Rising above the shell of a landmarked former warehouse that was once part of the Gansevoort Market, construction on the planned LEED-CS Gold 837 Washington Street has topped out, but the developers are still targeting tenants for its retail and office components.
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On West 43rd Street, Tech Firm Quickly Expands at Former New York Times Building
By Stephen Del Percio on August 11, 2013 in Historic Preservation, Leases, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Times Square, Transactions
In a transaction that highlights the continued attraction of Times Square for tech industry firms, the software company 10gen is already exercising its option to expand at the historic former New York Times headquarters building at 229 West 43rd Street.
770 Broadway Friended: Facebook NYC Expanding at LEED Silver Vornado Tower
By Stephen Del Percio on June 6, 2013 in 770 Broadway, Greenwich Village, Historic Preservation, Leases, LEED-CI, LEED-EB, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions
Facebook’s 100,000-square-foot lease at the LEED-EB: OM Silver 770 Broadway is the latest in a string of technology industry transactions, not all of which have closed in the ballyhooed Silicon Alley submarket.
JV Secures Construction Financing and Breaks Ground on Planned LEED Gold 837 Washington Street
By Stephen Del Percio on December 13, 2012 in 837 Washington Street, Finance, Historic Preservation, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Meatpacking District, New York City
With a $60 million construction loan in place, the LEED Gold-hopeful 837 Washington Street was able to break ground earlier this week.
In Long Island City, (Somewhat) Controversial JetBlue Signage Lands On Historic LEED Silver Brewster Building
By Stephen Del Percio on August 16, 2012 in Historic Preservation, LEED-EB, Long Island City, New York City, Queens
Thanks to a zoning amendment that the company championed, JetBlue has installed signage on top of its new corporate headquarters at the historic LEED Silver Brewster Building in Long Island City.
DOB Approves Zoning for Planned LEED Gold Office Tower at 837 Washington Street
By Stephen Del Percio on August 7, 2012 in 837 Washington Street, Historic Preservation, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Meatpacking District, New York City, Zoning
Nearly a year after the Landmarks Commission did the same, the New York City Department of Buildings has approved the zoning plan for 837 Washington Street, a planned 6-story, LEED Gold mixed-use tower in the Meatpacking District.
Historic LEED Gold 148 Lafayette Street Trades Hands for $132M
By Stephen Del Percio on June 1, 2012 in Historic Preservation, LEED-CS, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Sales, SoHo, Transactions
The LEED for Core and Shell Gold 148 Lafayette Street – which dates from 1913 – has been sold to the real estate investment firm EPIC for approximately $850 per square foot.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Lands Two Tenants in Bid to Become NYC’s Green Manufacturing Hub
By Stephen Del Percio on May 29, 2012 in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Historic Preservation, Leases, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions
In deals totaling 130,000 square feet, two tenants have agreed to anchor a new Green Manufacturing Center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, an effort that the city hopes will help spur manufacturing and innovation within the environment-friendly technology sector.
In SoHo, Historic 568 Broadway Becomes Beacon for New York City Tech Start-Ups
By Stephen Del Percio on March 29, 2012 in 568 Broadway, Historic Preservation, Intellectual Property & Technology, Manhattan, New York City, SoHo
While observers have touted Midtown South’s emerging “Silicon Alley” as the place to be for technology tenants, four home-grown NYC start-ups have quietly collected 110,000 square feet at this historic, George Post-designed property at Prince Street.
Publisher Quadruples Space at Malkin’s REIT-Bound 250 West 57th Street
By Stephen Del Percio on March 1, 2012 in Columbus Circle, Historic Preservation, Leases, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions
Although the tower doesn’t sport a LEED or an Energy Star label – yet – a recent deal at Malkin Properties’ historic 250 West 57th Street is notable for a number of important reasons.
