Responsible Capitalism: Conversation with Douglas Durst, Co-President of The Durst Organization
The Healing Arts Guide is very proud to continue our series called Responsible Capitalism. In each issue,we feature enlightening conversations with corporate leaders who are dedicated to producing sustainable products through strategic initiatives and innovation.
Date 2007-02-01
Author Karen Kim
All in the Families: The Dursts
Private equity firms and REITs may be charging into commercial real estate, but these multigenerational clans still control huge chunks of New York City's iconic skyline.
Date 2007-01-06
Author Christopher Tkaczyk, Corey Hajim
The Influentials: Architecture and Design
Douglas Durst: Co-president, the Durst Organization. If New York finally goes green, it will be because of one building: One Bryant Park, developed by Durst and designed by architects Cook + Fox, is shaped like a set of sails and equipped with its own natural-gas power plant, waterless urinals, and air-conditioning on ice.
Date 2006-05-08
Durst Buildings Install State-of-the-Art First Responder Systems
One of New York's biggest real estate companies will upgrade radio transmissions in its high-rise office buildings by installing a state-of-the-art, high-tech communications system to assist firefighters, medical technicians, police and other rescuers who are first on the scene in responding to emergencies.
One Bryant Park; The most ambitious eco-friendly skyscraper
Set to rise 54 stories above Manhattan, the crystalline Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park will incorporate an unrivaled number of environmentally friendly technologies, from its windows to its toilets.
Date 2005-01-08