E-Trading Firm Octaura Signs on for Full Floor at 111 W. 33rd Street
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) has signed Octaura Holdings LLC, an electronic trading, data & analytics provider, to a 28,914-square-foot office space on the entire 17th floor at 111 W. 33rd St. Lease terms we…
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