In a benchmark of success that Manhattan office building owners are hoping will herald a "trickle-down" recovery, the exclusive club of office towers that charge rents in excess of $100 per SF now encompasses 80 buildings, up from last-year's record of 77.

Manhattan office tenants signed 192 leases in 2023 with starting rents of $100 or more, amounting to 5.6M SF, equal to 26% of overall leasing in the borough last year, according to JLL's Year-End 2023 report.

The leaderboard of office landlords who attracted the most premium rent-paying tenants was topped by Vornado Realty, which inked 14 top-dollar deals encompassing 1.2M SF; The Related Companies, with 15 deals encompassing 940K SF; and SL Green, with 21 deals encompassing 800K SF.

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