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Vantone Said to Reach Freedom Tower Deal

NEW YORK CITY-Bloomberg News reports that the Chinese developer has agreed to 190,000 square feet at One World Trade Center.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on March 25, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-Chinese developer Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co. has agreed to lease 190,000 square feet at One World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. Vantone would be the first confirmed private-sector tenant at the 1,776-foot tower now under construction at Ground Zero. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building the 102-story tower, did not return GlobeSt.com inquiries by deadline.

According to published reports, the deal–which has not yet been signed–is similar to a non-binding agreement announced last June by the Port Authority. At that time, Vantone subsidiary China Center New York LLC was to build out 190,000 square feet of office space on floors 64 through 69 of the Freedom Tower, along with 5,000 square feet of storage space.

The lease would have run for 23 years, with rents starting at $80 per square foot and escalating every five years, according to a release from the authority. The space would have contained the China Center, intended as a hub for Chinese businesses looking to operate in the US.

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