Company Expects Office Leasing to Exceed 3.3 Million Square Feet in 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), Manhattan’s largest office landlord, today announced that it has signed a 924,876 square foot renewal and expansion lease with Bloomberg, L.P. at 919 Third Avenue. The transaction includes a 749,035-square-foot, 11-year lease extension commencing March 1, 2029, covering floors 2-18 and 28-33. In addition, Bloomberg will expand its footprint within the building by 175,841 square feet with a new 15-year lease covering a portion of the 34th floor and the entire floors on 35 and 41-44.
The lease reflects SL Green’s strong leasing momentum throughout 2024. To date in 2024, the Company has signed 150 Manhattan office leases totaling 2,795,746 square feet, inclusive of Bloomberg, while maintaining an office leasing pipeline of approximately 1.1 million square feet. Based on 2024 leasing to date and the current pipeline, SL Green expects to sign more than 3.3 million square feet of Manhattan office leases in 2024 and increase Manhattan same-store office occupancy, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced, to 92.5% by December 31, 2024.
“We’re proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Bloomberg, and excited to assist with their on-going New York City expansion,” said Steven Durels, Executive Vice President and Director of Leasing and Real Property at SL Green. “Overall leasing velocity continues to increase as tenants prioritize their preference for well-located, upgraded and amenitized buildings.”
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 919 Third Avenue is a 1.5 million-square-foot, 47-story office tower. An extensive renovation of the building lobby, entrances and elevator cabs was recently completed.
Bloomberg was represented by CBRE’s Howard Fiddle, Chris Mansfield, Zach Weil and Ryan Luck. SL Green was represented by Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Emily Chabrier, Taylor Callahan, Alex D’Amario and Nicole Marshall of CBRE.
About SL Green Realty Corp.
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan’s largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing the value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of September 30, 2024, SL Green held interests in 55 buildings totaling 31.8 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 28.1 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 2.8 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.
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