The US is returning to early pandemic surges and restrictions. It's time to compel people to do the right thing, expert says
It has been months since Covid-19 vaccines were made available to most of the US population and things are looking much more like they did early in the pandemic: cases are surging, events are being postponed and restrictions are back The culprit is the insufficient rate of vaccinations, and a solution may be to mandate that people take action to protect themselves and their community, said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the US Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory committee. "We've hit a wall," Offit told CNN's…
Date 2021-07-29
Author Madeline Holcombe
Durst Organization employees not vaccinated by Labor Day will be fired: report
The Durst Organization has a tough message for the hundreds of its non-union employees in its corporate offices: Get vaccinated or get fired The family-run, New York real estate empire expects its corporate employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 6, or they will be “separated from the company,” a spokesman confirmed to The Post. Employees with a medical or religious objection to the jab will be dealt with on a case by case basis and may receive an “accommodation,” spokesman Jordan Barowitz added. The policy was communicated to the company’s 350 corporate employees in June, Barowitz said, and…
Date 2021-07-29
Author Lisa Fickenscher
Sven Wraps Up Construction At 29-37 41st Avenue In Long Island City, Queens
It looks like construction is coming to a close on Sven, a 762-foot-tall skyscraper at 29-37 41st Avenue and the second-tallest building in Long Island City, Queens. Also known as Queens Plaza Park, the 67-story tower is designed by Handel Architects for The Durst Organization and will yield 958 rental units with interiors designed by Selldorf Architects, including 300 units set aside as affordable housing. Hunter Roberts is the general contractor and Jaros, Baum & Bolles Engineering administered the mechanical systems for the project, which is bound by Northern Boulevard to the east, Queens Plaza North and Dutch Kills Green…
Date 2021-07-28
Author Michael Young
Building consultant Vidaris takes 19,000 s/f at Durst tower
The Durst Organization announced that Vidaris, Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for 19,000 s/f on the 24th floor at One Five One West 44nd Street. Vidaris is moving from 360 Park Avenue South Building on its pedigree as the first green skyscraper in the country, One Five One West 42nd Street achieved LEED Gold certification under LEED v4 Existing Buildings: Operations + Maintenance. This accomplishment is a result of a $150 million-plus capital improvement program which included: new entrances, a lobby renovation, new destination dispatch controls and elevators cabs, enhanced building automation and temperature control systems, and demand-controlled ventilation…
Author Real Estate Weekly
Deals of the Day: July 19
Vidaris signs 19,000 SF deal in Midtown Address: 151 W. 42nd St. Tenant: Vidaris Landlord: Durst Organization Lease size: 19,000 SF Asset type: Office Brokers: Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Lauren Ferrentino of Durst Organization represented the landlord. Grocer signs 40-year lease in the Bronx Address: 2856 Webster Ave., Bronx Tenant: Cherry Valley Marketplace Landlord: Douglaston Development Lease size: 12,373 SF Asset type: Retail Tenant expands at Feil Organization's 551 Fifth Ave. Address: 551 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Tenant: MidCap Financial Services Landlord: Feil Organization Lease size: 5,645 SF Price per SF: $65 Asset type: Office Brokers: Kevin Driscoll of the…
Author Natalie Sachmechi; Eddie Small