{"product_id":"developing-my-life-9781954081338","title":"Developing: My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1986, the New York Times called William Zeckendorf Jr. \"Manhattan's most active real-estate developer,\" a judgment borne out by Zeckendorf's fascinating memoir. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The second generation of a legendary family of developers, \"Bill\" Zeckendorf was a developer with a social conscience, not only putting up buildings but opening neglected parts of the city and transforming whole communities. Among the projects Zeckendorf chronicles in detail--and with rich documentary illustrations--are the Columbia, which set off a building boom on the Upper West Side; the four-acre Worldwide Plaza, a landmark in West Midtown; Queens West, the first residential project on the waterfront in Queens; the enormous Ronald Reagan Office Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.; and numerous projects in Santa Fe, his beloved second home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZeckendorf, William Jr.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Real estate developer William Zeckendorf Jr. was known for challenging projects--enormous mixed-use developments but also hotels, office buildings, apartment towers, and cultural facilities--that improved the lives and streetscapes of their communities. Born in 1929, Zeckendorf founded Zeckendorf Company in 1972 and went on to build a string of successful projects in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Santa Fe. He died at his home in Santa Fe in 2014.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver, Joan Duncan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joan Duncan Oliver is an award-winning journalist, author, and editor. She lives in New York City.","brand":"Oro Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381080690962,"sku":"9781954081338","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0c3c8f1-35bb-4714-a451-92d8bd46ecec.jpg?v=1728693851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/developing-my-life-9781954081338","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}