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Gad! Roger Altman: ‘Hamilton Project’ Is Spinach, Hell!

Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger C. Altman, who serves on the advisory board of the Hamilton Project, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in 1994.
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Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger C. Altman, who serves on the advisory board of the Hamilton Project, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in 1994.

Mr. Roger C. Altman Evercore Partners 55 East 52nd Street New York, N.Y. 10055    read more »

Macklowe's Room With a View

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The Plaza.
Last month, The Observer reported on developer Harry Macklowe's recent buying spree.

In addition to purchasing a townhouse at 53 East 77th Street for $15.75 million, Mr. Macklowe reportedly plans hotel and luxury condominium developments in the East 50's.

Now, Peter Slatin reports that Mr. Macklowe has just purchased two units at The Plaza. Perhaps, not as a coincidence, the luxurious apartments face the General Motors Building, a skyscraper across Fifth Avenue that Mr. Macklowe bought for $1.4 billion a few years back.

As with the townhouse purchase, Macklowe Properties is not saying a word about the company's plans.  read more »

- Michael Calderone

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How I'm Keeping The Tech-Stock Dream Alive

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