Makeover complete at 44 Wall Street.

Kent M. Swig, president of Swig Equities, LLC, owner of the landmark building at 44 Wall Street, in partnership with Zamir Equities, announced the completion of the new and expanded lobby at 44 Wall Street.

Located in the heart of Downtown Manhattan's Financial District, the building is a 25-story, 350,000 s/f multi-tenant office tower that was built in 1927 and designed by architects Trowbridge & Livingstone. The ownership team of Swig Equities and Zamir Equities brought the building to full occupancy in just four months after its acquisition.

The lobby renovations included the relocation of the main entrance to the window bay in the center of the building's facade, which is of greater width and prominence than the adjacent side window bay that formerly was the building's entrance. A new 2-story piece of glass has been installed to restore the window, above the former entrance, to match that of the others in front of the building. The existing main entrance vestibule has been expanded and fully redesigned to incorporate the new center bay entrance with a new revolving door. This design has created a new outer lobby that is 28-feet high and visually open to Wall Street. A new concierge's desk and electronic building directory has also been installed in the lobby.

The architect for the renovation was Moed deArmas and Shannon and Tristar Construction served as the contractor under the direction of Falcon Pacific Construction, an affiliate of Swig Equities.

The renovation represents the third major building wide construction project for Swig Equities. The first was a $60 million renovation of 48 Wall Street and the second was recently completed at 5 Hanover Square.

In addition, starting in November, Swig Equities will initiate a major renovation of 80 Broad Street, a 400,000 s/f office building which will represent its fourth major building renovation in Downtown Manhattan.