Cushman's Andrew M. Peretz, Robert Constable and Marc Packmanwill act as exclusive leasing agents. The 19-story, 1,045,820-sfbuilding is home to the Art Institute of New York City, NatureAmerica, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Getty Images andBliss Spa.

"Hudson Square is arguably the most active commercial realestate sub-market in the United States, and this assignment is akey element in our strategy to take advantage of these positiveconditions immediately," says Carl Weisbrod, president of TrinityReal Estate. "It also reflects a new eagerness on our part to reachout and conduct business with corporations seeking a home in HudsonSquare."

Weisbrod did add that the firm's "centuries-old philosophy ofproudly owning and operating our property portfolio in the HudsonSquare community will not change." Of Trinity's space that isactively being marketed, 93% is currently occupied, compared with72% occupancy just 15 months ago. In addition, Cushman &Wakefield reported Hudson Square's vacancy at 12.8% at the end ofMay, down from 14.7% at the same time last year. "With rentsapproaching $40 per sf, the Hudson Square office market is veryactive," adds Jason Pizer, Trinity Real Estate's director ofleasing. "Hudson Square has become a magnet for New York's creativecommunity, and many creative firms are relocating here. Severalother large leasing transactions are in the offing, and we expectthat they will become signed deals in the very near future."