Gary Barnett is President and founder of Extell Development Company, a full-service real estate developer of residential, commercial, and hospitality properties. Extell is one of Manhattan’s most active developers, and has owned and developed a portfolio in excess of 20 million square feet. Extell builds value through its forward-thinking designs, astute use of financial resources, effective public and private partnership, and employment of world-class talent. Among Extell’s current projects are One57, the record-breaking glass tower overlooking Central Park that has redefined the New York City skyline and includes 94 ultra-luxury condominiums above the Park Hyatt’s new five-star flagship hotel; the redevelopment of The Carlton House Hotel at Madison Avenue and 61st Street into luxury residences and prime retail properties; 70 Charlton, a new 22-story building in West Soho; the International Gem Tower, a 700,000-square-foot state-of-the-art office building in the heart of New York’s historic Diamond District; and the development of Riverside South, a vibrant new neighborhood on the Upper West Side, which, when complete, will include more than 7,000 new homes, retail plazas,... Read More