Soon to join the firm will be start-ups supported by THCG in itsnew incubation space. KickStart has just celebrated the opening ofits new building specifically designed to provide alternatives tonew tenants, hungry for tech-friendly space. One industry insidertells GlobeSt.com that while there is a desire out there forshort-term space, it won't have a meaningful effect on themarket.

THCG chief operating officer Evan Marks tells GlobeSt.com that,"it was necessary for us to move to enable us to exploit thesynergies within our own organization." The goal, he explains, wasto bring all of the operations, now functioning at two differentlocations--650 Madison Ave. and 105 Madison Ave.--under one roof.The move also allows the company to expand its role in itspartnerships with start-ups.

Marks says they are on a "fast, critical path to build the spaceand have everyone completely operational" as soon as possible. Headds that in order to bring all of the new operations to thislocation, the 28,000 sf of space had to be rehabilitated.