Gary Barnett is the founder and president of Extell Development, one of the most active development companies in New York City.
Barnett made his fortune in the diamond trade. He became active through Extell in the 1990s, ramping up his number of projects, both residential and commercial, significantly during the pre-recession boom. On the residential side, Barnett's projects have included the 1,000-foot One57; the 37-story Ariel East and 31-story Ariel West condos at 100th Street and Broadway; the Lucida rentals and condos (more than 170 apartments in all, some as big as five bedrooms) at 151 East 85th Street; the 26-unit 995 Fifth Avenue, where some of the condos occupy an entire floor; the 271-unit Rushmore at 80 Riverside Boulevard; the 150-unit Aldyn nearby at 60 Riverside Boulevard and most recently, the $2.98 billion, 1,550 feet tall Central Park Tower at 217 West 57th Street, which is in development.
On the commercial side, Barnett's projects include the 750,000-square-foot, 34-story International Gem Tower, which topped out in March 2012, and the 1.5 million-square-foot World Product Centre at 555 West 33rd Street, the site of the old Copacabana.
Born Gershon Swiatycki, Barnett grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side and earned a math degree from Queens College and a master's in economics from Hunter College.
My Account page or Subscribe to one of the download plans.
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000
805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 212-712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

805 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000

660 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY, (212) 712-6000
- Event Sales
- Address 332 West 44th Street
- Neighborhood Midtown West
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 44,564
- Price $ 29,000,000
- Price per foot $ 650.75
- Publication Date 03/01/2012
- Event Date 01/21/2012
- Party 1 Central Parking System
- Party 2 Extell Development
- Event Sales
- Address 25 West 20th Street
- Neighborhood Flatiron
- Borough Manhattan
- Price $ 28,000,000
- Publication Date 10/01/2007
- Event Date 08/22/2007
- Party 1 Banner Parking
- Party 1 Brokerage Eastern Consolidated
- Party 1 Broker Brian Ezratty
- Party 2 Gary Barnett, Extell Development
- Event Sales
- Address 72-76 Greene Street
- Neighborhood SoHo
- Borough Manhattan
- Price $ 23,000,000
- Publication Date 11/01/2005
- Event Date 09/17/2005
- Party 1 Gary Barnett, Extell Development
- Party 1 Brokerage Eastern Consolidated
- Party 1 Broker Brian Ezratty, Scott Ellard
- Party 2 Red Brick Properties Inc.
- Party 2 Brokerage Eastern Consolidated
- Party 2 Broker Deborah Gutoff, Heidi Burkhart
- Event Sales
- Building Name 72-76 Greene Street
- Address 76 Greene Street
- Neighborhood Soho
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 45,000
- Price $ 23,000,000
- Price per foot $ 511.11
- Publication Date 11/01/2005
- Event Date 09/22/2005
- Party 1 Gary Barnett, Extell Development
- Party 1 Brokerage Eastern Consolidated
- Party 1 Broker Brian Ezratty, Scott Ellard
- Party 2 Red Brick Properties Inc.
- Party 2 Brokerage Eastern Consolidated
- Party 2 Broker Deborah Gutoff, Heidi Burkhart
- Event Sales
- Building Name former Hard Rock Cafe building
- Address 220 West 58th Street
- Neighborhood Midtown West
- Borough Manhattan
- Square feet 160,000
- Price $ 67,500,000
- Price per foot $ 421.88
- Publication Date 10/01/2005
- Event Date 08/22/2005
- Party 1 Brokerage Grubb & Ellis
- Party 1 Broker Vincent Carrega, Stuart Penan
- Party 2 Gary Barnett-led group