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DCReid · #**6521** Posted **Dec 24, 2025, 10:18 PM**

And now Silverstein may have another headache - Moody's is leaving 7 WTC, vacating 760K square feet or 45% percent of the space per Wiki. So now that building will be only 55% occupied.

Moody's To Relocate Global Headquarters To 460K SF At Brookfield Place -

Moody's, one of the first companies to sign an office lease at the new World Trade Center after 9/11, is leaving the complex for a building across the street...The lease represents a significant downsizing from the roughly 760K SF Moody's occupies at 7 World Trade Center...

https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/off...uarters-out-of-world-trade-center-132501

BanBrokenChatBots · #**6522** Posted **Dec 27, 2025, 5:39 PM**

Don't think that's going to be a major problem seven World Trade Center will fill up quite easily things are just shuffling around. You can fill up 7 World Trade Center with two or three midesize tenants not just one major.

DCReid · #**6523** Posted **Dec 29, 2025, 4:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by BanBrokenChatBots

Don't think that's going to be a major problem seven World Trade Center will fill up quite easily things are just shuffling around. You can fill up 7 World Trade Center with two or three midesize tenants not just one major.

Not sure I agree that 750 k sf is not a major problem for the WTC complex. After all, I suspect that Amex won't need more than that amount, and probably less, so they may well be tempted to lease that empty space rather than the new WTC1 as I suspect they could get it at a cheaper price and maybe with a renovation discount thrown in.

BanBrokenChatBots · #**6524** Posted **Dec 29, 2025, 5:13 PM**

American Express isn't going to leave the world financial center which it owns almost an entire tower in a far better complex for 7WTC. American Express is a large financial firm and they need large floor plates as they're one of the major players in the game so they would only leave for a signature office tower like 2WTC. Silverstein can fill up 7 with a couple of midsize companies

Zapatan · #**6525** Posted **Dec 30, 2025, 3:21 PM**

If I remember correctly Amex was looking to lease more than that (1M+), although maybe they would break it up between buildings.

It may not be bad news but definitely not good either.

NYguy · #**6526** Posted **Jan 2, 2026, 3:27 PM**

JANUARY 1, 2025

Took these while freezing my ass off in line for the inauguration. Hopefully, 2026 is the year that we FINALLY get some resolution on this site.

The lower levels of Tower 2, connected to the PATH terminal...

ChiND · #**6527** Posted **Jan 18, 2026, 12:45 AM**

I hope that the spire stays in the final design.

The New York Lion · #**6528** Posted **Jan 22, 2026, 5:26 PM**

American Express Earnings Call coming up January 30th at 8:30 AM.

American Express is flush with cash.

Their stock has skyrocketed 192% over the past 5 years.

They are up 2.5% just today.

The New York Lion · #**6529** Posted **Jan 26, 2026, 1:25 AM**

https://www.savills.us/blog/article/3863...om-the-fairway-for-investment-banks.aspx

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JPMorgan Chase is setting the trend with 270 Park Avenue, featuring high-design workspaces, wellness-focused amenities, and thoughtfully curated social spaces that signal exactly how far the biggest players will go to attract top talent. And soon, the world will see how American Express tackles 2 World Trade Center and how Wells Fargo pushes the boundaries with its new Las Colinas campus.

Crawford · #**6530** Posted **Jan 26, 2026, 2:27 AM**

Hopefully they finally give us details this week.

Zapatan · #**6531** Posted **Jan 26, 2026, 5:12 PM**

+1, not sure I expect good news but we shall see.

They should also take whatever extra $$ needed to add a spire to this and just complete the spire on 1WTC instead, this would really look the best with a ~1,250' flat roof.

ajbeaver25 · #**6532** Posted **Jan 29, 2026, 2:44 AM**

I think the unfinished spire is becoming iconic and finishing it would cause public outcry

ChiND · #**6533** Posted **Jan 29, 2026, 10:51 PM**

Is everything that’s visible in the lobby to the right of the escalators the existing, above-ground mechanical equipment?

Also, if AMEX signs, isn’t this ready to simply go vertical? If so, would this top out about two years after construction starts?

The Good Lord

NYguy · #**6534** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:19 PM**

An idea of what's above ground so far...the only active part is the PATH train entrance.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...-office-tower-at-world-trade-center-site

Amex Nears Deal for Last Office Tower at World Trade Center Site

By Nacha Cattan and Natalie Wong
January 30, 2026

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American Express Co. is close to a deal to relocate its headquarters to 2 World Trade Center, a move that would allow Silverstein Properties to start construction of the long-planned Manhattan skyscraper, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Any deal would likely need approval from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the owner of the land at the World Trade Center site, one of the people said. No agreement has been completed yet and it can still fall apart, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the matter is private.

The tower would be the final major office property in the redevelopment of the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Construction of the building has been on hold since 2016, when News Corp. and 21st Century Fox scrapped plans to move there. Silverstein Properties, whose chairman is Larry Silverstein, has been negotiating for years with other prospective anchor tenants.

The New York Lion · #**6535** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:23 PM**

Boom.

Somehow, I knew we'd get SOMETHING today.

It's nothing new, but at least it's something.

ChiND · #**6536** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:29 PM**

Good call, Lion!

The bulls are charging in the Financial Capital of the World!

The New York Lion · #**6537** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:30 PM**

The land of the buffalo and the cowboy.

The skyscraper and the aeroplane.

Ready to rise again.

I will cry when the deal is signed, sealed, and delivered.

The New York Lion · #**6538** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChiND

Good call, Lion!

The bulls are charging in the Financial Capital of the World!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQhH6yZ8lxw

I am not a Mets fans per se, but Larry potentially securing this lease reminds me of that moment.

Rumor has it you could hear the raucous roar of the stadium all the way in Harlem.

This isn't a lease for American Express. This is a lease for America. For the free world.

The old man has done it. They will know his name in 1,000 years.

Silverstein. The greatest city to be crafted by the hands of mankind.

Pure cinema.

Crawford · #**6539** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 5:18 PM**

Excellent news. Now sign and let's build already. This is slowest process ever.

Zapatan · #**6540** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Crawford

Excellent news. Now sign and let's build already. This is slowest process ever.

The deal has not been made yet and could still fall through. Fingers crossed but I don't think this is good or bad news, just more of the same.

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Any deal would likely need approval from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the owner of the land at the World Trade Center site, one of the people said. No agreement has been completed yet and it can still fall apart, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the matter is private.