Durst family
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American family
business family
businessperson
real estate company
real estate developer
real estate dynasty
real estate heir
The Durst family is a prominent New York real estate dynasty known for its extensive property holdings and high-profile developments in Manhattan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durst family canonical | 12 |
| Durst real estate family | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T275656 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durst family Context triple: [The Durst Organization, ownedBy, Durst family]
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A.
Noland family
The Noland family is a historically significant family closely linked to the heritage and legacy represented by the Noland Home.
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B.
Kraft family
The Kraft family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New England Patriots and its leadership of the diversified holding company, the Kraft Group.
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C.
Griffin family
The Griffin family is the dysfunctional central household in the animated sitcom "Family Guy," known for its satirical humor and eccentric members living in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island.
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D.
Smith family
The Smith family is the central human household in the animated television series "American Dad!", with whom the extraterrestrial character Roger the Alien lives and interacts.
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E.
Stanley family
The Stanley family is a prominent English noble house that long dominated the Isle of Man’s rulership and held significant political influence in northwest England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durst family Target entity description: The Durst family is a prominent New York real estate dynasty known for its extensive property holdings and high-profile developments in Manhattan.
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A.
Noland family
The Noland family is a historically significant family closely linked to the heritage and legacy represented by the Noland Home.
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B.
Kraft family
The Kraft family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New England Patriots and its leadership of the diversified holding company, the Kraft Group.
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C.
Griffin family
The Griffin family is the dysfunctional central household in the animated sitcom "Family Guy," known for its satirical humor and eccentric members living in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island.
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D.
Smith family
The Smith family is the central human household in the animated television series "American Dad!", with whom the extraterrestrial character Roger the Alien lives and interacts.
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E.
Stanley family
The Stanley family is a prominent English noble house that long dominated the Isle of Man’s rulership and held significant political influence in northwest England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business family ⓘ businessperson ⓘ real estate company ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ real estate dynasty ⓘ real estate heir ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Durst Organization ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessHeadquarters | Manhattan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commercial real estate
ⓘ
property management ⓘ real estate investment ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Joseph Durst ⓘ |
| foundingMember | Joseph Durst ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Douglas Durst
ⓘ
Joseph Durst ⓘ Robert Durst ⓘ Seymour Durst ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | major landlord in Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
real estate
ⓘ
real estate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
family-controlled business structure
ⓘ
long-term property ownership strategy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Times Square
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surface form:
Times Square redevelopment projects
high-profile criminal cases ⓘ real estate development in Manhattan ⓘ sustainable skyscraper development ⓘ |
| occupation |
real estate developer
ⓘ
real estate investor ⓘ real estate investor ⓘ real estate investor ⓘ |
| owns |
151 West 42nd Street
ⓘ
4 Times Square ⓘ One Bryant Park ⓘ One Five One West 42nd Street ⓘ
surface form:
One Five One (formerly 4 Times Square)
One World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form:
One World Trade Center (stake)
The Durst Organization ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chairman of The Durst Organization ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Durst family Description of subject: The Durst family is a prominent New York real estate dynasty known for its extensive property holdings and high-profile developments in Manhattan.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Durst real estate family
this entity surface form:
Durst real estate family