New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Office | January 11, 2019

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China International Capital Moves U.S HQ to 280 Park

China International Capital Corporation (CICC) has leased 20,724 square feet of office space at Vornado Realty Trust’s 280 Park Ave. NKF vice chairman Fred Smith and associate Elizabeth Ughetta represented CICC in its U.S. headquarters move from 350 Park Ave.

“With an eye to the future, CICC’s U.S. business is looking to deepen and broaden,” said Smith. “280 Park Avenue is the perfect institutional-quality building for CICC to grow its U.S. operations.”

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Beijing, CICC is China’s leading financial intermediary in the United States. It’s joining a 280 Park tenant roster that also includes Viking Global, Blue Mountain Realty, Promontory Financial and Cohen & Steers.

Vornado’s VP of leasing, Andrew Ackerman, represents ownership for the two-tower 280 Park, built in 1961 and recently modernized.

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