Deals bring occupancy at 44 Wall Street to 100%.

Kent M. Swig, principal of Swig Burris Equities, LLC, owner of the landmark building at 44 Wall Street, announced that the building has signed two new leases totaling over 23,000 square feet, bringing the building's occupancy to 100%.

One lease was signed with McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc. who will be expanding and relocating from 30 Wall Street to the entire 15th floor comprising 15, 900 square feet, while the second lease was signed with the law firm of Kadaris & Kelleher who will be relocating from 40 Wall Street to a portion of the 16th floor comprising 7,100 square feet.

Evidencing strength and confidence in the Downtown market, these two tenants chose 44 Wall Street for its prestigious address and its superior technology and amenities resulting from an anticipated building wide renovation which will begin this summer.

"We are excited to be relocating our firm to this wonderful historic building with its 21st century amenities and technology," said Allan Vogel, president of McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities.

"This location offers us exceptional office space in today's commercial real estate market, and we look forward to remaining a part of New York's dynamic financial district,"

44 Wall Street, located in the heart of Downtown Manhattan's financial district, is a 25-story 350,000 s/f multi-tenant office building that was built in 1927 and designed by architects Trowbridge & Livingstone.

Swig Burris Equities and Zamir Equities each own 50% of the building and Swig Burris Equities serves as the leasing agent and property manager.

The ownership team has brought the building to full occupancy in just four months since its acquisition and plans to transform 44 Wall Street into a luxury boutique office building offering first class tenant services, amenities and security through a major capital improvement program.

Renovations to the building will include a redesigned and renovated building lobby; the installation of a new two-story storefront entrance; newly refurbished elevator cabs; new core bathrooms and new multi-tenant floor upgrades for newly signed leases; and the installation of state of the art security and fire/life safety systems.

"It's a wonderful show of support to have these two prestigious firms join our tenant roster at 44 Wall Street and bring our building to 100% occupancy.

"With our other tenants, this lease shows that our building is recognized for its extraordinary location, architectural significance, and state-of-the-art communications technology," said Kent M. Swig of Swig Burris Equities.

The landlord was represented in both deals by Robert Lowe and Jonathan Dean of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., who serve as the exclusive leasing agents for the building.

McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities was represented by Robert Lowe and Patick Heeg of Cushman & Wakefield, while Kadaris & Kelleher was represented by Joel Wechsler of Grubb & Ellis.