Lower Manhattan Real Estate Market Overview Q1 2015

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Q1 2015

LOWER MANHATTAN REAL ESTATE MARKET OVERVIEW

COMMERCIAL OFFICE MARKET WeWork Signs one of Manhattan’s Largest Deals in Q1 2015

WeWork signs first quarter’s

Following a robust 2014 with the highest recorded activity in nine years, Lower Manhattan’s leasing slowed somewhat in the first quarter of this year. Down 32% from last quarter and 29% yearover-year, leasing is expected to regain momentum in the year ahead. And with the second quarter dawning and a spring thaw underway, brokers report that tenant interest is brisk and a pickup in leasing is expected in the second quarter.

3rd Largest deal citywide in Lower Manhattan

While leasing was less active this quarter, interest in relocating to or expanding in Lower Manhattan remained strong. Four out of the top five deals were relocations and expansions among new and existing tenants. WeWork opened its third Lower Manhattan location at 85 Broad Street early in the second quarter, signing the first quarter’s largest deal in Lower Manhattan and the third

largest deal citywide. With a lease for 234,879 square feet in 85 Broad Street, WeWork now occupies a total of more than 744,000 square feet of commercial space and joins the ranks of Lower Manhattan’s largest tenants.

LOWER MANHATTAN LEASING ACTIVITY, Q1 2011 - Q1 2015 Source: Downtown Alliance, CBRE

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5-Year Quarterly Average: 1.4 Million SF

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