There was plenty of red carpet at the Morgan Library as Costas Kondylis, the architect responsible for 86 NYC buildings, was feted at the May 11 premiere of “Building Stories,” a TRD-produced documentary about him.
The screening was swarming with Manhattan’s real estate elite, including developers Joe Moinian (interviewed in this month’s “The Closing”), Ziel Feldman, Robert Gladstone, Henry Justin, Izak Senbahar and Joe Sitt; brokerage firm heads Andrew Heiberger of Town Residential and Pam Liebman of Corcoran; superbrokers Wendy Maitland, Bruce Mosler, Louise Sunshine and more, including social luminaries Katherine Karadjordjevic, Crown Princess of Serbia, her dashing husband Prince Alexander, and will he-run-for-mayor Gristedes magnate John Catsimatidis.
The hourlong flick, which features interviews with Richard Meier, Aby Rosen and Larry Silverstein, among others, was directed by Toni Comas, scripted by TRD’s own editor-in-chief, Stuart Elliott, and produced by publisher Amir Korangy.
Donald Trump, who has commissioned Kondylis for multiple buildings, including superscraper Trump World Tower at 845 U.N. Plaza (until recently the world’s tallest residential building) and West Side redevelopment Riverside South, praised Kondylis effusively, saying, “I’ve never told you this, Costas, because I wanted you to keep your fees down.”
Korangy delivered introductory remarks at the screening, sponsored by Town Residential, and the evening included a talk by “Tabloid City” author Pete Hamill.
Also seen milling about were “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran, Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal, and real estate attorney Edward Mermelstein.
Reaction to “Building Stories” was warm — and even though he’s no longer a
presidential contender, The Donald didn’t hesitate to mention that he wants a documentary, too. Check out photos from the event below.