FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2015 THE DURST ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION The Durst Organization Celebrates 100 Years of Development in New York City with Public Exhibition at 4 Times Square The Durst Organization today announced it will commemorate its 100-year history with a public exhibition in the lobby of 4 Times Square. The exhibit takes visitors through the history of both New York City and The Durst Organization from the turn of the 20th Century to present day. The exhibit will run August 26th through mid-November 2015. The public is invited to view the exhibit Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “It has been a privilege for The Durst Organization and my family to contribute to the development of New York City over the past 100 years,” said Jonathan (Jody) Durst, President of The Durst Organization. “My grandfather, Joseph Durst would have delighted in sharing our family history with New Yorkers and all the City’s visitors. We have been blessed by New York City for a century and we look forward to contributing to the architecture, development and culture of our City for the next 100 years.” The exhibition traces the history of New York City over the last 100 years and the role that The Durst Organization has played in the development of New York City’s skyline. It recounts the story of Joseph Durst and his progeny from immigrant tailor, to clothing manufacturer, to real estate trader to his family’s transformation of Third Avenue in the 1950 and 1960s and their innovative and trail brazing construction and development of sustainable buildings. Displays include rare photos from the company archives, time lapse videos and architectural models from Emery Roth & Sons midcentury skyscrapers, to One Bryant Park and Bjarke Ingels’ VIA 57 WEST. Also on display are select artifacts and papers of the “Old York Library,” the personal collection of Seymour Durst, now housed at Columbia University’s Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, that tell the history of New York and the Durst family through a unique collection of books, postcards and New York City memorabilia and ersatz. “As we move into the next 100 years, The Durst Organization will be opening three residential buildings in 2016 that exemplify our commitment to sustainable construction and design,” said Helena Durst, Chief Administrative Officer of The Durst Organization. “And we will close out 2015 with the groundbreaking of our first project outside of Manhattan, in Astoria, Queens. The exhibit is an opportunity for us to commemorate our history as well as share our plans for future development in New York City.” The Durst Organization, founded in 1915 by Joseph Durst, is the owner, manager and builder of 13 million square feet of premiere Manhattan office towers and 800 residential rental units, 1,150 under construction and 2,200 in the pipeline. The Durst Organization is recognized as a world leader in the development of high-performance and environmentally advanced commercial and residential buildings. www.durst.org CONTACT: Jordan Barowitz 212/257-6605 [email protected] Images: Previous page, from left - Historic logo for Joseph Durst, Inc.; One Bryant Park concept sketch by Cook+Fox Architects. Current page - View of Centennial Exhibition at 4 Times Square. .