Companies Look For Office Space Away From Wall St.

After the attack on New York's World Trade Center, some of the nation's largest companies are searching for office space away from downtown Manhattan. Will they come back?

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September 18, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Some of Wall Street's biggest names ? like American Express, Citigroup and Lehman Brothers ? are searching for and making deals for new space, which is almost nonexistent in the city's battered financial district. And when they find new offices in places like Jersey City, they are signing leases lasting many years, real estate executives say.The big question, these executives say, is whether companies that leave will come back to downtown Manhattan."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Seeking New Space, Companies Search Far From Wall St.

Friday, September 14, 2001 in The New York Times

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