New York Real Estate: Downtown Office Tower Gets New Look

Change is coming to 80 Pine St., the full-block, 1.2 million square-foot office tower that opened in 1960.

Faced with upcoming lease expirations that will leave 800,000 square feet vacant, the plan is to design a new ground floor lobby and entryways. The reconfigured lobby can provide a “building within a building” option for a large new tenant.

The project also includes new storefronts with decorative glass curtain walls. The lobby’s original travertine will be replaced with elements meant to reflect the Midcentury-style’s warmer elements — white terrazzo flooring, white oak-paneled wall cladding and contemporary plaster-finish ceilings.

The leasing and new marketing campaign will offer rents in the mid-high $50s per square foot.

Building Management said they are excited to revitalize and reinvest in this important downtown office tower.