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Flurry of activity at One World Trade, including new space for Templafy

It’s high times again at One World Trade Center The Commercial Observer is reporting that three tenants have inked new deals at the western hemisphere’s tallest building, filling an additional 73,000 square feet of space and bringing the Downtown building’s occupancy rate up to 92 percent. Business software company Templafy, Advertising platform LiveIntent and investment management firm Jordan Park are moving into or up in the 104-story skyscraper, according to the report, which houses nearly three million square feet of office space. Grabbing the most space is Templafy, which had already been subleasing space in the building, which agreed to…

Date 2022-02-28
Author The Real Deal

Software Company, Investment Firm and Ad Platform Take 73K SF at 1 WTC

Business software firm Templafy, investment management company Jordan Park and advertising platform LiveIntent snagged a total of 72,896 square feet at The Durst Organization and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s 1 World Trade Center, Commercial Observer has learned The deals bring the building, which faced an uncertain future after major tenant Condé Nast put much of its offices on the sublease market in 2021, to 92 percent leased. The building’s two landlords resolved a rent dispute with the publishing giant last year, after it paid $2.4 million in rent it previously withheld. Templafy, which was subleasing…

Publication Commercial Observer
Date 2022-02-28
Author Celia Young

SVEN, eco-friendly rental tower, now leasing from $3,160/month; Affordable lottery underway

One of the benefits of outer-borough apartments are the views of the iconic Manhattan skyline, but Long Island City is on the road to a dramatic skyline of its own. The gracefully curved Sven is a new entrant making a statement with both its soaring height and eye-catching crown. This spectacular structure houses 958 highly sustainable and stylish residential units and amenities designed with community in mind Current availabilities start at $3,160/month for studios, $3,795/month for one-beds, $4,995/month for two-beds, and $6,712/month for three-beds. All prices are net effective to reflect a concession; additionally, qualified applicants are eligible for $1,000…

Date 2022-02-08
Author CityRealty

LIC tower is the tallest building in New York City with Smart Windows

View, Inc. (View), the foremost innovators in smart building technology, has made history by having their Smart Windows installed at the Durst Organization’s 71-story, 755 foot skyscraper, the Sven, in Long Island City — making it the tallest residential building in North America to feature smart windows “View glass reduces energy use and provides access to natural light and unobstructed views,” said Durst. “It epitomizes Sven’s approach to sustainability by simultaneously using energy and our natural resources efficiently and creating a place where people are healthy, productive and happy.” The Smart Windows are a reinvention that will change the future…

Publication AMNY
Date 2022-02-03
Author Aidan Seiden

Artificial Intelligence Windows Set Up At LIC Apartment Tower

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Residents of a glass-clad tower in Long Island City don't need to set up window shades View Smart Windows, which use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust the amount of natural light coming in through windows, have been installed at Sven, the Durst Organization'sluxury residential tower at Queens Plaza Park, the window company announced on Wednesday. The windows are the latest of many unique luxury amenities offered to people who can afford an apartment at the 958-unit skyscraper, where market rate studios start at $3,200 per-month and "affordable" apartments are off limits for "low income" New…

Publication The Patch
Date 2022-02-03
Author Kayla Levy,
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