Foreigners flocking to 350 Fifth Avenue.More than at any time in its history, the Empire State Building is proving to be the favorite "home away from home" for foreign-based businesses and government supported groups. Not only are these tenants migrating to the world's most famous address--350 Fifth Avenue--they're growing and flourishing there as well. Most recently, the Spain U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit federation of businesses, representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations in the United States. As of 2003, the chamber was comprised of 3000 state and local chambers and 830 business associations. renewed its lease and significantly expanded its offices at the landmark tower. The Empire State Building is today home to one of the largest and most diverse international tenant rosters in the world. Among its foreign based tenants are: Alitalia Airlines, Croatian National Tourist Board Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) (Croatian: Hrvatska turistička zajednica) is a national tourist organization founded with a view to promoting and creating the identity, and to enhance the reputation of, Croatian tourism. , Polish Cultural Institute The Polish Cultural Institute in New York is a diplomatic mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Based in New York, the Institute is dedicated to nurturing and promoting cultural ties between the United States and Poland, both through American , National Film Board of Canada National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Canadian department of film production. It was established in 1939 and directed by John Grierson (1898–1972), who developed the studio into a leading producer of documentaries, including the World War II propaganda films Canada , China National Tourist Office, Senegal Tourist Office, Filipino Reporter, Tarom Romanian Airlines, Human Rights Watch in China, Human Rights Watch International, and many more too numerous to mention. "Foreign tenant organizations derive tremendous benefits from the worldwide address recognition that comes with being a tenant here," states Empire State Building General Manager Stephen A. Tole tole also tôle n. A lacquered or enameled metalware, usually gilded and elaborately painted. [French tôle, sheet metal, variant of table, table, slab . "And they also enjoy exceptional on-site building features, amenities and attractions, including our own Post Office, two banks, a Fed Ex store, and several restaurants, including the soon-to-open Heartland Brewery flagship brew pub." According to Leasing Director Thomas P. Sullivan, overall office leasing activity at the Empire State Building is enjoying one of its busiest sustained periods in recent memory, with both new leases and renewals significantly ahead of last year's pace. Long a symbol of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the Empire State Building remains one of the most prestigious addresses on the planet. Celebrating its 74th birthday this year, the building continues a 15-year, $100 million, capital improvement project. |
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