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Conde Nast May Anchor Ground Zero Skyscraper
When completed three years from now, the skyscraper will be New York’s tallest at 1,776 feet. Should the Conde Nast deal come to pass, the company will likely move from its 800,000 square feet at 4 Times Square in 2014.
Microsoft Leases 113,000 SF at One Cambridge Center
The lease is part of the expansion of Microsoft’s New England Research & Development Center in Kendall Square. Cambridge Center’s owner and developer is Boston Properties, Inc.
Wilson Wraps Up 2 Million SF in Leasing Assignments for 2010
The largest leases include the 487,370-square-foot Commons at Quartz Hill in Lancaster, California, the 218,503-square-foot Crossroads at 395 in Victorville, California and the 224,783-square-foot Granada Village in Granada Hills, California.
Healthfirst Signs 172,600-SF HQ Lease at SL Green’s Church Street Building in Manhattan
Under a 20-year lease agreement, Healthfirst will maintain its headquarters on four floors at the 21-story building at 100 Church Street, downtown. The property has been in SL Green’s portfolio since January of this year when the REIT became sole owner on the heels of a foreclosure of the senior mezzanine loan on the building.
Kiva Takes 163,000 SF in Massachusetts
David Pergola and Jason Levendusky of CB Richard Ellis represented Divco West and Taurus, while Brooks Murphy and Sean Lynch of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Kiva.
Comcast Moves into New 106,253 SF Digs
Comcast will occupy floors one, two, three and five at Deerwood, which totals out to 80 percent of the building’s space.
C&W: Manhattan Market Looking Better, Leasing Doubles Year over Year
Manhattan’s Class A vacancy rate dropped to 11.6 percent in June from 12.6 percent at the end of the first quarter, while the overall Midtown Manhattan vacancy rate declined to 11.5 from 12.6 percent. Those figures entail all sectors of real estate.
FedEx Takes 146,792 SF in Houston
KDC has leased the space to the express shipping services company, which will relocate 250 employees to the 50-acre center beginning Oct. 1.
JLL Nails Down 64,821 SF Lease in NYC for Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray will occupy the entire twelfth floor of the building as well as a portion of the eleventh floor, consolidating its operations from two separate Manhattan sites.
Kaye Scholer Takes 42,000 SF in Century City
L.A. Realty Partners has negotiated a long-term lease renewal for international law firm Kaye Scholer L.L.P., which has signed a 10-year lease agreement for 42,000 square feet at Sun America Plaza in Century City, Calif.