Aby Rosen
From the July issue: Lately it seems developer Aby Rosen’s every business relationship is worthy of its own daytime soap opera. While Rosen and his company RFR Holding have been in the news a lot since the downturn hit because of struggles at 610 Lexington Avenue, which is on the brink of foreclosure, and because of a split with hotelier Ian Schrager, in the last few months the headlines have been even more fast, furious — and personal — than normal.
In May and June alone, multiple news outlets, including The Real Deal , have published accounts of Rosen’s business feuds. They include: turmoil with his long–time business partner and friend Michael Fuchs; a nasty lawsuit filed by investor Harry Lis involving the sale of one of their joint investments; and a salacious dispute Rosen had with billionaire partner Peter Brant, who is selling his stake in RFR’s Seagram’s Building. According to Crain’s, Brant is selling his stake partially because of “disparaging remarks” Rosen and Fuchs made about Brant’s wife, Stephanie Seymour, whom he’s divorcing. [more]
