History | The Kislak Organization | Real estate services | Financial Services| Mortgage Corporation

1906	Founded as Kislak Realty by Julius I. Kislak in Hoboken, N. J. “J. I.,” as Julius Kislak was known, established the business by knocking on doors, introducing the Kislak name to one client at a time and providing comprehensive customer service. J. I. was instrumental in developing the art of commercial real estate brokerage.

1938	Julius Kislak’s son, Jay I. Kislak, began working at the family owned business.

1953	Jay I. Kislak founded J.I. Kislak Mortgage Corporation and moved the company’s operations to Miami, Florida.

1963	Jay I. Kislak founded The Kislak National Bank.

1970	The New Jersey and Florida–based operations merged into one commonly held entity, J.I. Kislak, Inc, and Jay I. Kislak became President of the organization.

1996	Sold J.I. Kislak Mortgage Corporation’s mortgage servicing portfolio to several banks. In the same year, J.I. Kislak Insurance Agency was also sold to a large, nationwide insurance firm.

2004	The Kislak National Bank was sold to Banco Popular.