Magazine article from our research archive:

Lehman's 340,000 s/f sublease sends message.

Lehman Brothers is shedding large blocks of office space at 399 Park Avenue and 605 Third Avenue.

Brokers have speculated that the firm, as well as other financial companies like it who have sustained losses, will begin dumping space onto the market. Now brokers say that the company has put 170,000 s/f in each building up for sublease.

340,000 s/f isn't a huge disposition for a firm as big as Lehman, which occupies hundreds of thousands of square feet in midtown, but its sizeable enough to show that financial firms are beginning to cope with write downs and an uncertain economic outlook by trimming their operations.

Last week, Lehman announced that it took a ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

See all results. Or, try our Advanced Search.

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 60 million articles! Access over 3,500 publications with a FREE trial!