By Kim Velsey 10/10/12 1:49pm

High Society

The view for a few.

The Ultimate Status Symbol: An Invite to the Top of an Unfinished Skyscraper

These days hard hats are the non plus ultra of chic accessories. They make a Birkin bag look so pedestrian! And having one’s hair coiffed and colored to perfection at Frederic Fekkai is all well and good, but it’s nothing without the windblown disarray that one achieves from standing on a high floor of an unfinished skyscraper.

Yes, the best way to show off one’s money, powers of persuasion and impressive social connections is scoring a ride to the top of One57 or One World Trade Center. (Any other building that begins with “One” and recently had a topping out ceremony would also be a good bet). Why bother dropping names when you can drop an experience that illustrates you know all the names worth dropping? Read More

By Daniel Geiger 1/12/12 9:00am

lease beat

114 West 47th Street

Durst: BofA Reduction Won’t Hurt Us

Leasing executives at the Durst Organization say that Bank of America’s decision late last week to reduce its office footprint in midtown won’t create a pocket of vacancy in the landlord’s office portfolio. Read More

By Daniel Geiger 1/10/12 9:00am

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114 West 47th Street (Courtesy Property Shark)

EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America Shaves 300,000 Feet Off 47th Street Lease

Bank of America has renewed its lease at 114 West 47th Street for approximately 360,000 square feet of space—far less than it currently occupies in the building.

The bank had been in discussions to extend its occupancy at the building for months. On Monday, insiders with direct knowledge of the deal and a spokeswoman for the bank, confirmed that the contracted lease had been signed on Friday morning. Read More

By Jotham Sederstrom 9/07/10 2:28pm

The Broker Who Would Fill One World Trade

It was only two weeks until the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and, needless to say, the woman now charged with leasing office space at One World Trade Center was dealing with a congested appointment book.

Media requests for walking tours at the building, now standing 36 stories, had reached capacity. Arrangements Read More