Jersey City and Stamford, CT have thus far snagged all the major New York City corporate relocation deals stemming from the World Trade Center disaster. However, area brokers note that because New York City, as well as competing markets in New Jersey and Fairfield County, CT, have few if any large blocks of existing office space to offer, Westchester County should prove attractive to companies who are now in the market for space.

Kenneth Krasnow, regional managing director for Cushman & Wakefield of Connecticut, told attendees of the session held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, that demand for office space from New York City firms in Westchester County is "strong." He adds that there are "10 to 12 large requirements from New York City" currently in the suburban market.

While he questions whether any deals will be generated from the current crop of Manhattan firms that are looking for space in the suburbs, Krasnow relates, "I do think we (the northern New York City suburbs) are going to see more of an impact from New York than we have in the past five to seven years."