George Tsakopoulos Explained

George Tsakopoulos
Birth Date:July 7, 1927
Birth Place:Rizes, Arcadia, Greece
Death Place:Sacramento, California, U.S.
Nationality:Greek
Occupation:Real estate developer, businessman
Years Active:1964–2009 (his death)
Known For:Founder, Tsakopoulos Investments
Relatives:Angelo Tsakopoulos (brother)
Eleni Kounalakis (niece)

George Tsakopoulos (Γιώργος Τσιακόπουλος; July 7, 1927– June 15, 2009)[1] was a prominent real estate developer and co-founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, California. Among his more recent and noteworthy accomplishments were the development of the 25 story skyscraper at 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento, which was completed in May 2009 as well as the naming of his company as Sacramento "Developer of the Year" for 2008.[2] Tsakopoulos, who was born in Rizes, Greece, and was wounded in the Greek Civil War, arrived in United States in 1955.[3] George's younger brother, Angelo Tsakopoulos, founded Sacramento's AKT Development Inc. George would also become a major investor with his younger brother in Sacramento real estate with his company, Tsakopoulos Investments.[4] Tsakopoulos died at the age of 81 in Sacramento, California.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ancestry.com. Ssdi. Ancestry.com.
  2. News: San Francisco Business Journal – Developer of the Year.
  3. Web site: Sacramento Bee – Noted Developer George Tsakopoulos. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090621020645/http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1950922.html. 2009-06-21.
  4. Web site: Sacramento Business Journal – Developer George Tsakopoulos. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090621020645/http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1950922.html. 2009-06-21.
  5. Web site: Obit. Legacy.com. 23 March 2016.
  6. Web site: The birth of Katherin Tsakopoulos . 2024-07-17 . www.californiabirthindex.org.
  7. Web site: The birth of Angelo Tsakopoulos . www.californiabirthindex.org . 2024-07-17.
  8. Web site: Tsakopoulos Investments. 2020-12-29. 2020-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025012631/https://sites.google.com/site/gktsak/. dead.
  9. Web site: Developer George Tsakopoulos dies - Sacramento Business Journal . www.bizjournals.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090620021332/http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/06/15/daily16.html . 20 June 2009 . dead.