If only Eliot Spitzer had kept it in his pants, you probably wouldn’t be reading this right now. “It is absolutely true that were it not for Client 9,’ a deal would have been reached on the Garden and Penn,” insists Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, director of Columbia University’s Real Estate Development program and a partner … Continued
One of New York’s most prolific developers is opening a 34-story skyscraper in Manhattan’s Diamond District this week, hoping to change the face of the storied neighborhood with security technology reminiscent of “Mission: Impossible.” Extell Development Co. believes that jewelry tenants will be willing to pay up for features including iris scanners, 350 cameras scattered … Continued