NEW YORK | 175 Park Avenue (Grand Hyatt) | 1,575 FT | 86 FLOORS

[NYguy]

4/10/24

[Doubleu1117]

Originally Posted by NYguy

4/10/24

That's some pretty cool lighting on 101 Park, did not know that was up there.

[ChiND]

I can’t wait for news about this tower. I’ll have Champagne upon the announcement that this eyesore will be demolished.

[MAC123]

This building is such a mess compared to the area its in, new and old towers alike.

Right next to Grand Central, One Vanderbilt, The Chrysler, The Graybar building, 450 Lexington Ave, The Helmsley building, 270 Park, etc.

And then there's this disgusting thing....

Can't wait for it to be demolished.

[NYguy]

https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/real-e...-out-of-space/

A class above: NYC’s trophy offices are running out of space


By Lois Weiss
April 21, 2024

Demand for the best office buildings in New York has not only recovered — it’s causing a spillover effect.

Large tenants that have lease terminations over the next several years are racing to snap up space while it’s hot in trophy towers.

Meanwhile, yet-to-be constructed towers — like 175 Park Ave., 347 Madison Ave., 3 Hudson Blvd., 70 Hudson Yards and 2 World Trade Center — are tempting anchor tenants with $200-per-foot rents in hopes of rising from the ground.

”We will have a moment of scarcity in the high end,” said David Goldstein of Savills.

The availability rate for better buildings in Midtown is 8.5%, while four years ago it was 15%, according to Newmark. Overall, the Midtown availability is 16.6% but without sublets is 13% on a direct basis. The average trophy rent is $143 per foot with the rest of Midtown averaging $83 per foot.

“Occupiers are spending more to be in the best buildings with amenities and appearance,” said David Falk of Newmark.

That’s why there are no “great” options for big tenants in the prime portions of Midtown, explained Bill Elder of RXR — one of the developers of 175 Park which owns and leases buildings that include 5 Times Square and Worldwide Plaza.

Look at the effective rate of vacancy right now and look at the pipeline of new buildings,” Elder said. “On Park, Madison and Sixth avenues there is no space. The A- and B++ buildings might actually get a lift.”

To capture that demand, SL Green’s 245 Park Ave. is being transformed with a new lower façade and amenities like a rooftop park. It has 300,000 square feet available.

Another 850,000 square feet is on the market at Brookfield’s reimagined 660 Fifth Ave. But that could be absorbed by Citadel, for instance, which is on the prowl for 400,000 to 800,000 square feet for around the next 10 years, while one of its current office buildings at 350 Park Ave. is demolished, built anew and made ready to move back in.

The financial firm Jefferies, now located at 520 Madison Ave., is also seeking 800,000 square feet, brokers said.

When its new 2.5 million-square-foot 270 Park Ave. headquarters is completed, JPMorgan Chase will likely keep its tower at 383 Madison Ave., but brokers say it may also retain space at 390 Madison and 277 Park that it leased during construction. A JPMC spokesman said the new building is expected to open by the end of 2025.

“It has 2.5 million square feet of flexible and collaborative space that can easily adapt to the future of work,” spokesman Michael Fusco said.

”While the old real estate mantra was ‘Location, location, location,’ ” Peter Turchin of CBRE said, “It evolved into ‘New construction, new construction, new construction.’ Now it’s also ‘Location, renovation, amenities.’”

[NYguy]

https://therealdeal.com/new-york/202...der-9-percent/

Park Avenue office availability now under 9% — half of Midtown’s
Space tighter than before pandemic: Savills


Holden Walter-Warner
MAY 6, 2024

The availability rate in the prestigious office corridor is down to 8.9 percent, about half of Midtown’s 17.6 percent, the New York Post reported, citing data from Savills. The rate was 11 percent on Park Avenue in the fourth quarter of 2019, the last quarter before the pandemic.

… The corridor’s resilience is a promising sign for office projects in the works. RXR plans 2 million square feet at 175 Park Avenue above Grand Central Terminal. The public review process for a new tower at 350 Park Avenue, spearheaded by Vornado, Rudin and Citadel’s Ken Griffin, will start next year. That project is expected to deliver 1.8 million square feet across 62 stories and be anchored by Ken Griffin’s Citadel and affiliate Citadel Securities, which will occupy 850,000 square feet.

[ChiND]

Further on the Sullivan & Cromwell theme, 400-500k sf of space here would be nice. The schmucks can stay in 500k sf in the shleppy 125 Broad, and the elite could set up on Mt. Olympus (ie., 175 Park).

[BK1985]

Originally Posted by ChiND

Further on the Sullivan & Cromwell theme, 400-500k sf of space here would be nice. The schmucks can stay in 500k sf in the shleppy 125 Broad, and the elite could set up on Mt. Olympus (ie., 175 Park).

ok, we get it already. LOL

[pianowizard]

Now that another project (350 Park Avenue) has surpassed this in height, I hope the developers will feel competitive and return to the originally proposed 1,642 ft.

[Busy Bee]

That goes without saying 'round these parts.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by pianowizard

Now that another project (350 Park Avenue) has surpassed this in height, I hope the developers will feel competitive and return to the originally proposed 1,642 ft.

I don’t think they care enough about that. While they’ve said this tower would have the highest office floor, it seems that would now go to 350 Park. They also said they didn’t want to build the tallest building in the city.

But if they were to bump up the height, there’s nothing to stop 350 from doing the same. There was a time when those things happened, but I don’t think developers themselves care anymore. A tenant could be a different story.

[ChiND]

I’m happy with 1,575’. I’m dying for news about this tower. To have this tower and 350 Park rising at the same time will be almost as good as the gold, frankincense, and myhrr that were bestowed upon Jesus.