From the September issue: Peter Duncan, the president of George Comfort & Sons, would
probably not be faulted by many in the real estate community for
whooping it up with a big “I told you so” to all those who predicted he
would never seal the deal on the purchase of Worldwide Plaza. But
unlike many of his contemporaries, Duncan refuses to take a victory lap
to celebrate the deal, or boast about his prowess in timing the market. “It’s like any acquisition. Buyer’s remorse kicked in immediately,” Duncan told The Real Deal, in a half-joking sort of way. His
Madison Avenue-based firm, which previously owned more than 7 million
square feet of office space, had until recently been a rather
low-profile operation in New York. [more]