FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION  – December 21, 2010 – The Cogsville Group Participates as an Equity Partner The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has closed on a sale of a 40 percent equity interest in a newly-formed limited liability company…

AMERICAN BANKER by DONALD P. COGSVILLE – November 9, 2010 – Donald P. Cogsville is founder and chief executive of The Cogsville Group LLC, a private-equity and advisory firm. Minority banks have a central role to play in our nation’s…

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION  – July 14, 2010 – FDIC Selects Colony Capital as Winning Bidder for Equity Interest in $1.85 Billion in Commercial Real Estate Loans The Cogsville Group Participates as Junior Equity Partner The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…

CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS by AARON ELSTEIN – March 17, 2009 – Stymied in his attempt to acquire Starrett City when the federally subsidized housing complex was taken off the market earlier this year, financier Donald Cogsville is trying something…

THE NEW YORK TIMES by CHARLES V. BAGLI – February 18, 2009 – The owners of Starrett City, the country’s largest federally subsidized housing complex, have abandoned their heady dream of selling the property for more than a billion dollars.…

THE NEW YORK TIMES by CHARLES V. BAGLI  – December 20, 2008 – The owners of Starrett City, the sprawling low- and moderate-income housing complex on Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, are negotiating with the finalist in the bidding to buy…

DAILY NEWS – December 9, 2008 – BE OUR GUEST: DONALD COGSVILLE, real-estate investor ‘Reduced services & fixes will cause suffering.’ Rent-regulated housing is a vital and irreplaceable resource to New York City’s workforce, and appealing and safe affordable rental…

DAILY NEWS by RACHEL MONAHAN – October 1, 2008 – It’s a David and Goliath tale – but it’s hard to know which real estate investment firm to root for now that the battle for Starrett City is down to…

THE NEW YORK TIMES by CHARLES V. BAGLI – June 2, 2008 – The owners of Starrett City, a 34-year-old housing complex on Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, have reached an agreement with federal, state and city officials on the sale…