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Commerz Real Shells Out $850M for Redeveloped Financial District Tower

(Updated with new information)

GFP Real Estate and Northwind Group are selling their redeveloped Class A office tower at 100 Pearl St. In Lower Manhattan’s Financial District to German investor Commerz Real for $850 million, or approximately $900 per square foot, according to industry sources. The sale represents one of the largest office trades to take place since the pandemic hit. 

Cushman & Wakefield’s Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger and Marcella Fasulo arranged the transaction, sources said. The firm declined to comment. Commerz Real confirmed that it was the buyer, but did not disclose the purchase price.

100 Pearl St., which was previously known as 7 Hanover Square, is a full-block building that spans 967,886 square feet. GFP and Northwind recently completed a $250-million modernization of the property, with renovations including a reimagined lobby; the addition of a new food hall, coffee and wine bar, restaurant and penthouse floor; upgrades to the building’s infrastructure; and a tenant-exclusive rooftop and amenity lounge. 

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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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