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- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Closing - Michael Stern: The JDS wunderkind on getting kicked out of yeshiva, his latest projects and the truth about Billionaires' Row" By E.B. Solomont February 01, 2016
- 1 2 New York Yimby: "Interview: Michael Stern Of JDS Development" BY: NikolaiI Fedak January 24, 2014
- 1 2 The Real Deal: "Solidarity Never: JDS, PMG look to build supertall tower sans union labor - 'It would be unprecedented': Extell's Gary Barnett, on 111 West 57th St January 15, 2015
- ↑ Curbed New York: "57th Street Tower Ignores the Existence of Taller Neighbors" by Hana R. Alberts March 30, 2015
- ↑ Hylton, Ondel (13 July 2015). "New Video Reveals How SHoP's 626 First Avenue Will Dance into Midtown's East River Skyline". 6sqft. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "340 Flatbush Ave Ext. Revealed, Brooklyn's First Supertall Skyscraper" . Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- 1 2 Crain's New York: "40 Under 40: Class of 2015 - Michael Stern, 35, JDS Development, Founder, managing partner" retrieved May 21, 2016