Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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as an environmentally friendly building. It features concierge-level services including a high-tech elevator dispatch system; an advanced visitor check-in system; a secured, fully efficient loading dock; and a messenger/mail center and delivery area specifically designed to maximize ease of use by tenants. The building also provides LEED Platinum-level indoor air quality and features highly efficient office space with floor-to-ceiling windows and column-free corner offices, as well as multiple private terraces. 11 Times Square's lobby features a kinetic mobile installation designed by artist Tim Prentice.
The building is in close proximity to several modes of public transportation. The Port Authority Bus Terminal is directly across Eighth Avenue to the west. In addition, it has direct access to the
New York City Subway
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The project's developers began constructing the building in 2007 on spec without a single lease signed. Global law firm Proskauer Rose was the first to sign on at the project, taking roughly a third of the building's space in 2010. By the time the building opened in 2011, it was still only 40% leased.
In February 2015, Norges Bank Investment Management purchased a 45-percent stake in Eleven Times Square. SJP Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors continue to own and control the building, and SJP Properties continues to manage, lease and operate the building.
Moore Capital Management
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British Telecom
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E*TRADE
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Morrison & Foerster
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, and Buffalo Wild Wings had considered leasing space in the building but ultimately declined.
The tower has of retail space. In 2017, the retail space was leased to Spanish company Parques Reunidos, which planned to open a Lionsgate Entertainment Palace before withdrawing in June 2019.