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Atlas Capital buys Morningside Heights resi building for $72M

by Eddie Small | December 12, 2018 04:00PM

Hotelier Richard Born is selling a Morningside Heights building to Atlas Capital Group for $72.2 million in an all-cash...

The Closing: Richard Born

by Rich Bockmann | March 16, 2018 07:30AM

From the March issue: Richard Born co-owns the largest portfolio of independent hotels in New York, with an empire spanning 28 properties and 5,000 rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn. BD Hotels — which Born founded...

Brokers win $1.2M in six-year-long commission battle

by Rich Bockmann | November 21, 2017 07:00AM

A pair of brokers who were cheated out of commission on a $28 million contract got paid off —...

BD Hotels scores $62M loan to refi the Mercer Hotel

by Miriam Hall | June 20, 2017 12:50PM

BD Hotels’ Richard Born and Ira Drukier secured $62 million to refinance the Mercer Hotel in Soho, according to...

Sam Chang to buy vacant Koreatown site for $42.5M

December 08, 2016 04:00PM

Sam Chang is snapping up a vacant Koreatown development site at 292 Fifth Avenue from fellow hotelier Richard Born...

Hotelier Richard Born plans 350-unit residential building in Hell’s Kitchen

by E.B. Solomont | August 16, 2016 12:10PM

Sorry, tourists! Hotelier Richard Born is rolling out the welcome mat for permanent guests with his latest project in...

BD Hotels to bring resi units to Times Square “pod” hotel

by E.B. Solomont | May 25, 2016 03:50PM

The hoteliers behind the trendy Mercer Hotel, Stanhope Hotel and Hotel Élysée are adding a residential concept to their...

Judge slams hotelier Richard Born over legal antics

July 29, 2015 10:50AM

Boutique hotel pioneer Richard Born is throwing his weight around in his $50 million legal fight with business partner...

HP signs lease for Chelsea Art Museum building

October 26, 2011 01:43PM

Chelsea Art Museum buildingThe Chelsea Art Museum is about to be replaced by Hewlett-Packard, which has special plans for...

BD Hotels buys Salvation Army Midtown tower for $28M

by Adam Pincus | July 22, 2010 06:30PM

145 East 39th Street, Christen Portelli and Robert Freedman Hotel owners Richard Born and Ira Drukier, principals with BD...