The founder of United Housing Foundation, Abraham E. Kazan, had also known Cashmore for years. In some ways, Kazan’s career had unfolded on a parallel track to Fred Trump’s. Both entered the field in the 1920s and considered themselves masters of containing costs. Both would oversee the construction of about twenty-five thousand housing units in their lifetimes. Where they diverged was on the final destination of the money. The money Fred Trump saved on expenses went to Fred Trump. The money United Housing saved on expenses went toward lowering costs for tenants.
