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Schumer Calls For GSA to Sign on Dotted Line at 1 WTC

NEW YORK CITY-While the federal agency signed a letter of intent for 300,000 square feet at the 1,776 tower last summer, the New York State Senator is pushing for the GSA to finalize the lease.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on April 24, 2012

NEW YORK CITY-United States Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the General Services Administration to put ink to paper and seal its 300,000-square-foot lease deal at One World Trade Center. In a statement released by the senator’s office on Friday, Schumer has called upon acting GSA administrator Daniel Tangherlini to move forward with the federal agency’s preliminary lease agreement at the 1,776-foot tower, which is set to top out at 104 stories within the next several weeks.

Last summer, the GSA signed a term sheet for space at the skyscraper, but following the recent controversy surrounding the organization travel abuses and misuse of public funds, Schumer is pushing to ensure that the focus is “not lost” to promptly finalize the agreement.

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