founded Perl-Mack Enterprises. His brother-in-law, Bill Morrison, would later join the firm. Perl-Mack introduced the concept of planned communities to Denver with the 1959 construction of the 6,000 home Northglenn development, and later Montbello (1965) and Southglenn (now part of Centennial, Colorado). Perl-Mack Enterprises built over 22,000 single and multi-family homes throughout the Denver metropolitan area as well Northglenn Mall, Southglenn Mall, and Southwest Plaza. In 1983, Perl-Mack was dissolved and he went into business with his sons, Jay, and founded Jordon Perlmutter & Co. Later his son-in-law, Shell D. Cook, and son Jonathan would join the company. ==Philanthropy and boardships==

In 2009, Perlmutter was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Colorado real estate community. He served as a trustee at the University of Denver from 1991 to 2006. He served on the board of directors on Shalom Cares, a Jewish not-for-profit nursing home and retirement community in Aurora that he had helped to build in 1992. Perlmutter has served on the boards of directors of the Rose Medical Center and the Anti-Defamation League Executive Committee. ==Personal life==

In 1953, Perlmutter married Essie Lou Goldberg; Services were held at the Hebrew Educational Alliance; he is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery. ==References==