Walter J. Hinneberg

Walter Jurgen Hinneberg (born 30 January 1919, date of death unknown) was a German shipbroker[1] and real estate investor from Hamburg, Germany. In 1958, he founded the Walter J. Hinneberg GmbH in Hamburg.[2][3]

Life and career

Hinneberg was born in Hamburg, Germany on 30 January 1919.[4][5] In 1982, his daughter Anita, his sons, the twins Walter and Christian Hinneberg (born 1953), together with two German business partners, bought the property and the high-rise 40 Wall Street in New York City from the previous owner, the insurer Metropolitan Life Insurance.[6][7] Hinneberg is deceased.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Containers - Hinneberg family offers the personal touch - Lloyd's List". www.lloydslist.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  2. ^ Sims, Andreas. Traumschiffe des Sozialismus: die Geschichte der DDR-Urlauberschiffe 1953-1990 pgs 618-619. Metropol, 2010
  3. ^ "Walter J Hinneberg GmbH: Company Profile". Bloomberg News.
  4. ^ "Hinneberg, Walter, J. (Schiffsmakler, geb. 1919, 1989 70 Jahre alt)". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  5. ^ "Walter Jurgen Hinneberg". Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900–1965. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Perspectives: 40 Wall Street; Asian Buyer Accepts a Leasing Challenge". The New York Times. 20 June 1993.
  7. ^ "Inside Trump's Most Valuable Tower: Felons, Dictators and Girl Scouts". Bloomberg News.
  8. ^ "40 Wall Street". arch InForm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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