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Hedge
fundactivity
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2014
14%
8.5%
$99.58
$98.10
$97.33
$98.27
$97.29
$93.99
$92.43
$92.57
$93.81
$97.73
$97.10
$96.24
$98.11
$95.37
$91.98
$90.36
$84.65
$84.03
$83.28
$80.28
$84.82
$88.81
$90
$95.96
12.1%
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8.0% 8%
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$60
2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14
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32 hedge funds
19 private equity firms
21 other non-financial
(legal, consulting, software)
For the first time ever, buildings in Midtown South welcomed tenants at rents north of $100 per sq. ft. 51 Astor Place signed
four deals over $100 per sq. ft. for a total of 63,096 sq. ft., and a new 56,000 rsf lease at 837 Washington Street in the
Meatpacking District had a starting rent of $125 per sq. ft. 610 Broadway is another new entrant to the $100 club with its 27,601
sq. ft. lease, as well as 635 Avenue of the Americas, with a lease of approximately 10,000 sq. ft.
There were 27 buildings in the $100 club last year, and 33 buildings in 2014, indicating a wider concentration of properties.
9 West 57th Street has achieved the highest starting rent in Midtown for the past several years, reaching $210 per sq. ft. in 2014.
Since 2010, 375 Park Avenue (The Seagram Building) has attained the highest number of transactions with rents over $100 per
sq. ft. 14 transactions were completed in 2014, compared to 12 in 2013.
Landlords with the largest number of $100+ deals are Boston Properties (19 deals 1.1 million sq. ft.), RFR (17 deals 124,145
sq. ft.), and Vornado (10 deals 93,589 sq. ft.).
The three largest deals were renewals / forward commitments ranging from 350,000 sq. ft. to 489,495 sq. ft.
$100+ per sq. ft. Transactions - Completed in 2014
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Number of Transactions
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
8
6
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Number of Deals
30
31
29
25
20
15
10
5
0
< 5,000 s.f.
5-15,000 s.f.
200
180
160
Number of Deals
140
97
81
120
91
100
51
50
80
80
56
60
18
40
20
0
14
80
57
18
35
17
14
2004
19
69
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
69
46
83
58
26
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Building
Address
Ownership
Tishman Speyer
Asking Rent
$75
$96
$95
Term
2-3 years
Sublandlord
City MD
Hisox Insurance
Comments
Floorplan
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Building
Address
Ownership
Westbrook Partners
LeFrak Organization
Asking Rent
$68
$94
$75
Term
3-5 years
Sublandlord
Cornerstone Research
PJT Partners
Comments
Floorplan
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Building
Address
Ownership
Thor Equities
Asking Rent
$65
$83
$75
Term
Sublandlord
Wunderlich Securities
Tigris Investments
Super Derivatives
Comments
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P. 12
E. 11
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Building
Address
Ownership
Tishman Speyer
Wharton Properties
Asking Rent
$25
$79
$90
Term
Sublandlord
AlpInvest Partners
Comments
Floorplan
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Building
1411 Broadway
1500 Broadway
Address
Ownership
Tamares
Asking Rent
$45
$50
$70
Term
Sublandlord
Quad Graphics
Wild Tangent
Nasdaq
Comments
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Building
Address
Ownership
Tishman Speyer
Asking Rent
$62
$80
Term
2 - 3 years
Sublandlord
Audax
Comments
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Building
Address
Ownership
SL Green
Asking Rent
$38
$53
$58
Term
Sublandlord
Navigant Consulting
Comments
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Type
Tenant
Address
Square
Feet
New
TD Bank
One Vanderbilt
200,000
New
93,402
Renewal
41,000
New
Nordea Bank
40,429
Sublease
40,000
New
Clearing House
32,000
Renewal
Lexington Partners
1 Penn Plaza
20,000
New
SHL Investments
9 W 57th Street
19,885
Expansion
19,556
New
Virtu Financial
18,294
Sublease
18,245
New
17,320
Sublease
GreensLedge
12,132
Expansion
9,800
New
9,562
New
DH Capital
8,760
New
Certares
8,559
Expansion
Freddie Mac
8,299
Sublease
Permanes Capital
7,179
New
7,178
Sublease
SAB Capital
7,000
New
1411 Broadway
6,976
Renewal
LSV Advisors
6,950
Renewal
Compass Group
6,850
New
5,630
New
5,375
New
Glazer Capital
5,230
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Cynthia Wasserberger
Managing Director
(212) 812-5816
Cynthia.Wasserberger@am.jll.com
Cynthia has been actively involved in providing real estate services to financial service clients over
the past 18 years. She assists key prime brokerage groups and focuses on transaction work for
numerous boutique hedge funds and investment management firms. She has completed over 100
deals in this arena. Cynthia holds a business administration degree from University of Florida, and
a Master of Science in Real Estate Finance from New York University. She is an active member of
The Real Estate Board of New York and the New York University Real Estate Alumni Association.
She is also involved with The Doe Fund organization in New York, and was recognized in 2009 as
a Woman of Valor by the Capuchin Food Pantry / St. Francis of Assisi.
Jonathan Schifrin
Senior Vice President
(212) 812-5832
Jonathan.Schifrin@am.jll.com
Jonathan Schifrin is a senior vice president in JLLs New York Office and is a tenant representation
specialist. Mr. Schifrin has more than eight years of experience in the commercial real estate
industry. Mr. Schifrin holds a master of science degree in real estate from New York University and
a bachelor of arts degree from Emory University. He is actively involved with Israel Bonds and
serves as a vice chairman of the New Leadership Cabinet.
Hayley Shoener
Associate
(212) 812-6535
Hayley.Shoener@am.jll.com
Hayley Shoener is an associate in JLLs New York office and specializes in tenant representation.
Ms. Shoener focuses on business development, market research, transactional support and
financial analysis. She also worked as an intern at JLL in both the Research and Brokerage
departments in 2012. Ms. Shoener graduated cum laude from Boston College in 2013 with a
bachelor of arts degree in History and a minor in French. She is a member of the Real Estate Board
of New York.