Liong Seen Kwee

The 4 Kwee siblings Kwee Liong Keng, Kwee Liong Tek, Kwee Liong Seen and Kwee Liong Phing, who own privately-held property and hospitality group, Pontiac Land, are known for their passion for art and architecture. Their Ritz-Carlton in Singapore, for example, displays works of artists like Frank Stella and Dale Chihuly and offers an art tour for guests and visitors. Pontiac owns other luxury piles such as Millennia Walk, Patina, Capella, and the Conrad Centennial, as well as iconic office high rises such as Millenia Tower and Centennial Tower. Pontiac, has teamed up with Goldman Sachs and Houston developer Hines, for a $1.3 billion project to build a 72-story Manhattan luxury residential tower next door to the Museum of Modern Art that will also include a 36,000 square foot gallery space for MoMa. The company was founded by their Indonesian father Henry Kwee, a textile trader and real estate developer who migrated to Singapore in 1958.