Indeed, many of those inquiries to Kushner and other brokeragefirms have already turned into a spate of deals. According to someestimates, up to three millions sf of direct and sublease space mayhave been claimed just this past weekend. And because thiswaterfront city has a relatively limited amount of space to offerto begin with, displaced firms have gone farther afield to Newark,Morris County and other destinations.

For the most part, the parties involved aren't talking abouttheir deals yet, because they're still working out the details. Butaccording to various reports, Lehman Brothers is already up andrunning with a new trading floor at the 100,000-sf Datek buildingin Jersey City; American Express has shifted its World FinancialCenter operations to Jersey City; and Amex has reportedly cutsublet deals for the 340,000-sf former Aventis building at MorrisCorporate Center, Parsippany, and for a 250,000-sf former Lucentfacility in Parsippany. The company is said to be talking seriouslyto AT&T about taking over nearly 200,000 sf in Short Hills. AndDeutsche Bank has moved employees to backup facilities inPiscataway, NJ.

Finally, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hasgrabbed close to 200,000 sf at downtown Newark's Gateway Center.The P.A.'s headquarters were in the WTC, and the agency sufferedsevere staff losses, including executive director Neil Levin.