Durst Organization employees not vaccinated by Labor Day will be fired: report
The Durst Organization has a tough message for the hundreds of its non-union employees in its corporate offices: Get vaccinated or get fired The family-run, New York real estate empire expects its corporate employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 6, or they will be “separated from the company,” a spokesman confirmed to The Post. Employees with a medical or religious objection to the jab will be dealt with on a case by case basis and may receive an “accommodation,” spokesman Jordan Barowitz added. The policy was communicated to the company’s 350 corporate employees in June, Barowitz said, and…
Date 2021-07-29
Author Lisa Fickenscher
Here’s how companies are responding to the rise in coronavirus cases.
Companies are rushing to revisit their coronavirus precautions, with some mandating vaccines and pushing back targets for when employees are expected to return to the office, as cases rise across the United States, fueled by the Delta variant and slower pace of vaccinations Lyft said on Wednesday that it would not require employees to return to the office until February, while Twitter said it would close its newly reopened offices in San Francisco and New York and indefinitely postpone other reopening plans. Their actions follow announcements by authorities in California and New York City that they will require hundreds of…
Author The New York Times
City Worker Vaccine Mandate Has Private Employers in NYC Scrambling
A deluge of vaccine and testing orders from multiple levels of government this week is forcing New York’s private employers to wrestle with adopting new policies to maintain a healthy workplace without violating worker rights Contractors, building trades leaders, and union officials conferred with real estate leaders on Tuesday to determine the best course of action for nudging skeptical employees to get vaccinated and launch testing programs, sources told Commercial Observer. Employers had been reluctant to jump ahead of government guidelines on vaccinations before setting their own policies. Some companies have established voluntary incentives, like asking for proof of vaccination…
Date 2021-07-29
Author Aaron Short
Sven Wraps Up Construction At 29-37 41st Avenue In Long Island City, Queens
It looks like construction is coming to a close on Sven, a 762-foot-tall skyscraper at 29-37 41st Avenue and the second-tallest building in Long Island City, Queens. Also known as Queens Plaza Park, the 67-story tower is designed by Handel Architects for The Durst Organization and will yield 958 rental units with interiors designed by Selldorf Architects, including 300 units set aside as affordable housing. Hunter Roberts is the general contractor and Jaros, Baum & Bolles Engineering administered the mechanical systems for the project, which is bound by Northern Boulevard to the east, Queens Plaza North and Dutch Kills Green…
Date 2021-07-28
Author Michael Young
Deals of the Day: July 19
Vidaris signs 19,000 SF deal in Midtown Address: 151 W. 42nd St. Tenant: Vidaris Landlord: Durst Organization Lease size: 19,000 SF Asset type: Office Brokers: Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Lauren Ferrentino of Durst Organization represented the landlord. Grocer signs 40-year lease in the Bronx Address: 2856 Webster Ave., Bronx Tenant: Cherry Valley Marketplace Landlord: Douglaston Development Lease size: 12,373 SF Asset type: Retail Tenant expands at Feil Organization's 551 Fifth Ave. Address: 551 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Tenant: MidCap Financial Services Landlord: Feil Organization Lease size: 5,645 SF Price per SF: $65 Asset type: Office Brokers: Kevin Driscoll of the…
Author Natalie Sachmechi; Eddie Small
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