NEW YORK CITY-Locally based Cushman & Wakefield has been named the exclusive leasing agent for 1 World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower, by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Freedom Tower, which is currently under construction at the site of the former World Trade Center, will total 2.6 million sf upon its completion in 2012.
Under the terms of the three-year agreement, C&W will provide advisory services and assist Port Authority staff in the marketing of the Freedom Tower and negotiating leases. Cushman & Wakefield will be responsible for leasing approximately 60% of the building's office space, or 1.5 million gross sf. The brokerage firm expects to have the Freedom Tower substantially leased by the building's completion date of 2012 at competitive rental rates.
The remaining 1.1 million gross sf have leases approved: 412,000 sf is approved to the New York State Office of General Services; 653,000 sf is being finalized with the US General Services Administration; and the agency is negotiating with the Metropolitan Television Alliance for the entire 89th and 90th floors, as well as the right to broadcast from the building's rooftop. The Port Authority assumed control over the construction and leasing of the Freedom Tower last September in an agreement with Silverstein Properties that placed Port Authority in charge of constructing the three major components of the World Trade Center.
According to a Port Authority release, major progress has been made during the past year with more than 600 workers at the site each day, more than 100 pieces of heavy equipment, and more than $1.7 billion in contracts awarded for the Freedom Tower, the Memorial and the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. The foundation work for the Freedom Tower is nearly complete with steel rising and more than 12,000 cubic yards of concrete already poured.
C&W was selected through a request for proposal process, publicly advertised in June. “Cushman & Wakefield is thrilled and honored to have been named as the exclusive leasing agent for the Freedom Tower,” notes Bruce Mosler, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield in a prepared statement. “This building is a symbol of New York's–and our nation's–resurgence, and will become one of the most successful and globally recognized icons of all time.”
Mosler adds that the company is proud to partner with the Port Authority “to bring this historic vision to reality, and to continue to play a leading role in the revival of Downtown Manhattan.” Tara Stacom, vice chairman, is leading the Cushman & Wakefield leasing team.
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