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Durst, Onetime Critic, Wins Bid for Stake in 1 WTC

The Durst Organization won the right to be an equity partner with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1 World Trade Center, the 1,776-foot tower under construction at the Ground Zero site in lower Manhattan.

Publication Bloomberg Businessweek
Date 2010-07-08
Author David M. Levitt

Durst Selected to Buy Stake in One World Trade

Douglas Durst, the taciturn scion of a three-generation real estate empire, has been selected to buy a stake in One World Trade Center, besting in a bidding contest Stephen Ross, the aggressive developer who chairs Related Companies.

Publication The New York Observer
Date 2010-07-07
Author Eliot Brown

With Partner Selected, Trade Center Project Discredits Some Naysayers

The announcement on Wednesday that the powerful Durst real estate family had won a hotly contested bidding contest for a stake in 1 World Trade Center represented a remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of the $3.3 billion skyscraper since its inception six years ago.

Publication The New York Times
Date 2010-07-07
Author Charles V. Bagli

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Douglas Durst

Mr. Durst, 65, is the chairman of the Durst Organization, one of the city’s largest family-owned real estate businesses. He is also co-president with his cousin Jonathan, known as Jody, though he plans to relinquish that position. The company owns properties throughout Manhattan, including the Bank of America Tower, which attained platinum LEED certification

Publication The New York Times
Date 2010-06-16
Author Vivian Marino
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