Feud with de Blasio pushes Durst to shelve Halletts Point
A longstanding feud between a scion of real estate and the mayor’s office has reached a breaking point. The...
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City Council launches probe into city pulling funding for Durst’s Halletts Point project
The City Council is investigating why the de Blasio administration yanked bond financing for part of the Durst Organization’s Halletts Point project. In November,...
After de Blasio-Durst feud, city pulled funding for Halletts Point building
City Hall nixed $43.5 million in public funding for the Durst Organization’s Halletts Point project without explanation amid a...
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What’s behind NYC’s literal sidewalk sales?
Nothing is off-limits in New York real estate and, yes, that includes sidewalks and streets. In fact, these curb-side...
Douglas Durst on how to build “a new neighborhood” in an unfamiliar land … Queens
After spending over 100 years building up a family real estate dynasty in Manhattan, the Durst Organization is now bringing a pair of massive...
Brooklyn Harvest Market signs on at Durst’s Halletts Point
Brooklyn Harvest Market will open a 25,000 square-foot store at the first building rising at the Durst Organization’s Halletts...
Durst Organization files plans for 652 units at Hallets Point complex
Durst Organization is planning two more mixed-used buildings at its Hallets Point development along the Queens waterfront, according to...
This ain’t 2015: Insiders say new 421a program will take time to impact market
When 421a expired in January 2016, the city’s investment-sales market had just wrapped up a banner year: $77 billion...
Durst taps EB-5 program to finance Astoria waterfront building
Life, liberty and the pursuit of capital. The Durst Organization is looking to raise a quarter of the funds...
Without 421a, another Astoria development put on hold
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, or in the case of 421a, it puts massive development projects on hold.