1. Douglas Durst was born on December 19,1944 and is an American real estate investor and developer.
20 Facts About Douglas Durst
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Douglas Durst has been the president of The Durst Organization since 1992.
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Douglas Durst is the younger brother of convicted murderer Robert Durst.
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Douglas Durst's mother died when he was a child, in a fall from the roof of the family's three-story house; the exact circumstances were never clarified.
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Douglas Durst graduated from the Fieldston School in 1962 and the University of California at Berkeley in 1966.
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Douglas Durst attended New York University's Urban Studies program for two years and then joined the family business then run by his father and two uncles, Roy and David.
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Douglas Durst presided over the development of several major buildings in New York City:.
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Douglas Durst is a director of the Real Estate Board of New York.
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Douglas Durst is known for emphasizing density and sustainability in his projects.
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Douglas Durst had offered to work for a fixed $35 million fee, but the Port chose the incentive fee arrangement.
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Douglas Durst is a director of The New School, The Trust for Public Land, Project for Public Spaces, and the Roundabout Theatre Company.
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Douglas Durst is a trustee of the Old York Foundation, which was established by his father, to help educate people about the history and ongoing problems of New York City.
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Douglas Durst is a prominent environmentalist and operates one of the largest organic farms in New York State.
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In 1987, Douglas Durst purchased a piece of land from Ray McEnroe, the owner of an organic farm in Dutchess County, New York, some 100 miles north of Manhattan.
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Douglas Durst purchased the land to dispose of his horses' manure in an environmentally friendly way.
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Douglas Durst suffered a severe leg injury in 1972 when a coal-fired water heater exploded in a Newfoundland house where he was then living with his wife and young family.
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In 2001, Robert Douglas Durst was charged with murdering a neighbor and dismembering his body in Galveston, Texas.
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Douglas Durst told The New York Times in December 2015 that he believed, until 2001, in his brother's innocence regarding Kathleen McCormack Durst's "disappearance" in 1982.
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On June 28,2021, Douglas Durst appeared in court as a witness for the prosecution in the Susan Berman murder trial, saying he was not happy to testify against his brother and only appeared under threat of subpoena.
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Douglas Durst said Robert's wife Kathie told him she was going to seek a divorce from Robert.