Thomas L. Rich has continued F.D. Rich Co.’s storied history as a prominent Fairfield County developer and architect of Stamford’s skyline since taking over the company’s reins from his father, the late Robert Rich, in 1996.
Stamford projects completed under his leadership include Park Tower Stamford, a 35-story, 160-unit condominium complex built in 2010 at 1 Broad St., which is the city’s tallest building; and Summer House Stamford, a 22-story, 280-unit apartment complex constructed in 2016 at 184 Summer St.
Rich has overseen many other developments in the city, such as the 2005 construction of a six-story, 173,712-square-foot Target Super Store, at 21 Broad St., and a nine-story, 115-room Courtyard by Marriott.
F.D. Rich — which Thomas Rich’s grandfather, Frank D. Rich Sr., founded in 1920 — constructed many other buildings that still define the city’s skyline, including the 22-story, 300,000-square-foot Landmark Square office building, at One Landmark Square, in 1973.
In the 1980s, it built Four, Six, Eight and Ten Stamford Forum, which includes five buildings reaching 15 and 16 stories high that contain a total of 1 million square feet of office space in downtown Stamford.
Thomas Rich is an alum of Boston University’s School of Management. He also leads the Rich Foundation, which, according to its website, has given out over $8 million to a variety of Stamford area nonprofits involved in the arts, education, health care and social services.
Rich has served on various boards, including the Boys and Girls Club of Stamford.