Silverstein Properties announced today that it has signed leases with four companies for a combined 71,000 square feet of office space at 4 World Trade Center. To date, 1.36 million square feet have been leased, totaling 62 percent of the available space in the building.
The new tenants are PadillaCRT, a leading independent public relations and communications company; Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, one of the top 20 public accounting firms in the U.S.; Syntactx, a Contract Research Organization that specializes in medical device, pharmaceutical, and genetics clinical trials; and Silver Suites Offices, a high-end pre-built executive offices company.
“Smart, creative and growing companies of all types are moving to the new World Trade Center,” said Janno Lieber, President of World Trade Center Properties, an affiliate of Silverstein Properties. “These firms want to be in new, high-tech, green buildings right next to the best mass transit in the city and ultra-convenient to the Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan and New Jersey neighborhoods where their young talent is choosing to live. That’s why more than seven million square feet of office space has already been leased or committed at the World Trade Center.”
Currently located in Midtown South, PadillaCRT leased 14,639 square feet on the 48th floor of 4 WTC for 15 years. The balance of the floor was leased last year to Morningstar, the investment research and investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, which took 30,000 square feet in the tower.
“A move to 4 World Trade Center is a proud moment for our agency,” said Lynn Casey, Chair and CEO of PadillaCRT. “This building and the forward-thinking artistry of Silverstein Properties is synonymous with our agency’s vision and commitment to doing business in this great city.”
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP leased 5,023 square feet on the 44th floor for 7 years. The company was previously a tenant at Silver Suites at 7 WTC, along with Syntactx, which leased 6,930 square feet for 7 years, also on the 44th floor.
Silver Suites Offices is expanding from 7 WTC into 44,000 square feet on the 29th floor of 4 WTC, with 80 pre-built, business-ready offices and multi-room suites of varying sizes, many with breathtaking views. Silver Suites Offices at 4 WTC will open in October 2015 with a full complement of amenities and services as well as à la carte and all-inclusive packages designed to suit each company’s needs.
MediaMath and Morningstar are building out their space and will move in in the fall. IEX, the start-up stock market dedicated to institutionalizing fairness through technology, and the subject of Michael Lewis’ book, Flash Boys moved into the building in May.
Recent Company Milestones
The 4 WTC leases follow a series of high-profile milestones for Silverstein Properties in Lower Manhattan: In June 2015, the company signed a letter of intent with 21st Century Fox and News Corp to move their headquarters into 1.3 million square feet at 2 WTC. The final tower planned for the 16-acre World Trade Center site is being designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and will open in 2020.
Late last year, the company successfully financed and recommenced construction on 3 WTC. The Richard Rogers-designed 80-story tower is currently at the 31st floor, will top out towards the end of 2016 and will open in early 2018. GroupM, the world’s leading media investment management group, signed a 20-year lease for 515,000 square feet on nine floors at the base of the building.
In January, the company topped-out the 82-story Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Downtown New York, and has sold 70% of the residences at 30 Park Place. That project will open mid-2016.
Downtown leasing
The area south of Chambers Street now boasts over 800 TAMI (Technology, Advertising, Media, Information) companies, ranging from scores of smaller, ambitious tech start-ups to media companies like Time Inc., Condé Nast and HarperCollins to cutting edge advertising and branding firms like Droga5, Group M and MediaMath.
According to the Downtown Alliance, 607 firms have moved to Lower Manhattan since 2005, leasing a total of 15.2 million square feet. Of those companies, 343 have been in TAMI or Professional Services fields, taking 58 percent of the space leased.
Jeremy Moss, Director of World Trade Center Leasing for Silverstein Properties, and Camille McGratty, Vice President of Leasing, led the negotiations for the landlord, together with the CBRE agency team including Steve Siegel, Mary Ann Tighe, Adam Foster, Steve Eynon, Evan Haskell, Ken Meyerson and David Caperna.
“In the last four and half years, over 10 million square feet have been leased or committed Downtown to companies that have relocated from Midtown or Midtown South,” said Jeremy Moss, Director of World Trade Center Leasing for Silverstein Properties. “That’s equal to the entire Austin, Texas central business district. This has turned a 60-year trend on its head.”
Lease negotiations for PadillaCRT were handled by David M. Kleinhandler, Senior Vice President, and Jared Freede, First Vice President, CBRE. Mark Maltz and Amanda Kinney of Davis & Gilbert LLP represented the tenant and Russell Wohl and Ryan Knutson from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP represented the landlord.
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP was represented by Rob Wizenberg, Vice President, CBRE. Charles A. Alt , General Counsel, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP represented the tenant and Russell Wohl from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP represented the landlord.
Syntactx was represented by Susan T. Grayburn, Attorney at Law and Russell Wohl from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP represented the landlord.
About 4 World Trade Center
Designed by Pritzker-prize winning architect Fumihiko Maki to meet a LEED Gold standard of sustainability, 4 WTC is a model of transparency and efficiency.
The 977 foot (298 meter) building contains 2.3 million square feet (213,680 square meters) of light-filled, green and high-tech office space spread over 56 office floors. Tenants in the building include MediaMath (106,000 square feet / 9,850 square meters), Silver Suites Offices (44,000 square feet / 4,088 square meters) Morningstar (30,000 square feet / 2,787 square meters), PadillaCRT (14,639 square feet / 1,360 square meters), IEX (13,000 square feet / 1,208 square meters), Syntactx (6,930 square feet / 644 square meters); Dixon Hughes Goodman (5,023 square feet / 467 square meters); the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (600,000 square feet / 55,742 square meters) and the City of New York (600,000 square feet / 55,742 square meters).
4 WTC was designed to enliven and seamlessly integrate into Downtown’s streetscape, with a major concentration of retail – both at the street-level and in underground pedestrian concourses that lead directly to 11 subway lines and the PATH trains. 400,000 square feet (37,161 square meters) of destination retail will open in tandem with the World Trade Center Transit Hub in 2015.
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About Silverstein Properties
Silverstein Properties, Inc. (SPI) is a privately held, full-service real estate development, investment and management firm based in New York. Founded in 1957 by Chairman Larry Silverstein, the company develops and acquires office, residential, hotel and retail properties. SPI has developed, owned and managed more than 35 million square feet (3.25 million square meters) of commercial, residential and retail space, including 7 World Trade Center, the first LEED-certified office tower in New York City, which opened in 2006 and 4 World Trade Center which opened in November 2013.
Currently, the firm has $10 billion of development underway: Four Seasons Resort at Walt Disney World, Four Seasons Downtown New York Hotel and Private Luxury Residences and 2 and 3 World Trade Center. In addition, SPI is focused on joint ventures for development and acquisitions in Europe, Asia and Israel. The company has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in New York City” by Crain’s New York Business for the past seven years.
