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Artificial Intelligence Windows Set Up At LIC Apartment Tower

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Residents of a glass-clad tower in Long Island City don't need to set up window shades View Smart Windows, which use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust the amount of natural light coming in through windows, have been installed at Sven, the Durst Organization'sluxury residential tower at Queens Plaza Park, the window company announced on Wednesday. The windows are the latest of many unique luxury amenities offered to people who can afford an apartment at the 958-unit skyscraper, where market rate studios start at $3,200 per-month and "affordable" apartments are off limits for "low income" New…

Publication The Patch
Date 2022-02-03
Author Kayla Levy,

Durst Tower Tallest Multifamily Building to Feature View Smart Windows

The Durst Organization has installed View smart windows in its recently completed, 67-story Sven apartment tower in Long Island City, Queens, making it the tallest residential building in North America to feature View’s technology The developer and the proptech firm plan to jointly announce the installation on Wednesday. Although smart windows have become increasingly common in office buildings, it was a case of seeing is believing for the Durst company to decide to use the technology in the 755-foot Sven. “We have worked on collaborations with View before on the commercial side,” said Dan Mogolesko, senior vice president of residential…

Publication Commercial Observer
Date 2022-02-02
Author Philip Russo

View Announces Third Durst Skyscraper To Feature View Smart Windows

NEW YORK and MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, today announced that its smart windows have been installed at Sven, a 67-story, 958-unit luxury multifamily skyscraper in Long Island City by The Durst Organization (“Durst”). Standing at 755 feet and offering nearly one million square feet of floor space, Sven is the tallest residential building in North America to feature smart windows Durst selected View Smart Windows to enhance energy-efficiency, optimize natural light, and provide residents with continuous outdoor views. The skyscraper — Durst’s third to feature…

Publication Globe Newswire
Date 2022-02-02
Author View, Inc.

Durst partners with a black-owned company on the Pens Landing Project | Local News

Local real estate executive Paul L. Badger Jr. says he is excited about his company’s role in developing major Penslanding projects.

Publication Pennsylvania News Today
Date 2022-01-28
Author giansamuel

Durst teams with Philly’s The Badger Group on Penn’s Landing redevelopment

The Durst Organization has selected the Badger Group, a Black-owned Philadelphia development firm, to join its planned redevelopment of Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River waterfront into a district of residential towers, shops, and offices Badger, led by president and chief executive Paul Badger, will participate in the management of construction activities, selection and supervision of contractors and subcontractors, and community engagement, Durst said in a statement ahead of the partnership’s planned announcement on Tuesday. Under the deal, Badger will also be given the opportunity to acquire a 20% stake in the project, Durst said. It did not disclose what…

Publication The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date 2022-01-26
Author Jacob Adelman
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