Durst taking LEED in setting new green standards
The Durst Organization is out to set the standard for green building — literally.
Date 2012-11-14
Author Sarah Trefethen
Massive Composting Scheme Planned for Green Skyscrapers
HELL'S KITCHEN — And you thought separating your paper and plastics was a chore. The pioneering developers at The Durst Organization plan to launch a revolutionary composting program at the 600-unit Helena building, at 601 W. 57th St., within the next few months.
Date 2012-10-15
Author Matthew Katz
H&M COMING TO 4 TIMES SQUARE
The Durst Organization today announced that H&M has a signed a lease for 42,500 square feet on three floors at the retail space at 4 Times Square. Previously leased to the ESPN Zone, the space boasts over 165 feet of street frontage on the North East Corner of 42nd Street and Broadway at the entrance to Times Square.
Author The Durst Organization
H&M Fills a Large Gap in the Times Square Retail Profile
Despite Times Square's popularity, the entertainment mecca for nearly two years has had a gaping hole: the retail space that was vacated by the arcade-style restaurant ESPN Zone. Now, it's finally being filled. Expanding Swedish discount retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB has cut a deal for the three-floor space at 4 Times Square, the latest sign that international fashion brands are willing to pay dearly for high-profile locations in the area frequented by tens of millions of tourists each year.
Date 2012-10-07
Author Laura Kusisto
3 Bidders Left to Run World Trade Center Observatory
And then there were three. A French firm, a Canadian outfit and the company that runs the stadiums for the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees are the finalists in a fierce eight-way competition to operate what will be one of the highest and presumably most lucrative observatories in the nation, at 1 World Trade Center, according to bidders and other executives involved in the bidding process.
Date 2012-09-27
Author CHARLES V. BAGLI