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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Born to a Jewish family, Durst immigrated to the US from Gorlice, Galicia, Austria-Hungary in 1902 with three dollars to his name. [2] He worked as a tailor in New York City and in 1912, he became a full partner in the dress manufacturer, Durst & Rubin.
When he was a child, Robert Durst's mother, Bernice, died by suicide when she jumped from the roof of the family's home in Scarsdale, New York, reported The New York Times.
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.
Herstein was born into a Jewish family from Germany in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, the daughter of David Sanders Herstein. [1] She married Seymour Durst in 1940. She died falling from the roof of the family's Scarsdale home during the middle of the night.
In 2021, the Durst family empire was reportedly worth $8 billion, ... Durst’s health declined while he was serving time in prison on felony weapons charges during his trial for Berman’s murder.