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The Durst Organization is one of the oldest family-run commercial and residential real estate companies in New York City. Established in 1915, [1] the company is owned and operated by the third generation of the Durst family. Durst is the owner, manager, and builder of 13 million square feet of premier Manhattan office towers.
Durst was born in New York City in 1944 [1] to a Jewish family, the son of Bernice (née Herstein) and Seymour Durst. He is the younger brother of convicted murderer Robert Durst . Durst's paternal grandfather, Joseph Durst , a penniless immigrant tailor from Austria Hungary , eventually became a very successful real estate manager and ...
Jerry J. Moore (1927–2008), Houston-based r/e developer who became the largest shopping center developer in the U.S. in the late 1980s [109] [110] Stephen Muss (1928–), Florida-based developer known for re-development of Miami Beach, Florida [111] [112] Fred Ohebshalom (1952–), Iranian-born NYC-based developer, founder of Empire ...
Dr. Gail Saltz, a psychoanalyst who teaches clinical psychiatry, has followed Robert Durst's story in the media since his high-profile trial in 2003 for the murder and dismemberment of Galveston ...
In 1973, Joseph Durst died and his son Seymour Durst took control of the company during the real estate crash of the 1970s. [7] The Durst family became one of the most established and prominent real estate families in New York City in the 20th century (along with the Roses, the Lefraks, the Rudins, and the Tisch family). [8]
Robert Durst was born April 12, 1943, the oldest son of New York real estate magnate Seymour Durst, whose family Durst Organization is connected to some of New York City’s most iconic buildings.
Seymour Durst was vocal about his beliefs that the government should not interfere in real estate transactions. However, his son and successor, Douglas Durst, received interest-free, government-issued Liberty Bonds under Governor George Pataki, and also used eminent domain to facilitate the family's growing real estate interests. The former ...
Durst got him a job at Miller Advertising Agency in New York, where he worked on real estate advertisements for the wealthy Durst family business. "He gave me my whole career on a platter," Chavin ...