Moody’s Eyes Manhattan HQ Move

Moody’s Corp. has signed a 460,000-square-foot lease at 200 Liberty St. within Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan, where it plans to relocate its global headquarters in 2027.

Moody’s currently occupies space at nearby 7 World Trade Center, which has served as its global headquarters since 2007. The company said amenities at its new office, which is owned by Brookfield Properties, will include flexible collaboration spaces, event and conference facilities, and wellness spaces for employees.

200 Liberty St. opened in 1986 and currently boasts a 1.8 percent vacancy rate, according to Yardi Matrix. Major tenants include the Associated Press, Raymond James Financial and TerraForm Power.

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A Cushman & Wakefield team of Executive Vice Chairs Robert Lowe and John Cefaly, Executive Director Paige Engledrum, Executive Managing Director Ed Donnery, Senior Director Michael Montesi and Director Nicholas Dysenchuk represented Moody’s. A Fried Frank team of Partners Valerie Kelly and Jonathan Mechanic and Associate Catherine Bushong also advised the tenant.

Strong leasing momentum in New York City

New York City has seen several major office leases this year. In December 2025, Bloomberg signed an 11-year, 495,753-square-foot lease at 120 Park Ave., a 26-story tower owned by Global Holdings. The firm had occupied space in the building since 2011.

In November 2025, GFI Group renewed and extended its lease at 55 Water Street, a Class A office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The company said it would more than double its space in the New Water Street Corp.-owned building from 63,756 square feet to 128,749 square feet.

Manhattan’s office sector continues to defy national trends. As of September 2025, the borough’s vacancy rate stood at 12.8 percent, according to a Yardi Matrix report, representing a 400-basis-point year-over-year decline. The national figure, in contrast, was 18.6 percent at the time.