Swig signs 514,000 s/f in leases throughout downtown portfolio.

Swig Equities announced the completion of 68 transactions in its Lower Manhattan office building portfolio in 2006, totaling over 514,000 square feet.

Todd E. Korren, senior vice president and director of commercial leasing and operations, served as the executive in charge of supervising all of the firm's leasing activities within its approximately four million square foot Downtown portfolio.

Of the various leases signed within the Swig portfolio, 80 Broad Street was one of the most active properties, with over 118,000 s/f of leases signed.

New leases include the Integon Insurance/GMAC; Vincenti & Vincenti; First Republic Bank; Kaufmann Gallucci & Krumer; C. Adams & Associates Inc.; Scientiae, LLC; Crescent Consulting Associates, Inc.; Synergy & Integration Inc.; Faunus Group Int'l dba FGI Finance; Privett Special Risk Services; Moed de Armas & Shannon; CTG Mutual; and Hugh O'Neil dba Appleseed. Van Lines.com; Brune & Richard; Burchman, Terrio et A1.; and M&R Strategic expanded their leases and Vera Institute of Justice relocated and expanded. The Caribbean Tourism Organization reduced and renewed and GSA relocated.

At 90 Broad Street, 93,000 s/f of leases were signed. New leases include Gordon & Rees; Ellison Systems; Dome-Tech Inc.; Merle & Brown; Summer Search; Augustine & Eberle; Flomenhaft & Cannata; Doyle & Roth Mfg.; and US Financial Investments. Finkelstein & Virga renewed. Globe Tax Services, Inc. and Onboard LLC expanded and relocated. Blue World, Inc. LL relocated and Deniad & Company relocated with a reduction. Center for Justice & Democracy and Fergang Holding also signed new leases.

New leases at 5 Hanover Square included Rainbow Push--Wall Street; Tompkins & Davidson; XcitekSolutionsPlus, LLC; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; and Downing & Peck. Benefits Outsource Systems; Meyers, Meyers Tonachio and R. Markey & Son renewed their leases, while Thomas J. Jordan Inc. and Edgetrade.com relocated and expanded. Whereas, New Amsterdam/ Law Max relocated and expanded and National Medical Fellowships relocated and reduced its lease; making the buildings total leasing activity 80,000 s/f for 2006.

110 William Street's new leasing activity includes Next Level Media Group; Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer; Bolton St. Johns; Caso Inc.; eMerj, Inc.; Center for Fiscal Equity; Knowledge Delivery Systems; PACO, Inc.; Lovell Safety Management; and Dept. of Juvenile Justice. NYC Housing Development Corp. expanded and Insurance Information Institute renewed. 110 William Street totaled 175,000 s/f of leases in 2006.

ATO Records joined 44 Wall Street and Cullen & Dykman expanded, totaling 28,000 square feet in 2006 leases. At 48 Wall Street Gualario & co. and GFS Forex & Furtures signed new leases and IAT Reinsurance renewed; leasing a total of 20,000 s/f in 2006.