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New York & Tri-State  + Downtown New York  + Office  |  July 22, 2026
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

AI Firm Mercor Brings One World Trade to 97% Leased

The Durst Organization and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that Mercor has signed a lease at One World Trade Center for 25,550 square feet on the 77th floor. The term length was not disclosed. With this agreement, One World Trade Center is 97% leased and Mercor joins the growing community of artificial intelligence companies with offices at the 3.1-million-square-foot tower.

“One World Trade Center was built for forward-looking, cutting-edge companies looking for a world-class home in New York City. We look forward to welcoming Mercor to the building,” said Jody Durst, president of The Durst Organization.

The Durst Organization was represented in-house by Eric Engelhardt, Karen Rose, and Sayo Kamara and by Newmark’s David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Nathan Kropp, and Paige Raisides. Harry Singer of CBRE represented Mercor.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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