The Brooklyn Tech Triangle coalition is making a push for major development and infrastructure changes to downtown Brooklyn in order to help grow the borough’s booming technology industry.
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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.
Former WOR Building at 1440 Broadway Earns LEED-EB: OM Gold Certification
It was once the home of the WOR AM radio station. Now Monday Properties’ 1440 Broadway is also home to LEED-EB: OM Gold certification.
Times Square Tech Takeover Continues with New Yahoo! NYC Offices
By Stephen Del Percio on May 28, 2013 in Intellectual Property & Technology, Leases, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Times Square, Transactions
87 percent of the leasing transactions in the Times Square submarket over the past 18 months have been tech deals. Now Yahoo! is about to join the fray.
Cornell NYC Tech to Bring Net Zero, LEED Platinum to $2B Roosevelt Island Campus
By Stephen Del Percio on May 23, 2013 in Intellectual Property & Technology, LEED-NC, New York City, Urban Planning
After the City Council’s recent approval, an ambitious $2 billion plan to transform the southern end of Roosevelt Island into the Cornell NYC Tech engineering campus is a step closer to breaking ground.
With 1 World Trade Center Topped Out, Industry Expects Rest of Tenants Will Come
By Stephen Del Percio on May 20, 2013 in 1 World Trade Center, Financial District, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions, Urban Planning, World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center is topped out at its patriotic final height of 1776 feet. But there’s still work to be done as the tower remains at 55 percent occupancy.
Mid-Sized Midtown Office Buildings Earn LEED-EB: OM Certification
By Stephen Del Percio on May 14, 2013 in LEED-EB, Manhattan, Market Analysis, Midtown, New York City
Two mid-sized commercial office buildings in Midtown recently earned LEED-EB certification, pushing New York City’s total -EB count to 44 properties.
Connecting with 100K: LinkedIn Continues to Expand at Empire State Building
By Stephen Del Percio on May 8, 2013 in Energy Star, Leases, LEED-EB, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, Transactions
LinkedIn’s continued and increasing presence at the Empire State Building could have repercussions for technology and media industry tenants that are looking for space throughout the Midtown and Midtown South submarkets.
Midtown South Buzz: Tech Firm Doubles Space in Move to 200 Fifth Avenue
By Stephen Del Percio on May 3, 2013 in Flatiron, Intellectual Property & Technology, Leases, LEED-CS, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Silicon Alley, Transactions
BuzzFeed is doubling its office footprint in Midtown South by subleasing nearly 58,000 square feet from Tiffany at the LEED for Core and Shell Gold-certified 200 Fifth Avenue.
Transformative East River Waterfront Blueway Responds to Sandy, Design Challenges
Later this week, in an effort that could be transformative for the Lower East Side, full details on WXY’s East River Blueway waterfront improvement plan will be released.
