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Douglas Durst

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton with NYPD officers and press.

Afternoon Bulletin: NYPD Officers Miserable in Their Jobs and More

In a survey released by the police union, 86 percent of officers would not recommend the job to family members.
By Parker Richards
Douglas Durst.

Strong Foundation

Call Douglas Durst the anti-real estate developer. Though he spends his days planning to erect New York City’s tallest buildings, such as 1 World Trade Center, Mr. Durst also devotes his free time to contemplating how to create and preserve public parks and open spaces. Mr. Durst’s pursuits might seem contradictory, but have a thru line: improving urban space.
By Guelda Voien

Avenue of the LEDs: Leo Villareal's Largest Installation Is Inside a New Durst Office Lobby

Sixth Avenue is a haven for corporate art, from Robert Indian’s Love to Curved Cube outside the Time Life Building,
By dbrundyobserver

Avenue of the LEDs: Leo Villareal’s Largest Installation Is Inside a New Durst Office Lobby

By Matt Chaban

His Ship’s Come In: Hedgie Michael Novogratz Named Chairman of Friends of Hudson River Park

By Matt Chaban
Let's take this plan for a spin. (Dattner Architects)

Douglas Durst Floats Plan for Tech Offices and Galleries to Save Pier 40

By Matt Chaban
Big, pointy apartments. (Durst/Fetner)

BIG News: Planning Commission Approves Durst’s 57th Street Pyramid Apartments

By Matt Chaban

Parks and Wreck: The Fight for Pier 40 and the Myth of Public Parks

By Matt Chaban
Adrift. (HRP Trust)

Sinking Pier 40: Durst Leaves Hudson River Park Amid Mutiny Over Its Future

By Matt Chaban
Little help? (agent j loves nyc/Flickr)

Douglas Durst Wants to Put Lofts for Techies and Galleries in Pier 40 to Keep It Afloat

By Matt Chaban
Stick to your back yard. (Durst Organization)

Durst in China: Development Is for Locavores

By Matt Chaban

A BIG Nothing: Durst Planning, But Not Building, Tiny Apartment Building Next to West 57th Street Pyramid

By Matt Chaban

Hide the Cots! Mayor Threatens The Observer With Building Inspectors at Hudson River Park Fete

By Patrick Clark

SCOPE-ing Out West 57th Street: Art Fair Takes Over Durst Pyramid Site for the Weekend

By Matt Chaban
Peter Hauspurg. (Illustration by Joao Maio Pinto)

Peter Hauspurg on Mastering the Middle

By Daniel Geiger

Douglas Durst: Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Leadership Recipient

By Janon Fisher
Bette Midler and Steve Wonder at the Waldorf

Bette Midler's Hulaween Party Brings Out the (Undead) Stars; Makes Trees Grow on Money

By Drew Grant
Could be Manhattan, could be Taiwan.

Great Wall Falls: Dursts Finally Leave Manhattan

By Matt Chaban

On Condé’s Deal at 1 WTC

By Laura Kusisto

The Most Powerful People in Real Estate Ink Three New Leases

By Laura Kusisto

Douglas Durst: ‘Showings’ Afoot for Conde Space; China Trip for 1 WTC ‘Like Davos’

By Laura Kusisto

Durst in China: Please Come Fill One WTC

By Laura Kusisto

Durst Opens New Era with BIG Apartment Pyramid [Video]

By Matt Chaban

Nearing Release of All Good Things, Durst Organization Pivots Away From Legal Action

By Zeke Turner
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