 Rechler family entrance into real estate. New York's first industrial park at Newtown Creek, Brooklyn.
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1958
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1960 |
Rechler family enters Long Island marketplace with major purchase of Plainview property.
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 Rechler family purchase of 600 acre ITT parcel, formerly the Voice of America, with options on an additional 600 acres to create the Vanderbilt Industrial Park, Hauppauge.
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1961
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1964
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First planned industrial park on Long Island second largest park in the country.
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 Donald Rechler (r), Roger Rechler (l) and William Rechler found Reckson Associates.
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1968 |
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1971
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First award-winning, high-tech industrial park in New York State, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Airport International Plaza, Bohemia, New York.
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First tilt-up, concrete, "big box" construction.
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1974
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1979 |
 Worked with GE to create first computerized electric and HVAC system, allowing full 24-hour service.
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First in the Northeast to create a fully amenitized office park including a teleconferencing center, restaurant, health club, boardroom, tennis courts and jogging track. |
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1981
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Signed land lease with Nassau County to build 1 million square foot Nassau West Corporate Center at Mitchel Field, Long Island across from the Nassau Coliseum. |
 Completed Nassau West Corporate Center at Mitchel Field, Long Island.
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1985
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1990
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 Completed the Omni premier 575,000 square foot suburban office building in the Northeast at Mitchel Field, Long Island.
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Reckson goes public NYSE Reckson Associates Realty Corp., with approximately $285 million in proceeds to the Company. Initial portfolio included 72 office and industrial properties totaling 4.5 million square feet, substantially located on Long Island.
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1995
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1996
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2001
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Expanded the Company to include properties in New York City, Connecticut, New Jersey and Westchester completing the Tri-State strategy, and growing the Company's portfolio to over 22 million square feet with a total market cap of $3.3 billion.
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2003
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 Public To Private...
The Formation of Rechler Equity Partners.
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