Alexander Durst
Durst Organization
Durst Organization NYC portfolio
$7.6 billion -office 80%, elevator 11%, condo 5%; Manhattan 88%, Queens 11%*
19th largest portfolio by dollar value
10,274,254 sqft – office 76%, elevator 16%, condo 6%; Manhattan 85%, Queens 14%
31th largest by SF
51 properties – Manhattan 66%, Queens 32%, Brooklyn 1%
177th largest
2,596 residential units – Queens 70%, Manhattan 29%
122th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 8 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 1 for $5 million
Seller signatory: 8 for $318.3 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
David Werner Real Estate Investments (5), 601West Companies (4), Ben-Josef Group Holdings (2), Metro Loft Management (1), Clipper Equity (1), Dupler Group (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
David Werner (5), Asaf Dror (2), David Bistricer (1), Michael Dupler (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• Durst Organization sold 138 West 44 Street for $12.6 million to Ben-Josef Group Holdings on April 24, 2026.
• Durst Organization sold 140 West 44 Street for $5.4 million to Ben-Josef Group Holdings on April 24, 2026.
• Dupler Group sold 739 3 Avenue for $5 million to Durst Organization on December 15, 2025.
• Durst Organization sold 81 East 124 Street for $50 million to Clipper Equity on November 25, 2025.
• Durst Organization sold 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, and others, Grand Central, Manhattan for $62.2 million to David Werner Real Estate Investments and 601West Companies on November 10, 2025.
• Durst Organization ground leased 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, and others, Grand Central, Manhattan valued at $61.4 million to David Werner Real Estate Investments and 601West Companies on November 10, 2025.
• Durst Organization sold 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, and others, Grand Central, Manhattan for $15 million to David Werner Real Estate Investments and 601West Companies on November 10, 2025.
• Durst Organization sold 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, 205 East 42nd Street, and others, Grand Central, Manhattan for $11.3 million to David Werner Real Estate Investments and 601West Companies on November 10, 2025.
• Durst Organization sold 673 3 Avenue for $100.2 million to David Werner Real Estate Investments and Metro Loft Management on April 01, 2025.
• Bruce Teitelbaum and Harry Sussman borrowed $165 million from MSD Partners for 44-02 Vernon Boulevard on May 03, 2022.
Latest Stories:
• Clipper Equity pays $50M to Durst Organization for dev site in East Harlem (December 02, 2025)
• Metro Loft files conversion plans for 464 units at 675 Third in Grand Central (September 12, 2025)
• David Werner, Metro Loft pay $100M to Durst in Grand Central for resi conversion (April 17, 2025)
• Durst signs $87.5M refi with M&T Bank for dev site in East Harlem (September 15, 2021)
• Harry Sussman borrows $5M against LIC land Durst seeks to develop (December 13, 2019)
