New York City's Muss Development celebrates 100th anniversary.

Muss Development LLC, whose storied history in the Big pie predates the 5-cent subway fare, Ebbetts Field, the Empire State Building and the Coney Island Boardwalk and spans four generations, celebrated its 100th anniversary last month with a gala party hosted at one of its signature projects--the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge.

Founded in 1906 by Isaac Muss, who migrated to America from Russia, via Cape Town, South Africa, Muss Development has grown to become one of the largest development companies in New York City. The firm has completed more than 15 million square feet of commercial, residential, industrial and retail space throughout New York City.

Isaac Muss originally settled in Brooklyn with his wife and eleven children, and he became a national pioneer in the development of tract housing. Meanwhile, Isaac's son, Hyman became acquainted with the family business, and went on to build dozens of hallmark projects throughout Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Today, the company is led by Joshua L. Muss (Hyman's son), who joined in 1965, with fourth-generation Jason A. Muss and Joseph I. Muss acting as principals.

More than 450 of Muss Development's past and current business partners, local elected officials, community leaders and other friends of the widely-respected New York City firm attended the event, which included a live band and a ballroom-length timeline tracing Muss Development's history in context with other notable local and national historic milestones that occurred in the past century.