NEW YORK – October 14, 2010 – Swig Equities is pleased to announce that it has signed a new lease with Faunus Group International (FGI) at 80 Broad Street, a 400,000 square foot commercial office building located in the heart of Manhattan’s FiDi (Financial District) neighborhood. The lease represents both a lease renewal and space expansion for the headquarters of FGI.

“We are thrilled with the confidence shown in 80 Broad and Swig Equities byFGI. We welcome its continued and expanded presence within our building,” said Kent M. Swig, President, Swig Equities.

Jamie Drummond, Steven Jaray and Sheena Gohil of Colliers International represented FGI in its expansion and lease extension. FGI previously occupied a 6,600 square feet portion of the 22nd floor and has now expanded to the entire 22nd and 34th floors for a total of over 18,000 square feet for an 11-year term. Todd E. Korren of SwigEquities represented the landlord.

80 Broad Street, built in 1930 and designed by architects Sloan & Robertson, is a 36-story 400,000 square foot, recently renovated, first class office building. The property is free standing with windows on all four sides offering abundant light, air and unobstructed views from the tower floors.

“Both tenants and brokers recognize our esteemed reputation for providing excellent customer service and trust. The 80 Broad Street exterior, lobby and operating systems have all been modernized and the building remains a value to tenants while also maintaining its historic pre-war design, which we believe appeals to many tenants,” said Todd E. Korren, Senior Vice President and Director of Leasing and Operations for SwigEquities.

Currently, some of the major tenants at 80 Broad include: Vera Institute of Justice, McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Moed deArmas & Shannon, Aegis Communications Group, Inc., First Republic Bank and Vincenti & Vincenti.

SWIG EQUITIES APPOINTS JONES LANG LASALLE AS NEW EXCLUSIVE AGENCY FOR 90 BROAD STREET

NEW YORK  –  July 20, 2010 – Swig Equities is pleased to announce that it has named Jones Lang LaSalle as the new exclusive leasing agent for 90 Broad Street, a 400,000 square foot commercial office building located in the heart of Manhattan’s FiDi (Financial District) neighborhood.

“We are excited to have Jones Lang LaSalle on board as our exclusive leasing agent and are confident that they share our focus to provide tenants with the finest building resources that maximize benefits for their businesses,” said Kent M. Swig, President, Swig Equities.

90 Broad Street, built in 1930 and designed by architects Cook and Cook, is a 25-story 400,000 square foot, first class office building centrally located on a full block-front site.  The property’s classic prewar design is emphasized by its dramatic Beaux Arts style lobby featuring a two story barrel vaulted ceiling with gold leaf finishes. The property is free standing with windows on all four sides offering abundant light, air and unobstructed views from the tower floors.

“Bringing Jones Lang LaSalle on as exclusive leasing agent was the right move to furthering our client relationships which are built on excellent customer  service and trust.  The 90 Broad Street exterior, lobby and systems have all been modernized yet the building remains a value to tenants while also maintaining its historic prewar design which we feel appeals to many tenants,” said Todd E. Korren, Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Leasing and Operations for Swig Equities.

The leasing team from Jones Lang LaSalle includes Scott Cahaly, Brian Reiver and Robert Corbi.

Some of the major tenants at 90 Broad include, BPD Bank, Gordon & Rees, Poets & Writers, Urban Assembly, Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Globe Tax Services.

“We are thrilled that Swig Equities has shown confidence in our firm to engage us in leasing 90 Broad Street. This is a well positioned building that will attract future tenants to an existing roster of fine firms,” said Peter G. Riguardi, President of NY Operations for  Jones Lang LaSalle.

NEW YORK, – June 1, 2010 – Swig Equities, LLC is pleased to announce that HSBC Bank has renewed their lease of 13,146 square feet at 110  William Street, a 900,000 square foot multi-tenant office building located in the heart of Downtown Manhattan’s Insurance and Financial Districts (FiDi).  The building is now 99% leased. This 32-story building was designed by Sylvan Bien and has completed a major capital improvement program including the reconditioning and re-coloring of the entire façade, the installation of a new lobby and front street entrance, as well as upgrades to the security, fire-life safety, and electrical systems of the building.

This renewal follows closely the previous announcement of the New York Liquidation lease for 116,000 square feet. HSBC’s lease is for the entire ground floor and arcade level space comprising a total of 13,146 square feet. HSBC is also redesigning its space within the property. The tenant was represented by William G. Melville and Douglas Zinn of the Lansco Corporation. The landlord was represented by Todd E. Korren, Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Leasing Operations for Swig Equities.

“The signing of this lease at 110 William Street is another example of the stability and strength of the commercial office environment in Lower Manhattan’s FiDi neighborhood.  We are pleased that this prestigious international banking tenant has shown their faith in us as building owners through the renewal of this lease,” said Kent M. Swig.

In addition, FedEx/ Kinkos is also renewing their lease at 110 William for 4,000 Square Feet on the ground floor for a 6 year term.

“We would like to thank HSBC for the confidence they have shown in this renewal at 110 William Street and to William G. Melville and Douglas Zinn of The Lansco Corporation for all their significant efforts in renewing this lease,” said Todd Korren