Boston Properties’ 510 Madison Avenue continues to receive sky-high asking rents despite dropping its pursuit of LEED for Core and Shell Gold certification from USGBC.
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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.
In Hudson Yards, Major Tenants to Join Coach at LEED Platinum South Office Tower
By Stephen Del Percio on April 24, 2013 in Hudson Yards, Leases, LEED-CS, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions
Two new leases at Hudson Yards have boosted commitments at the project’s first planned office tower to nearly 80 percent.
Office & Retail Tenants Sign Four More Deals at 11 Times Square
By Stephen Del Percio on February 25, 2013 in 11 Times Square, Leases, LEED-CS, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Times Square, Transactions
The 40-story, 1.1 million-square-foot 11 Times Square – certified LEED for Core and Shell Gold – has leased 70 percent of its office space and all of its retail space after four recent deals totaling 75,000 square feet.
In City’s 3rd Largest 2012 Deal, Microsoft Boots Up 11 Times Square Lease
By Stephen Del Percio on January 7, 2013 in 11 Times Square, Intellectual Property & Technology, Leases, LEED-CS, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Times Square, Transactions
In a 220,000-square-foot deal, Microsoft has officially announced that it’s on the move from Sixth Avenue to the LEED Gold-certified 11 Times Square.
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.
NYC’s First LEED Gold Office Building Achieves 100 Percent Occupancy
By Stephen Del Percio on September 27, 2011 in 7 World Trade Center, LEED-CS, LEED-NC, Manhattan, New York City, World Trade Center
Silverstein Properties has completed the lease-up of its LEED Gold-certified 7 World Trade Center, inking a 125,000-square-foot, 20-year deal with financial services firm MSCI, Inc.
That’s a Wrap: Port Authority Unveils Translucent LED Bus Terminal Advertising Installation
By Stephen Del Percio on July 31, 2011 in 20 Times Square, LEED-CS, Manhattan, New York City, Times Square
The Port Authority Bus Terminal has activated New York City’s largest installation of mediamesh: an advanced LED imagery technology with a variety of potential applications.
20 Times Square: Chinese Financing Could Raise LEED Gold Above World’s Fifth Ugliest Building
By Stephen Del Percio on March 27, 2011 in 20 Times Square, Finance, LEED-CS, Manhattan, New York City, Times Square
Vornado may be close to closing on financing from a Chinese investor for its planned 42-story, Richard Rogers-designed, LEED-CS Gold office tower above the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Indian Restaurant to Battle Boston Properties at 250 West 55th Street
By Stephen Del Percio on May 20, 2009 in LEED-CS, Litigation, Manhattan, Midtown West, New York City
The owner of an Indian restaurant in Midtown has filed a lawsuit against Boston Properties in connection with excavation and foundation work for the (currently suspended) LEED Gold-hopeful 250 West 55th Street project.
