Larry A. Silverstein
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Larry A. Silverstein Silverstein
An agreement on a major realignment of the rebuilding effort at ground zero continued to elude government officials and the developer Larry A. Silverstein yesterday, even as the Port Authority board planned to meet today to discuss the matter. Governor Pataki has taken the lead in dealing with Mr. Silverstein, who leased the World Trade Center from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey six weeks before it was destroyed. Mayor Bloomberg has also raised the possibility that Mr. Silverstein would run out of money after building only two of the five towers, then default on his lease and realize hundreds of millions of dollars in profit. In contrast, Mr. Silverstein continues to insist that he can and will complete the entire job. The Port Authority board planned to meet the discuss the matter about an agreement on a major realignment of the rebuilding effort at ground zero continued to elude government officials and the developer Larry A. Silverstein. Governor Pataki has taken the lead in dealing with Mr. Silverstein who leased the World Trade Center from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Silverstein, whose annual rent will rise to $125.25 million in July, wants a rent reduction worth as much as $500 million over the length of the lease. Further, Mr. Silverstein continues to insist that he can and will complete the entire job.