When a dot.com goes belly up, as many have in the last few months, they can leave a wake of office space behind. Boo.com, one of the early on-line firms to slip beneath the waves, left about 9,000 sf at 435 Hudson St. The company, which sold clothes over the Web, featured a virtual changing room and that allowed customers to examine garments from several angles. Approximately $135 million was spent on the concept. Whether such closing will bring a lot of space to market remains to be seen, but even if it does, most owners will consider it a boon rather than a bust.

Craig Lemle, corporate managing director of Julien J. Studley Inc., which represents the owner of the former Boo.com HQ, says in this market, “I think most owners would like to get space back. If a tenant says ‘I’m thinking of closing my doors,’ the owner says, ‘You won’t have any trouble from me.’ It’s already built and they can lease it out for a higher rent.”

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