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Vornado acquired the asset at 250 W. 34th St. in 1998 for $410 million, according to CommercialEdge. It has since invested an additional $450 million in the redesign and repositioning of PENN 1 and PENN 2. Photo courtesy of Vornado Realty Trust<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Accounting firm Weaver and Tidwell LLP has significantly expanded its space at PENN 1, Vornado Realty Trust\u2019s recently redeveloped 2.5 million-square-foot office tower on Manhattan\u2019s West Side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm had been occupying 8,000 square feet on a portion of the 32nd floor but will now lease the entire 28th floor, with a long-term agreement for 36,500 square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weaver, a national accounting and consulting firm that provides audit, tax and advisory services, will consolidate its entire New York City workforce into the new space at PENN 1. That includes workers from Buchbinder Tunick & Co., a firm Weaver merged with earlier this year that had leased the PENN 1 space since 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vornado has now inked 1.5 million square feet of new leases, renewals and expansions at the 55-story tower since the start of redevelopment of THE PENN DISTRICT, a 10 million-square-foot master planned community<\/a> that underwent about $750 million in renovations, wrapping up in late 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other new tenants that signed in recent months include law firm Rolnick Kramer Sadighi, which is taking approximately 5,000 square feet of space on the 34th floor; marketing company Cheil, which is leasing the entire 37th floor, about 37,000 square feet; and LB Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leasing 8,906 square feet at PENN 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Mackel, Weaver CEO and managing partner, said in a prepared statement the firm chose this property to consolidate its New York City team because of its in-building and neighborhood amenities and its location atop North America\u2019s most accessible transit hub. Penn Station is a major mass transit hub with 15 subway lines, Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, PATH and Amtrak converging on the station. Starting in 2027, Metro-North, an additional commuter rail line, will also come into Penn Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newmark Chairman Neil Goldmacher and Associate Director Michael Horn represented Weaver in the transaction. Vornado was represented in-house by Executive Vice President Josh Glick, Vice President Jared Silverman and Director Anthony Cugini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major redesign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vornado invested $450 million into PENN 1 as part of the redesign and repositioning of its buildings in the area above and surrounding Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. PENN 1 and neighboring PENN 2<\/a> now serve as a two-building connected campus in the heart of THE PENN DISTRICT.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Public realm improvements included Plaza 33, a pedestrian plaza that has landscaping, stone benches and chairs and tables for the public as well as building tenants to enjoy. Photo courtesy of Vornado Realty Trust<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The two towers have a combined 4.4 million square feet of office space including 180,000 square feet of amenities. These include The Landing, a full-service restaurant, bar and private dining rooms; a 35,000-square-foot wellness and fitness center; 100,000 square feet of flexible workspace and conference facilities; The Perch, a landscaped rooftop park serviced by an indoor glass pavilion; and a 280-seat Town Hall. Vornado also upgraded the street-level retail and food & beverage offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other improvements included creating a street-level entrance at PENN 1, which leads directly to Penn Station\u2019s recently renovated Long Island concourse. Vornado added a mix of national and local retailers to the concourse, which was widened and had its ceiling raised. Vornado partnered with the New York City Department of Transportation to replace one-half mile of concrete sidewalks across the district with granite stone pavers and to double the width of the sidewalks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A national accounting firm is consolidating its local workforce at the 55-story property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1068,"featured_media":1004730482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21784,1600,21742,10,21747],"tags":[50999,33030,52490],"class_list":["post-1004730473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brokerage","category-new-york","category-latest","category-northeast","category-office","tag-newmark","tag-vornado-realty-trust","tag-weaver-and-tidwell-llp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVornado Lands Long-Term Lease at Manhattan Tower - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, has expanded its lease at Vornado's PENN 1 office tower, to a total of 36,500 square feet.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/national-accounting-firm-consolidates-nyc-workforce-at-vornados-penn-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vornado Lands Long-Term Lease at Manhattan Tower\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, has expanded its lease at Vornado's PENN 1 office tower, to a total of 36,500 square feet.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/national-accounting-firm-consolidates-nyc-workforce-at-vornados-penn-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-27T10:02:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-27T14:13:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/PENN-1-Hero-Courtesy-Vornado-Realty-Trust-e1727425684252.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gail Kalinoski\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/national-accounting-firm-consolidates-nyc-workforce-at-vornados-penn-1\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/national-accounting-firm-consolidates-nyc-workforce-at-vornados-penn-1\/\",\"name\":\"Vornado Lands Long-Term Lease at Manhattan Tower - 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