Later the Durst Organization shifted from primarily real estate management to new construction and development.
The Durst Organization did not respond to a call last night requesting comment.
They also point out that the Durst Organization will receive $4 million more in annual tax writeoffs for the building.
The Durst Organization, the new building's developer, also owns two adjacent properties.
When the project was announced last year, the Durst Organization, which is developing the 48-story, 1.6-million-square-foot building, struck an environmental theme.
It was purchased in February, for $30 million, from the Durst Organization.
The fatality was the second one at the site, which is being developed by the Durst Organization.
The Durst Organization typically does not begin a project without signing at least one large anchor tenant.
The Durst Organization said yes, and the work began.
The developer, the Durst Organization, began digging the foundation hole this summer.
