Steven Durels, EVP and director of leasing and real property forSL Green, tells GlobeSt.com that the locally based companycontinues to experience good tenant demand for space in Manhattan."Rates have remained strong primarily due to limited direct spaceavailability," he says. "However net effective rates have softenedas landlords become a bit more cautious as a result of concernabout the overall economy."
[IMGCAP(2)]News America operates all business activities forNews Corp. within the US. David Levinson and David Berkey of L& L Holding Co. LLC acted on behalf of the tenant in thetransaction, while SL Green was represented in-house by HowardTenenbaum, EVP, and Gary Rosen, managing director.
Although SL Green sources could not reveal taking rent oraggregate lease value, they did tell GlobeSt.com that asking rentat the property is $95 per sf. "We're delighted to welcome such aprestigious company as News America to 1185," Durels says. "Theyjoin other highly recognizable building tenants such as Hess Corp.,Bank of America, King & Spalding and the National HockeyLeague."
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
