Durst Selected to Buy Stake in One World Trade
Douglas Durst, the taciturn scion of a three-generation real estate empire, has been selected to buy a stake in One World Trade Center, besting in a bidding contest Stephen Ross, the aggressive developer who chairs Related Companies.
Date 2010-07-07
Author Eliot Brown
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Douglas Durst
Mr. Durst, 65, is the chairman of the Durst Organization, one of the city’s largest family-owned real estate businesses. He is also co-president with his cousin Jonathan, known as Jody, though he plans to relinquish that position. The company owns properties throughout Manhattan, including the Bank of America Tower, which attained platinum LEED certification
Date 2010-06-16
Author Vivian Marino
Date 2010-06-10
Always Reaching for the Sky
With an eye toward a greener city, the Durst family builds a legacy
Date 2010-06-08
Author Christopher Moore
Bank of America Building: A New Green Standard?
The 55-story BOA building — officially known as 1 Bryant Park — was always going to attract attention even on the crowded Manhattan skyline. At 1,200 ft. tall, it edges out the venerable Chrysler building for the honor of second tallest tower in the city. And its reflective, faceted shape and 255-ft. spire draw eyeballs from almost any angle. But what the building's owners, architect and developers like to talk about most are its green features, a host of innovations that have made the tower the first commercial high-rise to earn a platinum designation from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program — the official best-in-show judges for environmentally friendly architecture.
Date 2010-06-06
Author Jeffrey Kluger