Leases ARE the news amid frenzy for space in Manhattan

A reader emailed us, “Why does your column run so many lease stories? Isn’t there other news?”Well, right now, offices leases ARE the news. Manhattan’s space-gobbling frenzy is a thing to behold. Neither the pandemic’s supposed work-from-home impact, nor the election of a Marxist mayor, nor wars in Europe and the Middle East made a dent in companies’ confidence in the city. Three leases for 182,000 were recently signed for Swig Company’s 1411 Broadway. Google Maps Aegon Ltd. has chosen 125 W. 57th St. for its new US headquarters. Google Maps Here are some recent, market-moving deals. Three unreported leases signed within the past two months totaled 182,000 square feet at Swig Company’s repositioned 1411 Broadway at West 39th Street. Zeta Global is moving from 3 Park Ave. and doubling its M