Manhattan office vacancies rise

June 10, 2008 02:31PM
Midtown

The Manhattan Class A office vacancy rate rose to 6.9 percent in May, up from 6.4 percent in April and 5.3 percent at the beginning of the year, according to data from brokerage Colliers ABR. After JP Morgan and Bank of America added large blocks of office space Midtown's vacancy rate increased to 7.1 percent. The Downtown vacancy rate increased to 6.3 percent from 5.9 percent in April, as Goldman Sachs put its offices on the market in preparation to move to a new tower in Battery Park City. Midtown South saw improvements: Its vacancy rate fell to 9.9 percent, the first time it's been below 10 percent since January. TRD


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