Gary Barnett is trying once again to polish the rough diamond that is his International Gem Tower.
The 32-story project designed by SOM has been in the works for years now, with the hopes of creating a modern, centralized complex for the city's arcane diamond industry. From the start, it has aggravated other landlords along 47th Read More
Gary Barnett wrote a letter. It was nine paragraphs and it circulated earlier this year to people like Michael Bloomberg, David Axelrod and Larry Summers.
“Even someone with a good job today is afraid to spend, because he is afraid he will not have a job a few months down the road.”
Mr. Barnett, Read More
Extell Development chief Gary Barnett continues to pump projects into the development pipeline, economic concerns apparently no more than a vague nagging feeling at the back of his mind.
On June 26, Extell filed plans to build a 24-story, 175-unit hotel at 30 West 46th Street, just a block over from Mr. Barnett's controversial Read More
