About Harry
A Word from the Owner
Welcome to Fath Properties. We are one of the largest, family owned (single-owner) and operated business with over 7,500 units on 27 properties. We have over 200 associates who are dedicated to making your stay enjoyable. As with most products or services, you have a wide selection of apartments from which to choose. You need to select an apartment that fits your standards and provides the services and amenities you want.
More than fifty years ago, as a young lawyer, I bought a 6-unit apartment building and worked very hard at finding out what my customers wanted and what type of customers I wanted. It became clear that good residents wanted a clean, quiet, and well-maintained place to live. Therefore, in order to give our residents what they wanted we needed rules on cars, balconies, noise and anything that detracts from our good resident’s peaceful enjoyment of their living. Most apartment communities have many of the same rules and regulations. The biggest difference is that we are committed to enforcing them.
One of our unique policies is the Vehicle Condition Agreement that is part of our Rental Criteria and an Addendum to the Lease Agreement. Amazingly it came from our applicants consistently telling us the first thing they looked at were the cars in the parking lot. If the cars were disabled, heavily dented, rusted, unsightly, they assumed the property was poorly operated and their neighbors would be unacceptable. We understand that your automobile is a personal item and as such is your right to drive whatever you want, however from our research, this is something most good customers requested, and we do have the right to provide. If you truly want a clean, quiet, well-maintained place to live and will abide by the rules, I believe we are your best option. If you do not care and do not wish to follow the rules, then you will not be happy living with us. As stated, you have many selections from which to choose, we hope you choose us.
Sincerely,
Harry Fath
Fath Properties
Harry Fath Bio
As a young lawyer, Harry Fath bought a six–unit apartment building. Following his entrepreneurial spirit, he continued to buy apartments and eventually gave up law and devoted his time to developing Fath Properties.
He has devoted himself to community service for the last 25 years in addition to his day job. He has been President of the Opera, served on the Board and Executive Committee of CISE, Cincinnati Symphony, Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum of Art and has been a generous contributor to the Cincinnati Zoo, Parks, Arts, CISE, Lighthouse Youth Services and many other community organizations. Most recently Harry and Linda pledged 10 million as the lead giver to a 50-million dollar capital campaign for scholarships to St. Xavier High School. Many years ago Harry initiated the renovation of Music Hall and is a major contributor and committed to that project moving forward. One of the many other things Harry and Linda support is Mercy Ships—a state-of-the-art hospital that serves African residents with no access to medical services.
Harry was awarded the 2012 Humanitarian of the Year with Lighthouse Youth Services, the 2010 Gentlemen of Style & Substance by cincinnatiprofile.com and recognized as the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He and his wife Linda have four children.
Civic & Business Activities:
University of Cincinnati Foundation Member
Cincinnati Opera Board Member, 1995–Present:
- President of the Board, 2003–2006
- Chairman of the Board, 2007–2010
Catholic Inner–City Schools Education (CISE) Executive Committee, Board and Advisory Member 1998–present:
- Chairman of the 20M Capital Campaign
University of Notre Dame Law School:
- Advisory Council 2000–present
American Friends of the Louvre
Alexis de Tocqueville Society Million Dollar Roundtable
Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees:
- Executive Committee 2005–2011
Taft Museum Board Member, 2000–2004
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees, 2000–2004
Boys Hope/Girls Hope Advisory Board
Greater Cincinnati Apartment Association, Founder and Past President
On–going fundraising for schools, arts, zoo and other community projects
Awards & Honors:
Humanitarian of the Year–Lighthouse Youth Services, 2012
Gentlemen of Style & Substance Award, 2010
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Cincinnatians of the Year, 2009
St. Xavier High School Insignis Recipient, 2008
Scripps-Cobett Award of Excellence, 2008
Artlinks Connecting Kids to Arts, 2006
University of Cincinnati Distinguished Real Estate Service Award, 2005
Cincinnati Post-Corbett Award Finalist, 2005
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2001
Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Apartment Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
Deloitte and Cincinnati Enquirer Greater Cincinnati 100
Carl H. Lindner Award for Entrepreneurial and Civic Spirit
Affiliations:
Cincinnati Commonwealth Club
Cincinnati Country Club, OH
Hyde Park Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
Queen City Club, Cincinnati, OH
Birchwood Country Club, Harbor Springs, MI
Harbor Point Golf Club, MI
True North Country Club, Harbor Springs, MI
Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells, CA
The Reserve Club, Indian Wells, CA
In The News:
Owner and President, Harry Fath
- Read Article – Published July 29, 2006
St. Xavier Magazine
- Read Article – Published November 4, 2013
Endowed Law Library Collection
- Read Article – Published August 18, 2014
Harry Fath Donates $5M to Music Hall Renovation
- Read Article – Published May 1, 2015
Cincinnati Opera Announces $15M Campaign
- Read Article – Published July 26th, 2015
Cincinnati Gorilla World Expansion
- Read Article – Published January 27, 2016
Expanding Gorilla World
- Read Article – Published January 27th, 2016
Fath’s Issue Challenge with $50M Gift to Lidner Cenyter of HOPE
- Read Article – Published December 18, 2017
Fath in Board of Trustees at Opera
- Read Article – Published January 2017
CET - Showcase with Barbara Kellar Interview
- Read Article – Aired July 13, 2017
Biggest Donation Ever to the Cincinnati Zoo
- Read Article – Published June 7, 2018
University of Notre Dame Gift
- Read Article – Published November 17, 2021
$50 Million to Medical Nonprofit
- Read Article – Published December 16, 2021
St. Xavier High School Donation
- Read Article – Published February 16, 2022
Cincinnati Philanthropist Helps Promote Success
- Read Article – Published September 1, 2022
Harry and Linda Fath Make Transformational Gift to Xavier University
- Read Article – Published November 22, 2022
Harry and Linda Fath Pledge Million Dollar Match for Purcell Marian High School
- Read Article – Published November 30, 2022
$50 Million Gift to Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
- Read Article – Published December 19, 2022
Faths Pledge Historic Gift to CISE
- Read Article – Published December 22, 2022
Cincinnati Zoo Announces Opening Date for Massive Elephant Trek
- Read Article – Published September 18, 2024
The Quiet Catalysts: For All Their Vast Donations, The Faths' Bigger Aim Is to Push Pthers to Do Their Part
- Read Article – Published November 27, 2024
Carl H. Lindner Award for Entrepreneurial and Civic Spirit
- Read Article – Published November 13, 2025
