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114 West 47th Street. (Courtesy Property Shark)

Durst: BofA Reduction Won’t Hurt Us

Leasing executives at the Durst Organization say that Bank of America’s decision late last week to reduce its office footprint in midtown won’t create a pocket of vacancy in the landlord’s office portfolio.

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114 West  47th Street (Courtesy Property Shark)

EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America Shaves 300,000 Feet Off 47th Street Lease

Bank of America has renewed its lease at 114 West 47th Street for approximately 360,000 square feet of space—far less than it currently occupies in the building.

The bank had been in discussions to extend its occupancy at the building for months. On Monday, insiders with direct knowledge of the deal and a spokeswoman for the bank, confirmed that the contracted lease had been signed on Friday morning.
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Diamond From the Rough

On Oct. 7, the City Council passed the first of two laws that would allow business improvement districts to take joint custody of properties that fall within the boundaries of more than one BID.

Together, the bills will end what has essentially been a three-year, amicable custody battle between the Times Square Alliance and the Bryant Read More

First Photos Inside One Bryant Park!

My colleague Dana Rubinstein broke the news earlier this week that the new One Bryant Park unofficially opened on Monday. Over 300 Bank of America employees took to their desks in the 54-story, Durst-developed skyscraper in midtown.

Above is a photo of the lobby earlier today. Life! At last!

Finally, Move-in Day at One Bryant Park!

The trading floor at the new Bank of America tower at One Bryant Park got partially busy on Monday, three days after the building’s developer secured a temporary certificate of occupancy for Manhattan’s newest trophy tower.

Three hundred Bank of America associates from its global corporate and investment arm began relocating to the trading Read More

One Bryant Park Opens for Business

It was a bright new day at One Bryant Park this morning, when Bank of America employees showed up for their first day of work at the crystalline skyscraper on Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd streets.

The new 54-story skyscraper, also known as the Bank of America tower, unofficially opened for business, after developers Read More