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The Manhattan office recovery<\/strong> is leading the nation, with office foot traffic now only 5.5% lower than pre-pandemic levels. In a new Bisnow Studio B feature, Lee & Associates examines what’s driving the rebound \u2014 and what tenants and landlords are doing to capitalize on it. The Manhattan office recovery<\/strong> has pushed Q4 vacancy to a five-year low of 13.9%, with 10M SF leased in the quarter alone.<\/p>\n

Bisnow Studio B: Manhattan Office Recovery Reshapes Tenant & Landlord Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee & Associates Principals and Executive Managing Directors Dennis Someck<\/strong> and Justin Myers<\/strong> were featured in a Bisnow Studio B piece exploring the surprising speed of Manhattan’s office rebound. With Q4 leasing topping 10M SF and vacancy dropping to a five-year low of 13.9%, the conversation has shifted from “if” tenants will return to how<\/em> landlords can keep them.<\/p>\n

“No one expected New York to rebound as quickly as it has,”<\/em> Someck told Bisnow. “If you looked at this six or eight months ago, no one would have thought this is what would happen.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Myers noted that the scarcity of Class-A and A-plus space is now pushing tenants into renovated Class-B buildings, while finance firms gravitate toward Midtown, Hudson Yards, and Grand Central, and AI companies favor NoMad, Flatiron, and SoHo.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd17 Read the full feature on Bisnow:<\/strong> New York Office Is On An Upswing. What Are Companies Looking For, And How Can Landlords Keep Them?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Manhattan office recovery is leading the nation, with office foot traffic now only 5.5% lower than pre-pandemic levels. In a new Bisnow Studio B feature, Lee & Associates examines what’s driving the rebound \u2014 and what tenants and landlords are doing to capitalize on it. The Manhattan office recovery has pushed Q4 vacancy to a five-year low of 13.9%, with 10M SF leased in the quarter alone. 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