Wylie F. L. Tuttle

Wylie Fay Leon Tuttle[1] (died April 5, 2002) was an American real estate developer who was behind the construction of the Tour Montparnasse, the tallest building in Europe upon its completion in 1972.[2][3]

Biography

A native New Yorker, Tuttle graduated from Columbia College in 1944.[4] He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II. After the war, he joined the real estate firm known then as Brown, Wheelock, Harris & Stevens in New York. He then founded Collins-Tuttle with Arthur Collins in 1954.[5] He served as president of the company until he died.[2]

Tuttle seized the opportunity that arose out of Paris' growing need for urban development and decided to use American building expertise to help construct a modern landmark, stating at the time that "Paris needs a skyscraper and the competition here isn't as strong."[6] Tuttle and his associate, Herbert Papock, eventually enlisted a consortium of 17 French insurance companies and seven banks in the $140-million multiple-building project that became known as the Tour Montparnasse.[2][7] The financing was led by French industrialist Jean-Claude Aaron.[8][9][10]

After the complex was finished, Tuttle turned over the management to his French partners.[2] After his initial success in France, he continued his real estate ventures across the United States, and was also a founder and the first president of the Young Men's Real Estate Association.[2]

Tuttle died on April 5, 2002 at his home in Rock Hall, Maryland. He was 79.[4]

References
  1. "Wylie Fay Leon Tuttle (Jr.) Obituary". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. Pace, Eric (2002-04-06). "Wylie F. L. Tuttle, 79, Force Behind Paris Tower". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. "Montparnasse Tower - Parisian Skyscraper". e-architect. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. "Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. "Arthur Collins Sr". Greenwich Time. September 6, 2005. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. Aftandilian, Ara (August 1987). "THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FOREIGN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: A CASE STUDY OF CANARY WHARF, LONDON" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. Marlowe, Lara. "Tour Montparnasse contaminated with asbestos". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. "Jean-Claude Aaron, promoteur et homme d'affaires". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. "Bienvenue sur le site de Sefri-Cime". www.sefricime.fr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  10. Binder, Georges (2006). Tall Buildings of Europe, Middle East & Africa. Victoria, Australia: Images Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 1876907819.
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