The Durst Organization is one of the oldest family-run commercial and residential real estate companies in New York City.
Durst is recognized as a world leader in the development of high-performance and environmentally advanced buildings where people live, work, and thrive.
In 1926, he acquired the original Temple Emanu-El at 5th Avenue and 43rd Street,[4] from Benjamin Winter Sr.[5][6] the largest synagogue building in the United States at the time; it was demolished in 1927 to make room for commercial development.
[7] More purchases included: In the 1950s, The Durst Organization shifted from primarily real estate management to new construction and development.
In 2010, The Durst Organization bid on and won the right to invest $100 million in the One World Trade Center Development, becoming a co-developer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.