By Jotham Sederstrom 9/07/10 4:33pm

Distressed for Success: Donald Cogsville on His Eponymous I-Firm’s Delicate Dance

Since 2007, the Cogsville Group has aligned itself with some of the largest development projects and distressed assets in the nation, including Brooklyn’s 46-building Starrett City complex. A former lawyer at Skadden Arps and investment banker at Merrill Lynch, founder Donald Cogsville, 45, discussed the private-equity firm’s $1.8 billion purchase of F.D.I.C. real estate loans Read More

By Dana Rubinstein 11/25/08 11:51pm

Yes, No, Maybe So: Starrett City Deal Enters Parlor Game Land

Donald Cogsville, the unusually attractive real estate developer, former pro soccer player and one of the two remaining bidders for Starrett City, sought to downplay reports that the sale of the nation’s largest federally subsidized housing complex is at a standstill, saying the transaction could still be completed by the end of 2008.

“The Read More