Starrett Corporation, formerly known as Starrett Brothers, Inc. and Starrett Brothers and Eken, is a real estate development and construction firm known for having built the Empire State Building, Stuyvesant Town, Starrett City and Trump Tower in New York City.
Founded in 1922 and incorporated in Dover, Delaware, in February 1929, the company's initial capitalization was 1,500,000 shares of stock of no par value. Incorporators were Alfred G. Mueller, Alfred W. Boser, and Atlee W. Estarbrook, of New York City.
With its subsidiaries the business had a total capitalization of approximately 40,000,000.StarrettCorporationacquiredallofthecapitalstockofStarrettBrothers,abuildingcompany.StarrettCorporationwasinvolvedinconstructionandfinancingofbuildingsinthemajorurbancentersoftheUnitedStates.PaulStarrettbecamechairmanoftheboardandWilliamA.Starrettservedaspresidentandadirector.In1963,RobertOlnickbecamepresidentandshiftedthefocustobuildinglowandmiddleincomehousingwhichdidnotrequirefinancingastheywerefundedbythegovernment.In1970,HenryBenachpurchasedaquarterofthecompany′sstockandbecamepresident.HerenamedthecompanyStarrettHousingCorporation.In1977,StarrettpurchasedH.R.H.Construction(foundedbySaulHorowitzin1925)whichbecameasubsidiary.In1978,StarrettacquiredLevittCorporation(foundedbyAbrahamLevittin1938)fromtheITTCorporation.In1995,thecompanywasrenamedStarrettCorporation.InJune1997,JacobFrydman,attemptedtopurchasethecompanyfor84 million, $12.25 per share, after reaching an agreement with brothers Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein who owned 33% of Starrett's shares and president Henry Benach who owned 19% of Starrett's shares. In October 1997 Mr. Paul Milstein, Chairman of Starrett announced that the company was being sold to affiliates of Manhattan-based Lawrence Ruben Co., Blackacre Capital Group, Amroc Investments and Argent Ventures.
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