- Leasing and investment sales activity
- New ground-up developments and newly revitalized properties
- How rezoning will affect Midtown moving forward
- Challenges and opportunities Midtown owners anticipate near-term
- What's ahead for midtown?
About the Event
With its central location, convenient access and iconic structures, it is no surprise that Midtown remains the city’s largest commercial real estate submarket and the epicenter for all things business.
The Midtown market is hot, and vacancy is at its lowest rate in decades, proving owners know how to appeal to modern tenants from a diverse group of industries, from tech, creative and emerging markets as well as traditional industries such as legal, insurance and finance. The rezoning of the 73-block area surrounding Grand Central Terminal in Midtown East is helping to ensure the area’s future as a world-class business district complete with new office towers, improved transportation, new food and beverage destinations and iconic hotels. Exciting projects along Park Avenue as well as One Vanderbilt and the Grand Hyatt repositioning project all plan to deliver state-of-the-art new office product over the coming decades that will expand inventory to meet the steady demand for space in this premier office district.
Join Commercial Observer as our expert panelists dissect Midtown and its many submarkets, including:
Who Should Attend
Leasing Brokers • Owners • Developers • Law Firms • Accounting Firms • Technology Firms • Other Professional Services Firms
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