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W HERE O THERS

FAIL—T HERE’ S

Y OUR O PPORTUNITY

A Wal l St ree t Stor y

n occasion, I am asked what my favorite deals have been. I
Ohave a lot to choose from, but there is something about the
acquisition of 40 Wall Street that will always stand apart. Not
only because of the location, which is in the financial district of
Manhattan, but because of an almost magical sense of timing,
which made it seem like destiny. That does not mean it was an
easy, simple feat to acquire it, because it wasn’t, but I like to use
this as an example to tell people about how difficulties and chal-
lenges can add another dimension to your life—and a positive
dimension at that.
In addition to being the tallest building in lower Manhattan,
40 Wall Street is a 1.3-million-square-foot landmark. I got it for

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